ELECTRONIC VILLAGE ONLINE 2008

The CALL Interest Section of the international TESOL professional association offers the opportunity to participate in the Electronic Village Online (EVO) 2008 season.

This is a professional development project and virtual extension of the TESOL 2008 Convention in New York. The intended audience for this project includes both TESOL 2008 participants and those who can participate only virtually.

You do not need to be a TESOL member to participate in a free , six-week , wholly online session of the EVO, Jan 14 - Feb 24, 2008.

Visit the Announcement Page to select one or two among the various offerings.


Looking forward to meeting you in the EVO 2008 sessions.

AMERICAN STUDIES SERIES

Higher Education in the USA, the third book in the "American Studies" series, launched by the American Embassy in Moscow, is the result of collaboration and discussion among Russian and American teachers.

The authors of the idea are Prof. Maria V. Verbitskaya and Prof. Elena N. Solovova. The project was carried out under the guidance of Dr. Bridget F. Gersten, the English Language Officer of the Public Affairs Section.

The authors of the book Higher Education in the USA are Russian teachers of Pedagogical Institute (Rostov-on-Don):

Dr. Tuzlukova Viktoriya Igorevna
Yatsenko Yulia Sergeevna
Suchomlinova Marina Anatolyevna
Andrienko Anna Alexandrovna
Yazykova Elena Vladimirovna

The purpose of the book is to provide a clear and understandable entry into Higher Education in the USA, to reflect its basic values and ideas. Based on the principles of the dialogue of cultures this book also provides a cross-cultural comparison of US and Russian higher education.

You may find the book almost in every bookshop in Russia.