Irene A. Trofimova

Education:  M.A. in Eastern Philosophy, University of Philosophy,  
                    Alma-Ata, USSR, 1989.                 
                    M.A. in Western Philosophy, University of Philosophy, 
                    Alma-Ata, USSR, 1977.
                    Ph.D. in Linguistics, Alma-Ata Teachers' Training University,
                    Alma-Ata, USSR, 1974.
                    M.A. in Linguistics, Leningrad State Teachers' Training University,
                    Leningrad, USSR, 1966.
                    B.A. in Education with a major in English and a minor in German,
                    Leningrad State Teachers' Training University, Leningrad,
                    USSR, 1964.  

Experience:
                    Associate Professor of Russian and German,
                    Ouachita Baptist University, 1991-present.
                    Government Interpreter,
                    Ministry of Education of the KSSR, Alma-Ata, USSR, 1988-1991.
                    Associate Professor of English,
                    Kazakh State University, Alma-Ata, USSR, 1974-1991.
                    Professor of English and Interpreter,
                    Ministry of Road Building of the KSSR and Ministry of Local
                    Industries of the KSSR, Alma-Ata, USSR, 1977-1987.
                    Government Interpreter,
                    Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the KSSR, Alma-Ata,
                    USSR, 1974-1977.
                    Assistant Professor of English,
                    Kazakh University of National Economy, Alma-Ata
                    USSR, 1966-1972.

Publications:
          •"Professional Orientation and Communicative Programs," 
            Research Papers of the Karaganda State University. 
            Kazakhstan, 1989.
          •"Modern Methodology in Teaching Languages."  Active
            Teaching Methods.  Alma-Ata, 1988.
          •Textbook for Physicists: Part Two, Dynamics." 
            Alma-Ata, 1988
          •Textbook for Physicists: Part One. Statics.  Alma-Ata, 1987.
          •"Formation of Some Lingual-Didactic Skills."  Research
            in the Republic. Alma-Ata, 1987.
          •"On the Problem of Intensification of the Process of Teaching
            English."  Research Papers of the Kazakh State University.
            Alma-Ata, 1986.
          •"From the Experience of Teaching Country Studies."
             Research Papers of the Kazakh State University. 
            Alma-Ata, 1979.

Current Writing:
            Textbook  Elementary Russian:  Stages One and Two.

Professional Organizations:
            •Arkansas Foreign Language Teachers Association
            •Arkansas Philological Association
            •Central Association of Russian Teachers of America

Interests:
            Writing poetry in Russian and English.  Published poetry in
            Poetry Journal of Arkansas in 1993.  Has presented poetry at
            annual conferences of Arkansas Philological Association since 1992.

 Dr. Trofimova can speak, read and write in English, Russian, German, French,
Polish, Serbian, Bulgarian, Czech, Ukrainian and Byelorussian.