20+
years of language teaching
aimto write good teaching down — clearly enough for people and for machines
pron./ʒuk/ — “zhook”
since2001 · St. Petersburg → SF Bay
Ph.D. in Education · ESL teacher & learning designer
I teach English and build a system that connects one lesson to the next.
I work with adult learners and design their lessons, practice, and feedback. AI helps me prepare materials and review patterns; I set the goals, check the work, and decide what comes next.
1,000+
students taught, all levels
4.51/5
university teaching rating · 2015–2018 · 574 responses
30+
academic publications
01 · Work
ESL_Master and the tools I use in my own teaching.
Things I've built and put in front of students.
ESL_Master
A teaching system that connects each learner’s goals, lesson materials, recurring difficulties, and spaced review. AI assists with preparation; I review the materials and use lesson evidence to plan the next step.
A connected lesson, step by step
See how a speaking goal becomes a live task, home practice, and a check of what the learner can do independently.
A mobile lesson demo
Try the kind of interactive practice learners open through a personal link on a phone or computer.
02 · Writing
Essays for working teachers, not the seminar room.
Notes from the table where teaching happens.
After my lessons, an AI writes a report — on me
Feeding transcripts to Claude to catch my own teaching habits — starting with the words I hand over too soon.
The three minutes I reserve at the end of a lesson
A brief review of what the learner can now do, what still needs practice, and where we go next.
03 · Reviews
Real words from the adult learners I teach.
What students say.
“She has a rare gift: she takes the awkward, uncomfortable parts of a language and turns them into something you genuinely enjoy. I never thought an English lesson could be fun. Now I look forward to every one.”
Elena · 2026
“If you want results without the stress, she's your teacher.”
Natasha · 2024
“She got my grammar under control, and now I speak freely.”
Juliana · 2024
Teaching
How I teach adults.
Each learner’s goals, responses, and recurring difficulties shape the next lesson and the practice between meetings.