Gouralnik Tatiana A.
Position Lecturer, English Department, Samara State University
Samara, Russia

Education:

Diploma from Samara State University, Department of Philology, Division of Romance and Germanic Languages, 1974-1979, Samara, Russia
Certificate of Completion,
English Language Teaching Methodology
Distinction for Level 3
SOROS English Language Teaching Methodology Course
Samara, 2001

Qualification: Germanist. Teacher of the English Language and Literature

Employment: Lecturer, 1995 - present,
Samara State University, Samara Russia

Instructor (full-time) - 1/1988 - 8/1995
Samara State University, Samara, Russia

Instructor (part-time) 9/1984 - 12/1987
Samara State University, Samara, Russia

Interpreter 1/1980 - 8/1984
"Volgaburmash" enterprise, Samara, Russia (a joint USSR-USA Rock Bit Plant construction project

Instructor 10/1979 -1/1980
State Polytechnic Institute, Samara, Russia

Teacher-trainer, instructor 10/1995 - present
Educational Advising Center/Volga Humanitarian Foundation
Open Society Institute, Samara, Russia
Conducted a number of workshops on American undergraduate and graduate admission tests (TOEFL, GRE, GMAT)

Fellowship: Fulbright visiting scholar August 1997 -May 1998,
Junior Faculty Development Program
University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, USA

Membership: member of International TESOL (USA), 1999-2000
Membership Number 49439
member of Samara ELT-TESOL-Russia, 1995-present

Conferences: International Conference �Global English for Global Understanding
May 23-25, 2001, Moscow
presented a paper �Developing Cross-cultural Skills of Russian Applicants for International Academic programs�
34 Annual TESOL Convention, March 14-18, 2000, Vancouver, Canada
presented a paper �Teaching Cross-culture in the TOEFL Prep course� in the colloquium �Cross-cultural awareness in Russian EFL classrooms�

33 Annual TESOL Convention, March 9-13,1999, New York, NY, USA
presented a paper "Language Support Project: A Bridge to International Academic Programs" in the colloquium "Successful EFL Models from Russia"

International Conference �Language in the Multicultural World�
October 21-23, 1999, Samara, Russia
presented a paper �Key Words in American Academic Culture�

Linguistic Circle of Manitoba and North Dakota
October 24-25, 1997, Fargo, ND, USA
presented a paper "On Some Observations of American Teen and College Slang"

Certificates and Awards

Certificate in recognition of successful completion of an academic and professional training program arranged under the auspices of the USIA JUNIOR FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM,
August 1997 to May 1998, The University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, USA.
Certificate of Completion SOROS English Language Teaching Methodology Course and received a Distinction for Level 3,
Samara-New York, 2001
Certificate of Attendance for participation in the SAMARA TOWARDS DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY Project sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, US State Department, administered by ACTR/ACCELS,
Samara, September 2001
Certificate of Appreciation in recognition of valuable contributions to American Graduate Admission Examinations workshops organized by the Volga Humanitarian Foundation, ,
Samara, December 15-16,2001
Certificate of Attendance in a 90-hour ESP Trainer Development course organized by the British Council in cooperation with the Volga Humanitarian Foundation, Samara, January 31- February 8, 2002