Kersti Parkja

Operating various languages and cultures in an international environment has always played an important role in my life.

Although I received higher education as a Russian philologist and English language teacher, I only started teaching the language years later. Before that, I worked in tourism in Estonia and abroad as well in a number of schools and language companies. When I started working for Multilingua, I realised how fun and innovative a language school can be.

I teach Estonian to Russian-speaking and English-speaking groups. I believe it is important for learning and teaching alike to be enjoyable. When I teach, I take the student and their needs into account in the first place and always strive to inspire and motivate as well as remain inspired.

Teaching Estonian as a foreign language at Multilingua, I experience what I value and like a lot: interacting with people from various cultural and ethnic backgrounds. It is extremely fascinating and stimulating!

As an adult educator, I: 

• identify the needs and expectations of the study group; prepare and adapt learning materials based on the curriculum/training programme;  

• create a physical, mental, and social environment conducive to language learning; base my approach on the learners’ needs and adapt learning stages or working methods as required; 

• analyse the learning process, assess learners’ learning outcomes, and inform both the learner and the contact person at Multilingua about the results of the language learning; 

• engage in continuous professional development; update training content and teaching methods, revising and modernizing them as needed; 

• use relevant information and communication technology (ICT) tools (e.g., interactive smartboards, online platforms such as Zoom and/or Teams, ML information system, cloud services such as Google Drive and/or OneDrive, e-learning platforms, etc.) in the preparation, delivery, and evaluation of the teaching and learning process, as well as for supporting my own professional development; am able to create, use, and share web-based learning materials.