I want to inspire people. I want someone to look at me and say, "Because of you I didn't give up." Evan Carmichael, 2013 Hi! My name is Marina, and the reason why I teach Russian on AmazingTalker is that my heart is full of deep love to teaching, learning, helping others, foreign languages and my native language, cultures and, more importantly, people and the world. Quick facts: ☑ a native Russian speaker ★ Taught and assisted in teaching Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Russian at the College of Wooster, Ohio, USA during the academic year of 2019-2020 (as part of Fulbright FLTA Program sponsored by the US Department of State) 🏆 Judge for Undergraduate Olympiada of Spoken Russian, Bowling Green State University, Ohio, USA ☼ Teaching experience: 6 years (including teaching Russian, English, and Spanish at secondary school, college, university, language centers and camps, and private tutoring) 🎓 Bachelor's degree in Teacher Education (English and Spanish), graduated with honors I invite you to my online lessons and hope you'll enjoy them! 🕖 As a teacher, I am very attentive, patient, and responsible. I’m focused on my students’ progress and I’m intent on improving your fluency and accuracy. My approach is communicative and student centered, which means that we’ll tailor the study plan and the pace of learning to your needs and interests. I believe that the most important part of education is people: what is within and among us. That is why I do my best to create a warm atmosphere during the lessons, find a suitable approach to every individual, treat students with attention, support and care and share the knowledge that I have using the most effective teaching methodologies and techniques. I provide all the necessary study materials: textbooks, workbooks, interactive online exercises, authentic and adapted texts, audio and video materials, google.docs, powerpoints, word and pdf files. I am very excited to meet you and I look forward to our lessons!