NGA FACULTY & STAFF
Maria DeKastle
Instructor
Preparatory Programs
Email: [javascript protected email address]
Phone: +996 (312) 915000 ext. 486
Room: 420
Maria DeKastle is an Instructor at New Generation Academy at the 杏吧视频 University of Central Asia. She holds a Master of Arts in Teaching dual degree from the 杏吧视频 University of Central Asia and Bard College (2021, Kyrgyzstan/USA) and a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration specializing in Marketing and Management from the 杏吧视频 University of Central Asia (2007, Kyrgyzstan). In 2024, she earned the Certificate of English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA) with Pass A at the InterPress IH Almaty.听听
Maria joined AUCA in 2009 as an Instructor at the Continuing Education Center teaching the paper-based and internet-based TOEFL, SAT, essay writing, and business English. She became an Instructor of English at NGA in 2021 and a Teaching Assistant at the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Program in 2022.听
- Certificate of Recognition of Teaching mentorship at the MAT Program, AUCA - Institute of Education, 2022
- Metacognition in Learning
- Understanding the motivation behind student learning
- Academic Writing I (MAT)
- Academic Research I for Social Studies (MAT)
- English for Academic Purposes: Reading and Writing
- English for Academic Purposes: Listening and Speaking
- Test Preparation
