Irina has worked in Teacher Training since 2005, running a multitude of various courses in a number of contexts around Russia and the world. She did an MA in TESOL at Wollongong University in 2010 and after running over 20 intensive CELTA courses, she became a CELTA assessor. She keeps on developing new programmes and therefore, reads a lot of methodology literature to be up to date with the latest ideas in TEFL. Her present professional interests include using technology in the lesson and developing learner autonomy.