Education
1975 – 1979: Moscow State Linguistic University (former State Pedagogical Institute of Foreign Languages), post-graduate course
1970 – 1975: Yerevan State University, Faculty of Philology, English Language Department
1968 – 1972: Yerevan Musical College after Romanos Melikyan (piano)
1960 – 1970: Yerevan Secondary School after A. P. Chekhov

Academic degrees and titles
2012: Doctor of Philology, Yerevan State University
2008: Professor
1982: Associate professor
1979: PhD Degree in Philology (Moscow State Linguistic University)

Professional experience
Since 1993: Head of Chair of the English Language N 2, Yerevan State University
1982 – 1993: Associate Professor, Chair of Foreign Languages, Yerevan State University
1979 – 1982: Teacher of English, Chair of Foreign Languages, Yerevan State University
Since 2012: Expert at the National Center for Professional Education Quality Assurance (ANQA)
2009 – 2010: Head of Subject Evaluation Committee, Secondary school textbooks for the Armenian Textbooks Fund tender
Since 2007: Editor-in-Chief, Journal “Foreign Languages in Armenia”
2006 – 2007: Trainer of the “Assessor training course” of PELTS (Project for English Language Testing in Schools), co-joint RA National Institute of Education and the British Council/ Armenia project
2004 – 2009: RA Ministry of Education and Science, Center for Education Projects and World Bank “Education Quality and Relevance” Project - Coordinator of a number of English language subject groups (design of sample tests for school-leaving and university admission exams, secondary school standards, new syllabus design and assessment criteria development, in-service teacher training, etc.)
2002 – 2008: Coordinator of PELTS (Project for English Language Testing in Schools) co-joint RA National Institute of Education and the British Council/ Armenia project
1999 – 2000: Head of Subject Evaluation Committee, Textbooks for the World Bank Tender “Textbooks of Armenia - 1999” and “Textbooks of Armenia – 2000”
1992, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2009: Head of the State Board for the English Language Higher School Admission Exams
Since 1995: Editor-in-Chief, Journal “Foreign Languages in Higher Education”
1982 – 1990: Editor-in-Chief, Journal “Foreign Languages. Foreign Literature”

Academic courses
Lexicology, Semasiology, Lexicography, Linguostylistics, Academic English

Scale of professional interests
Pragmasemantics, Cognitive Linguistics, Contrastive Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages, Assessment and Testing

Professional membership (NGO, professional council, editorial staff of scientific journal, funds, etc.)
2006 – 2011: Member of YSU Scientific Council
Since 2004: Academic Secretary of the Research Council for awarding scientific degrees in Germanic Languages (10.02.07)
2004 – Vice-President of AASE (Armenian Association for the Study of English) a member association of ESSE (European Society for the Study of English)
2000 – 2012: Member of YSU Journalism Faculty Council 1996 – 2004 – Member of the Research Council for awarding scientific degrees in Germanic Languages (10.02.07)
Since 1999: Member of the Foreign Language Methodology Council of RA Ministry of Education and Science
Since 1991: Member of YSU Romance and Germanic Philology Faculty Council

Supervision of Research Projects
2005 – 2007 – The Study of Language Transfer in Armenia at High School Level
2008 – 2010 – Dialogue: intercultural approach

Presentations at Conferences
RA, Russia, Great Britain, Japan, Luxembourg, Turkey, France, Denmark, Italy, Slovakia.

Languages
English, Russian, German

yerznkyan@ysu.am