Sonya P.
Private tutor in Berlin, Germany
Education
Columbia University, New York, NY 02/2010- 12/2016 (Expected) PhD candidate in Russian Literature Recipient of Harriman Institute Certificate, Columbia University, 2015 Columbia University, New York, NY 11/2007—02/2010 Master of Philosophy, Russian Literature Minor field in Russian History and Culture with a focus on the Russian Empire and Russian Intellectual History Columbia University, New York, NY 01/2006—11/2007 Masters of Arts, Slavic Literatures/Russian Literature Oxford University, Oxford, UK/Stanford Overseas Program Fall 2004 Tutorial in Literary Theory, Research on European Integration and the EU Stanford University, Stanford, CA 09/2001— 06/2005 Bachelor of Arts, English with Interdisciplinary Emphasis
Experience
I have extensive teaching experience in American academia. I have served as language instructor and literature teaching assistant at Columbia University and Indiana University (2006- 2010). I have been a private tutor for TOEFL, Cambridge, SAT and Art History. I specialize in teaching Academic Writing, Essay writing, and Literature. I have scored within the top 5 percept both on my SAT and TOEFL exams. LANGUAGES Fluent in ENGLISH, RUSSIAN, BULGARIAN Proficient in FRENCH EXPERIENCE Language Instructor at Excel Learning, Sofia Bulgaria, June-August 2011; October 2015- Present Teaching private lessons in Conversational English at a native level, general English levels B1- C2. Preparing students for the TOEFL, SAT, Academic Writing and Cambridge Advanced English Exams. Language Instructor, Slavic Languages Department, Columbia University 2007—2008; 2009- 2010 Instructor in the Second-Year Russian program at Columbia University. Responsible for daily class preparation, teaching, daily homework assignments, administering exams, and grading. Teaching assistant for the undergraduate course Russian V3221. Literature and Revolution, Slavic Languages Department, Columbia University, NY, Spring 2009 Responsible for overseeing daily online responses to class texts, as well as meeting with students and provide guidance in writing their essay assignments. Responsible for teaching parts of lectures as well as individually teaching one class session. Teaching assistant for the undergraduate course Russian V3224. Nabokov, Slavic Languages Department, Columbia University, Fall 2008 Responsible for creating and maintaining a class website. Responsible for essay grading. Language Instructor, SWSEEL Summer program Jun-Aug 2007, Jun-Aug 2008, Indiana University Main Instructor in Russian 3 (second-year college level). Responsible for daily grammar, speaking, reading and listening assignments, homework assignments, exams, and grading. Language Instructor, Slavic Languages Department, Columbia University 2006—2007, 2010- 2011 Instructor in the First-Year Russian program at Columbia University. Responsible for daily class preparation, teaching, daily homework assignments, administering exams, and grading. Editor Assistant, Special Languages Program, Stanford University 2004—2005 Edited and formatted research papers to be published in a textbook on web-based language teaching. Evaluated and organized book contents. Video Artist, participated in a one-year long exhibition at the Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University 2005—2006 Created a video installation with mixed media in FinalCutPro3. Camp Counselor, EPGY Academic Camp for Gifted Youth, Stanford University Summer 2004 Served as a Teaching Assistant for Shakespeare Drama and Fiction Writing classes. Counseled and mentored students on a daily basis. Coordinated and monitored discussion sections, essay assignments and homework. Choreographed and directed dramatic performances of scenes from Shakespeare plays. Organized and taught dance and drawing classes. Editor and Office Assistant, Mantis Literary Journal, Stanford University Winter 2004 Performed secretarial duties including office maintenance, data entry, and distribution. Contacted bookstores as potential clients and corresponded with magazine contributors. Participated in editorial meetings and in brainstorming ideas for future issues. English Teacher, Sofia, Bulgaria 2001 Worked as a private tutor. Prepared students for the Cambridge Advanced and Proficiency Exams. Taught essay writing and reading skills, grammar and vocabulary. Motivated and helped students to create an individual learning schedule in accordance with their abilities and language level. English Teacher, York Language School, Sofia, Bulgaria 2001 Taught English language and grammar for beginning Bulgarian students and professionals.
Subject Expertise
10th Grade Writing, 11th Grade Reading, 11th Grade Writing, 12th Grade Reading, 12th Grade Writing, ACT Reading, ACT Writing, American Literature, AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition, Art History, British Literature, CLEP Analyzing and Interpreting Literature, Creative Writing, Drawing, English, Essay Editing, Expository Writing, Fiction Writing, French, GMAT Analytical Writing Assessment, GMAT Integrated Reasoning, GMAT Quantitative, GMAT Verbal, GRE Analytical Writing, GRE Quantitative, GRE Quantitative Reasoning, GRE Subject Test in Literature in English, ISAT, Literature, LSAT Analytical Reasoning, LSAT Essay Section, LSAT Logical Reasoning, LSAT Reading Comprehension, Painting, PCAT Writing, Poetry Writing, Russian, SAT, SAT Critical Reading, SAT Math, SAT Mathematics, SAT Subject Test in French, SAT Subject Test in Literature, SAT Verbal, SAT Writing, TOEFL, Writing