Instructor:
Veta Chitnev
Contact:
Buchanan Tower 903
Tel: 604-827-5541
E-mail: veta.chitnev@ubc.ca
Education:
Ph.D., University of Victoria
Certified Tester of Russian as a Foreign Language, Moscow State University
M.A., Simon Fraser University
M.Ed., Moscow State Regional University
About
Dr. Veta Chitnev has been teaching with CENES since 2008.
She teaches Russian language and culture courses and coordinates all sections of Russian language courses. Veta is also responsible for student placement tests and Russian proficiency examinations.
Her areas of specialization are teaching Russian as a second language, pedagogy, and curriculum development and design. Her other interests include intercultural studies and educational psychology.
Research Interests:
- Assessment in higher education
- Feminist pedagogy
- Russian language
- Intercultural studies
- Leaning and instructional theories
- Motivation and social-emotional adjustment in educational settings