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Asatryan Lia

Senior Lecturer

About

Education:
  • Yerevan State University, Faculty of Romance and Germanic Philology. Department of English Language and Literature, 2011-2013.
  • Russian-Armenian University (RAU), Faculty of Economics, 2001-2006.
  • School #19 named after Nikol Aghbalyan, 1991-2001.
Work experience:
  • 2015 – present: Russian-Armenian University. Department of Foreign Languages ​​and Intercultural Communication. Teacher of English.
  • 2019 – 2020:           School “Usmunk” of Russian-Armenian University. Teacher of English.
  • 2011 – 2015: NGO “Green Lane”. Project coordinator.
  • 2006 – 2010: “Coca-Cola HBC Armenia”. Administration of the sales department; Database Specialist.
Continuing education:
  • August 2020 – “Online Teaching: Platforms and Techniques” by Anna Conway, AELTA.
  • October 2019 – “How Can Continuing Professional Development Be Made More Effective?” by Stephen Hindlaugh, British Council Armenia.
  • October 2019 – “Teaching for Success”, British Council Armenia.
  • February – March, 2019 - Course on Technology and Media. Russian-Armenian University, U.S. Embassy in Armenia.
  • October 2018 – “An Overview of English Teaching Methodology”, “Teaching Mixed-ability Classes” by Penny Ur, British Council Armenia.
  • March 2018 – “Pearson Methodology Conference for Teachers of English”; Manmar. Sessions: a) Vaugham Jones: “All the Words You Need”, b) “Bringing Learning into Focus”; c) Phil Warwick: “Let’s Get Them Talking; Placing Emphasis on Production.”
  • March 2018 – “Integrating Pronunciation, Listening and Reading” by Maxine Pond, LCC International University.
  • February, March 2018 – Writing techniques by Samuel Armen, Russian-Armenian University. November 2017 - Annual professional development event delivered by Jeremy Harmer, British Council Armenia.
  • November 2016 – “Fluency and How to Achieve It”, “Ed Tech: the Mouse that Roared” by Scott Thornbury, British Council Armenia.
  • March 2016 – “Helping Students to Read More Effectively” by Jenny Miller, “Global Bridge” educational center.
  • 2014 – “Strategic Planning”.
  • 2013 – “Environmental Protection, Organic Agriculture”.
  • October 2012 – “World Englishes”: meetings with David Crystal, British Council Armenia. September 2011 – “Solid Waste Management”, American University of Armenia.
  • May 2011 - Training of Trainers (ToT), Green Lane NGO.
  • April 2011 – “Natural Resources Integrated Management Planning”, Caucasus Environmental NGO Network.
  • September 2010 – “Project Management”, Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company Armenia.

Scientific interests

  • Methods of teaching English
  • Psycholinguistics
  • Sociolinguistics
  • Literature.

List of publications

  • Асатрян Л. А., “Teaching a Language: Lesson Planning, Diversity, Improvisation” (статья), международная научно-методическая конференция “Technology and Linguistics: From Theory to Practice”, Российско-армянский университет, 2020г.
  • Асатрян Л. А., “Два стихотворения” («Երկու բանաստեղծություն»), литературный журнал “Армав”, 2018г.
  • John Green, “Turtles All the Way Down” (Ջոն Գրին, «Անվերջ կրիաներ»); 258 страниц. Армянский перевод - Л. Асатрян, “Эдит Принт”, 2018г.
  • Лия Асатрян, “Жизнь и я” (книга стихов на армянском и английском языках), 208 страниц, 2017г.

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