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Olga Willett

OľgaWillett graduated in Slovak, French and Italian Languages and Literature at the Faculty of Fine Artsat theUniversity ofJánAmosKomenskýinBratislava, Slovakia;her research work in Mathematic Linguistics resulted in her earning aPhDr. (Doctor of Philosophy).

She has taught Slovak as a foreign language in England since 1994and at SSEES since 2002where shecontributed to several projects and programmes.e.g.,theJISC-founded linguistic project:FAVOR,theCEELBASproject:“Slovak and Czech”, synchronic comparative with exercises for students of those languagesand she participated on theGlobal Citizenship Programmeorganised by .

She is also a teacher and translator of Italian, French, Russian and Czech. She has translated many films for Slovaktelevision,and she has also worked as a translator for the BBC World Service.

Shehas taughtSlovak at all levels to British Diplomats in the FCO.

Oľgahas extensive experience in creating bespoke teaching materials for adult students from diverse backgrounds and from a range of sectors including: International Relations, Law, Finance, Economy, etc., and in setting exams according to the European Framework of Reference for Languages, all levels and all tasks. She contributed to the book Colloquial Slovak, the complete course for Beginners.

Her knowledge of several languages enables the use of comparative teaching methods, which speed up the learning process. She is friendly, helpful, reliable and professional with excellent communication skills; she adapts her tuition style and method to match the student's abilities, expertise and needs.

She likesthearts,thecountryside andskiing.