Alla Y.

About Me

I am a CELTA-certified English teacher with over twenty years of classroom experience in Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Turkey, and I would like to apply for a teaching position at your school. I hold a PhD in Philology and an MA in English Language and Literature, and I have taught English at both school and university level, including Speaking English, TOEFL preparation, and Methods of Teaching English. In İstanbul, I have taught Speaking English to children through drama, choir, and art-based activities, and I enjoy building lessons that keep young learners engaged and motivated.

Teaching experience

Speaking English Teacher 2011 – 2014, 2015 – 2017, 2024 – 2025 Devran College, İstanbul, Turkey ● Taught spoken English across all grade levels. English Teacher 2011 The Educational Centre "British Culture", İstanbul, Turkey Leading Specialist, Teaching Planning Department 2010 Saint-Petersburg University of Humanities and Social Sciences, Russia Head of the Cultural Centre 2003 – 2010 Cultural Centre "The Artists' Attic", Saint-Petersburg, Russia ● Led the centre’s activities and, over this period, contributed to the realization of more than 50 cultural projects and exhibitions. Senior Lecturer 2002 – 2003 Sholokhov Moscow State Open Pedagogical University, Moscow, Russia Senior Lecturer 2001 – 2002 Institute of Informational Systems, Moscow, Russia Teacher 2000 – 2001 Secondary School No. 817 (Moscow, Russia); School-Complex-Lyceum No. 13; School-Lyceum No. 61 (Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic)

Subjects taught

Languages spoken

English, Russian