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Inna Viller
Symonenka 4 / 51, Ternopil 46023, Ukraine
Mob. Phone # [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section)
Adress in Beijing: 六环以内农学院北路9号领秀慧谷c区7号楼1一单元402
Unit 1, Building 7, C District, Lingxiu Huigui Valley, No. 9, North Agriculture
Road, within the Sixth Ring Road, Changping District, Beijing
Mob.Phone# 18210614775 (in Beijing)
E-mail:[open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section) WeChat ID: i_viller

To obtain a position of an English teacher in China.

Personal Data: Born 01/22/1971, Lanivtsi, Ternopil Region, Ukraine
Currently live and work in Beijing , China
Education:
September 1988 – Ternopil State Pedagogical University (major in teaching Russian,
July 1993 Russian Literature, English and English Literature), diploma, Master’s
Degree
Work Experience:
February 2019 - An ESL teacher at Beijing Zhongguancun Foreign Language School: primary
until now school (Grades 1-6)
October 2017 –
January 2019 A part-time ESL teacher for younger learners (7-8 years old) – students of
primary school
December, 2013 – A full-time Director, First Kyiv Courses of Foreign Languages,
January 2019 a private language training centre in Ternopil, Ukraine

September, 2010 – ESL methodologist and teachers‟ supervisor, ESL teacher
December, 2013 First Kyiv Courses of Foreign Languages, a private language
training centre, Ternopil, Ukraine
- organizing workshops and seminars for ESL teachers
- running model ESL lessons for ESL teachers
- organizing creative ESL contests for young learners (7-17 y.o.):
- organizing meetings with the English native speakers for
Ukrainian ESL students
- celebrating culture ofthe English-speaking countries as part of
the English-speaking Country Studies
- having developed the ESL curricula ofthe English lessons for
young and adult learners ofvarious levels
- having designed templates for the calendar-and-theme plans for
ESL teachers;
- a content writer for the official website ofFirst Kyiv Courses of
Foreign Languages (www.kursymov.com/ternopil)
February 2006 ESL teacher, First Kyiv Courses ofForeign Languages, Ternopil,
Ukraine
September 1994- - ESL teacher and class supervisor, Ternopil School #5 (Ternopil
September 2002 English Magnet School #5)
October 1995 —June - ESL teacher, Ternopil Regional Small Academy for
2001 Gifted School Children and Youth (a part-time job)
September 1993 — - Taught English at the ‘LITSERVE Ltd.’, a private English
August 1994 language courses ofAmerican English in Ternopil, founded by
Tom Schnick, a US professor

Seminars and
Presentations
April 2017 - ran a workshop: Integrating Ukraine 's History into the Context
ofEnglish Speaking Country Studies through Comparative
Analysis: 'Holodomor' (Ukraine in 1930 's) and 'An Gorta Mor'
(Ireland in 1841-1849) - TESOL-Ukraine Annual Convention
in Lviv, Ukraine
23-24 September 2016 - The author and head leader of‘Pedagogical Innovations’ Travel
Mini-Grant project: Regional Conference for TEA alumni —
ESL teachers ‘Civic Education: ‘From Personal to Civic Self-
Esteem,from National to Global Self-esteem, (Youth
Empowerment: Teachersfosteringpassion, ideas, and energy
that motivate students to become engaged in civic activism)
June & December 2014 - Presented The Wordy and Phrasey Shakespeare in the
Classroom (dedicated to the 450th anniversary of William
Shakespeare’s Birth (1564-1616) — Regional Professional
Development Seminar for young ESL teachers (Kamyanets
Podilskyi) and All-Ukraine’s conference for TEA alumni at
American Councils for International Education (Kyiv)
28 November 2014 - Organized and coordinated Using Creative Methods and
Techniques in the ESL Teaching Regional Professional
Development Seminar with Jack Hart (YWAM, University of
the Nations (Lakeside, Montana, USA)
5 June 2013 - Organised and coordinated The Neurology of Efective
Teaching Professional Development Seminar for ESL teachers
by Doug Sadler, a teacher trainer from Canada (TESOL,
TTESOL) in cooperation with American Council of Literacy,
YWAM-Ternopil and First Kyiv Courses ofForeign Languages
in Ternopil
31 October 2012 - Facilitated English Teaching to Young Learners (5-15y.o.),
a workshop for novice ESL teachers
21 October 2011 - Organized and coordinated Equipping Teachers in Quality.
Winning Students in Number, Inter-Regional Seminar for ESL
teachers from 6 different cities ofWestern Ukraine in
partnership with Sasha Shalenko, Partnerships and Projects
Manager, British Council, Ukraine
- Presented ‘Primary English Teachers Training Online:
Another Solution to Quality Skills in ESL Teaching, (Power
Point) for participants
8 October 2011 - presented ‘Home Reading: Selecting a Good Book for Young
 Learners of Elementary and Pre-Intermediate Levels, at the
conference for Teaching Excellence Awards alumni and round
table at ARC Resources, Innovations and Opportunities for
English Language Teachers and Experiences Exchange',
(American Councils, Kyiv, Ukraine)
22 October 2010 - presented ‘Home Reading: Selecting a Good Book for
Young Learners of Elementary and Pre-Intermediate Levels,
Inter-Regional ESL teacher seminar “Turn Your Talent to
Teaching”(Kamyanets-Podilsky, Khmelnytsk Region, Ukraine)
Professional Societies
and Activities:
2016-2018 a TESOL-Ukraine member, a coordinator of joint-membership group
of ESL teachers from First Kyiv Courses of Foreign
Languages, Ternopil, Ukraine

2002 – 2004 An active member of the Alumni Club for the Ukraine and USA
Exchange Programs recipients at Ternopil Branch of IREX
(The International Research and Exchange Board
Staffed the following educational and social projects:
- Beyond The Borders of the Orphanage, a 14-day summer
camp for orphans from a Koropets boarding school (Ternopil
Region), focused on developing their educating, physical,
spiritual and social personal qualities; taught English as a
volunteer;
- Melting the Snow: Developing Civil Society, the all-Ukraine
youth summit within the Democracy Grant project under the
auspices ofthe Embassy ofthe USA in Ukraine
- Volunteered help, providing some English textbooks to the
village school in Lozova, Ternopil District
- organized the International Education Day for the students
and teachers, informing them on the Ukrainian and American
exchange program for Ukrainian school students and teachers
2000, 2001, 2003 - was a jury member in the Ukrainian National selecting
committee in the all-Ukraine contest for English teachers
Awardsfor Teachers of English and American Studies
Program ofthe Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs,
U.S. Department of State, administered by the American
Councils for International Education (ACTR/ACCELS; Lviv
office, Ukraine)
1999 - helped in establishing Ternopil Environmental Resource
Center and facilitating the Resource Management Training
Program in a close cooperation with James Keng, a Peace
Corps volunteer – translational work
Researches and
Publications:
2014 - editing stage - The Workshop of Irregular Verbs (an English-and-
Ukrainian reference manual based on research of 222
irregular verbs (500 pages)
2010 - Integrating Country Studies into the English Lessons:
 Forming Students, Adequate Interpretation of the Unique
Role of Ukraine in the Global Community (article about
similar hardships and challenges in different historical periods
ofthe three nations – American, English and Ukrainian)
https://alumni.state.gov/about-international-exchange-alumni

2006 - From My Own Observations About Us, Teachers (article)
(published in Visnyk («Вісник програм шкільних обмінів»
at the Press, Education and Cultural Affairs Department in the
USA Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine)
2004 - A School Essay Should Be a Joy, Not a Burden (article)
(Published in the Anthology ofAdaptedExperience Rivne,
Ukraine, 2004; a project for teachers – alumni of exchange
programmes; leader: Anatoliy Kovtanuk and Olena Franchuk
–Partners in Education (PIE)
2004 - International School Partnership As A Key to Success (article)
(published in Visnyk («Вісник програм шкільних обмінів»
at the Press, Education and Cultural Affairs Department in the
USA Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine)
1999 - Published Learning to Write, an illustrated handbook for
drawing and writing with the ABC rhymes for little learners
of English (64 pages)
Professional
Achievements:
2011-2016 - My EFL student Ira Kochan (School #4, Ternopil) became a
FLEX recepient (2015/2016) Also, she was awarded “Pass
with Distinction” in the Key English Test – Cambridge
ESOL Entry Level Certificate in ESOL International (June
2013); I have been teaching Ira for 5 years
2002 - five of my school students who I taught English for e i g h t
years
became the FLEX(Future Leaders Exchange) program
winners, demonstrating excellence in English and leadership
skills; they were selected for a year to study and live in the
USA
May 2002 - Awarded with a professional title „Senior Teacher‟
- Given a „high‟ qualification category in teaching EFL/ESL
May 1999 - Became one of the 15 national finalists, ‘USA-Ukraine
Awardsfor Teachers of English andAmerican Studies,
Teaching Excellence Awards (TEA) Program administered by
American Councils for International Education.

- Participated in a two-month training seminar at Montana State
University in Bozeman, Montana, USA
Civil and
International
Activities:
2007 - „The Age ofEarth‟, Volunteered and translated subtitles for
Creation Science (“creationism”) video-seminars by Professor
 Kent Hovind (project led by Paul Abramson
[open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section))
2006 - Co-led the seminar Wholistic Transformation of Ukraine
(presentation ofthe Leadership Development Training
Program and translated for Harvest (a US NGO)

1999- 2006 - Volunteered, staffed and co-organized educational, social and
community projects in Ternopil for youth and adults in
partnership with the ‘Youth With a Mission, (YWAM)
International
1999 -2000 - Tutored Canadians, Americans and Koreans in Ukrainian
Licenses and
Certificates:

- TESOL/TEFL COUNCIL certificate issued upon completion of 120
25 September 2024
hour TEFL course focusing on a broad array of topics related to
teaching English to non-native students, both in a traditional and
online classroom setting

30 September 2024 - TESOL/TEFL COUNCIL certificate issued upon completion of 120
hour TESOL course focusing on a broad array of topics related to
teaching English to non-native students, both in a traditional and
online classroom setting

22-23 November - conference “Innovations and New Technologies in Education”
2013 and round table “Eurasia/South Asia Teaching Excellence and
Achievement Program Alumni. Best Practices and Experience
Exchange (American Councilsfor International Education),
Kyiv
23 March 2012 – 30 - TKTEssentials (teacher,s knowledge test) Teacher Training
May 2012 32.5-hour Course devised and run by the British Council in
Ukraine

10 February 2011 – 24 - E-Moderator Essentials Teacher Training 30-hour Course
March 2011 devised and run by the British Council in Ukraine

January 2010 – April - Primary Essentials Teacher Training 50-hour Course (Grade:
2010 Distinction) devised and run by the British Council in Ukraine

October 2007 - Regional Seminar ofthe First Kyiv Courses ofForeign
Languages Communicative Tasks in Teaching English (Rivne,
Ukraine)
May 2006 - Distance Course Fundamentals ofAcademic Writing: Writing an
Essay held by the Center for English Academic Writing at the
Ivan Franko National University of Lviv (Oregon-Lviv
Partnership Program)
February 2005 - Online Photo-Contest Winner „Exploring America‟ in the
nomination of „The Most Original Photo‟ and „The Funniest
Photo‟ (Exchange Alumni)
August 2004 - Preparation andDelivering a Successful Presentation with the
Microsoft Power Point within a project Anthology of
Adopted Experience funded by the Association ofthe school-
partners under the auspices ofthe Embassy ofthe USA in
Ukraine
February 2004 - Basics of Fundraising training by the Internet Access and
Training Program (IATP) administered by the International
Research and Exchange Boards (IREX)
November 2000 - Leading is Action training by American Councils for
International Education and the United States Peace Corps in
Ukraine

August 1999 - The United States-Ukraine awards for Teachers ofEnglish and
American Studies by American Council for Collaboration in
Education and Language Study in collaboration with the USA
Embassy in Ukraine and the Ministry of Education and
Science of Ukraine

June 1993 - Diploma of Teacher of Russian and English

Languages:
- Fluent: English (B2/C1), Russian (C2)

- Native: Ukrainian

Computer Skills: - MS Word, Power Point, Internet

International
Experience:
2010 - Participated in the cross-cultural online course for English
teachers from Armenia, Azerbaijan,
Georgia, Turkey and Ukraine under
the auspices of British Council
(Ukraine)
2006 - Montana, USA – tourist trip

2005 - Montana, USA – tourist trip

2002 - Montana, USA – family and tourist trip

2003 - Completed Discipleship Training School (DTS) for work in the
Missionary Field at the University of
All Nations,
Lakeside, Montana, USA

1999 - Bozeman, Montana, USA – business trip (J-1) - participated in the
educational and cultural program
Teaching English
Awards at Montana State University in
Bozeman, MT
1998
- Krakow and Katovitse, Poland – educational and cultural
program for school youth and
school educators
Cross-Cultural and
Local Projects:

April 2014 - Organised English-speaking flash-mobs and contests for
teenagers dedicated to the 450th anniversary of William
Shakespeare‟s Birth

February 2014 Organised Your Child’s Essential Needs, an hour for parents
of pre-schoolers; Barbara Connor, a YWAM consultant, Scotland

May-June 2013 Coordinated ajoint International project English Without
Limits led by Doug Sadler, a TESOL/TTESOL teacher trainer,
Canada

April 2013 - Organized an English Eco-City Quest and interactive Eco-
Quizzes for mixed-age and mixed-ability groups of children
and teenagers (9-15 y.o.) to celebrate international Earth Day in
Ternopil community – planting some thuja trees in the park

February 2011 - Twelve Steps to China, ajoint project with the Chinese
students from the AISEC student’ organization

2006-2009 - Volunteered help and translations for the Street Children
ministry at Youth with a Mission (Ternopil)
- Wrote monthly newsletters in Ukrainian and English;

2000 — 2006 - Translated from English into Ukrainian two levels of
Leadership Development Training Program by Bob Moffitt, a founder
of the Harvest Foundation (USA);
- co-organized the seminar Wholistic Development as the Key to
Ukraine’s Transformation.

1997-1999
- Served as a mentor and official counterpart of Jennifer Hogan, a
PC volunteer at Ternopil Magnet School #5.

References: References available upon request.