My name is Yora Atanasova. I have been a tutor of English and Bulgarian online since 2013, in-person in non-formal language schools, and then solo online.

I have also worked as a staff training and qualification expert within the Bulgarian career guidance system in education. For over a decade (since 2002), I was an independent EU expert in the fields of vocational training and guidance and non-formal education mainly.

Writing short stories and blogging is my hobby. Currently, eco skills have also become of prior importance to me, as I have moved to live in symbiosis (commensalism) with nature.

MY EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

First of my Master's degrees is in Pedagogy, the second one is in Cultural and Historical Heritage.

I obtained an IELTS certificate, band 7.5 in 2004,, and also a 50-hour TESOL from Arizona State University certificate through a MOOC at Coursera.org in 2017 .

METHODS

YK methodology: FACILITATING NATURAL LEARNING through creative solo activity and interaction and communication in a micro group..

Methods used are largely based on Suggestopedia and "democratic education" under the school models of Sudbury Valley (USA) and Summerhill (UK), also by something of Montessori, Waldorf schools, MOOC and business type trainings.

Creative language learning in-group included
- TWO GROUP EVENTS a week (a webinar and a Presentations event)
- DAILY TASKS between the group events, both SOLO (on individual projects) and IN MICRO GROUPS for peer reviews..

The two group activities take place on:
✓ The 1st and the 3rd days of the study week.

The weekly project produce can be:
- A written text (original of creative interpretation/translation);
- An audio story / a video with the text display.

THIS FORMAT WILL SUIT:
✓ Creative people;
✓ Active freedom lovers and co-builders of their course;
✓ Who enjoys learning in a hobby club..