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Diplomirala engleski jezik i književnost i francuski jezik na Filozofskom fakultetu Sveučilišta u Zagrebu. Tokom studija kontinuirano se usavršava u Velikoj Britaniji (London, Oxford, Cambridge, Brighton) i Francuskoj (Pariz, Angers). Kao srednjoškolski profesor dobitnik stipendije British Councila 1990 (Aberdeen, Scotland UK). Na Fakultetu organizacije i informatike počinje raditi kao vanjski suradnik 1991. godine kada je birana u zvanje sveučilišnog predavača za francuski jezik. Stalni radni odnos na fakultetu zasniva 1995. godine nakon što je birana za predavača za engleski jezik.

Članica je Hrvatskog udruženja profesora engleskog jezika (HUPE) te stručnih međunarodnih udruga predavača engleskog jezika IATEFL (International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language) i TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages). Kao sveučilišni predavač boravi u velikom broju navrata u Velikoj Britaniji radi usavršavanja (Torquay 1998; London 1999, London 2000; Oxford 2001; Edinburgh 2002; Oxford 2003; Aberdeen 2007). Jedan je od osnivača i prva predsjednica (1993-2003) udruženja Cercle Francais de Varaždin. Član Vijeća za međunarodnu suradnju Grada Varaždina od njegovog osnivanja 1999. do 2003. godine.

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• English Lingua Franca
• Neologisms

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