Irina Pievskaya
E-mail: ipievskayahh@gmail.com
Lecturer of Research Studies, Creative Writing, Linguistics and Philosophy; Digital Communication Programme, Silpakorn University International College, Silpakorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Ph.D. in Theoretical Linguistics ('Candidate of Philological Sciences', Theory of Language, code 10.02.19)
- Dissertation: Systemic Relations of Religious Discourse (based on the King James Version and the Russian Synodal Translations of the Book of Psalms)
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Religious Language and Religious Studies
- Post-Colonial and Gender Studies, Multimodal Discourse Analysis
- Sociolinguistics, Cultural Linguistics
- Semiotics, Communication Theory
- Language and Philosophy
CAREER SUMMARY
Experienced linguistics and education professional with a demonstrated history of working in higher education in culturally diverse settings. Skilled in e-Learning, lecturing, research, supervising, advising, mentoring, e-Learning, quality assurance, other academic services. Experienced in teaching adults, including academic staff. 22 years of university teaching experience, 15 in Russia and 6.5 years in Thailand. 6 months in Vietnam.
Currently involved in research in Religious Language Studies and Multimodal Discourse Analysis.
CURRENT POSITION
Lecturer of Research Studies, Creative Writing, Linguistics and Philosophy
Silpakorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
Digital Communication Programme, Silpakorn University International College
Graduate level (PhD): Education Management and Administration
Undergraduate level (BA): English for Business Communication; Airline Business; Tourism; Communication and Digital Arts
- Foundations of Research Writing
- Foundations of Philosophy for Critical Thinking
- Creative Writing
- Introduction to Linguistics
- Language, Culture and Society
- Public Speaking and Presentation Skills
- Rhetoric and Stylistics, Persuasion Studies
- Introduction to English Literature
- Foundations of Semiotics in Arts
- English Phonetics and Phonology
- Introduction to Intercultural Communication
- Fundamentals of English Teaching Methodology
- Classroom Management Techniques
- Translation Theory and Practice
- English for Academic Purposes
- General and Social English (EFL)
- Business English
- English for TOEIC and IELTS
- English for Tourism and Hospitality
PREVIOUS POSITIONS
- Lecturer of Linguistics, English Literature and Arts; English for Business Communication Program, Naresuan University International College, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand
- Lecturer of English, Public Speaking and Presentation Skills; Department of Academic Foundations, International School, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Lecturer of English, Phonetics, Linguistics; Institute of International Languages and Cultures, School of Liberal Arts, International College, Sripatum University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Lecturer of English and English-Russian Translation; Department of Foreign Languages and International Communication, Moscow Institute of Linguistics, Moscow, RF, part-time
- Assistant Professor of English, Translation Theory and Practice; Department of English (EFL) for Arts Colleges, Voronezh State University, Voronezh, RF
- Department Head; Department of General Philology and Translation, Voronezh Institute of Economics and Law, Voronezh, RF
- Assistant Professor of English, Theoretical Phonetics, Stylistics; Lecturer of English and Translation, Department of General Philology and Translation, Voronezh Institute of Economics and Law, Voronezh, RF
- Lecturer of English, British and American Studies;, English Department, Voronezh State Pedagogical University, Voronezh, RF
EDUCATION
| 2001–2006 | Ph.D. in Theoretical Linguistics, Department of Slavic, Romance and Germanic Philology, Voronezh State University |
| Dissertation Title: | Systemic Relationships of the Religious Discourse based on the King James and the Russian Synodal Versions of the Book of Psalms |
| Academic Advisor: | Prof. Sergey S. Berkner, Ph.D., Fulbright Scholar, Voronezh State University, Voronezh State Pedagogical University |
| 1994–1999 | Teacher of English and German as a Foreign Language (Hons), English Department, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Voronezh State Pedagogical University |
| 1994–1998 | B.A. in Education (Hons), English Department, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Voronezh State Pedagogical University |
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
Voronezh State University
- Executive Editor of Scientific Journal Problems of Linguistics and Foreign Languages Teaching Methodology published by Voronezh State University (2009–2014)
Voronezh Institute of Law and Economics
- Member of the Editorial Board of the Multidisciplinary Scientific and Practical Journal Territory of Science (2006–2007)
- Chairperson of the Young Scholars’ Association, Voronezh Institute of Law and Economics (2005–2007)
- Member of the Steering Committee for the scientific and practical conferences:
- Inter-academic scientific and practical conference Topical Issues of Humanities in the Research Studies of Young Scholars and Graduate Students held on March 31, 2006
- All-Russian scientific and practical conference Language Personality: Problems of Status and Formation held on April 12–13, 2007
- All-Russian scientific and practical conference National and Cultural Peculiarities of Discourse held on April 9–10, 2008