Our English teachers

Paul Henry

An Ulsterman, Paul did his schooling in Belfast before going on to Trinity College, Cambridge to read Classics. After his first teaching post at Geelong Grammar in Australia, Paul returned to Europe to continue his musical studies in Copenhagen with Jorma Panula and subsequently in Italy at the Rossini Conservatory. More recently Paul returned to Italy after a period in Germany this time in a commercial capacity with a high-end fibre glass importer.Paul has a Postgraduate Certificate in Education from King’s College, London and a Certificate of English Language Teaching for Adults (CELTA). He began working as an English Business trainer in Germany for companies such as BASF, Bosch, SAP and Siemens. He has been in Ukraine now for just over a year working as a freelance English coach. He keeps his musical interests alive, however and has several musical projects in the pipeline.

Juliet Coles

Hi guys! I'm from Cape Town, South Africa. I enjoy teaching and look forward to seeing you in the classroom!!!

Tyler Bodi

Hi, I am Tyler :) I hope that I can help you learn English.

Brent Yocum

Hello, my name is Brent.

Alex Kozitsky

Hello. My name is Alex. I\'m from Los Angeles, California, United States. I have been in Ukraine for a while and I like it very much. I have always been involved in the learning processes. I was a student tutor in my high school and a teacher\'s assistant in my university. I love different languages. I am also fluent in Spanish, Russian and Ukrainian. Besides tutoring I enjoy movies, concerts and theaters. I am fun and an outgoing person.

Elena Sudakova

Elena graduated from Donetsk National University. She worked as a teacher of English and French at school, then she taught English at the foreign languages department of Berdyansk Pedagogical University. Now she is teaching English at German philology department of Ukrainian Institute of Arts and Sciences and is a postgraduate. The theme of her thesis is “New Zealand dialect of English”. “I graduated from a musical college and my hobby is to play the piano and sing in English.”

Julia Arslanova

Hello! Wanna think English way? Fancy sorting out your knowledge about the English language? Dream your speaking skills to go perfect? Hey, don\'t believe it\'s hard! Just come to my class and I\'ll gladly show you how much easy and fun it could be. I want your questions, I\'m keen on being challenged by you, I admire your eager seeking for self-development! So if you\'re the one to achieve - see ya ;)

Oksana Kosmina

Oksana's education: Kyiv State Linguistic University.Experience: 10 years of successful teaching at different Kyiv specialised schools, European University. Currently I'm both a teacher of English and a translator at Kyiv National medical university.I enjoy travelling. I'll do anything to сome up what I want. I also value honesty and reliability

Mariya Kosetskaya

Hello! I am pleased to get acquainted with you on these pages!   You must be wondering about the education I have. I graduated from Ukrainian College of Art and Science with the Bachelor’s degree in Philology. I also have a Master’s degree in translation which I received at Kiev International University!   In life I am a very simple person.  I love nature, Ukrainian people, hiking, and I take a great interest in cultures and languages of the world surrounding me! Wisdom declares: "You are someone as many times as many languages you know!" I wish you lots of success, creative enthusiasm, enough time for studying English, and also incessant personal development!   I’ll see you in class!

Tеtiana Kravchenko

Tetiana Kravchenko graduated from Drahomanov Teacher\'s Training University. She also has got a certification of Pearson Education (representing of Longman in Ukraine). She\'s been teaching English for 15 years and has great experience. At the moment she works as a teacher in National Technical University of Ukraine \'Kyiv Polytechnic Institute\'.

Valeriy Sabirov

Hello, my name is Valeriy Sabirov. I have been teaching English at ELC - both general English and Business English, both in groups and privately since September 2008. My first education was in civil engineering and in this part of my life I worked at the Institute of Mechanics at the Academy of Science of Ukraine, served as a military engineer at Baikonur in Kazahstan. But as long as I remember myself English was always my hobby. Later it became my second profession. I've got a diploma of the teacher of English language and literature at Kiev Boris Grinchenko Pedagogical Univesity teaching English there at the same time. For the time being I've been teaching English for more than 15 years, both at the institutions and privately. Some of my ex-pupils live and successfully work in different walks of life in the USA, Canada, Sweden, Denmark, Germany.  Join ELC - you will love it here! Why? Well, because we have professional management, professional teachers with appropriate attitude and if you study general English, you will be using one the best modern English textbooks - Top Notch and Summit (for higher levels).

Olga Danilchenko

Hello everyone! My name is Olga Danylchenko and I have become a member of the ELC team recently. Teaching at ELC is an admirable opportunity since I have a chance to share my knowledge with students, to gain working experience and of course, to meet new wonderful people. Wish all the students of ELC beneficial and interesting classes!!!

Marina Piatenko

Hi! My name is Marina. I teach English at the ELC school. I have graduated from Ukrainian Institute of Arts and Sciences, phylological faculty. I like communication with people and always glad to share my knowledge with those who really need it. Hope to see you in my class!

Iryna Frankovskaya

Hello,my name is Iryna Frankovskaya. I graduated from Kyiv National Linguistic University. I'm fond of reading and dancing. I'm interested in Stylistics of English and teaching methodology. I'm looking for new and effective ways of teaching English. I always think to myself,"Would I be enjoying if I were student in this class?"I'll find the ways that work best for you.

Anastasia Berzina

Welcome to ELC! I’m Nastia and I love English!I hope you too:) I’m a person of active and cheerful disposition. I graduated from two Universities: Grynchenko Kyiv Pedagogical University and Dragomanov National Pedagogical University. I’m a teacher of English, German language and foreign literature. I love my profession! If you want to be successful and to spend interesting time – waiting for you! And don\'t forget, it is never too late to be what you might have been:) Wish you luck!

Valentyna Kybkalo

If you think this is a road to nowhere it is worth a closer look maybe it\'s your take-off runway !... And if it is the destruction of the language barrier that will help you to realize your dream opening the door to other promising opportunities. By the way my name is Valentyna and I\'ll be glad to assist you in learning English.

Valeria Kochubey

Hey everybody! I am Valeria. I\'ve been a student in Shevchenko University of Kyiv, and University of Minnesota. I love learning about the world and people around me; that is why I am using every opportunity to travel and communicate. And languages are necessary for that, don\'t you think so? So, let’s learn together! I am sure we will have a lot to talk about... in English. ;-)