Department of English for Sciences of Southern Federal University
Olga I. Safronenko Professor, Head of the Department of English for Sciences Contact information: 105 Bolshaya Sadovaya st., Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, 344006 Russia e-mail: osafronenko@sfedu.ru tel.+7 (961) 270-32-84 Education: 2006 Rostov-on-Don State Teachers’ Training Institute, Department of Pedagogy, Doctoral degree in Pedagogy; 1984-1987 Volgograd State Teachers' Training Institute, Departments of Pedagogy, Postgraduate course in Pedagogy, Kandidat Degree in Pedagogy; 1971-1975 Rostov-on-Don State Teachers’ Training Institute, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Department of English, Diploma with Honors, qualification of an English language teacher; Professional experience: 1994 - present Professor, Head of the Department of English for Sciences, Southern Federal University 1971 - 1994 Member of support staff, Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Assoc. Professor, English Language Department, Rostov State University / Southern Federal University Teaching areas: General English, English for Academic Purposes, ESP courses for graduate and postgraduate students in sciences, Business English, ESP Teacher Refresher course. Areas of research interest:
Recent publications, courses and programs developed: More than 130 publications in the area of multilevel university education and its quality assessment; ELT methodology, ESP textbooks and courses design for students in sciences, tests development, etc. They include seven course books in EAP and ESP for undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate students in sciences; Basic English Language Courses/ Syllabi for undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate students of various specialisms in sciences, taught in Southern Federal University; three Doctoral degree monographs on the English Language teaching in Russian universities (historical and methodological aspects); numerous publications on ELT methodology in the leading Russian and foreign journals); Entry and Screen Tests for the Russian President’s Management Training Initiative Program; materials for ESP Teacher Development Course, RESPONSE project. Refresher courses and certificates: 2016 “Continuous education: Theory and Practice”, Volgograd State Teachers Training University 2016 “DonELTA Winter School-2016”, English Language Office of the US Embassy, Rostov-on-Don 2014 “Theory and Practice of English Language Teaching and Learning: Professional Advancement, Course Planning and Assessment”, Cambridge University Press, Rostov-on-Don 2014 “Information Technologies in Students Controlled Self-studies”, Southern Federal University 2013 “Academic Writing and Effective Bilingual Communication in the Sciences”, Cambridge University Press, Southampton University, Rostov-on-Don 2013 “Language and Argument in Writing: Writing as a Process”, Cambridge University Press, “Pilot ELT”, Rostov-on-Don 2012 “Cambridge English: How to be a successful exams teacher”, Moscow. 2011 “Intensive course in modern English”; EXCEL English Language School, London, UK. 2010 “Longman Spring School 2010” – “Traditions and innovations in ELT” 2008 “Computer-Assisted Language Teaching,” Southern Federal University with the support of the English department of the US Embassy (Moscow), Russia, Rostov-on-Don. 2007 “Modern ESP methods in teaching English to science students”, EXCEL English language School, London, UK. 2000 Professional Training Course in Language Test Development and Administration, Institute for English Language Education, Lancaster State University, UK; 1999 Workshop on Teaching English for Business, York Associates, the British Council, Moscow 1996 Open Society Institute grant for 1998, “Learning Foreign Languages in Tandem via the Internet”, coordinator of the Russian-English subnet 1996 The Kennan Institute Regional Scholar Exchange grant, the Woodrow Wilson Center, Washington, D.C., USA; 1991 IREX Summer Exchange of Language Teachers Program, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., USA Professional and Academic associations:
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