Zumrud Gafarli

CELTA-certified English teacher with 5+ years in higher education. Designs engaging, communicative lessons and fair assessments; supports diverse learners and mentors student projects. PhD Candidate focusing on the methodology of teaching English.

• Cambridge English CELTA (Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) — Aug 2025
• Teach English Now! Foundational Principles — Arizona State University (Coursera) — 2022
• TKT Module 3 — Apr 2021
• TKT Module 2 — Jun 2020
• TKT Module 1 — Mar 2020

• Oxford University Press — ELTOC (Chapter 9, Block 1 & 3) — Oct 2024
• Becoming teacher: Beyond training — British Council — 14 May 2024
• American English Live: Teacher Development Series 20 — May 2024
• “Təhsildə Google Alətləri ilə Rəqəmsal Dəyişiklik” — ADPU (təlim kursu) — (June, 2025)
• Best methods to motivate students to speak English & Best ways to improve English Listening Skills — Imperial English UK
• 3r International Forum on New Challenges in Education, Ministry of Science and Education— 5 Nov 2022
• Cambridge Live 2022 — Conference (CUP) — 3–6 Oct 2022
• IATEFL PD Short Course — Teaching Mixed-Ability Classes — 26 Jan 2022
• Nizami Gəncəvi 880 illiyinə həsr olunmuş respublika elmi konfransı (doktorant və gənc tədqiqatçılar) — 23–24 Nov 2021
• Ability to motivate and achieve high results — 26 Oct 2021
• To form life skills of students… Quality education — 28 Jul 2021
• New status of modern pedagogue, development of teacher-coach competence — 15 Jul 2021
• Working with dyslexia… attention/hyperactivity — 9 Jul 2021
• Learning styles & individualization; Classroom management — 1 Jul 2021
• Erickson Coaching International Certificate — Mature Coaching & Consulting
• Distant təhsildə tədrisin təşkili və metodiki təminatı — UNEC — 31 Aug–4 Sep 2020
• 2nd Cambridge Day Conference — Azerbaijani Teacher Development Centre, Baku — 29 Feb 2020
• Macmillan — “The Positive Classroom” (Advancing Learning Webinar) — 15 Jan 2020
• Macmillan — “Young Learner Literacy Day” (Certificate of Attendance) — 18 Mar 2015
• OUP — “Solutions Writing Challenge” (Certificate of Attendance) — 26 Feb 2015
• Macmillan — “Phonics: The Building Blocks for Reading and Writing” (Certificate) — 10–14 Nov 2014
• Baku American Center — “Holiday Season in America” — 21 Dec 2012
• Baku American Center — “Regions of the United States” — 14 Dec 2012
• Baku American Center — “Career planning and counselling” — 4 Oct 2012
• GRBS — General English Conversation Club — 2012