Tamar Amashukeli (born in 1982).
Education
o Master's diploma in Peace and Development, (60 credits), Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden (08/2010- 06/2011).
o The courses passed and the grades received: Development theory - VG (Very Good, the highest grade); Development History Analysis - G (good); Negotiating Peace - VG; Development Communication and Global Media - VG; Policy Processes, Implementation and Evaluation - VG; Methods of Field Work in Peace and Development - VG; Master Thesis -VG;
Master Thesis: ,,The Russian Media and Russia's Military Intervention in Georgia in 2008".
o Master's diploma (06/2007): awarded Master's Degree with Honors in Theory and Practice of the English Language Teaching at Tbilisi Ilia Chavchavadze State University, department of Pedagogy; The highest evaluation for the Graduation Thesis "The Problem of Foreign Language Aptitude" (2006); Graduation with honors.
o Bachelor's diploma (06/2004) awarded at Tbilisi Ilia Chavchavadze State University, department of Pedagogy, qualifying as a teacher of English and Spanish languages at a secondary school, Graduation with honors.
o School-leaving certificate with distinction (2000).
Professional Experience
o Freelance translator (07/2011-present).
o Translator-Interpreter " SOT Co" Ltd. (06/2004-08/2010).
o English teacher at the learning and education centre "Future World" (10/ 2005 - 07/ 2010).
o Proofreader of the English translation of "Selected Stories from Omer Seyfeddin" (translated from Turkish by Mehmet Miyasoglu, 07/2009).
o Volunteer of International Camp of English Teachers in Chan, Turkey, June 13-27, 2009.
Skills
o Computer literacy: Microsoft Word, Power Point, Internet, Excel.
o Languages: Georgian (native), Russian (fluent), English (fluent), Spanish (Intermediate), Swedish A1 (basic).
o TOEFL Score: 597 (The test was administered by Central European University, Budapest).
Awards and Certificates
o Winner of the competition of master theses on NATO and security issues. The organizer of the competition: NGO "New Generation New Initiative" , with the support of the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia, and NATO Public Diplomacy. The award received: certificate and a personal computer (11/2011).
o Certificate in Swedish language (A1), 2010, Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden.
o Selected to participate in a seminar on globalization and conflicts at International Studies Summer Institute held in Indiana University, USA (2008); Member of Indiana University Alumni club.
o Certificate in the methodology of Future World for Teaching English as a Foreign Language (03/2007).
o Participation in The English Language Conferences in universities of Georgia; Research: "Phraseological Units, as Components of Characters' Speech in "Theatre" by Somerset Maugham"(06/2003) and "Moral Semantics of Phraseologisms" (06/2004).