Education
1982-1987 Yerevan State University, Faculty of Romance and Germanic Philology, English department
Qualifications: philologist, teacher, interpreter.
2009 - present Researcher at YSU Romance and Germanic Philology Faculty, English Philology Chair
The theme of the dissertation: “Means of Expressing Encouragement in English”.

Professional experience
1992-1994 Teacher of English at 124 secondary school
1994-1998 Laboratory assistant at YSU Romance and Germanic Philology Faculty, English Philology Chair
1998 - present Lecturer at YSU Romance and Germanic Philology Faculty, English Philology Chair

Academic courses
Lexis, Grammar, Phonetics, Written Practice

Scale of professional interests
Grammar, Pragmatics, Linguoculturology, Semantics

Languages
Armenian (native), English (excellent), Russian (excellent), German (good)

Participation in International Conferences and Seminars
2004 (October 27-30) “English Studies: Theory and Practice”,
First International Conference organized by AASE, Yerevan.
2007 (October 16-19) “Language and Literature in the Contemporary Paradigm of Scientific Knowledge” Second International Conference organized by AASE, Yerevan.
2010 (June 19) “Technology-mediated Language Teaching and Learning” workshop sponsored by the Educational Testing Service organized in AUA, Yerevan.
2010 (June 20) “Language Assessment” workshop sponsored by the Educational Testing Service organized in AUA, Yerevan.