Business, Real-Life & High-Level Communication | Linguist with 3 Degrees & 7+ Years of Experience
Teaches
Ukrainian
Native
English
Speaks
Russian
Native
French
German
Other
Business, Real-Life & High-Level Communication | Linguist with 3 Degrees & 7+ Years of Experience
About Me
Resume & Certificates
From UkraineLiving in Kyiv, Ukraine (20:29 UTC+03:00)
About Me
italki teacher since May 14, 2021
InterestsTravelFoodTechScienceBusiness & Finance
Hi, my name is Karolina!
I specialize in real-life, business, and high-level communication in English and Ukrainian. I help professionals, entrepreneurs, and internationally minded people express complex ideas clearly, communicate confidently, and navigate multicultural environments with ease.
I hold three degrees in Linguistics, Philosophy (Pragmatics), and AI (NLP). This background allows me to combine deep language expertise with analytical thinking and effective learning methods.
My experience in HR, recruitment, media, and international communication gives me a practical understanding of how language works in professional environments. Traveling to 30+ countries and studying German, Polish, and French has also shaped my expertise in intercultural communication and helped me better understand the challenges language learners face.
As a teacher, I follow the communicative approach to language learning. My lessons focus primarily on speaking and listening practice while building a strong grammatical foundation. At the same time, every learning strategy is individualized and adapted to the student’s goals.
I truly enjoy seeing my students grow more confident in communication. Creating a comfortable and supportive atmosphere is very important to me, because confidence often plays a key role in successful language learning. After each lesson, I share all materials used during class, provide key notes, and send optional homework to reinforce the material.
My teaching material
PDF file
Text Documents
Presentation slides/PPT
Audio files
Image files
Video files
Flashcards
Articles and news
Quizzes
Test templates and examples
Graphs and charts
Homework Assignments
Certificates
Master's Diploma - National University of "Kyiv-Mohyla Academy" - 2023
Certificate verified
Master's Diploma - National University of "Kyiv-Mohyla Academy" - 2023
Certificate verified
Teaching experience
2019 - Current
Ukranian, Russian, and English TutorPreply/ITalki/other platforms
2019 - 2022
English TeacherFresh Osvita - Kyiv, Ukraine
Education
2017 - 2021
Bachelor’s - Bachelor's degree in PhilosophyTaras Shevchenko National University of KyivSpecialization: Pragmatics
2021 - 2023
Master's - Master's degrees in LinguisticsNational University of Kyiv-Mohyla AcademySpecialization: Ukrainian and English languages and communication
Work Experience
2018 - 2019
HR Manager / RecruiterNustay - Kyiv, Ukraine
2019 - 2025
HR Manager / Narrative DesignerCyberLightGS
5.0
Rating
22
Students
222
Lessons
99%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
5.0
Rating
22
Students
222
Lessons
99%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
English Lessons
English
Ukrainian
Trial Lesson
5 lessons completed
USD 25.00+
English Easily!
A1 - C1Language Essentials0 lessons completed
USD 35.00
Availability
6 Reviews
All
Russian
Ukrainian
hakone kosei
4 Ukrainian lessons
The teacher gave me a good lesson as well as the previous lessons. After the lesson, I will always be given a notebook to reflect on the lesson, including homework. The notes are very helpful for me in reviewing.
Ukrainian is very easy to learn if you can read the Cyrillic script used in Russian and Mongolian. In the first half of the lesson, I learned the simple syntax that I reviewed in my homework, but the teacher recognized that I could read Cyrillic and made me read sentences made up of long Ukrainian syntax. In this way, the teacher changes the way the lesson progresses according to the skill of the student. It's a very rewarding lesson. So I can recommend it.
Jul 23, 2023
Antonio Ulrich
3 Russian lessons
Its a real joy and privilege to have classes with Karolina. Besides being a competent teacher, she has a genuine friendly approach and creates the best atmosphere possible to have a productive and pleasent conversation. Thanks a lot for always giving the most entertaining and interesting classes !!
Aug 24, 2022
Alexander Knight
1 Russian lesson
Fantastic teacher! Thank you
Mar 5, 2022
Bohdan Krucko
1 Russian lesson
Enjoyed the lesson.Great listener.Polite, serious and attentive teacher.
Sep 3, 2022
Danny.
1 Ukrainian lesson
tip top! Very helpful course, you are very serious and responsible, looking forward to seeing you soon, best wishes.💐😊
Jul 21, 2022
Tiger Darling
6 Russian lessons
Karolina had her own materials and lesson plan but she was happy to adapt to my system for learning Russian which I appreciate very much. She was creative in her ideas for forming questions in Russian to help me practice conversation on my chosen topic and she openly expressed gratitude and eagerness to work with me again. She was friendly, curious and warm also.