Lidiya

Summary:

Mature English Teacher with 17 years of experience of Teaching in IT and a Solid Background in Developing, Teaching Business English and Skills Based courses.
Motivator and Influencer.

Personal information:

Name: Lidiya Batyuk
Age: 41 years
Marital status: married, 10-year-old daughter
Residence: Lviv, Shevchenka street 80A
Phone: [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section)
Email: [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section)
Channel & Blog:
[open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section)
https://t.me/lida_english
https://mssg.me/7oqq0
LinkedIn:
[open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section)

Education:

1990-2000

2000-2005

secondary school of Stoyaniv, graduated with honors

Lviv Franko National University, foreign languages department; graduated with honors
Professional experience:
[open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section)

2005-2007

2005- 2007

2008-2020

2021 – September 2022

September 2022 – January 2024

January 2024 – up till now

Lviv National Polytechnic University, English teacher.
Responsibilities:

• teaching General English
• occasional translations

IT company “Lohika”, English teacher.
Responsibilities:

• teaching Business English
• teaching General English
• conducting English Level Tests: (speaking, writing, listening and speaking)
• helping students write follow-up meeting notes
• being present at conference calls to help students improve conference call management skills

IT company “EPAM”, English teacher, English department manager (2008-2013)
Responsibilities:

• Teaching Regular Business English Course

Developing and Teaching Skills Based Courses such as:

• First customer interview (Theory & Practice)
• Regular Conference Calls (Theory & Practice)
• On-Site Customer Visit
• Email Correspondence
• Socializing with Customer
• IT Grammar
• Improving Your Listening Skills
• Being Diplomatic and Polite when dealing with Customer
• Understanding English Accents

Developing and Teaching English Extra Activities:

• Christmas week activities
• Social responsibility lessons
• Conversation Club activities
Testing English Levels of EPAM Employees:

• grading & recording speaking and writing results
• Submitting the results to the Testing Portal
Participating in EPAM English Teacher’s Annual Forum:

• preparing & delivering presentations on teaching vision and methods
• running workshops
• knowledge and experience sharing.

As a manager (2008-2013, before maternity leave):
Responsibilities:

• hiring English teachers and Native English teachers for English Team
• developing and writing English department rules and policy
• monitoring and helping teammates with their work
• gathering and reacting to student feedback
• organizing groups by level

Freelance teacher of all levels

IT Company VARTEQ (September 2022 – January 2024)
• Teaching Regular Business English Course
• Teaching and Developing Skill-up Courses
• Testing English levels
• Developing and teaching English Extra Activities

• Freelance teacher of all levels

English level:
• Proficiency

Professional skills:

• Developing and Teaching Skills Courses per Need
• Teaching English Online
• Identifying, Reacting and Improving Students Language Weaknesses
• Forming English Study Groups by the Expectations and Group Character
• Hiring Staff (English teachers; Native English teachers)
• Working with Resource Managers on Development and Integration of Company Policy and Influences
• Boosting Motivation of English Learners
• Image making and Visibility of English department work in a company

Personal skills:

• Responsible. Goal oriented; Organized
• Creative and Motivating
• Flexible and Positive

Courses in My Portfolio:
(all well ready, digitized to be taught online)

• First customer interview (Theory & Practice);
• Regular Conference Calls (Theory & Practice);
• On-Site Customer Visit;
• Email Course
• Socializing with Customer
• IT Grammar
• Improving Your Listening Skills
• Being Diplomatic and Polite when dealing with Customer
• English for Scrum Meetings
• English for Virtual Communication
• English for Stand-up Meetings
• Writing Feedback
• English for Negotiations
• Understanding English Accents

Also available:
• Regular Business English Courses for Levels from A2 to C1

Interests:

Psychology; Reading and Understanding People: Myer-Briggs typology has been a passion for 10 years 😊
Reading books
General knowledge improvement
Communication with knowledgeable and interesting people
Sport: gym training and running