Self-evaluation report

PUBLICATIONS

1. Topics for Conversation. – Riga: RPI, 1980. – Co-author.

2. Reader in Economics (I). – Riga: RPI, 1986. – Co-author.

3. Reader in Economics (II). – Riga: RTU, 1987. – Co-author.

4. Communicative Situations and Tasks in Teaching Foreign Languages. –

Riga, Methodological Department of Higher Education of the Ministry of

Education of Latvia. 1989. – Co-author.

5. Business Letter Writing. – Riga: RTU, 1990. – Author.

6. Doing Business. – Riga: RTU 1991. – Co-author.

7. An Outline of American Economics. – Riga: RTU, 1991. – Editor.

8. Business Concepts. – Riga: RTU, 1992. – Co-author.

10. English for Customs (I). – Riga: RTU SESMI 1995. – Co-author.

11. English for Customs (II). – Riga: RTU SESMI 1997. – Co-author.

12. “Taxation System Abroad” (EU, Sweden. USA). – A reader on taxation (texts, questions checking comprehension, vocabulary). – Riga: RTU SESMI (submitted for publication in 2005). – Co-author.

1. “English - Latvian - English Dictionary of Customs Terms” (~ 12 thousand entries). –

Riga: Publishing House ”Jāņa sēta”, 1997. – 236 pp. - Editor, co-author.

2. ”Customs Control”. Latvian - English phrasebook for customs and other officials of border control . – Riga: ”Antēra” Publishing House, 1998. – 156 pp. – Editor, co-author.

3. “English – Latvian Taxation Dictionary”. (~ 6 000 terms). – Riga: RTU (submitted for publication in 2005/6).

Compiled by: I.Matisone, I.Blumfelde;

Special field editors: A.Krastiņš, K.Ketners, E.J.Niedrītis.

4. “English – Latvian International Business Dictionary”. (~35 000 terms: international economic relations, international trade, customs, business logistics, accounting, legal aspects etc.). – Riga: “Zinātne ABC” Publishing House. – 2005 (submitted for publication).

Compiled by: I.Matisone, I.Blumfelde, L.Krieviņa, A.Ķēbere, M.Ozola;

Editors: I.Matisone, I.Blumfelde.

Special field editors: A.Krastiņš, N.Sprancmanis, J.Briedis, A.Gulbis.
5. “English – Latvian Business Logistics Glossary”. – Riga (submitted for publication in 2005) – ~200 pp.

Translated / adapted by: I.Matisone, I.Blumfelde, L.Krieviņa, M.Ozola;

Editors: N.Sprancmanis, J.Merkurjevs, I.Matisone, I.Blumfelde.

Published reports

1. ”An approach to teaching ESP (English for special purposes) at the RTU International Business and Customs Institute”.

Summary of the presentation at the international conference ”Professional economic education: problems and solutions” organised by the Banking Higher School and the Professional Education Centre of the LR Ministry of Education and Science, Riga, Latvia, 11-12 February 1999. – Conference Proceedings, pp. 137-140.

2. “Some organisational hints and methodological, linguistic and stylistic pitfalls in adapting special-purpose computer programmes“.

Based on the development of the Latvian version of “Harmonizer” – an educational computer programme developed by WTO / Swedish Customs Training Centre and adapted by RTU FEE IBCI for training customs officers to work with the Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding System. – Riga: RTU Institute of Languages. – Scientific Proceedings. – 2000.

3. D.Solovjov, R.Počs, I.Matisone. Internal audit - a quality system assurance tool. // Proceedings of the 42^nd RTU Students Scientific Conference. – Riga: RTU, 2001. – pp. 270-271.

1. 
   EU Customs Code and Implementation Regulations. – Translation from English into Latvian) commissioned by the LR Ministry of Finance Customs Tariff and Legislation Department, 1997-1998. – 1150 pp.
   
2. 
   “Anti-smuggling Officers Handbook”. (a joint project of the ”Crown Agents” (UK) and the LR State Revenue Service). – 1998. – 120 pp. – Co-translation from English into Latvian, co-editor.
   

PERSONAL PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

1. 
   Co-ordination and supervision of foreign language teaching by the RTU FEE International Business and Customs Institute.
   
2. 
   Co-ordination and development of Business English and ESP programmes, assessment criteria and standards for professional, Bachelor, Master and Doctoral studies for students majoring in IBCI specialisations International Economic Relations, Customs Management and Taxation, Transport Organisation and Management (placement tests, end-of-the-term tests, examinations, SESMI institutional Business English Certificate examination).
   
3. 
   Selection and updating of teaching materials and resources (textbooks, specialised dictionaries etc.).
   
4. 
   Member of the Editorial Board of RTU FEE Scientific Proceedings – editor of English texts.
   
5. 
   Member / chairperson of examination committees:
   

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  FEE IBCI entrance test;
  
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  English language proficiency examinations on completion of language courses included on the students study curricula (bachelor, master, doctoral studies);
  
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  RTU FEE IBCI institutional Business English Proficiency Certificate examination;
  
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  Joint Norwegian – Latvian “Innovations and entrepreneurship” executive (professional) master studies (2003/2004) programme. – student interviews, assessment of English language proficiency;
  

6. 
   English language consultant for the Faculty of Engineering Economics (translation of regulations, accreditation materials, programmes, correspondence; English language classes with academic staff and technical personnel).
   
7. 
   2001 – present – Editorial Board member of the RTU Scientific Proceedings. – Editor of English texts.
   
8. 
   Consulting and supervising IBCI students for annual RTU Students Conferences (FEE IBCI Business English Section) – business related presentations in English:
   

2001/2002 – 24 reports

2002/2003 – 22 reports.

2003/2004 – 18 reports

2004/2005 – 24 reports

9. Contract-based language consultancy / translation / interpretation in other institutions, agencies, organisations, companies etc.

1993 – present auditing firm ”BDO Invest–Rīga” (interpreter / translator: financial statements, auditor’s opinions, valuation reports, reports on taxation issues, business correspondence etc.);

2001. 
      – 2004 LR Privatisation Agency (interpreter / translator: legal documents, due diligence reports etc.).
      

9. 
   Terminology expert authorised by the LR Academy of Sciences Terminology Commission to co-ordinate customs terminology with the Translation and Terminology Centre (TTC). – 2003-2004.
   

1998 – present member of Modern Languages Association.

1992 – present member of Latvia Association of Teachers of English (LATE).
CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, OTHER PROFESSIONAL ADVANCEMENT ACTIVITIES

1989 Educational visit to Melbourne University, Deaken College (Australia): video examinations for interpreters.

Sept.1994 US Information Centre workshop on Using Video in Teaching Business English.

Aug.1994 International Conference on Teaching Business English. (UK, Poland, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania). Jurmala, Latvia.

June1995 BESIG (Business English Special Interest Group) seminar: report on the problems of compiling a terminology dictionary (English - Latvian customs terminology). University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia.

Aug.1995 International BESIG Baltic Conference: report: ”The necessity of filling the terminology gap. Problems encountered.” - Riga, Latvia.

June1998 International workshop on teaching Business English (Denmark, France, Japan, Latvia). - Riga, Banking Institution of Higher Education.

Febr.1999 International conference ”Professional economic education: problems and solutions” organised by the Riga Banking Institute and the Professional Education Centre of the LR Ministry of Education and Science. Presentation: ”An approach to teaching ESP (English for special purposes) at the RTU International Business and Customs Institute”. - RTU Languages Institute.

June 2002 Nordic - Baltic Network for Foreign Language Teaching, Promoting common European framework, European language portfolio and computer assisted language learning in Nordic and Baltic countries (Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia). - Tallinn, Estonia.

2002, 2003 Days of European Languages. International conference, (participation, interpretation): activities of FIPLV and promoting language acquisition (language teaching problems and solutions in Latvia; language acquisition within the context of the EU, co-operation in language teaching etc.).- Riga, Latvia.

2002, 2003 Nordic-Baltic Networking (Foreign Language Teaching: promoting common European framework, European language portfolio and computer assisted language learning in Nordic and Baltic countries).

2003 EU project “Spring Day in Europe”: participation with the analysis of students essays on “Accession into the EU – expectations and concerns” (RTU FEE IBCI III RIBUO-13), EU project home page, participants certificate.

2004. 
      “Language as identity”. 10^th Anniversary conference of the Public Service Language Centre supported by the FIPLV together with Banking Institution of Higher Education, Language Teachers Association of Latvia, Latvian Association of Teachers of English, British Council etc. – Riga, PSLC, Banking Institution of Higher Education.
      

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