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Ekaterina Skvortsova

Instructor

EDUCATION
• Samara State University, Philological Faculty, the English Department (2002-2007).
Diploma of graduation with honours in philology, teaching, translating and interpreting.
• Samara State University, post-graduate studies in modern Germanic languages (2008-2011)

CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, PROGRAMMES

• Participation in the programme “Work&Travel” (USA, Ocean City, MD, 2005)
• Participation in the international volunteer project (France, Mornant,2006)
• Annual Student Conferences organized by Samara State University (2004,2005,2006)
• Samara Region Student Conferences (2005,2007)
• Annual Scientific Conferences For Young Researchers organized by Samara State University (2008, 2009)
• Seminar “Innovation techniques in EFL teaching methods” (Mario Rinvolucri workshop, Samara, 2005,2007, сertificates of attendance)
• Seminar “Contemporary UK” conducted by Katerina Sivertseva (St.Petersburg State University) (Samara, 2007, сertificate of attendance)
• Macmillan ELT Seminar (Samara, 2008, сertificate of attendance)
• International Forum of the Specialists in the Field of Linguistic Studies and Foreign Communication (Samara, 2008, certificate of attendance)
• English language professional training workshops conducted by Vino Reardon, Senior English Language Fellow of the US Embassy in Moscow (Samara, 2007-2008, certificate of attendance )
• Seminars and conferences dedicated to the problems of translation and interpretation (Samara, 2007, 2008, 2009, certificates of attendance)
• Certificates: FCE (2003), TOEFL (2005)

PUBLICATIONS

1. Gender Markers of Female Characters’ Speech Behaviour in the American Discourse Space // Theses of the 37th scientific conference of students, 11-15 April, 2006. - Samara, Samara State University, 2007. - P. 164-165.
2. Structural Characteristics of the Nominative Paradigm (based on the study of the titles of the 21st century American comedies) // Society and Culture in the Process of the International Integration: the Changes of the Cultural Phenomena: theses of the interdisciplinary scientific conference for young scientists and specialists. – Samara, 2008. – P.435-441.
3. Values Transmission in the Context of the Nominative Paradigm of the Modern American Cinema Discourse // Theses of the 4th international scientific conference “Global Scientific Potential”, 30 June, 2008. – Tambov, 2008. – P. 144-146.
4. The precedent character of nouns proper in American film titles of the early 21st century // http://samgueng.narod.ru/rus/doc/A-2009.doc
5. Individual Reading Diary: a handbook for students. Samara: Samara University, 2009.
6. The precedent character of nouns proper in American film titles of the early 21st century pp. 148-153 in "Materialy dokladov mezhdunarodnoi on-line konferentsii "Inostrannye yazyki v kontekste mezhkulturnoi kommunikatsii". Saratov, 2009. (in Russian)

COURSES TAUGHT

• Grammar Practice (for second-year students, the English Department)
• Theoretical Aspects of English Grammar (practical classes for third-year students, the English Department)
• Home Reading classes (for third-year students, the English Department)
• Intermediate English (for second-year students, the Sociology Department)
• Elementary and Intermediate English (for first-,second-year students studying by correspondence, the Russian Department)Translation Theory and Practice (practical classes for fourth-year students, the English Department)