The book exhibition British Literature: A Russian View

Dear colleagues, friends, all those interested in English language, literature and culture!

28 of October 2016 at 3 pm at the Russian National Library (165, Moskovsky prospect) and the Association for International Cooperation with the support of SPELTA (Saint Petersburg English Language Teachers’ Association will officially open the book exhibition British Literature: A Russian View. The Exhibition will be officially opened by the representative of Consulate General of Great Britain in Saint Petersburg. This event will be immediately followed (at appr. 3.40 pm) by a conference in the Library’s conference-room under the title The Open World of English that deals with a variety of themes associated with British and American Literature, culture, English language, its teaching and studying, translations and intercultural communication.

We plan a number of plenary presentations on these themes by prominent specialists in the area from Britain, Russia and the US.

The conference is aimed at public awareness of new research in the field, professional development of ELT professionals as well as postgraduates, enhancing the knowledge of students as well as sharing experience and knowledge with the community of language and literature professionals of Saint Petersburg.

Preliminary program

Derek Lavery, Deputy Consul General of Great Britain (Greetings)

Margarita Mudrak, Chair of ESU Saint Petersburg (Greetings)

Elena Apenko, Professor of Saint Petersburg State University

London of Washington Irwing

William Hackett-Jones, the Director of Eclectic Translations (UK-Russia)

The Soft Power of Film

Elena Vdovina, Associate Professor of Politech

ELT at the Crossroads of Culture: Teaching English to Professionals (To be confirmed)

Chris Hastings, PhD, Senior English Language Fellow (US)

African-American Literature: The Harlem Renaissance

Olga Voitsekhovskaya, Saint Petersburg State University)

History in the Modern Scotish Drama

Tatiana Ivanova, Associate Professor of Herzen Pedagogical University, President of SPELTA

John Milton in England, Russia and the US