Bondareva, Valeria

PhD in Education, Associate Professor; Chair Deputy on Research and Development at the Foreign Language Chair of Samara State University of Social Sciences and Education (2004-to present), Head of International Office of SSUSSE (2004-to present), Editor in Chief Deputy of SSUSSE Scientific Journal “University Liberal Arts Education of the XXI Century: Challenges and Perspectives” (2006–to present).

Professional development: TEFL course (A Level Certificate) from University of Montana, USA; 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; Russian as a Foreign Language Teaching Methodology course from RUDN University, Russia.

Honors: Curriculum Consultants Exchange Program Scholarship; USIA Alumni Small Grant; Certificate of Appreciation from Russian Federal Ministry of Education and Science; Russian Federal Ministry of Education and Science Medal for facilitating students‘ research.

Presentations at more than 30 international, national, and regional conferences

More than 60 publications including textbooks “Americans as they are” (a book on American culture), “Teaching EFL Writing”, “How to Write Grants”, “English Grammar in Funny Stories”, “Writing Workshop”, Let’s Discuss Hot Issues”, “Practice in Text Analysis”, “Be Ready to be Tested”; papers “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”, “TIMSIS Project: International Cooperation Benefits Chronically Ill Children”, “Academic Mobility Development: Challenges and Perspectives”, “Traditional Festive Rituals in Modern Chuvash Culture”, “The Policy of Internationalization of Higher Education in People’s Republic of China: Results and Perspectives”, “Double Diploma Programmes in Russian Universities: Challenges and Perspectives of Realization”.

E-mail: val1965@mail.ru