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EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:

King’s College London

Masters in English
October *******************

European University of Cyprus

Bachelor of Arts in English Language and

Literature

Current GPA: 4.0/4.0

October 2013-Expected graduation

date May 2017

Academic Excellence Scholarship 2013-2017

American Academy Larnaca

ALevels including English Literature, Russian,

Biology, Chemistry

Academic Excellence Scholarship 2005-2012

Graduated June 2012

WRITING EXPERIENCE

NON-FICTION BOOK: MIGRANT AND REFUGEE
TESTIMONIES-WRITER

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Project focusing on collecting personal testimonies
of migrants and refugees who have made the
island as their ‘home’. Book to be published by
Armida Publications (Cyprus) in 2019.

Annetta Benzar

Date of Birth: ********** Gender: Female

Flat 102A, Paideias Street *****************

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DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Interviewing individuals around the island;
transcribing audio recordings of the interviews;
researching specific histories of nations and
geographic locations featured in the narratives;
composing the text; liaising with the editor and
publishers; organising the book launch; advertising
the publication on social media platforms.

DISSERTATION FOR KING’S COLLEGE ENGLISH MA:

(July *******************)

‘Till Visa do us Apart: Sham Marriages in Cyprus’

Dissertation focusing on sham marriages in Cyprus
through the window of life writing. The piece was a 
compilation of contextual history of the European 
legislation towards marriages of convenience, the 
current debates on the topic and personal accounts 
from interviewees who were, are or were offered 
the contract of a marriage of convenience.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

RESEARCH ASSISTANT

for project, “Women Organizing for Peace in 
Cyprus” 2014-2015

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Collecting Primary and Secondary Sources from the 
public archives and internet sources; independent 
research on the theoretical frameworks 
surrounding feminist movements and the peace 
process; creating a database for the organisation of 
the data collected; translating and then 
transcribing Greek-Cypriot interviews into English. 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

PRIVATE ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE 
INSTRUCTOR 

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June 2013-Present. 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Tutoring second language learners of English of 
diverse ages (8, 15 and adult learners), developing 
all four language skills (reading, writing, listening, 
speaking). 

ENGLISH INSTRUCTOR

Teaching English as a second language to young 
learners (sole instructor) European University WEP 
Program, 2013-2015:

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Responsible for developing an after school syllabus 
for a group of 10 beginning young English learners 
of diverse ethnic and social backgrounds, 
integrating technology into the classroom ( 
interactive games, iPad apps), one-to-one 
classroom time with struggling students.

PRIVATE READING TUTOR 

Beginning reading with kindergarten students, 
September 2016-Present. 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Phonetic awareness; letter recognition; working up 
to words and sentences, teaching through play, 
using the Jolly Phonics systems as well as additional 
adapted material.

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WORK EXPERIENCE

PERSONAL ASSISTANT

of Manager of Cyprus-based International 
Company, Touch Blue Residence Ltd. September 
2016-Present. 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Setting up appointments with international clients; 
creating Excel databases; building and maintaining 
the company’s website; organising viewings of 
properties for potential buyers; working 
independently on set tasks; collaborating with 
colleagues abroad. 

CYPRUS TEST CALLER for Global TelecomTesting 
2012-Present 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Contacting set numbers; creating Excel databases; 
working as part of an international team. 

INTERNSHIP WITH CADENCES JOURNAL 

May ***************** 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Responsible for proofreading entries; editing pre-
existing templates and creating new format for the 
journal.

INTERNSHIP WITH TRANSMOTION JOURNAL, 
University of Kent Open Access Journal, November 
2016-Present 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Responsible for researching possible texts for the 
Reviews section; contacting publishers and 
potential reviewers; managing Edexcel database. 

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GROOM/RIDER AT MOONACRE ANIMAL 
SANCTUARY 

March ****************** 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Yard duties including feed duties, day-to-day health 
checks of 9 horses, daily training and exercise 
sessions, routine safety checks of the living space 
of the equines. 

INVIGULATOR FOR ENGLISH PLACEMENT EXAM at 
the European University Cyprus, Summer 2016 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Supervising the computer-based English Placement 
Exam in a classroom setting with groups of 20 
students in every session; taking initiative in 
problem situations.

CONFERENCES/PRESENTATIONS:

Benzar, Annetta. ‘Water and Politics: Lines 
Between Belonging and Otherness.’ Lines Between: 
Culture and Empire in the Eastern Mediterranean, 
***********, European University Cyprus. 
Conference Paper.

PUBLICATIONS

POETRY 

Benzar, Annetta. ‘**********’. Cadences: Journal 
of Literature and the arts in Cyprus, vol. 12, 
European University Cyprus, 2016. 

REVIEW 

Benzar, Annetta. ‘Miltiades B. Hatzoupoulos, 
Betwixt and Between. Translated by Irene Noel-

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Baker. Nicosia: Armida, 2014’. 

Cadences: Journal of 

Literature and the arts in Cyprus, vol. 13, European 
University Cyprus, 2017. 

HONOURS AND AWARDS

European University Academic Excellence 
Scholarship 2013-2017 

European University Honours List 2014-2017 

Finalist at the First International Poetry Slam 
Cyprus 2017 

First Runner-Up at the National Poetry 
Competition organised by the University of Cyprus 
for the poem ’20 Spaces’ 2016 

LEADERSHIP POSITIONS

PRESIDENT OF THE LITERARY SOCIETY, European 
University of Cyprus Literary Society , 2014-Present 

PRESIDENT OF THE DRAMA CLUB, European 
University of Cyprus Drama Club, 2014-Present 

COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft Word; Excel; Powerpoint; Prezi; 
Photoshop, Wikis, Blogs and Multiple other Web 
2.0 Technologies; Apps (ICDL, Padlet, Animoto etc.) 

LANGUAGES

English, native-like; Russian, fluent; Greek, 
advanced; German, intermediate 

DRIVING LICENSE 

International Driving License Holder(since 
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VOLUNTEER SERVICE

SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER

at Larnaca Community 

Centre 2009-Present 

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GUEST EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBER, Cadences: 
Journal of Literature and the arts in Cyprus, July-
October 2016 

Moonacre Animal Sanctuary (volunteer working 
with horses, dogs and cats) since 2012 

MEMBERSHIP

EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY LITERARY SOCIETY 

EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY LINGUISTICS CLUB 

EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY ART & PHOTOGRAPHY 
CLUB 

EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY DRAMA CLUB 

EUROPEAN U

NIVERSITY GAMERS CLUB 

REFERENCES

Dr James Mackay (Editor of Transmotion Journal) 

Contact Telephone.: (+357) 22713257

Contact Email: ****************** 

Dr Petra Tournay-Theodorou (Professor at 
European University and Advisor of the Literary 
Society and Drama Club at the University) 

Contact Telephone.: (+357) 22713115 

Contact Email: ******************* 

Dr Stavros Stavrou Karayannis (editor of Cadences) 

Contact Telephone.: (+357) 22713133 

Contact Email: *********************