| 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.
PublicationsFedicheva, 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
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.
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