From 11th to 20th March, 2017, Elena Chaika took part in the final meeting of coordinators of the Tempus project «Developing the Teaching of European Languages: Modernising Language Teaching through the development of blended Masters Programmes». The meeting was held at Aston University (Birmingham, UK). The consortium participants of 10 universities from the UK, Germany, France, Russia, Ukraine and Uzbekistan reported on the project results in their universities. Continue Reading →
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Visit of Dr. Sue Garton and Jacquie Harding to VSU
From February 25th to March 5th, 2017, the Faculty of Romance and Germanic Philology of Voronezh State University was visited by the chief coordinator of the Tempus project «Improving the teaching of European languages through the introduction of on-line technologies in teacher training», Director of postgraduate programmes in English and Reader in Applied Linguistics, Dr. Sue Garton and her colleague from Aston University Jacqueline Harding. For Dr. Garton, this is the second visit to VSU, and the programme of this visit was filled with various events. Continue Reading →
Second visit of Prof. Dr. Thomas Raith to Voronezh State University
From 11th to 18th March, 2017 Voronezh State University welcomed Prof. Dr. Thomas Manfred Raith, the Director of the Institute of English studies at the Pedagogical University of Freiburg(Germany). This is the second visit of the VSU partner within the framework of the TEMPUS project «Improving the teaching of European languages on the basis of online technologies implementation in teacher training» (544161-TEMPUS-1-2013-1-UK-TEMPUS-JPCR Aston University «Developing the Teaching of European Languages: Modernising Language teaching through the development of blended Masters Programmes»), this time supported by the DAAD grant with the aim of carrying out research and teaching activities in foreign universities. Continue Reading →
MA students of the Faculty of Romance and Germanic Philology completed a course of exchange training at Aston University (UK)
For the first time in the 55-year history of the Faculty of Romance and Germanic Philology students of the Master’s programme “Teaching foreign languages with the use of online technologies” got an opportunity to undergo a course of exchange education at the Faculty of Languages and Social Sciences at Aston University (Birmingham, UK). This one-semester training became possible thanks to the TEMPUS project «Improving the teaching of European languages through the introduction of on-line technologies in teacher training» (544161-TEMPUS-1-2013-1-UK-TEMPUS-JPCR Aston University «Developing the Teaching of European Languages: Modernising Language Teaching through the development of blended Masters Programmes») and the development of cooperation, supported by the Erasmus+ programme. Such cooperation between VSU and Aston University has a long-term perspective. Continue Reading →
TEMPUS consortium in Tashkent (Uzbekistan)
From 21st to 25th November, 2017 Elena Chaika and Marina Shcherbakova took part in the consortium held in the framework of the TEMPUS project «Developing the Teaching of European Languages: Modernising Language Teaching through the development of blended Masters Programmes». The event was held in a partner institution – the Uzbek State University of World Languages (Tashkent). Continue Reading →
Traditional celebration of international Teacher’s day
On October 6, 2016 Master’s students of the Faculty of Romance and Germanic Philology majoring in Language Education together with their teachers — members of the working group of the project TEMPUS “Developing the Teaching of European Languages: Modernising Language Teaching through the development of blended Masters Programmes” (544161-TEMPUS-1 -2013-1-UK-TEMPUS-JPCR Aston University) celebrated their professional holiday, the International Teacher’s Day. For the first year students of thisMA programme this day turned into a very important event as it marked their dedication to the profession of a language teacher. Continue Reading →
Visit of the Director of the Regional Institute for International Cooperation of the Tyumen State University Galina Telegina to VSU
From 21 to 23 September, 2016 Voronezh University was visited by the Director of the Regional Institute for International Cooperation of the Tyumen State University, Dr. habil. in Philosophy, the Tempus project coordinator for the Russian Federation (544161-TEMPUS-1-2013-1-UK-TEMPUS-JPCR Aston University «Developing the Teaching of European Languages: Modernising Language Teaching through the Development of Blended Masters Programmes) Galina Telegina. Prof. G. Telegina is a member of the expert committee of the European Commission on the assessment and selection of applications for Tempus and Erasmus Mundus projects, as well as a visiting Professor at Albert-Ludwig University of Freiburg (Germany). The purpose of her visit was an audit of the project working group of the Voronezh State University. Continue Reading →
The visit of Dr. Muna Morris-Adams to VSU
From 11 to 17 September, 2016 within the framework of the Tempus project, Voronezh University was visited by the Programme Director of the on-campus MA in TESOL Studies of University of Aston (UK), Dr. Muna Morris-Adams. As part of her visit, a series of events were organised, including a meeting with the Vice-Rector for Research and Informatisation Prof. Vasily Popov (http://www.vsu.ru/ru/news/feed/2016/09/7448), a working meeting with the VSU Tempus working group members, as well as classes and meetings with students. Continue Reading →
New admission to the master’s programme “Teaching languages with the use of online technologies”
On September 1, 2016 the members of the Tempus working group welcomed the 2nd year master students (8 people) and the 1st year master students (15 people) studying on the master’s programme “Teaching languages with the use of online technologies” delivered at the Faculty of Romance and Germanic Philology in the field of Language Education. Continue Reading →
Working meeting of the Tempus project participants at the Pedagogical University of Freiburg
From June 27thto July 10th, 2016 in the framework of the project TEMPUS 544161-TEMPUS-1-2013-1-UK-TEMPUS-JPCR Aston University «Developing the Teaching of European Languages: Modernising Language Teaching through the development of blended Masters Programmes »the Pedagogical University of Freiburg (Germany)held a regular working meeting of the project participants. Continue Reading →