English as a Second Language Department

Roumyana Ivanova

Department Chair / ESL Teacher
r.ivanova@acsbg.org
  • Master of Arts in English Language and Literature & Russian Language and Literature – Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”

  • Professional Qualification: Teacher in English Language and Literature

Elka Dacheva

ESL Teacher / 8th Grade Dean
e.dacheva@acsbg.org
  • Master in Automatics - Technical University of Sofia

  • Professional Qualification: Teacher in English Language and Literature - Plovdiv University “Paisii Hilendarski”

Velislava Tsvetkova

ESL Teacher
v.tsvetkova@acsbg.org
  • Master of Arts in English Language and Literature – Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”

  • Master of Arts in English Literature – Middlebury College, USA

  • Professional Qualification: Philologist and Teacher in English Language and Literature - Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”

Polia Marinova

ESL Teacher
p.marinova@acsbg.org
  • Master of Arts in English Language and Literature – Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”

  • Master of Arts in English Literature – Middlebury College, USA

  • Professional Qualification: Teacher in English Language and Literature

Laurel Zmolek-Smith

ESL Teacher
l.zmolek-smith@acsbg.org
  • Master of Arts in Education – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA

  • Bachelor of Arts in Latin American Studies; Creative Writing Minor – Inter American University, Puerto Rico

  • Professional Qualification: Teacher in English as a Second Language

Julian Friend

ESL Teacher / 8th Grade Dean
j.friend@acsbg.org
  • Master of Arts in Technical Communication – Texas Tech University, USA

  • Bachelor of Arts in English – University of Arkansas, USA

Mark Jervis

ESL Teacher
m.jervis@acsbg.org
  • Master’s in Professional Writing: Narrative Non-Fiction – Falmouth University, UK

  • Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design – Nottingham Trent University, UK

  • Professional Qualification: CELTA Qualified ESL Teacher

Dimitar Dimitrov

ESL Teacher / Translation Teacher
d.dimitrov@acsbg.org
  • Master of Arts in British and American Literature – Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”

  • Bachelor of Arts in English Philology – Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”

Graeme Pattison

ESL Teacher
g.pattison@acsbg.org
  • Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Linguistics; Life Sciences – University of Manchester, UK

  • Postgraduate Certificate of Education (English) – Birmingham University, UK

  • Professional Qualification: CELTA Qualified ESL Teacher Certificate in Teaching Grammar and Extended Writing for Higher Education – Escuela Politecnica Nacional, Ecuador

Zlatena Kostova

ESL Teacher
z.kostova@acsbg.org
  • Bachelor of Arts in English Language, Literature and Civilization – University of Strasbourg, France

  • Professional Qualification: Teacher in English Language

Caroline Lazarova

ESL Teacher
c.lazarova@acsbg.org
  • Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education / English Concentration – University of Maine at Farmington, USA

Dimitar Petrov

ESL Teacher / Translation Teacher
d.petrov@acsbg.org
  • Master's in Education Management and Leadership (ongoing) - New Bulgarian University, Sofia

  • Bachelor's degree in Applied Linguistics and Specialized Translation in English and Japanese - Veliko Tarnovo University "St. Cyril and St. Methodius"

  • Professional Qualification: Teacher in English Language and Literature - Veliko Tarnovo University "St. Cyril and St. Methodius"

Sophia Tadzher

ESL TEACHER
s.tadzher@acsbg.org
  • Master's in Human Resource Management - Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"

  • Bachelor of Arts in English Philology - New Bulgarian University, Sofia

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