I am the Head of the Foreign Languages Department in Technical and Natural Sciences in Yakutsk State University(Siberia,Russia). I teach Business English at Institute of Finance and Economics of Yakutsk State University,ESP for post-graduates,EFL for RPMTI(Russian President Management Training Initiative). I am responsible for Unified National Exam in English in our Republic Sakha(Yakutia). I got my Bachelor's and Master's degrees in English Philology from Yakutsk State University in 1973.
I got my Ph.D. in English Philology at Moscow State Linguistic University in 1984.
Hobbies
I like reading, my grandson and I enjoy travelling.
Research Interests: philology, technology integration, new methods of teaching.
Professor Larissa Olesova
Brief Bio
I am currently the third year doctoral student in Educational Technology program at Purdue University. In addition, I have certificates in Internet Integration into Classroom from Lewis and Clark College, Teaching Case-Study Method from Project Harmony and IATP. Right now, I am a Ross Fellowship recipient at Purdue (teaching and research assistant). I am originally from Republic Sakha (Yakutia), Russia. I got my bachelor's degree and master’s degree in English and Literature from Yakutsk State University (Siberia, Russia). After I graduated from university, I taught ESL, Business English and TOEFL at the Department of Foreign Languages in Technical and Natural Sciences at Yakutsk University. I worked as an interpreter at several events held in Yakutsk. I got my Doctoral Degree in Pedagogy in Russia in 1999.
Hobbies
I like writing essays, watching movies, skating and swimming. As the President of Yakut TESOL (a professional organization for people who are interested in English in Yakutia), I enjoy organizing professional events for English teachers in my city and collaborating with other professionals in ESL/EFL. My husband and I like traveling and living in different cities and places to learn something new. We dream about visiting Africa and Australia some day in the future.
Comments (33)
Kirill Tretyakov said
at 10:50 pm on Sep 21, 2008
cool=)
Larissa Olesova said
at 10:51 pm on Sep 21, 2008
Hi, Kirill
Nice to meet in this project!
Kirill Tretyakov said
at 10:55 pm on Sep 21, 2008
Hello, nice to meet you too!
It's something new in our education program. What should we do now?
Olya Yadreeva said
at 10:58 pm on Sep 21, 2008
Hello Larissa!what are the tasks?
Larissa Olesova said
at 11:00 pm on Sep 21, 2008
Olya, hi
Nice to meet you online. Please, read the syllabus for this course today. Then, you should organize small groups to work during this semester. How many of you in this subgroup?
Larissa Olesova said
at 11:01 pm on Sep 21, 2008
Kirill, hi
Thanks for sharing it with me - what are your impressions of this new experience for now? Do you like it or not? Was it difficult to get an access to wiki today?
Olya Yadreeva said
at 11:03 pm on Sep 21, 2008
There are 9 students right now. 2 students are absent today.
Larissa Olesova said
at 11:04 pm on Sep 21, 2008
So, OLya - you have 11 students in your subgroup, right?
Gennadii Bezdenezhnikh said
at 11:04 pm on Sep 21, 2008
Hello everybody:)
Larissa Olesova said
at 11:06 pm on Sep 21, 2008
Olya, can you break the subgroup of 11 students into 3 small groups - we call it "teams" with 4 in each? You can post the names to Team A,B,C - these are your rooms to share your information.
Larissa Olesova said
at 11:06 pm on Sep 21, 2008
Hi, Gennadii
What are your impressions of this work online?
Olya Yadreeva said
at 11:07 pm on Sep 21, 2008
Yes. Natasha Skryabina will send you the list of the students. We have organized 2 groups.
Larissa Olesova said
at 11:09 pm on Sep 21, 2008
2 groups with how many students in each?
Gennadii Bezdenezhnikh said
at 11:15 pm on Sep 21, 2008
So, I can say, that it will be interesting, because i already feel myself greatly excited^)
Kirill Tretyakov said
at 11:15 pm on Sep 21, 2008
Larissa, it's exciting, fresh method=)
Larissa Olesova said
at 11:16 pm on Sep 21, 2008
Gennadii,
Nice to hear and I hope you will do your best in this project!!
Kirill Tretyakov said
at 11:16 pm on Sep 21, 2008
It was not difficult
Larissa Olesova said
at 11:17 pm on Sep 21, 2008
Kirill,
Good! Have a great experience in this project! It's going to become exciting when other students from Texas and Virginia join the project this and next week.
Gennadii Bezdenezhnikh said
at 11:17 pm on Sep 21, 2008
I should to correct Olya and inform you that we already have made a 5 teams, 5 or 6 students in each one
Larissa Olesova said
at 11:18 pm on Sep 21, 2008
Kirill,
I am glad that technology works easy for you - I hope you will help others in the group who have problems with the access.
Larissa Olesova said
at 11:18 pm on Sep 21, 2008
Gennadii,
Have you combined that subgroup too?
Kirill Tretyakov said
at 11:23 pm on Sep 21, 2008
We have to go, Good bye! Nice to meet you!
Larissa Olesova said
at 11:24 pm on Sep 21, 2008
Bye, see you next week!!!
Zakharov Dmitriy said
at 10:49 pm on Sep 22, 2008
HI! somebody is here?
Larissa Olesova said
at 10:55 pm on Sep 22, 2008
Dmitriy, hi
Congratulations on successful registration and welcome to the collaborative project.
Ira Nickolaeva said
at 3:26 am on Sep 26, 2008
hi all
Larissa Olesova said
at 8:47 am on Sep 26, 2008
Ira, welcome to the project!!!
Zakharov Dmitriy said
at 7:25 am on Sep 30, 2008
Hi! thank you for a meeting. I chose this picture during lessons, now I'm at home, and I want to change it for my photo. But it doesn't change:( why? somebody help please.
Zakharov Dmitriy said
at 7:46 am on Sep 30, 2008
It's all right! I've understood how to do it
Kirill Tretyakov said
at 10:01 pm on Oct 5, 2008
Dima always stops=)))
Getta_e@mail.ru said
at 10:07 pm on Oct 6, 2008
Yeeeeeeeeeeeeehuuuuuuuuu!!!hi!!!!
so many comments,uiiiiiiiiii=)))
Olya Yadreeva said
at 10:14 pm on Oct 6, 2008
HI,everybody!=)
Olya Yadreeva said
at 10:19 pm on Oct 6, 2008
uuuuuuuuuuu!!!!!!!!!
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