Jadranka Bokan

WORK EXPERIENCE Computing science attracts me since high school. Working in an IT firma covers that part of my interests. Implementation Project Manager – February 2016 – until now Planet Systems Group - http://www.planetsg.com/ Novi Sad, Serbia • • • • full time job working with the ScholarOne Manuscripts platform which is a scholarly and scientific publishing and professional peer review technology tailoring submission sites according to our clients’ specific needs and assisting them until the site goes live operating language English Runnung the web site www.germanlw.com – October 2015 – until now • for learning German • the content is written in English Customer Care Representative – March 2010 - February 2016 Planet Systems Group - http://www.planetsg.com/ Novi Sad, Serbia • • • • full time job working with the ScholarOne Manuscripts platform which is a scholarly and scientific publishing and professional peer review technology operating language English and German providing customers professional aid if they are experiencing some technical issues, collecting their feedback, proactive usage od FAQs/solutions both client facing and internal German language teacher – October 2010 – until now Teaching is my vocation because I have been helping people to learn since I was able to think independently. I am still learning and exploring new and smarter methods on how to make my classes more attractive and offer my students more effective learning time. Goethe Institut Belgrade – January 2017 – July 2017 • • • intensive German courses (9 classes a week) for long unemployed men and women in my home town (i.e. in its near surrounding area) European Union project in cooperation with Goethe Institut and other local institutions should tentatively last 2 years CV Templates Academy - http://www.academy.edu.rs/ - February 2015 – until June 2016 Novi Sad, Serbia • late afternoon and evening intensive and regular courses for adults at levels A1-A2 • 10 45-minute classes per week • every day classes during the week keep me fit for the teacher job because they stimulate me to familiarize myself with new teaching methods in order to make the classes more interesting. I participate in numerous local seminars and worldwide webinars. Private tuition – October 2010 – until now Novi Sad, Serbia • private one-on-one lessons at various levels (A1 – C1) for school children, students and adults • ca. 10 45-minutes classes per week • mostly on weekends • higher level courses represent a specific challenge and stimulate me to deal with the German language on a daily basis (read books and magazines, watch German television, listen to German radio stations etc.). E-gimnazija - http://www.e-gimnazija.org/ - September 2014 – September 2015, Novi Sad, Serbia • private high school • 4 45-minutes classes per week • teenagers: 18/19 years old and 15/16 years old • working with teenagers is a one-of-a-kind experience. I invested much time to prepare myself for those classes and my website http://www.germanlw.com/ arose from that experience. ‘The one who manages to teach teenagers, could teach anyone.’ Školarko - http://www.skolarko.com/ - December 2011 – December 2014, Novi Sad, Serbia • education club for children • 2 45-minutes classes per week • children: 6-8 years old • teaching children was a great pleasure. Children learned German through playing. Whenever I was in Germany or Austria I kept buying interesting books and games and for them. Translator for German and English language – June 2003 – October 2007 Color Media International - http://www.color.rs/eindex.html Novi Sad • publishing house • licenced magazines • first job and first valuable professional experiences While I was still in Germany I got a job as a translator and proof reader for an employer from Berlin (http://www.davinci-learning.com). However, the world economic crisis stroke heavily afterwards, which changed our plans. EDUCATION CV Templates MA, international and multidisciplinary East-West-Studies - October 2007 – September 2009. Universitiy of Regensburg, Germany • politics, sociology, history, journalism • final grade for the master’s thesis (“Political parties in Serbia”): 1,3 (highest grade in Germany is 1,0) • I wanted to try something else and maybe start a politician career; most important achievement: improved critical thinking skills Diploma, German Language and Literature Studies - October 1997 – April 2003 University of Novi Sad, Serbia • my plan was initially to become a teacher. That is something that I was born for. However, in the meantime I wanted to try something else, like becoming a translator or even a politician. After many years I realised that I should do the teacher job and return to my initial intention because it’s my destiny. That is something that I do best and enjoy most. REFERENCES References are available upon request. CV Templates