Denis Samburskiy has an extensive experience teaching EFL and ESL with a special concentration on grammar, academic speaking and writing. He taught a number of undergraduate- and graduate-level courses in various colleges in the country. His research interests include ESL teaching and learning, second language writing, figurative language, and corpus linguistics.

Skidmore College (2014-16)

• ESL Specialist at the Writing Center
• Summer Director of the Writing Center
• ESL Lecturer

College of St. Rose (2013, 2014)

• ESL Writing Specialist, Lecturer in Academic Writing for Language Learners, ESL Instructor for Summer Program

State University of New York at Albany (2009-2015)

• Graduate Student Instructor and Adjunct Instructor, Department of Educational Theory and Practice
• Coordinator and Instructor for the practicum for Master’s candidates at the Department of Educational Theory and Practice

Mercersburg Academy, PA (2011)

• ESL Instructor

Tomsk State University, Russia (2004-2007)

• EFL Instructor

• Skidmore’s ESOL coordinator in The New York Six Liberal Arts Consortium’s project Modern Languages ESOL.
• The SUNY Research Foundation’s Summer Institute project English Language Learner Support in Math, Science, and Technology: Building Professional Development
• Internship in Building Community, Columbia University High School Program
• Reading Across Cultures, The British Council project, Tomsk, Russia

Denis is an avid runner and has completed several marathons; he also worked as a nightclub DJ for two years.