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Curriculum Vitae

Mr Alexander Sokol

Address:

32, Skolas Street

LV-1010 Riga

Latvia

Phone: GSM:  +371-9486240

E-mail:  sokol@triz.riga.lv

Web: home.delfi.lv/thinking-approach

Personal Information

 

Age: 23

Nationality: Jewish

Marital Status: single

Academic Education

Master of Linguistics

University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia.

September 2000 – June 2002

Bachelor of Humanities in English Philology

University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia.

September 1995 – June 2000

 

 

Bachelor thesis: Text Technology as a Step to an Integrated OTSM-TRIZ English Curriculum. 

Grade: 10

Additional Education

Teacher Training Course

April 1997

Two-day course conducted by the teachers from Newnham Language Centre, Cambridge, England.

Obtained a Certificate of Attendance.

General Course in TRIZ

April 1989-May 1993

300 hour course in the Theory of Inventive Problems Solving (TRIZ) taught at Riga Re-qualification Centre.

Teachers: Kreinina S., Kleimihina T.

TRIZ seminar

May 1992

 

80 hour course at Riga Re-qualification Centre.

Teachers: M.Rubin (Master of TRIZ), Y.Murashkovsky (Master of TRIZ)

TRIZ seminar

March 1991

 

80 hour course at Riga Re-qualification Centre.

Teachers: S.Ivanov (Master of TRIZ), Y.Murashkovsky (Master of TRIZ)

Certificates

TRIZ Specialist

November 2000

Certificate No. 9 issued by International Association of TRIZ

Certifies a high level of TRIZ knowledge and a significant contribution to the development and popularisation of TRIZ.

Languages Proficiency

 

 

·         Russian -  mother tongue

·         English -  excellent

·         Latvian -   fluent

·         German -  high command

Professional Experience

Teacher of English

September 1996- present

 

 

 

Herder Secondary School, Riga, Latvia

Teaching of English as a second foreign language to students in 10-12 forms.

Starting from 1999 teaching of an Integrated OTSM-TRIZ English Course. 

Teacher of English

September 1996- present

 

 

 

 

 

 

Educational Centre “Profsistems”, Riga, Latvia

Teaching the following courses:

  • English Grammar;

  • Text Analysis;

  • Film Analysis;

  • Conversation;

  • English for Computing

Translator and Interpreter

April 1998- present

 

 

Real Estate Agency “Nirafonds”, Riga, Latvia

Translation of various documents, articles and agreements from Russian and Latvian into English.

Interpreting of business meetings and negotiations.

Teacher of TRIZ

January 95 - June 95

 

Classical Gymnasium, Riga Latvia

Taught a 32-hour course “Introduction to TRIZ” to 9 -10 forms

President of Scientific Society

September 1994 – June 1995

 

Pushkin Lyceum, Riga, Latvia

Regular 3-hour weekly lectures and workshops in TRIZ.

Assistance in students research.

Conducted Seminars and Workshops

January 1995

 

 

Classical Gymnasium Riga, Latvia

Assistant teacher at Y.Murashkovsky’s seminar for teachers of humanities.

November 1994

 

Classical Gymnasium Riga, Latvia

Assistant teacher at Y.Murashkovsky’s seminar for teachers of humanities.

January 1993

 

Petrozavodsk, Russia

Assistant teacher at Y.Murashkovsky’s seminar for teachers of humanities.

Conference Participation

June 1996

 

The fifth annual conference of the system of professional consultants, developers and researchers “TRIZ-Chance” in St.Perersburg, Russia.

June 1995

 

The fourth annual conference of the system of professional consultants, developers and researchers “TRIZ-Chance” in St.Perersburg, Russia.

February 1995

 

The third annual conference of the system of professional consultants, developers and researchers “TRIZ-Chance” in St.Perersburg, Russia.

June 1994

 

The second annual conference of the system of professional consultants, developers and researchers “TRIZ-Chance” in St.Perersburg, Russia.

July 1993

 

Congress of International TRIZ Association in Petrozavodsk, Russia.

 

April 1992

 

The second annual conference of the system of professional consultants, developers and researchers “TRIZ-Chance” in Petrozavodsk, Russia.

June 1991

 

Congress of International TRIZ Association in Petrozavodsk.

 

Articles and Papers

June 2000

 

Text Technology as a Step to an Integrated OTSM-TRIZ English Curriculum, Bachelor thesis (in English)

 

The given paper deals with the Text Technology of language teaching developed by the author. Unlike traditional approaches to ELT, it provides the resolution of the key contradictions of language learning and education. The paper contains a large practical part comprising the material which has been put to practice with various students.  

April 2000

 

New Models and Methodology for Teaching OTSM-TRIZ, together with N.Khomenko (in English)

 

The paper written for the annual conference of the Altshuller Institute, USA acquaints the readers with possible methodology of TRIZ education which can be employed when dealing with fields beyond engineering.

August 1994

A Couple of Words about Language (in Russian)

A short article showing possible approaches to modify language teaching process.

May 1993

 

What write tomorrow, together with Y.Murashkovsky (in Russian)

 

An article dealing with the tendencies of the theme development in fictional literature on the example of the development of the theme of peasants in the Russian literature.

Published in: Ìóðàøêîâñêèé Þ., Ñîêîë À. Ïëþñ îäèí ïðîöåíò. Ñåðèÿ «Ïîçíàíèå». Âûï.7. Ðèãà. 1993.

 

References are available upon request.

 

© Copyright 2000 Alexander Sokol    

e-mail: sokol@triz.riga.lv

 

 

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