Education
MA in Linguistics
Division of Psychology and Language Sciences
Faculty of Life Sciences
University College London
London, UK
Date of award: 1November 2008
Post-graduate student
Faculty of Romance and Germanic Philology Yerevan State University
Yerevan, Armenia
1993-1997
Diploma with Honours,
Faculty of Romance and Germanic Philology (Majoring in the English language and literature) Yerevan State University
Yerevan, Armenia
1984-1989
Certificate with Honours
Sayat-Nova music school
Class of the violin
(the piano as second instrument)
1975-1982

Work experience
Vetter, second marker
Written, Oral Examinations
English-Eastern Armenian/Eastern Armenian- English
Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London
2004-2005
Teacher/Tutor
English grammar course, vocabulary, written practice, phonology (practical and theoretical)
Language of instruction: English
Faculty of Romance and Germanic Philology,
Yerevan State University
1991-2003
Instructor
Writing course in English
American University of Armenia
1995, winter course
English language tutor, part-time
Department of the English Language for Natural Sciences
Language of instruction: English/Armenian
Faculty of Romance and Germanic Philology
Yerevan State University
1989-1990
Laboratory assistant,
Department of the English Language,
Faculty of Romance and Germanic Philology,
Yerevan State University
1989-1990
Interpreter at Parliamentary elections of Armenia, working with OSCE and Council of Europe observer groups
1999

Other Experience
London Phonology Seminars, UCL, SOAS
2006-2010

Organizations
Patron, “Anahid” women’s association (charity), London, UK
2003-2010
Member, the Byron society, Armenia branch
Board member, English Speaking Union, Armenia branch

Languages
Armenian, English, Russian, all fluent