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Gokhan (Gary) Balaban
5.0
United States•
12:59 PM (GMT-04:00)
English
23
181
English
23
181
Speaks
Turkish
C2
,Russian
B2
,Bulgarian
B1
,Spanish
A2
Trial Lesson
One time, 30 minutesPrivate Lessons
60 minutesTeacher Stats
Within a few days 
4 years ago 
94.00%181 
12.3 lesson average
5.0 Schedule
Teaching Expertise
Beginner
Upper Beginner
Intermediate
Upper Intermediate
Advanced
Upper Advanced
American English
Résumé
Education
2007 - 2009
MA TESOL
Columbia University - New York, USA
Studied teaching methodology and linguistics
2000 - 2002
BA Political Science
Rutgers University - New Jersey, USA
My favorite subjects: History, International Relations, and Literature
Work Experience
2017
ESL Teacher
Paterson Public Schools - Paterson, NJ
2013 - 2017
Language instructor and Literature Course Coordinator
Sultan Qaboos University - Muscat, Oman
Teach Academic Writing / Coordinate Literature Course
2010 - 2012
US State Department English Program
Pristina University / American Corner - Pristina, Kosovo
University Instructor / Teacher training / American Corner Coordinator
2009 - 2010
Fulbright
Ural Federal University - Ekaterinburg, Russia
I designed and taught a course on International Relations
2005 - 2007
ESL Volunteer
Peace Corps - Krumovgrad, Bulgaria
I taught Beginner to Advanced English to children and teenagers
Certifications
2017
