The Author

Mary Hakobyan Mary Hakobyan

The Author

Mary Hakobyan is the author of the Eastern Armenian textbook, which is approved and evaluated by the Institute of National Education of Armenia as a highly qualified textbook for learning Eastern Armenian at schools and educational centers abroad. She earned her bachelor's degree in Translation Studies and master's degree in Philology (English and Armenian) from Yerevan State University. She has more than 16 years of experience teaching Armenian as a foreign language for English speakers, including ambassadors, diplomats and other foreigners both in person and online. She has worked as an Armenian language teacher in:

  • Birthright Armenia Foundation
  • The Swiss Embassy of Armenia
  • The French Embassy of Armenia
  • The Delegation of the European Union to Armenia
  • the Embassy of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • “Language Services Direct” on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office of the United Kingdom