1. Selma Fehrić
Bosnia and Herzegovina
+38761673237
selmafehric@hotmail.com
Education
I finishedmyprimaryschool with 5.0GPA. The certificate which I received at the end of my primary
school education in 1999/2000 for remarkable success and behaviour, as the best pupil of my
generation, helped me to become High school student in Opća gimnazija Živinice. I successfully
finished high school with GPA 4.80 and after that I started my college degree pursue at Philosophy
FacultyinTuzla,Englishlanguage andLiterature Department in 2004. I’ve passed all exams and in 4-
year-period I graduated with the highest mark in 2008.
Experience
Since September 2008 I have started my job experience. I started in 2008 and showed quite
successful in English language tutoring which I continue doing at the time being as well. In the
period from September 2008 to August 2010 I worked as an English language teacher at Primary
school, my working period continued through period of 7 years in different primary school in the
Živinice and Tuzla canton area.
In the periodfrom September2013 to April 2014, parallel tomyEnglishlanguage teacher position, I
intensively worked on writing essays for applying to different scholarships at different American
colleges. From August 2014 I have worked as translator and interpreter for Foreign Languages
School inTuzla where I gaineda lot ofexperience knowledge, and I am still working at the position
mentioned.
I gained some volunteering experience as well, but also as an English teacher for adults. From
Februaryto October2015 I workedfororganisation“CentarzaLični i profesionalnirazvoj”.Iamstill a
member of this association and I have a position of lecturer in English from the beginner to
advanced level.
In October 2015, I received a certificate Permanent Court Interpreter for the English language at
Brčko Municipal Court. Therefore,Iam certifiedto translate and interpretdifferentdocumentsand
legal acts.
I belong to type of people who are always ready to learn and move forward, to improve my
knowledge andskills.Therefore, for more than 7 years I have been present at different workshops,
seminars,lecturesheldandorganizedbyforeignprofessorsformEngland, lecturers from the United
Statesand our owncolleaguesanexpertsinEnglishlanguage andliterature aswell asinteachingand
motivating students.
2009.
-Great teachers lead the change, lecturer: Tamarzon Larner; Organizer: Pearson Longman
(UK) in cooperation with Buybook Inc. Sarajevo
-English language in additional classes, competition preparation and lessons for advanced
students, Organiser: Pedagogical Institute Tuzla

2. - Specifics of teaching young learners, Magdalena Novak
2010.
- Challenging teenagers in 21st century, Lecturers: Rob Dean, Ida Grbić Ivanović; Organiser:
Pearson Longman in cooperation with Buybook d.o.o. Sarajevo
-Speaking: Getting through to the Shy Student and Overcoming the Fear, Lecturer: dr. Lisa
Harshbarger, Organiser: American Embassy Sarajevo and Pedagogicaal Institute Tuzla
- English language teaching, Lecturer: Ida Grbić Ivanović; Organiser: Pearson Longman
(UK) and Buybook d.o.o. Sarajevo
- A Project Approach , lecturer: prof. Gareth Davies; Organiser: Oxford University Press and
Šahinpašić d.o.o.
2011.
Seminars were organised by Pedagogical Institute Tuzla, American Embassy Sarajevo and
Američki corner at National and University Library „Derviš Sušić“Tuzla.
The content of the professional training programme:
- Students with special needs and inclusion
- Assessment and Evaluation of Students with Special Needs
- Practical Advice for Children with Dyslexia
- Introduction to Individual Education Plan
- Practical Advice for Children with Difficulties in Learning in the Classroom
- Cultural Identity
- Targeted Practical Tips on Motivation
- Targeted Practical Tips on Evaluating Written Work
- Using the Mother Tongue
2012.
Seminars were organised by Pedagogical Institute Tuzla, American Embassy Sarajevo and
American corner with school partner Gimnazija „Ismet Mujezinović“Tuzla.
The content of the professional training programme:
- Developing Interaction with learners
- ELC: The Importance of Teacher's Self-reflection
- The Use of Newspapers in the Classroom
- Young Learners: Language Learning and Language Acquisition
2013.
Seminars were organised by Pedagogical Institute Tuzla, TETA, The Tuzla English Teachers’
Association, Pearson Training Department and Buybook Inc.
The content of the professional training programme:
- How to Embrace Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
- Keep up with ELT trends
- Dealing with WRITING in the Middle School
- Dealing with SPEAKING in the Middle School
- Progress through Testing
- Applying information technology in English language classroom and testing

3. 2014
Seminars were organised by Pedagogical Institute Tuzla, TETA, The Tuzla English Teachers’
Association, and Cambridge University Press.
The content of the professional training programme:
- Being a Part of an ELT Community
- Inclusion in the classroom; Education fit for children
- English in mind: So, what's new? By Gary Anderson
- Technological Tools for Teaching Teenagers by Gary Anderson
2016
Seminars were organised by TETA, The Tuzla English Teachers’ Association
The content of the professional training programme:
- The 21st Century Classroom
At the request, all certificates are available for insight.
I m highly satisfied with my work so far and I am very pleased whenever I complete my
intentions or learn and do something new.