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Maxim Achkasov is a Business English teacher, who offers one-to-one courses for professional purposes to individual clients.
He has two degrees (B.A., M.A.) from the University of Manchester (Great Britain). He has also earned the Certificate of Educational Studies in the Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages, INTESOL WORLDWIDE LTD (Great Britain), and the Diploma in the Methods of Teaching Russian as a Foreign Language, Moscow M.V. Lomonosov State University (Russia). Besides that, he successfully passed three modules of Teacher Knowledge Test and Business English Certificate: Higher (Cambridge ESOL Examinations). He is currently proceeding through the course in Diploma in TESOL, INTESOL WORLDWIDE LTD. He is a member of both Urainian and International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language.
education and Qualifications
March 2012, obtained postgraduate Diploma in Psychological Counselling; Institute of positive technologies and consulting, Moscow, Russia;
29 November 2010 – 26 February 2011, obtained Certificate with Distinction, Primary English Teacher Training (Primary ETTO); British Council Ukraine;
March 2010 - January 2012, Diploma in TESOL, INTESOL WORLDWIDE LTD, 4 Higher Downs, Knouts, Cheshire WA16 8AW, England;
October 2010 - April 2011, obtained Certificate, International Business English Training (Cert IBET); by BESIG, Trinity College London, English UK and The Consultants-E;
13th July 2009, obtained Business English Certificate: Higher, University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations;
26th December 2008, obtained Diploma in Teaching Russian as a Foreign Language, Moscow M.V. Lomonosov State University;
26th July 2008, obtained Certificates from Teaching Knowledge Tests, (1) Language and background to language learning and teaching, (2) Lesson planning and use of resources for language teaching, (3) Managing the teaching and learning process, University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations;
July 2001 to January 2005, obtained INTESOL Certificate, INTESOL WORLDWIDE LTD, 4 Higher Downs, Knutsford, Cheshire WA 16 8AW, England;
July 2001 to October 2005, Master of Arts in the Issues of Pentecostal and Charismatic Studies, The University of Manchester, Regents Theological College, London Road, Nantwich, Cheshire, CW5 6LW, England;
August 2001 to June 2001, Bachelor of Arts in Applied Theology (degree with honors), The University of Manchester, Regents Theological College, London Road, Nantwich, Cheshire, CW5 6LW, England;
August 1998 to July 2000, First year of studies is finished with distinction, was awarded with scholarship for the following year; Second year was completed with the distinction in academic and practical spheres, was offered to continue studies in Regents Theological College, Great Britain, Ukrainian Evangelical Theological Seminary, Kyiv, Ukraine;
September 1996 to December 1999, obtained Diploma, Accounting Specialist, The Kharkov Institute of Economics and Finances, Ukraine.
Experience
From April 2007 till now, Teacher of Business English at english4real, Kyiv;
From June 2007 to June 2010, Director at INTESOL Ukraine (franchise), INTESOL WORLDWIDE LTD, England;
From July 2005 to April 2007, Freelance / Part-time ESL teacher at a number of private Language Schools and for corporate clients in Kyiv;
September 2002 to August 2005, Teacher of Systematic Theology, Ukrainian Evangelical Theological Seminary, Kyiv.
Has taught:
- intensive and extensive courses;
- middle and top level managers;
- in one to one, small groups and large classes;
- with the use of technology like PowerPoint presentations, audio and video recording in class;
- different levels, including Starter and Advanced;
- with the use of finding and writing materials for students with very specific
needs (in this case largely in PowerPoint presentations);
- mixed level and mixed needs classes.
has experience in:
- level checking and needs analysis;
- writing syllabuses and other course design;
- working under difficult schedules, such as early morning or late evening in company classes;
Style
His teacher style firstly is more like a performer. If his class is interesting and exciting, he feels satisfied and more than happy. He likes seeing people talk and enjoy their time when we are together. He wants each student to experience and feel every lesson as an event.
Secondly, he considers himself as a teacher with good organizing skills. He tries all students to be clear about the educational process. He helps them to understand their purposes in their studies, where they are now and how they can together reach the main aims by the means of correct and suitable educational strategy. They are regularly checked with variable appropriate tests and provided with clear feedback.
Thirdly, though not lastly, he is 'a partaker‘. He likes taking part in the educational process himself from time to time. He believes this is something what helps to relaxen the atmosphere in the class and to make students feel at easy, and with doing this to apply all their communicative skills with one another.
Purposes
- To create the best possible atmosphere and learning environment for the students to reach their highest goal in educational process;
- To use his creative skills, particularly in the fields of discussions and analytical thinking, to enhance and inspire the lives of his students;
- To dedicate his heart of compassion to the teaching profession, always nurturing and encouraging his students;
- To create a classroom with a challenging environment so that every student will reach his or her maximum potential intellectually and socially;
- To share his optimism and generally sunny disposition with everyone he meets, especially his students;
- To continue to grow as a teacher and as a person, taking advantage of professional classes and seminars, eventually earning his administrative credential;
- To value his students, to show them respect, and to build their self-esteem in some way every day.
Beliefs
- Every student, regardless of socioeconomic or ethnic background, deserves the same quality instruction and challenging learning experiences;
- Every teacher should be a role model;
- Modern technology is one of the most useful ways to teach English and Russian as a Foreign or Second Language;
- Each student should be challenged to develop critical-thinking skills and become a lifelong learner;
- Students should be stimulated and motivated so that they’ll want to stay longer;
- Students should be treasured, respected, nurtured, praised, and encouraged.
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