Dr. Sc. (Education), PhD (Economics)

Rector’s Counselor at MGIMO University Administration, Professor at Department of Education and Psychology, MGIMO University (Moscow) – Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University).

SPIN-code: 5865-8126 (ORCID) (Scopus) (ReseacherID) (РИНЦ)

Websites: http://mgimo.ru/people/raitskaya/

E-mail: raitskaya.l.k@inno.mgimo.ru

Education

1991 – Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) – MGIMO University, economist in the sphere of international relations

Academic Degrees

2002 – Candidate Thesis entitled ‘External economic relations between EU and US in the context of deepening European economic integration’;

2005 – Associate Professor (English language department);

2013 – Doctor of Sciences (Dr. habil.) Thesis ‘The Didactic Concept of Students’ Self-Reliant Cognitive Activities in the Internet environment’

Professional Career

1991–2005 lecturer, senior lecturer, Associate professor at the English Language Department (MGIMO University)

2005–2016 – Head of the English Language Department (MGIMO University)

2016– till present Rector’s Counsellor at the MGIMO University Administration, Professor at the Department of Education and Psychology

Научно-организационная работа

• Membership at the Russian Association of Science Editors and Publishers (RASEP); at the European Association of Science Editors (EASE);
• Editor at the Journal of Language and Education;
• Member of the Editorial Board of RUDN Journal of Psychology and Pedagogics.

Области научных интересов в настоящее время

• Higher education research field (research directions; innovative learning);
• Academic development;
• Methodology of scientific research in social sciences;
• Scholarly publications of international level: methodology and discourse;
• Science editing;
• Problems of internationalization in Russia’s science;
• Rhetoric and discourse of scholarly texts in Russian and in English;
• Promoting Russian peer-reviewed journals into international databases in the context of better quality.

Disciplines and Courses

• Basics of scientific research (Master programmes);
• Academic development of the faculty members;
• Methodology of scholarly publications in high-ranking international peer-reviewed journals;
• Methodology of reviews in social sciences;
• Linguistics and rhetoric of scholarly texts in Russian and in English;
• Discourse of international peer-reviewed journals (social sciences).

Publications

About 150 published papers and books; an author or co-author of 8 monographs and about 30 textbooks for university students.

Recent Publications Research on Higher Education

• Mekeko N., Karnyushina V., Raitskaya L., Khorokhorina G. (2018). Activity Approach to Teaching: Requirements and Reality. EDULEARN 2018 Conference Proceedings. Spain, 2018. Pp. 10390-10398.
• Kovtun L., Khmarova N., Raitskaya L., Ivanova M. (2018). Language Shock in E-learning Environment. 11th International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation (ICERI 2018): Conference proceedings. Spain, 2018, pp. P. 4114-4120.
• Raitskaya L. (2018). Book Review: The Discourse of Peer Review. SAGE Discourse and Communication. Vol. 12. Issue 6, pp. 668-671.
• Kutieva M., Raitskaya L., Vygotskaya-Kazarina O., Tyrina T. (2018). Authentic and Non-authentic Tutorials in Foreign Languages Teaching: The Case of Russian University. EDULEARN 2018 Conference Proceedings. Spain, 2018. Pp. 10488-10495.
• Raitskaya L. (2018). Key Issues in English for Specific Purposes in Higher Education. Yasemin Kirkgöz & Kenan Dikilitaş (Eds.): Book Review. Journal of Language and Education. Vol. 4. Issue 2. pp. 105-107.
• Raitskaya L., Tikhonova E. (2018). An Overview of Trends and Challenges in Higher Education on the Worldwide Agenda. Journal of Language and Education. 2018. Vol. 4. Issue 4, pp. 4-7.
• Raitskaya L. (2018). Second and Foreign Language Education. Nelleke Van Deusen-Scholl & Stephen May (Eds.): Book Review. Journal of Language and Education. 2018. Vol. 3. Issue 3, pp. 115-117.
• Raitskaya L., Tikhonova E. (2019). A University Course of Intercultural Communication: Fostering Students’ Skills and Competence. REEP 2019 Proceedings. 12th International Conference ‘Rural Environment. Education. Personality’. Elgava, pp. 152-157.
• Raitskaya L., Tikhonova E. (2019). Gamification as a Field Landmark in Educational Research. Journal of Language and Education. Vol. 5. Issue 3, pp. 4-10.
• Raitskaya L., Tikhonova E. (2019). Scoping Reviews: What is in a name? Journal of Language and Education. Vol. 5. Issue 2, pp. 4-9.
• Raitskaya L., Tikhonova E. (2019). The Top 100 Cited Discourse Studies: An Update. Journal of Language and Education. Vol. 5. Issue 1, pp. 4-15.
• Raitskaya L., Tikhonova E. (2019). Multilingualism in Russian Journals: A Controversy of Approaches. European Science Editing. Vol. 45. Issue 2. P. 41.