Marine Paksadze

Marine Paksadze is an English language teacher. She graduated from Shota Rustaveli State University, Batumi, Adjara, Georgia.

Master's degree: English Philology, 2008

Certificates:

Online conference organized by Youth, Education and Erasmus+ Unit B2 – Schools and Multilingualism.
Topic: Education Begins with Language – A Comprehensive Approach to the Teaching and Learning of Languages, September 2020

Oxford Professional Development Online Conference, organized by Oxford University Press, 25–27 February 2021

Webinar: Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) in the Secondary Classroom by Dave Spencer, Macmillan Education, 3 March 2021

Boosting Students' Critical Thinking Skills Through Teaching News Literacy, American Corner Batumi, Adjara, Georgia, 2021

Webinar on Motivating and Preparing Teenage Learners for the B1 Preliminary for Schools and B2 First for Schools Exams, organized by Cambridge Assessment English, 10 February 2022

Award: TKT Module 1 (Language and Background to Language Learning and Teaching), Cambridge English, Tbilisi, Georgia, 13 March 2024

The National Geographic Learning and English Book Education Conference, Batumi, Adjara, Georgia, 23 November 2024

IATEFL English for Specific Purposes SIG professional development event: Empowering EAP Teachers as EMI Academic Developers Through Multiliteracies Pedagogies, presented by Kallia Katsampoxaki-Hodgetts, 3 December 2024

IATEFL professional development event: Integrating Social Emotional Learning into Language Teaching and Learning, presented by Daniel Tse, 4 January 2025

IATEFL Teacher Training and Education SIG professional development event: Sustainability and Teacher Education—What Should We Be Thinking About?, presented by Chris Graham, 4 July 2025

Experience:

20 years of English language teaching in different institutions

7 years of translating and interpreting in international companies

Challenges:

To improve herself daily and to motivate and educate each of her students

Interests Outside of Work:

Travelling

Hobbies:

Dancing and horse riding

Motivation:

Her childhood in poverty

Goals:

To become a Life Coach or a Public Speaker one day

Accomplishments:

Her beloved family, several lifelong friends, and her diverse experience across various fields of work

Experiences That Set Her Apart From Other Professionals:

Working with international companies and foreigners in various departments such as import, purchase and sales, and finance, has granted her valuable experience. Due to her diverse expertise, she believes that the art of negotiation and diplomacy is essential at every level of life—even from childhood. For this reason, she strives to improve leadership and public speaking skills in her pupils and students. She encourages them to master these abilities from an early age.