PROJECT AT A GLANCE
American Shelves is a joint project of the Embassy of the USA in Moscow and the National Association of Teachers of English in Russia.
Time of the Project
September, 2010 – May, 2011
Aim of the Project
The project aims at promoting democratic values, human rights and freedoms, thus contributing to the development of a civil society in the country.
Project objectives
- Introducing American Studies literature into self study activities of the students of Russian Universities
- Motivating students to use American Studies resources in their research work
- Meeting the requirements of Research Paper Documentation (Bibliography Listing and In-text Citation) to avoid plagiarism
Project procedure:
Students study the books provided for them (see the list), choose one of the suggested topics, do the research and submit their paper to the Jury.
The project is administered by a group of ELT specialists from Voronezh Association of English Language Teachers:
Marina Sternina, Professor, Head of the English Chair for Science Departments of Voronezh State University, NATE Russia Vice-President – project manager
sternina@vmail.ru tel. # (4732) 24-27-80 (home) (4732) 208-395 (work)
Larisa Kuzmina, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of English for International Relations of Voronezh State University
kuzmina@rgph.vsu.ru
Irina Vostrikova, Associate Professor of the English Chair for Science Departments of Voronezh State University
ivostrikova@mail.ru
The all-Russia Jury is headed by prof. Marina Sternina.