Lubov Tsurikova 

Personal data:
Address: Leninsky prospekt 45-101
Voronezh 394004 Russia
Phones: ++(0732) 457872 (home)
++7 (0732) 789489 (work)
fax: fax ++(0732) 789388
e-mail: root@rgf.vsu.ru
Year  of Birth: 26 September 1960
Biographical detalls: Lubov Tsurikova has a PhD in Theoretical Linguistics from Voronezh State University in Voronezh, Russia, where she has been employed in the Romance and Germanic Philology Department since 1986. In addition to teaching English language and conducting student research in cross-cultural pragmatics, she specialises in teaching General Linguistics, Sociolinguistics and Pragmatic Aspects of Interpreting and Translation. Dr Tsurikova has also taught Russian as a Foreign Language and Interpreting and Translating at John Moors University, Liverpool, England, and Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland, and spent a semester in the University of Arizona, USA, as a RSEP-ACTR Research Fellow. She has published articles in Revista de lenguas para fines especificos and national linguistic journals, and has been a speaker at various international and national linguistic conferences and TESOL meetings. Her specific field of study is cross-cultural pragmatics and her current research deals with sociopragmatic and cognitive aspects of cross-cultural communication.
Education:

Sept-Dec 1994 RSEP-ACTR research fellow at University of Arizona, Tucson, US
1989-1992 Voronezh University post graduate course 
Degree: PhD in Theoretical Linguistics (Kandidat nauk)
1978-1983 Romance and Germanic Philology Department Voronezh University, Russia
Degree: Diploma with Distinction in English Philology and Translation
Work Experience:
1986 Associate Professor (Dotsent) of English Philology Department Romance and Germanic Philology Voronezh State University, Russia Teaching courses: theoretical linguistics, sociolinguistics, cultural and pragmatic aspects of interpreting and translating, English in use; 
  • supervise student research in cross-cultural pragmatics
  • 4th year course co-ordinator;
  • responsible for department international programmes
1998-1999 Centre for Translation and Interpreting Studies in Scotland School of Languages Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK Lectrice - courses taught: interpreting and translating, Russian as a foreign language
1992-1993 School of Languages
Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK
Lectrice - courses taught: Russian as a foreign language 
1983-1986 Assistant Professor 
of Department of Languages 
Voronezh Pedagogical University, Russia 
Courses taught: phonetics, English grammar 
Teaching and research interests:

Sociopragmatic and cognitive aspects of cross-cultural communication; gender studies 
References:
    Dr Grace Fielder
Department of Russian and Slavic Languages
MLB 340
University of Arizona
Tucson AZ 85721 USA
tel. ++(520) 621 7981
fax. ++(520) 626 4007
e-mail: gfielder@u.arizona.edu
Prof. Yelena Belyaeva Prof. Yelena Belyaeva
Department of Modern and Classical Languages
Saint Louis University
221 North Grand Boulevard
Saint Louis MO 63103 USA
tel. ++(314) 977 3674 (office)
966 2450 (secr)
e-mail: belyaeva@slu.edu
Mr James Halliday  Director of Studies for International Business and Languages
School of Languages 
Heriot-Watt University
Edinburgh EH14 4AS UK
tel. ++44 (0131) 449 5111
fax ++44 (0131) 451 3079
e-mail: james.halliday@hw.ac.uk
Mr James Halliday 
Director of Studies for International Business and Languages
School of Languages
Heriot-Watt University
Edinburgh EH14 4AS UK
tel. ++44 (0131) 449 5111
fax ++44 (0131) 451 3079
e-mail: james.halliday@hw.ac.uk