THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENGLISH ACADEMIC WRITING SKILLS AT HIGHER SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS UNIVERSITY (RUSSIAN CONTEXT)

Abstract

Medvedeva Ekaterina has been teaching English at the Department of Language Training at Russian Presidential Academy (RANEPA University) since December 3, 2018. She teaches general English, as well as social and political aspects to students of the 2nd and 3rd year at Liberal Arts Faculty. She is also working as an English teacher at Higher School of Economics University at the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs (since April, 2019). Ekaterina graduated from Moscow State Linguistic University, the faculty of Translation and Interpretation (2017) and from University of Leicester, the faculty of International Education with an additional module on Innovations and Reforms (2018). Ekaterina’s research activities at the University of Leicester, international conferences and seminars allowed her to gain experience in communication and scientific exchange with the leading experts in the field of International Education and ELT and conduct her independent research.