Kalita Xenia

Xenia (Oxana) Kalita is a philologist and a highly qualified instructor with extensive experience in teaching Russian as a Foreign Language and in Applied Linguistics.

She has studied at the Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN) , Moscow (Ph.D.), Democritus University of Thrace, Department of Language, Literature and Culture of Black Sea Countries, Greece (MSc) and Pyatigorsk State Linguistic University, Russia, Department of Russian Philology, Russia (B.A.).

She has been teaching for the last 16 years at public universities such as Democritus University of Thrace, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and University of Patras, Greece. In parallel, Mrs. Kalita has served as a visiting lecturer at Peoples Friendship University of Russia, the Russian New University in Moscow, the Higher School of Translators of the M.V. Lomonosov State University of Moscow, the Apeiron – PanEuropean University in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina and at the University of Granada, Faculty of Translation and Interpreting in Spaιn.

She has participated in research and educational programs, both national and European such as:
1) ERASMUS+ / ΚΑ131; Multiple Intelligence – New Approach for Effective Education

2)Supporting the education sector of the Republics of Turkmenistan and Kyrgystan

3)Developing a system for lifelong education in workplace for the needs of Ukraine.

4)Conducting a questionnaire-based survey for the needs of INTERAMERICAN SA in the context of the company’s cooperation with the University of Patras.