Curriculum
Vitae
Kimberly D. Fedchak
3 October, 2003
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Department of Modern Languages and Literatures
Swarthmore College
500 College Avenue
Swarthmore, PA 19081
610-690-2046
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EDUCATION
Bryn Mawr College: Ph.D., Russian and Second Language Acquisition,
expected May 2005
Bryn Mawr College: Certification to Teach Russian, Grades K -
12, expected May 2005
Bryn Mawr College: Certification to Teach Math, Grades 7 - 12,
expected May 2004
Bryn Mawr College: M.A., Russian and Second Language Acquisition,
May 1997
Oberlin College: B.A., Russian Language and Area Studies, May
1993
DISSERTATION
"Superior and Beyond: A Characterization of the Highest Levels
of Russian Language Proficiency Attained by Second Language Learners"
(working title); advisors: Professors Dan Davidson and Richard
Brecht, Bryn Mawr College
COURSES TAUGHT
Intensive Russian (1st and 2nd Years), Swarthmore College, 9/2001
to present
Introduction to Russian Culture in Russian, Swarthmore College,
9/2002 to present
Introduction to Russian Culture in English/Add-On in Russian,
Swarthmore College, Fall 2001
Russian Phonetics, Swarthmore College, 1/2003 to present
Russian Conversation (Advanced), Swarthmore College, 1/2002 to
present
Intensive Beginning Russian (1st Year), Bryn Mawr College, 1997-8,
1998-9
Russian Diction, Academy of Vocal Arts, Philadelphia, 1994-5 through
1998-9
Intensive Beginning Russian (Winter Term), Oberlin College, Jan.
1992, Jan. 1993, Jan. 1994
Intensive Beginning Russian Drill, Oberlin College, 1991-2
FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS
Fellowship, Bryn Mawr College, 1999-2000, 2000-1
Teaching Assistantship, Intensive Beginning Russian, Bryn Mawr
College, 1997-8, 1998-9
Nahm Fellowship, Bryn Mawr College, 1994-5, 1995-6, 1996-7
Scholarship, ACTR Combined Research and Language Program, Moscow,
2000
Scholarship, ACTR Summer Program for Language Teachers, Moscow,
1999
Scholarship, CIEE Academic Year Program (declined for health reasons),
1993-4
Scholarship, CIEE Semester Program, St. Petersburg,1992
Scholarship, CIEE Summer Program, Novosibirsk, 1992
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Member of the American Association of Teachers of Slavic and Eastern
European Languages (AATSEEL) 1997-2000
NEH Seminar for Teachers of Russian at the Secondary Level, Bryn
Mawr College, Summer 1995
Moscow State Linguistics University: Combined Research and Language
Program, ACTR, Fall 2000
Moscow State University: Summer Program for Language Teachers,
ACTR, 1999
St. Petersburg State University: Cooperative Russian Language
Program, CIEE, Fall 1992
Novosibirsk State University: Cooperative Russian Language Program,
CIEE, Summer 1992
RUSSIAN LANGUAGE FLUENCY
Test of Russian as a Foreign Language (TRKI, Test po russkomu
jazyku kak inostrannomu; national standardized test of speaking,
reading, writing and listening skills consisting of two non-certificate
levels and four certificate levels): Third-Level Certificate,
Moscow State University, December 2000
SERVICE
Member of the Committee of Russian Course Enrollments, Bryn Mawr
College, 1999-2000
Graduate Student Representative at Russian Department Faculty
Meetings, Bryn Mawr College, 1996-7
Founder and first conductor of Slaveja, the Eastern European Folk
Ensemble of Bryn Mawr and Haverford Colleges, 1994 (a compact
disc was produced by this group in 1999)
Co-founder and conductor of the Oberlin Slavic Folk Choir, Oberlin
College, 1993
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
American Association of Teachers of Slavic and Eastern European
Languages (AATSEEL), Annual Conference, San Francisco, December
1998: "Long-Term Patterns of Language Use After Graduation:
The Case of ACTR Study Abroad Alumni"
American Council of Teachers of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), Annual
Conference, Chicago, November 1998: "Quantitative Research
at Bryn Mawr College on Study Abroad in Russia"
Association of International Educators (NAFSA), Annual Conference,
Washington D.C., May 1998: "Demographic and Linguistic Profiles
of ACTR Study Abroad Participants 1976 - 1997"
American Association of Teachers of Slavic and Eastern European
Languages (AATSEEL), Annual Conference, Toronto, December 1997:
"Demographic and Linguistic Profiles of ACTR Study Abroad
Participants 1976 - 1997"
American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies (AAASS),
Mid-Atlantic Slavic Conference, Albany, March 1997: "Preprogram
Listening Proficiency and Null Gain in the ACTR Study Abroad Population,
1986 - 1995"
OTHER TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Russian Chorus Director, Summer Russian Language Institute, Bryn
Mawr College, 1994, 1995, 1996
Tutor, Second-Year Russian, Oberlin College, 1992-3
Tutor, First-Year Russian, Oberlin College, 1991-2, 1992-3
CULTURAL PROGRAMMING AND MENTORING EXPERIENCE
Graduate Student Resident on Russian Hall and Advisor to Russian
Club, Bryn Mawr College, 1994-5, 1995-6, 1996-7
Cultural Program Coordinator, Summer Russian Language Institute,
Bryn Mawr College, 1994, 1995, 1996
OTHER EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Administrative Assistant to Professor Razelle Frankl, Rowan University,
Jan. 2001 to present
Intermittent work developing and maintaining databases for the
American Council of Teachers of Russian (ACTR) and the National
Foreign Language Center (NFLC), 1994 to 2001
Assistant Director, Summer Russian Language Institute, Bryn Mawr
College, 1994
Departmental Assistant, Russian Department, Bryn Mawr College,
Fall and Summer 1994
REFERENCES
Dr. Dan Davidson, Bryn Mawr College/American Council of Teachers
of Russian
ACTR/ACCELS, 1776 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 700, Washington,
DC 20036
202-833-7522; ddavidson@actr.org
Dr. Sibelan Forrester, Russian Section Chair
Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, Swarthmore College,
500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA 19081
610-328-8162; sforres1@swarthmore.edu
Dr. Elizabeth Cheresh Allen, Russian Department Chair, Bryn Mawr
College
Russian Department, Bryn Mawr College, 101 N., Merion Ave., Bryn
Mawr, PA 19010
610-526-5187; eallen@brynmawr.edu
Dr. Richard Brecht, Bryn Mawr College/National Foreign Language
Center
NFLC, 1029 Vermont Ave., NW, Suite 1000, Washington DC 20005
202-637-8881; rbrecht@nflc.org
Ghennady (Gregg) Meirson, Academy of Vocal Arts
AVA, 1920 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-735-1685, 215-732-4311 (at Century Associates)
Professor Sedmara Zakarian Rutstein, Oberlin College Conservatory
Oberlin College Conservatory, Bibbins 309, Oberlin, OH 44074
440-775-8250; Sedmara.Z.Rutstein@oberlin.edu
Dr. Arlene Forman, Oberlin College
Department of German and Russian, Oberlin College, Peters Hall
219, Oberlin, OH 44074
440-775-8654; Arlene.Forman@oberlin.edu
Professor Phiroze Mehta, Ithaca College Conservatory
School of Music, Ithaca College, James J. Whalen Center for Music,
Ithaca, NY, 14850
607-274-3419; pmehta@ithaca.edu
Dr. Razelle Frankl
536 Moreno Road, Wynnewood, PA 19096
610-649-5947; rfrankl@hotmail.com
