Natalia V. Smirnova
- Head, Associate Professor:HSE Campus in St. Petersburg / School of Arts and Humanities / Department of Foreign Languages
- Deputy Dean:HSE Campus in St. Petersburg / School of Arts and Humanities
- Natalia V. Smirnova has been at HSE University since 2009.
Education and Degrees
- 2018
Candidate of Sciences* (PhD)
Saint 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
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

Young Faculty Support Program (Group of Young Academic Professionals)
Category "New Lecturers" (2010-2011)
Courses (2022/2023)
- Curriculum Theory (Mago-Lego; 3 module)Eng
- Curriculum Theory (Master’s programme; Institute of Education; 2 year, 3 module)Eng
- Didactics and Language Teaching (Minor; School of Arts and Humanities; 3, 4 module)Eng
- Fundamentals of Instructional Design (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 4 year, 3 module)Rus
- Fundamentals of Instructional Design (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Management; 4 year, 3 module)Rus
- Fundamentals of Instructional Design (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Physics; 3 year, 3 module)Rus
- Fundamentals of Instructional Design (Master’s programme; Institute of Education; 1 year, 3 module)Rus
- Fundamentals of Instructional Design (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries; 3 year, 3 module)Rus
- Fundamentals of Instructional Design (Mago-Lego; 3 module)Rus
- How to write a master's thesis in English: strategies for novice writers (Mago-Lego; 3 module)Eng
- Writing a research paper in English: a module for novice writers (Mago-Lego; 3 module)Eng
- Past Courses
Courses (2021/2022)
- Communications and media competence in modern world (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Communications and media competence in modern world (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Curriculum Theory (Master’s programme; Institute of Education; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Fundamentals of Instructional (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Physics; 3 year, 3 module)Rus
- Fundamentals of Instructional (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 2 module)Rus
- Fundamentals of Instructional Design (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Management; 4 year, 3 module)Rus
- Fundamentals of Instructional Design (Optional course (faculty); Institute of Education; 3 module)Rus
Fundamentals of Instructional Design (Master’s programme; Institute of Education; field of study "44.04.01. Педагогическое образование", field of study "38.04.04. Государственное и муниципальное управление", field of study "38.04.04. Государственное и муниципальное управление"; 1 year, 3 module)Rus
Research Writing (Postgraduate course’s programme; field of study "38.06.01. Экономика", field of study "38.06.01. Экономика"; 1 year, 1 semester)Eng
Research Writing (Postgraduate course’s programme; field of study "01.06.01. Математика и механика", field of study "09.06.01. Информатика и вычислительная техника"; 1 year, 1 semester)Rus
- Writing a research paper in English: a module for novice writers (Mago-Lego; 3, 4 module)Eng
Courses (2020/2021)
- Curriculum Theory (Master’s programme; Institute of Education; 2 year, 3 module)Eng
Research Writing (Postgraduate course’s programme; field of study "38.06.01. Экономика", field of study "01.06.01. Математика и механика", field of study "38.06.01. Экономика", field of study "09.06.01. Информатика и вычислительная техника"; 1 year, 1 semester)Rus
Courses (2019/2020)
- English Language (Bachelor’s programme; St.Petersburg School of Economics and Management; 2 year, 1-3 module)Rus
Foreign Language (Postgraduate course’s programme; field of study "01.06.01. Математика и механика", field of study "38.06.01. Экономика", field of study "38.06.01. Экономика", field of study "39.06.01. Социологические науки", field of study "41.06.01. Политические науки и регионоведение", field of study "46.06.01. Исторические науки и археология"; 2 year, 1 semester)Rus
Research Writing (Postgraduate course’s programme; field of study "01.06.01. Математика и механика", field of study "39.06.01. Социологические науки", field of study "41.06.01. Политические науки и регионоведение", field of study "46.06.01. Исторические науки и археология"; 1 year, 1 semester)Rus
- Rhetoric: the Practice of Oral and Written Communication (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 3 module)Eng
Courses (2018/2019)
- English Language (Bachelor’s programme; St.Petersburg School of Economics and Management; 2 year, 1-3 module)Rus
Research Writing (Postgraduate course’s programme; field of study "38.06.01. Экономика", field of study "41.06.01. Политические науки и регионоведение"; 1 year, 1 semester)Rus
- Rhetoric: the Practice of Oral and Written Communication (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 3 module)Eng
Courses (2017/2018)
- English Language (Bachelor’s programme; St.Petersburg School of Economics and Management; 2 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- Rhetoric: the Practice of Oral and Written Communication (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 3 module)Eng
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
- 2015XLIV 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
- 2013Герценовские 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
Publications38
- Chapter Shchemeleva I., Smirnova N. V. Academic English assessment in times of a pandemic, in: International Perspectives on Teaching and Learning Academic English in Turbulent Times. Routledge, 2022. doi Ch. 19. P. 232-244. doi
- Article Smirnova N. V., Lillis T. M. Citation in global academic knowledge making: A paired text history methodology for studying citation practices in English and Russian // Journal of English for Research Publication Purposes (Великобритания). 2022. Vol. 3. No. 1. P. 78-108. doi
- Article Pavlov V., Smirnova N. V., Nuzhnaia E. Beyond the avatar: Using video cameras to achieve effective collaboration in an online second language classroom // Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice. 2021. Vol. 18. No. 7. P. 228-243. doi
- Article Smirnova N. V., Lillis T. M., Hultgren A. K. English and/or Russian medium publications? A case study exploring academic research writing in contemporary Russian academia // Journal of English for Academic Purposes. 2021. Vol. 53. Article 101015. doi
- Article Смирнова Н. В., Щемелева И. Ю. «Не то чтобы я это как-то исследую, просто меня интересует этот вопрос»: создание англоязычного текста в жанре research proposal как социальная практика // Вестник Томского государственного университета. Филология. 2020. Т. 63. № 63. С. 115-131. doi
- Article Нужа И. В., Смирнова Н. В., Щемелева И. Ю. Жанр проекта научного исследования (research proposal): корпусное исследование текстов начинающих авторов // Вестник Томского государственного университета. Филология. 2020. № 68. С. 58-84. doi
- Book Обучение чтению на иностранном языке в современном университете : монография / Науч. ред.: Н. Баграмова, Н. В. Смирнова, И. Ю. Щемелева. 2-е издание. М. : Юрайт, 2020.
- Chapter Смирнова Н. В., Баграмова Н. В. Обучение чтению на иностранном языке как социальной практике: постановка проблемы // В кн.: Обучение чтению на иностранном языке в современном университете : монография / Науч. ред.: Н. Баграмова, Н. В. Смирнова, И. Ю. Щемелева. 2-е издание. М. : Юрайт, 2020. Гл. 1. С. 16-26.
- Book Smirnova N. V., Sokolova A., Дуглас Ю. А. Английский язык для менеджеров (B1-B2). Учебник для академического бакалавриата. M. : Urait, 2019.
- Chapter Shchemeleva I., Smirnova N. V. Academic Writing Within a University Setting: Challenges and Perspectives (the case of Russia), in: University Writing in Central and Eastern Europe: Tradition, Transition, and Innovation Vol. 28. Springer Publishing Company, 2018. doi Ch. 5. P. 75-88. doi
- Article Смирнова Н. В., Баграмова Н. В. ИССЛЕДОВАНИЕ СФОРМИРОВАННОСТИ УМЕНИЙ ИНОЯЗЫЧНОЙ ПИСЬМЕННОЙ РЕЧИ КАК СОЦИАЛЬНОЙ ПРАКТИКИ У СТУДЕНТОВ НЕЯЗЫКОВОГО ВУЗА НА НАЧАЛЬНОЙ СТУПЕНИ ОБРАЗОВАНИЯ // Science for Education Today. 2018. Т. 8. № 6. С. 201-215. doi
- Article Лытаева М. А., Смирнова Н. В., Нужа И. В. Исследование читательской грамотности студентов в условиях билингвального высшего образования // Педагогика. 2018. № 11. С. 74-86.
- Article Lastochkina T., Smirnova N. V. Fostering Economics Students’ Listening Skills through self-regulated learning // Journal of Language and Education. 2017. No. 3. P. 60-67. doi
- Article Смирнова Н. В. АКАДЕМИЧЕСКАЯ ГРАМОТНОСТЬ КАК ФАКТОР ИНОЯЗЫЧНОЙ ПРОФЕССИОНАЛЬНОЙ ПОДГОТОВКИ // Вестник Воронежского государственного университета. Серия: Лингвистика и межкультурная коммуникация. 2017. № 1. С. 140-147.
- Book Smirnova N. V., Nuzha I. Основы научного письма для студентов экономических и социологических специальностей. The basics of research writing in social sciences. M. : ., 2017.
- Article Смирнова Н. В., Бакин Е. В. My First Preprint Online (опыт создания онлайн-курса по академическому письму) // Высшее образование в России. 2016. № 3. С. 61-66.
- Chapter Smirnova N. V. Writing-for-publication: online pedagogy for post/graduate research writing., in: Research literacies and writing pedagogies for masters and doctoral writers Book 31: Studies in Writing. Netherlands : Brill, 2016. Ch. 4. P. 68-92. doi
- Chapter Смирнова Н. В., Баграмова Н. В. Глава 1. Обучение иноязычному чтению в вузе: обзор зарубежных и отечественных подходов // В кн.: Обучение чтению на иностранном языке в современном университете: теория и практика / Под общ. ред.: Н. В. Баграмова, Н. В. Смирнова, И. Ю. Щемелева. СПб. : Златоуст, 2016. Гл. 1. С. 15-35.
- Book Обучение чтению на иностранном языке в современном университете: теория и практика / Под общ. ред.: Н. В. Баграмова, Н. В. Смирнова, И. Ю. Щемелева. СПб. : Златоуст, 2016.
- Article Smirnova N. V. Literacy in the digital university: critical perspectives on learning, scholarship and technology // Open Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning. 2015. Vol. 30. No. 2. P. 1-5.
- Article Smirnova N. V. Successful ESL Writing for Publication: The Role of Writers’ Autonomy, Linguistic Competence and L1/L2 Critical Reading Skills // Journal of Language and Education. 2015. Vol. 1. No. 4. P. 54-62.
- Article Smirnova N. V. Writing-to-learn instruction in L1 and L2 as a platform for historical reasoning // Journal of Writing Research. 2015. Vol. 7. No. 1. P. 65-93. doi
- Article Смирнова Н. В. Академическая грамотность и письмо в вузе: от теории к практике // Высшее образование в России. 2015. № 6. С. 58-64.
- Article Смирнова Н. В., Щемелева И. Ю. Роль письма в современном университете: анализ зарубежной практики обучения академическому письму // Вестник Санкт-Петербургского университета. Серия 9. Филология. Востоковедение. Журналистика. 2015. № 2. С. 185-197.
- Book Shchemeleva I., Smirnova N. V. Argumentation skills through writing. An argumentative essay. St. Petersburg : -, 2014.
- Chapter Щемелева И. Ю., Смирнова Н. В. Академическое письмо в вузе: Кейс-анализ НИУ ВШЭ // В кн.: Homo Loquens: Актуальные вопросы лингвистики и методики преподавания иностранных языков (2014) / Науч. ред.: И. Ю. Щемелева. Вып. 6. СПб. : Отдел оперативной полиграфии НИУ ВШЭ – Санкт-Петербург, 2014. С. 409-422.
- Chapter Смирнова Н. В. Профессионально-ориентированное обучение языку студентов-социологов: обучение письменной речи в контексте формирования академической грамотности // В кн.: Материалы XLIII Международной Филологической конференции. Современные проблемы лингводидактики и методики преподавания иностранных языков. Вып. 31. СПб. : Филологический факультет Санкт-Петербургского государственного университета, 2014. С. 61-70.
- Chapter Smirnova N. V. Chapter 7: Strategies for (e)-learning English as a Second Language, in: Technological and Social Environments for Interactive Learning. Informing Science Press, 2013. Ch. 7. P. 219-249.
- Article Irina V. Nuzha, Natalia V. Smirnova. Improving Undergraduate Sociology Students' Presentation Skills through Reflective Learning in an Online Learning Environment // MERLOT Journal of Online Learning and Teaching, JOLT . 2013. Vol. 9. No. 3. P. 406-417.
- Chapter Смирнова Н. В. К вопросу об академической грамотности // В кн.: Герценовские чтения. Иностранные языки. 2013. СПб. : Российский государственный педагогический университет им. А.И. Герцена, 2013.
- Chapter Смирнова Н. В. Пути оптимизации процесса обучения языку специальности студентов-социологов // В кн.: Homo Loquens: Актуальные вопросы лингвистики и методики преподавания иностранных языков (2013) / Под общ. ред.: И. Ю. Щемелева. Вып. 5. СПб. : Астерион, 2013. С. 304-310.
- Chapter Нужа И. В., Смирнова Н. В. ИКТ в обучении иностранному языку: от традиционного учебника у виртуальной обучающей среде // В кн.: Современные информационные технологии и ИТ-образование. Сборник научных трудов VII Международной научно-практической конференции / Под общ. ред.: В. Сухомлин. Т. 2. М. : Издательство МГУ, 2012. С. 230-239.
- Chapter Нужа И. В., Смирнова Н. В. Организация самостоятельной работы студентов в виртуальной среде: развитие навыков академической презентации: проблемы и перспективы // В кн.: Особенности профессиональной лингвистики и лингводидактики в техническом вузе. IV Общероссийская научно-практическая конференция. Сборник научных трудов. СПб. : Национальный минерально-сырьевой университет «Горный», 2012. С. 180-187.
- Book Smirnova N. V., Shchemeleva I. Основы академического чтения для студентов экономических и социологических специальностей (Fundamentals of Academic Reading in Sociology and Economics). St. Petersburg : -, 2012.
- Chapter Smirnova N. V., Матвеева Л. А. The problem of studying sign-symbolic activity, in: Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences Vol. 29. Elsevier, 2011. Ch. 8. P. 39-43.
- Chapter Смирнова Н. В., Иванова О. А. Организация самостоятельной работы студентов на базе Вики-технологий. Курс Becoming a critical reader // В кн.: Homo Loquens: актуальные вопросы лингвистики и методики преподавания иностранных языков (2011) / Под общ. ред.: И. Ю. Щемелева. Вып. 3. СПб. : НИУ ВШЭ (Санкт-Петербург), 2011. С. 364-377.
- Book Барановская Т. А., Ласточкина Т. И., Захарова А. В., Смирнова Н. В. Учитесь работать с экономической литературой: Методическое пособие к учебнику “Economics” (AS level and A level). М. : Издательский дом ГУ-ВШЭ, 2007.
Employment history
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.
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