Mariana Zaharieva is a visiting lecturer with extensive experience in teaching a variety of subjects ranging from General and Business English to Negotiations, Presentations, Oral and Written Communication skills, etc. Her interests focus mainly on the practice of teaching adults and higher education students with a view to improving their motivation and participation in the learning process. To this end she has paid several visits to prominent universities in the European Union within the framework of the Erasmus Plus teacher exchange programme to pick up and promote best practices in the field of higher education.