Nino Nijaradze studied English Language and Literature at Tbilisi State University. She also has an MA in Language Teaching (TESOL) from Lancaster University (Great Britain) and PhD in Linguistics from Akaki Tsreteli State University (Kutaisi, Georgia).
Her interests include applied linguistics, in particular, research into communicative competence, translation studies, academic writing and research methods. She is also actively involved in teacher education and teaches courses in various aspects of English language teaching methodology for pre-service and in-service teachers. Over the years, she has presented at over 20 international conferences and authored or co-authored five books in both English and Georgian.
At present, she is the Head of English Philology Department at ATSU (Kutaisi) and Head of Kutaisi branch of English Teachers’ Association of Georgia.
