Experience

The Graduate School at Northwestern University

• Evanston, Illinois, United States

• Language Pedagogy Specialist

  • Jun 2023 - Present



Northwestern University

• Evanston, Illinois, United States

• Course Instructor

  • Sep 2015 - Present

  English Language Programs, Instructor for Spoken English for Non-native Speakers of English: Pronunciation (Fall Quarters); Spoken English for Non-native Speakers of English: Academic Presentations (Winter Quarters); Co-instructor with Byron Stewart for Improv for English Communication (Spring Quarter 2022) English Language Programs, Instructor for Spoken English for Non-native Speakers of English: Pronunciation (Fall Quarters); Spoken English for Non-native Speakers of English: Academic Presentations (Winter Quarters); Co-instructor with Byron Stewart for Improv for English Communication (Spring Quarter 2022)



Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• English Language Consultant and Coach

  • Sep 2014 - Jun 2023

  I work with international MBA students to improve their English language skills and to provide them with cultural guidance related to US business schools, recruiting, and social culture. My services include pronunciation instruction, conversational English, recruiting practice including developing and practicing pitches, behavioral question practice and general interview warm-ups, presentation practice, classroom cultural norms and participation skills, and academic and business writing.

• Instructor, ACE program

  • Jul 2008 - Jun 2023

  American English pronunciation and classroom environment acculturation for international MBA students.



University of Chicago

• Lecturer

  • Sep 2004 - Jun 2015

  I teach Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Georgian as well as Georgian History and Culture. I also teach in the Humanities core. I teach Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Georgian as well as Georgian History and Culture. I also teach in the Humanities core.