
CREDENTIALS
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Teaching General English, General French and Business English since 2007, 2009 and 2017 respectively
Speaking fluent English and French, advanced Spanish, intermediate Italian, Portuguese and Czech - this means I have tested numerous language acquisition methods both
as a teacher and a language learner.
Polish is my native language.Lived 9 years in Canada, 1 year in France and 3 months
in Finland, currently based in PolandTeaching English for Psychotherapists since 2017 to help professional therapists use English specifically in their work environment
Wrote my own ebook about overcoming difficulties
in communicating in EnglishHave written several articles about teaching and learning languages in French and Polish for Le Répertoire du FLE (http://repertoirefle.blogspot.com/p/irena-kolbuszewska.html) and the platform lingroom.pl
DIPLOMAS AND CERTIFICATES
English:
2008
Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland
Bachelor of Arts in Pedagogy - Early Childhood Education
and Teaching English to Young Learners2004
Cambridge ESOL
Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA)
French and Spanish:2019
CAVILAM - Alliance Française de Vichy
Certificate "Enseigner le français langue étrangère aujourd'hui - Parcours avancé"2000
York University, Toronto, Canada
Bachelor of Arts in French and Hispanic Studies