Цыгунова Мария Михайловна

Responsibilities

• Lesson planning, teaching and administering exams:

○ Optional course "India, South Africa: Cultural Influences and Historic Challenges" (en)
○ Research seminar "Modern Schools and Trends in Linguistics" (rus, en)
○ "English Language for General and Academic Purposes" (en)
○ Elective course "Web-writing and content marketing" (en)
○ "Photodiscourse" (en)
○ Seminar "Basics of Modern Linguistics" (англ)

• Coursework Supervisor
• Further education programmes lecturer

Education

2020

Master's
HSE University

2018

Bachelor's in Fundamental and Applied Linguistics
HSE University

Continuing education / Professional retraining / Internships / Study abroad experience

2024
NRU HSE, Continuing education certificate
"AI in Teaching"

May 2023
Goethe-Zertifikat B1
Lesen / Reading — sehr gut
Hören / Listening — gut
Schreiben / Writing — gut
Sprechen / Speaking — sehr gut

April — June 2023
Goethe-Institut Moskau, Certificate of education
German language course Standartkurs 80UE B2.1

February 2023
NRU HSE, Continuing education certificate
"Practical Tools in Psychological Counseling"

January — March 2023
Goethe-Institut Moskau, Certificate of education
German language course Standartkurs 80UE B1.2

July — August 2022
NRU HSE, Continuing education certificate
"Modern Approaches in Teaching"

May — June 2022
NRU HSE, Continuing education certificate
"Effective Use of Voice and Speech Resources in Teaching"

March — April 2022
NRU HSE, Continuing education certificate
"Managing Conflicts in the Educational Environment".

October — November 2021
NRU HSE, Continuing education certificate
"ESOL Teachers' Practical Course: Preparation for the Unified State Exam"

September 2021 — January 2022
NRU HSE, Continuing education certificate
"Educational Data Analysis for Beginners in R"

September — October 2021
NRU HSE, Continuing education certificate
"Organising Group and Team Work for Online Learning»

November — December 2020
NRU HSE, Continuing education certificate
"Data Visualisation. Designing presentations"

October — November 2020
NRU HSE, Continuing education certificate
"Modern Approaches to FL Teaching"

October 2020
Examination on teaching English as a foreign language, using English in teaching other disciplines (Highest score)

July 2020
Goethe-Zertifikat A2
Sehr gut - very good (93/100)

March 2019
Goethe-Zertifikat A1 — Start Deutsch 1
Sehr gut - very good (96/100)

June 2018
English language proficiency examination – C2

November 2018 - August 2019
NRU HSE, Professional Retraining Diploma
'Methods of Teaching Russian as a Foreign Language' programme, full-time education

December 2017
Examination on teaching English as a foreign language — Managing the teaching and learning process (Highest score)
Examination on teaching English as a foreign language — Lesson planning and use of resources for language testing (Highest score)
Examination on teaching English as a foreign language — Language and background to language learning and teaching (Highest score)

November 2017 - May 2018
NRU HSE, Continuing education certificate
Continuing education programme – Preparing for an English language proficiency examination, full-time education

December 2016
Japanese-Language Proficiency Test Level N5

October 2015 - July 2016
NRU HSE, Continuing education certificate
Continuing education programme 'Japanese language and culture of Japan (elementary level)', full-time education

март 2014
English language proficiency examination – C1

March 2011
English language proficiency examination – B2

December 2009
English language proficiency examination – B1

May 2007
English language proficiency examination – A2

Professional Interests

multilingualism English TESOL Cambridge certificate exams teaching for international exams language assessment

Awards and Accomplishments

Best Teacher — 2023–2025

Courses (2025/2026)

Basics of Modern Linguistics (Bachelor’s programme; School of Foreign Languages field of study Linguistics; 1 year, 2-4 module)Rus
Basics of Modern Linguistics (Bachelor’s programme; School of Foreign Languages field of study Linguistics; 1 year, 2-4 module)Rus
English for General and Academic Purposes (Master’s programme; School of Foreign Languages field of study Linguistics; 1 year, 1-4 module)Eng
English for General and Academic Purposes (Master’s programme; School of Foreign Languages field of study Linguistics; 1 year, 1-4 module)Eng
English for General and Academic Purposes (Master’s programme; School of Foreign Languages field of study Linguistics; 1 year, 1-4 module)Eng
English for General and Academic Purposes (Master’s programme; School of Foreign Languages field of study Linguistics; 1 year, 1-4 module)Eng
English for General and Academic Purposes (Mago-Lego; School of Foreign Languages; 1-4 module)Eng
Research Seminar "Photodiscourse" (Master’s programme; School of Foreign Languages field of study Linguistics; 2 year, 1 module)Eng
Research Seminar “India, Australia and South Africa: Cultural Influences and Historic Challenges (Bachelor’s programme; School of Foreign Languages field of study Linguistics; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
Research Seminar “Modern Schools and Trends in Linguistics (Bachelor’s programme; School of Foreign Languages field of study Linguistics; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Research Seminar “Modern Schools and Trends in Linguistics (Bachelor’s programme; School of Foreign Languages field of study Linguistics; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Research Seminar “Modern Schools and Trends in Linguistics (Bachelor’s programme; School of Foreign Languages field of study Linguistics; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Web-writing and content marketing (Bachelor’s programme; School of Foreign Languages field of study Linguistics; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Web-writing and content marketing (Bachelor’s programme; School of Foreign Languages field of study Linguistics; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Web-writing and content marketing (Bachelor’s programme; School of Foreign Languages field of study Linguistics; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Past Courses

Conferences

2024
Казанский Международный Лингвистический Саммит «Вызовы и тренды современной лингвистики» (Казань). Presentation: Perfume Discourse: the Case of Fragrantica
IV HSE LED Conference (Москва ). Presentation: За пределами ароматного и горького: картография сенсорного языка кофе

2023
«Пространство научных интересов: иностранные языки и межкультурная коммуникация – современные векторы развития и перспективы». Presentation: Make Something Up: метафорика рассказов Чака Паланика
III HSE LED Conference (Москва). Presentation: Среди верхних, средних и базовых нот: языковые особенности парфюмерного дискурса
III HSE LED Conference (Москва). Presentation: Среди верхних, средних и базовых нот: языковые особенности парфюмерного дискурса

2022
VII научной межвузовской онлайн-конференции молодых ученых: ПРОСТРАНСТВО НАУЧНЫХ ИНТЕРЕСОВ: ИНОСТРАННЫЕ ЯЗЫКИ И МЕЖКУЛЬТУРНАЯ КОММУНИКАЦИЯ – СОВРЕМЕННЫЕ ВЕКТОРЫ РАЗВИТИЯ И ПЕРСПЕКТИВЫ (Москва). Presentation: Интернет-мемы как потенциальный механизм копинга учащихся
The 14th All-Russian Research and Methodological Conference with International Participation "Current Issues in Modern Linguistics and Humanities" (Москва). Presentation: REPRESENTATION OF MENTAL STATES IN DIACHRONIC PERSPECTIVE
Казанский Международный Лингвистический Саммит «Современная лингвистика: от теории к практике» (Казань). Presentation: Репрезентация ментальных состояний на занятиях ИЯ
II HSE LED Conference (Москва). Presentation: Анималистическая метафора как средство репрезентации ментальных состояний
Всероссийская научно-практическая конференция с международным участием«АКТУАЛЬНЫЕ ПРОБЛЕМЫ ЛИНГВИСТИКИ И МЕТОДИКИ ПРЕПОДАВАНИЯ ИНОСТРАННЫХ ЯЗЫКОВ» (Мурманск). Presentation: Метафора как средство репрезентации ментальных состояний в романе Ч. Паланика «Бойцовский клуб»

2021
VI научная межвузовская конференция молодых ученых «Пространство научных интересов: иностранные языки и межкультурная коммуникация – современные векторы развития и перспективы». Presentation: Учебная платформа «Memrise» в преподавании иностранных языков в вузе»
III Международная научно-практическая конференция имени Е.Н. Солововой "Обучение иностранным языкам - современные проблемы и решения" (Город Москва). Presentation: МЕТАФОРИЧЕСКАЯ КОМПЕТЕНЦИЯ: ПРЕПОДАВАТЕЛЬ КАК ПСИХОЛОГ (НА ПРИМЕРЕ МЕТАФОР ДЕПРЕССИИ)

2020
"II Международной научно-практической конференции имени Е.Н. Солововой "Обучение иностранным языкам - современные проблемы и решения". Presentation: «Подготовка к международным экзаменам в вузе: перспективная модель критериев оценки письменных работ»

2019
Международная научно-практическая конференция "Языковое образование: традиции и современность", посвящённая памяти доктора педагогических наук, профессора Солововой Елены Николаевны (Москва). Presentation: Особенности языковых ошибок в письменной части ЕГЭ по английскому языку
Всероссийская научно-практическая конференция «Проблемы и перспективы развития современной гуманитаристики: лингвистика, методика преподавания, культурология» (Москва). Presentation: Особенности языковых ошибок в письменной части ОГЭ по английскому языку

Employment history

September 2020 — Present
NRU HSE, School of Foreign Languages
Tutor

October 2019 — July 2020
NRU HSE, School of Foreign Languages
Visiting Scholar

May - October 2018, January - September 2019
NRU HSE, eLearning Office
Teaching Assistant for the online course 'Speech Etiquette: Politeness and Communication Strategies' on Coursera

June 2018
NRU HSE, Research and Training Group 'Politeness Strategies in the Russian Language: from Qualitative to Quantitative Studies'
Research Assistant

November - December 2017
NRU HSE, Laboratory of Linguistic Conflictology and Modern Communicative Practice
Research Assistant

February - June 2017
NRU HSE, Faculty of Humanities
Training Assistant, 'English for Linguists' programme

June 2013 - Present
'PCB technologies' Ltd.
Assistant accountant

May 2016 — Present
Captain of the NRU HSE swimming team

September 2014 — Present
Member of the NRU HSE swimming team (First-Class Sportsman according to the Unified Sports Classification System of the USSR and Russia)

Volunteering
Head of the charity project 'TEACHEM - тичим райтингу на инглише'; March 2019 — Present
Member of the HSE Volunteer Center; September 2018 — Present

Mariia Tsygunova

Responsibilities

Education

Continuing education / Professional retraining / Internships / Study abroad experience

Professional Interests

Awards and Accomplishments

Courses (2025/2026)

Courses (2024/2025)

Courses (2023/2024)

Courses (2022/2023)

Courses (2021/2022)

Courses (2020/2021)

Conferences

Employment history