Смирнова Наталья Викторовна

Education and Degrees

2018

Candidate of Sciences* (PhD)
St Petersburg State University

2017

Doctoral programme in Theory and Pedagogy of teaching foreign languages
Saint Petersburg State University, Philology

2003

Degree in Linguistics and Intercultural Communication
Voronezh State University, Roman-German Philology

Doctoral programme in Applied Linguistics
Open University, CREET

* Candidate of Sciences
According to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) 2011, Candidate of Sciences belongs to ISCED level 8 - "doctoral or equivalent", together with PhD, DPhil, D.Lit, D.Sc, LL.D, Doctorate or similar. Candidate of Sciences allows its holders to reach the level of the Associate Professor.

Continuing education / Professional retraining / Internships / Study abroad experience

2020-2021, Teaching Genre in the Writing Center, U.S. EMBASSY, MOSCOW (Ron Martinez) (online)

2019, Writing a research article for international submission (instructor's track), Margaret Cargill, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Moscow

2019, Teach for HSE (with A.Dementiev)

2019, Modern Instructional Teaching for Large Courses (with Kosmas Marinakis, Ph.D.), HSE, St.Petersburg, Russia

2017, Writing for publication workshop (Education Research), Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences (R. Hausstätter), Open University (J.Rix), Milton Keynes, UK

2017, Online training, Writing circle (peer-reviewing), Open University, UK

2016, Understanding Research and Academic Writing (by Ivan Eubanks) (online module), US Embassy

2016, Introduction to Language Test Development, a 3-day training course, Cambridge English Language Assessment, Department of Foreign Languages, HSE, Moscow, Russia

2016, Key Concepts and Methods in Ethnography, Language & Communication, five-day residential course, ESRC Interdisciplinary Social Science Doctoral Training Centre King’s College, London, UK

2014, July-August, Data-driven research, Dartmouth Summer Seminar for Writing Research, USA
2014, TOEFL-bit, Teacher training, St.Petersburg, Russia

2013, Quantitative approaches to data in Social Sciences (E. Ponarin, A.Scherbak), HSE, St.Petersburg, Russia
2013, June, Summer School "Academic Writing", Moscow State University, Fulbright, Moscow, Russia
2013, April-May, Research visit, Coventry University, UK
2012, September, "Copyright – what can we do?", IATEFL Business English Special Interest Group (BESIG), IATEFL Learning Technologies SIG (LT SIG), the Munich English Language Teachers Association (MELTA), Munich, Germany
2010, July-August "Using technology in the classroom", teacher training, Pilgrims, Canterbury, UK
2010, June-July, 8th Annual New York-St. Petersburg Institute of Linguistics, Cognition and Culture, St.Petersburg State University, Russia

Awards and Accomplishments

Young Faculty Support Programme (Group of Young Academic Professionals)
Category "New Lecturers" (2010–2011)

Courses (2023/2024)

Curriculum Theory (Master’s programme; Institute of Education field of study Pedagogy, field of study Pedagogy; 2 year, 3 module)Eng
Curriculum Theory (Mago-Lego; 3 module)Eng
Didactics and Language Teaching (Minor; School of Arts and Humanities; 3, 4 module)Eng
How to Write a Master's Thesis in English: Strategies for Novice Writers (Mago-Lego; 3 module)Eng
Instructional design: theory (Mago-Lego; 2 module)Rus
Instructional design: theory (Master’s programme; Institute of Education field of study Pedagogy; 1 year, 2 module)Rus
Writing a Research Paper in English: a Module for Novice Writers (Mago-Lego; 3 module)Eng
Past Courses

Timetable for today

Full timetable

Conferences

2021
AILA World Congress 2021 (Groningen (online)). Presentation: Academic writing for publication by Russian experienced scholars Exploration of citation practices via a TH 'paired' analysis

2019
2nd International Conference Academic Writing in a Global World: Current Challenges and Future Perspectives (Москва, Долгопрудный). Presentation: Keynote: An empirical investigation of writing practices of contemporary scholars: What does "teaching" of writing for publication mean?

2016
Conference on college composition and communication (Texas). Presentation: Exploring Contemporary Russian Scholarly Writing: Writing for Publication Across Disciplines and Languages

2015
XLIV Международная филологическая конференция (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Академический дискурс как основа формирования академической грамотности: основные типологические характеристики и модель
1-ая международная научно-практическая конференция Иностранные языки в науке и образовании: проблемы и перспективы (Москва). Presentation: Обучение иноязычной письменной речи в неязыковом вузе: проблемы и противоречия (на материале английского языка) / Teaching university students to write in English: key issues and challenges
PPRISEAL 3 Researching, teaching and supporting research communication: Perspectives and prospects (Coimbra). Presentation: Exploring contemporary Russian scholars’ writing for publication experience: a pilot study

2014
Conference on College Composition and Communication. Presentation: Personal reflections on writing instruction in Russia
Writng Development in Higher Education Conference (Coventry). Presentation: Infrastructures, knowledge, networks: developing writing and publishing practices elsewhere

2013
Герценовские чтения. Иностранные языки (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: К вопросу об академической грамотности

PRISEAL conference, Portugal, October, 2015

Conference on Academic Writing in Eastern Europe, Romania, Timisoara, 4-6 April, 2014

EATAW conference, Budapest, Hungary, 27-28 June, 2013

47th IATEFL Conference, Liverpool, 8-12 April, 2013

International Conference on Education and Educational Psychology (ICEEPSY 2011), Turkey, Istanbul, 19–22 October, 2011

Employment history

CV

Head of the paid-tuition programmes in foreign languages, HSE University, St. Petersburg

"Choose yout language. GMAT, IELTS, Oriental and European language programms"

Professional Interests

Academic literacies and geopolitics of research publishing

ICT in graduate writing pedagogies

Language assessment

Membership: AILA, PAWBL, NWCC (Association of Academic Writing Experts “National Writing Centres Consortium“), NATE

Projects

Developer and instructor of online training in professional writing for researchers and PhD students "Basics of Writing an Empirical Research Article", Academic Writing Center, HSE, Moscow, April-May, 2020, (3 enrollments).

Academic English workshop for Young Faculty Development Programme (Group of Young Academic Professionals) "Anglo-Saxon traditions in scientific discourse: empirical research paper model" (S.Suchkova and N.Smirnova), October, 2018.

Developer and instructor of online training in professional writing for researchers and PhD students "My first PrePrint", Academic Writing Center, HSE, Moscow, 2013-2016 (5 enrollments).

Winner of the Educational Innovations Fund grant, National Research University HSE, St. Petersburg, 2013. Development of course "Critical thinking" (interdisciplinary course)

Winner of the Educational Innovations Fund grant, National Research University HSE, St. Petersburg, 2013. Development of course "Sociology in Action" (e-LMS-based course)

Developer and instructor of teacher training workshop «LMS eFront use in English language teaching», Foreign Languages Department, HSE, Faculty of Economic Sciences, Moscow, May, 2013.

Developer and instructor of teacher training workshop «LMS eFront use in English language teaching», Foreign Languages Department, HSE, Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, Moscow, October, 2013.

Winner of the Educational Innovations Fund grant, National Research University HSE, St. Petersburg, 2012. Development of course "IELTS for Sociologists" (e-LMS-based course)

Winner of the Educational Innovations Fund grant, National Research University HSE, St. Petersburg, 2011. Development of course "Becoming a critical reader" (Wiki-based course)

Winner of the Educational Innovations Fund Grant, National Research University HSE, St. Petersburg, 2012. Development of course “Guide to Academic Presentation Skills” (Learning Management system- based course)

Head of the “Publish or win” project (http://spb.hse.ru/mfk/forl/arg/), NRU HSE, 2013-2014.

1

May

2025

Boosting your academic writing with AWC

We know that many of you are experienced authors and have published papers in international journals. Still, there is always room for improvement. How to boost your research writing skills and take them to the next level?

6

Dec

2024

“I was very impressed that academic writing in English is so different from the Russian one.”

That is feedback from one of the participants’ of the course "Basics of Writing an Empirical Research Article in English." And what about you? Are you aware of the differences between the English and Russian academic writing traditions?

7

Dec

2023

How to level up your academic writing

We have noticed that many colleagues who attend courses and workshops at the Academic Writing Center are so inspired by this experience that they tend to come back again and again. As we value the loyalty of our visitors and take keen interest in their progress, we constantly update our programs and offer new courses.

17

May

2023

From a study to an article

We are pleased to announce successful completion of the online course "Basics of Writing an Empirical Research Article in English" guided by the instructor Natalia Smirnova.

15

Jun

2022

A course to guide you through the writing process

Do you have ongoing research that you would like to publish in an international journal? Then the AWC online course "Basics of Writing an Empirical Research Article in English" is definitely for you!

1

Feb