Holds a Master’s degree in education from the Sorbonne University, Paris, France, in languages, literature arts, art and contemporary society. Has previously graduated with honors in languages & translation from Moscow Linguistic University.

French citizen, recently arrived from Paris, Tatiana worked as a teacher at College de Notre Dame in Versailles, at Lycee Charlemagne in Paris, at the e-learning department of Sorbonne Nouvelle University, and at Brookhaven National Laboratory in NY state. http://www.bnl.gov/bnlweb/pubaf/bulletin/2009/bb032709.pdf, p.3

She practices the full immersion method of teaching French, when children learn naturally, the way they acquired their first language, just playing games, singing popular songs, acting, crafting, watching interactif cartoons, as well as through a wealth of other stimulating live and on-line activities J

In her spare time Tatiana writes and publishes fiction. One of her books, Matouchka de Tatiana Yva, is on sell in the Editeurs Reunis Library, 11 rue de la Montagne St Genevie`ve, 75006 PARIS.

In 2006 Tatiana was awarded the Sorbonne literary contest prize for a novel in French, Toi, published in the revue of l’UFR d’Etudes Slaves de la Sorbonne, Les Cahiers slaves, Hors se'rie 9. http://www.recherches-slaves.paris4.sorbonne.fr/CS_HS9/Yva.doc

She is editing an online learning site of French as a foreign language:

http://desaules.wordpress.com/actifrench/

Her e-portfolio is: http://classic.elgg.org/tatiana/