Irene Maksymjuk

Senior Lecturer

Education

• Ph.D., University Professors Program, Boston University
• M.S. Applied Linguistics/TESOL, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania
• M.A. Program, Annenberg School of Communication, University of Pennsylvania
• B.A. History, Georgetown University

Teaching Experience

• Core and elective courses at CELOP since 1994
• Introduction to Communication at Emerson College
• Child Language Acquisition at Mt. Ida College
• Second Language Acquisition at Kiev Summer Institute on Current TESOL Methods
• English for Business Purposes at Wharton (PA) Advanced Management Program and BU’s School of Management
• International MBA Orientation at BU's Graduate School of Management
• Writing and English for Academic Purposes at Bentley College, Harvard University, MIT, Rutgers University, and Community College of Philadelphia

Teaching/Research Interests

• Cross Cultural Communication and Rhetoric
• Professional and Institutional Discourses
• Globalization of Media
• Identity Politics and Marketing

Experience Abroad

• Studied and worked in Switzerland
• Trained teachers in Ukraine
• Taught in China and Japan
• Travel extensively

Languages

• Fluent in Ukrainian and French
• Some working knowledge of Russian, Spanish and Italian

Related/Other Experience

• Develop and facilitate workshops on cross-cultural communication and learning; have given workshops at Tufts School of Dental Medicine, BU's Graduate School of Management, BU's Center for Excellence in Teaching.
• Trained teachers for University of Pennsylvania, Simmons College and Project on Teaching in Ukraine, as well as professionals in industry.
• Presented at TESOL and Conference on the Liberal Arts and Education of Artists
• Managed various programs, including Educational Support Services at Moore College of Art and the Spoken English Program at the International House of Philadelphia
• Served Penn TESOL East as President, Conference Chair, and Publishers Liaison
• Grew up bilingual and bicultural

Office room number: EOP 234

Phone: 617-353-7952

E-mail: maks@bu.edu