Nina Melovska
Skopje
Summary
I bring to the language classroom year-long teaching experience of students from various age groups, nationalities and cultural backgrounds. Exposure to intercultural classroom settings has helped me develop an acute awareness of culturally sensitive language-learning needs. I combine this sensitivity with my passion for transmitting knowledge of the particularities of the German language. My cheerful and caring personality further shapes the supportive and interactive classroom environment I strive to create.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications
Work History
German Language Instructor and Teaching Assistant
Northwestern University
Evanston
09.2020 - 12.2025
- Taught first-year and second-year German language courses
- Worked as a Graduate Teaching Assistant for a class entitled "Film and Its Literatures," facilitating weekly discussions, evaluating student work, and giving a presentation on German filmmaker Werner Herzog
German Language Teacher
Da Nauchime
Skopje
09.2019 - 12.2019
- Taught beginner and intermediate German to diverse age groups
German Language Instructor and Teaching Assistant
University of Colorado at Boulder
Boulder
08.2017 - 05.2019
- Taught first-year German to undergraduate students
- Worked as a Graduate Teaching Assistant for a course on Fairytales of Germany, holding weekly discussion sections and grading student papers
German and Spanish Language Teacher
Open Gate - La Strada
Skopje
01.2017 - 06.2017
- Taught beginner German to vulnerable groups of children and adolescents
- Taught beginner Spanish to a group of Syrian immigrants
German and Macedonian Language Teacher
Da Nauchime
Skopje
01.2015 - 06.2015
- Instructed beginner and intermediate German to mixed-age groups
- Instructed beginner and intermediate Macedonian to EVS Volunteers from different EU countries
Language and Cultural Facilitator
Peace Corps North Macedonia
Skopje
08.2014 - 12.2014
- Instructed beginner and intermediate Macedonian language to Peace Corps Volunteers
- Co-organized cultural immersion events to facilitate the volunteers' faster integration into rural Macedonian communities
Education
Master of Arts - German Literature
University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, CO05-2019
Bachelor of Arts - Translation And Interpreting
Ss. Cyril And Methodius Univeristy
Skopje, North Macedonia12-2011
Ph.D. - German Literature And Critical Thought
Northwestern University
Evanston, ILSkills
- Curriculum development
- Interactive teaching style focused on active student engagement
- Multilingual communication
- Intercultural competence and individualized support
- Creative word-deciphering techniques
Affiliations
University of Colorado at Boulder
- Departmental Representative of the United Government of Graduate Students for academic year 2018/2019
University of Colorado at Boulder
- Moderator for the German Club
- Organized weekly conversation-practice events for undergraduate students
Friedenskreis e.V. Halle, Germany
- Helped develop programs and workshops in the field of peace education within various educational
institutions in the city of Halle
- Led two workshops as part of the organization's peace education program: Workshop No. 1: Conflict Analysis
of the 2001 War Conflict in North Macedonia; Workshop No. 2: Discovering North Macedonia
- Translated work documents from German to English
- Organized youth exchanges between participants from Germany and participants from other European countries
- Departmental Representative of the United Government of Graduate Students for academic year 2018/2019
University of Colorado at Boulder
- Moderator for the German Club
- Organized weekly conversation-practice events for undergraduate students
Friedenskreis e.V. Halle, Germany
- Helped develop programs and workshops in the field of peace education within various educational
institutions in the city of Halle
- Led two workshops as part of the organization's peace education program: Workshop No. 1: Conflict Analysis
of the 2001 War Conflict in North Macedonia; Workshop No. 2: Discovering North Macedonia
- Translated work documents from German to English
- Organized youth exchanges between participants from Germany and participants from other European countries
Languages
Macedonian
Native/ Bilingual
English
Full Professional
German
Full Professional
Spanish
Professional
Italian
Professional
Certification
TOEFL iBT
Accomplishments
Max Kade Fellowship for outstanding academic achievement and
teaching performance, awarded on 07/05/2018 by the Department of Germanic & Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of Colorado Boulder
teaching performance, awarded on 07/05/2018 by the Department of Germanic & Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of Colorado Boulder
Timeline
German Language Instructor and Teaching Assistant
Northwestern University
09.2020 - 12.2025
German Language Teacher
Da Nauchime
09.2019 - 12.2019
German Language Instructor and Teaching Assistant
University of Colorado at Boulder
08.2017 - 05.2019
German and Spanish Language Teacher
Open Gate - La Strada
01.2017 - 06.2017
German and Macedonian Language Teacher
Da Nauchime
01.2015 - 06.2015
Language and Cultural Facilitator
Peace Corps North Macedonia
08.2014 - 12.2014
Master of Arts - German Literature
University of Colorado Boulder
Bachelor of Arts - Translation And Interpreting
Ss. Cyril And Methodius Univeristy
Ph.D. - German Literature And Critical Thought
Northwestern University