Education (beginning with IHE)
2001 -2004 Post-doctorial studies at the Department of English Linguistics Moscow State University
1998 Training in ESP, Omskirk University College, Lancaster University, UK
1986-1989 Post-graduate studies at the Department of English Philology, Yerevan State University and Moscow State University
1981-1986 English Language and Literature, Romance-Germanic Philology Department, Yerevan State University, Diploma of Excellency

Academic Degree
1996 “Synonymy of Temporal Syntactic Constructions in Modern English”, Doctor of Philology (Germanic Languages), Yerevan State University

Professional experience
2001-present Associate professor, Chair of English Philology, Romance-Germanic Philology Department, Yerevan State University
1990-2001 Lecturer of English, Chair of English Philology, Romance-Germanic Philology Department, Yerevan State University
1989-1990 Part-time lecturer of English, Chair of English Language, Yerevan State University

Academic courses
Theoretical English Grammar, Cross-cultural Pragmatics, Discourse and Culture, English for Academic Purposes

Scale of professional interests
Functional Grammar, Discourse and Culture, Pragmalinguistics, EAP

Languages
English and Russian (fluent), German (conversational)

Professional membership (NGO, professional council, editorial staff of scientific journal, funds etc.)
Head of the Competition Council of Romance-Germanic Philology Faculty
Member of Scientific Council of Romance-Germanic Philology Faculty
Vice-President of English-Speaking Union, Armenia
Member of AASE (Armenian Association for the Study of English) and AELTA(Armenian English Language Teachers Association)