Bondareva, Valeria. – TRANS

Bondareva, Valeria. Chair Deputy on Science and Research at a Foreign Languages Chair of Samara State Pedagogical University (2004-to present), Head of International Department of SSPU (2004-to present), kandidat nauk, docent. Coordinator of “How to Write Grants” regional seminar for university teachers, students and postgraduates. Responsibilities include dealing with national offices of international funds and organizations, program alumni, presentations on successful grant writing. Head of Foreign Languages Chair, University of Russian Academy of Education, Samara Branch. Responsibilities include managing the staff.

Professional development: A seminar for University International Department Staff on academic mobility organized by St Petersburg Technological University; A course in Business English Teaching organized by Open Society University;“Mentoring Skills” a course organized by Open Society University; Soros Foundation TEFL course (A Level Certificate); Master’s Level Courses at the Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania, USA; Moscow State University course for English Teachers’ Professional Development; Open Society Institute workshop for foreign language teachers’ professional development.

Honors: Gratitude of the Russian Federation Ministry of Education and Science Gratitude of Samara Region Duma; USIA Alumni Small Grant; Curriculum Consultants Exchange Program Scholarship

Presentations at 17 national and regional conferences. 38 publications including textbooks Americans as they are (a book on American culture), Teaching EFL Writing, How to Write Grants, English Grammar in Funny Stories, articles Teaching Culture: Responding to New Realities, Process-Based Approach to Teaching EFL Composition, Curricular Planning Guide for Teaching EFL Writing, IT in EFL Teaching, International Cooperation: a Means of University New Marketing Strategy, International Experience of Postgraduate Education, Main Tendencies and Dynamics of Higher Education and Research Integration Processes.

Email: val1965@mail.ru