Chiriaeva, Larissa
Lecturer AY-B, World Languages & Literatures
Preferred: larissa.chiriaeva@sjsu.edu
Alternate: larissa.chiriaeva@gmail.com
Telephone
Preferred: (408) 924-4591
Office Hours
M W 12:45 - 2:15 am in CL410N
Education
- Doctor of Philosophy, Foreign Institution, 1997
Bio
Education
Ph.D. double major in German and Slavic Philology, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
M. A. in Philology, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia. Majors: 1.Slavic Philology, Bulgarian and Russian languages and literature. 2.Translation and Interpretation (Russian, German, Bulgarian)
Teaching Assignments
Department of Foreign Languages, San Jose State University, CA. Teaching German Linguistics, Literature, Elementary, Intermediate, and Advanced German courses
Intercultural International Studies Division, De Anza College, Cupertino, CA. Teaching German and Russian language courses. Founded Russian Language and Culture Program
SVET Educational Center (Silicon Valley Enhanced Teaching), Campbell, CA. Developed educational programs and curricula for this privately held school
Translation/Localization Experience
Translated at numerous Russian-German trade and industrial conferences, worked in various companies e.g. INTER Technical Translations, Rushtek Inc., IBM etc.
Localized software products, edited and validated technical documentation such as customer on-line help, user guides and manuals