| During the 2001-2002 academic year, Olga Feditcheva was a visiting research professor at The George Washington University, affiliated with the Research Program in Social and Organizational Learning. Her stay in the USA was supported by the Junior Faculty Development Program, which is funded by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
Olga V. Fedicheva earned her M.A. (1985, Linguistics) and Ph.D. (1995, Linguistics) at the Department of Phonetics, Moscow Linguistic University, Moscow, Russia. She is an Associate Professor in the English Language Department at the Institute of Foreign Languages, St. Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance.
Ms. Fedicheva has worked in Russian higher education since 1985, teaching EFL, Business English, and English pronunciation. She has delivered lectures on Phonetics and Phonology, conducted research, drafted projects, designed curricula for EFL projects, and introduced new technologies into the educational process. Her research interests include:
- American pronunciation with a focus on regional and dialectal differences;
- dialectal studies and language changes;
- cross-cultural communication;
- methodologies in teaching Interpretation and Translation;
- new technologies in teaching English pronunciation, EFL, and Business English;
- curriculum design and continuing education.
She has presented and published on American English speech rhythm, the interaction of music and speech rhythms, and the variability of English intonation. Her publications cover the use of music in teaching pronunciation, the development of phonemic perception on the basis of teaching American English varieties, as well as major principles for creating EFL textbooks for the students of business departments. Ms. Fedicheva’s teaching experience has resulted in the creation of a textbook on Business English and a teacher’s guide for the development of an advanced level Business English program. She is currently involved in the creation of an audio course based on American dialects and a curriculum design on Interpretation and Translation for Economics majors.
Publications
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- Fedicheva, O.V. (2001). The Language of Business. Looking Up. Student’s book (in English (321pp.). St. Petersburg: St.Petersburg State University.
- Fedicheva, O.V. (2001).The Language of Business. Looking Up. Teacher’s Guide (in Russian ( 30 pp.). St. Petersburg: St. Petersburg State University.
- Fedicheva, O.V. (2001). The Development of Phonemic Hearing and Pronunciation Skills on the Basis of Teaching National Pronunciation Varieties (in Russian), Materials of the Scientific and Practical Conference of the University Faculty and Graduate Students. St. Petersburg: Hertzen State Pedagogical University.
- Fedicheva, O.V. Teaching Pronunciation Varieties of the English Languages (in Russian), Linguistic and Methodological Problems in Teaching Foreign Languages, St. Petersburg: St. Petersburg State University, 6 pp. – in press.
- Fedicheva, O.V. (2001).The Development of Speech Rhythm of an Ethos”(in Russian), Linguistic and Methodological Problems in Teaching Foreign Languages(pp. 16-21). St. Petersburg: St. Petersburg State University.
- Fedicheva, O.V. (2000). The Main Methodological Principles of Writing Textbooks for Business English Students”(in Russian), Materials of the Scientific and Practical Conference of the University Faculty: Modern Technologies in the Educational Process (pp. 22-24). St. Petersburg: St. Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance.
- Fedicheva, O.V. (1999). The Use of Music in Teaching English Pronunciation (in Russian), Materials of the Scientific and Methodological Conference of Teachers and Graduate Students: Methodology and Teaching Foreign Languages (pp.31-35).St. Petersburg : St. Petersburg State University.
- Fedicheva O.V. (1995). The Interaction of Music and Speech Rhythms (perceptual level, in Russian), Deposited scientific printings, Institute of Information of Russian Academy of Science, N. 49687, 20.10.1994. New Materials on Social and Human Sciences: Linguistics, N. 2 (pp.16). Moscow.
- Fedicheva O.V. (1994). Constant and Variable Features in Intonation System of the English language (in Russian), Materials of Scientific and Practical Conference. (pp. 117-123). Moscow: Moscow Institute of Foreign Languages.
Academic Booklets
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- Fedicheva O.V. Curriculum for the Students of Interpretation and Translation (in Russian). St. Petersburg: St. Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance, in press.
Thesis Abstract
Fedicheva O.V. (1995). The Interaction of Music and Speech Rhythms (in Russian). Thesis presentation abstract. (pp.19) Moscow: Moscow Lenin State University. |
