Education
1966-1967 Russian Language and Literature Department, Philology Faculty, Yerevan State University
1967-1971 Faculty of Russian Language and Literature, Tartu State University

Professional experience
October 12, 2000-up to date Lecturer, Russian Language//Chair of Russian for Humanities, Russian Philology Department, Yerevan State University
Sept.9, 1988-Oct.12, 2000 Lecturer, Russian Language // Chair of Russian for Foreigners and postgraduate students, Russian Philology Department, Yerevan State University
1986-1988 Lecturer of Russian, Russian Philology Faculty, Yerevan State University
1975-1980 Senior Researcher in Literary Connections, YSU Armenology Center
1973 – 1974 Junior Researcher, Russian Literature Department/ Faculty of Russian Language and Literature, Tartu State University
1971 – 1973 Intern, Tartu State University

Academic courses
Russian language

Scale of professional interests
Cognitive Linguistics
Theory and Practice of Translation
Methods of Teaching Russian

Languages
Armenian, Russian, Estonian, German

Professional membership
Member of the Scientific Board of Russian Philology Faculty
Head of Russian Philology Faculty Trade Union Bureau

Professional Development
June 23, 2009-July 3, 2009 Professional Development Course «Russian philology»/ Yerevan State University
July 3, 2009 Methods of Teaching Russian as Foreign Language. Professional Development Seminar/ State Russian Language Institute after A. Pushkin. Yerevan
April 18, 2009 “Challenges of Teaching Russian as foreign language” Advanced Course on Professional Development, Center for International Education of the Lomonosov Moscow State University
May 30-June 1, 2005 Methods of Teaching Russian and Intercultural communication. Professional Development Seminar, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia.
May 19-June 30, 2005 Professional Development Course «Russian language», Yerevan State University