About Svetoslav Pavlov

Education

  • BA  in Linguistics and Education, University of Latvia
  • MS in Computer Information Systems, Grand Valley State University
  • MBA in Accounting, Davenport University
  • PhD in Russian Language and Literature, Michigan State University

Certificates

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Russian Language Courses Taught at GVSU and Other Colleges

  • Elementary Russian (RUS101 & RUS102)
  • Advanced Russian Grammar (RUS301 & RUS302)
  • Russian Conversation and Composition I (RUS304)
  • Russian Conversation and Composition II (RUS306)
  • Introduction to Russian Literature I (RUS401)
  • Introduction to Russian Literature II (RUS402)
  • Russian Verb System (RUS380)
  • Russian Phonetics (RUS380)
  • Russian Culture (RUS380)
  • Russian Drama (RUS380)
  • Translation Techniques (RUS380)
  • Business Russian (RUS380)
  • Russian Stylistics & Syntax (RUS380)
  • Russian Film (RUS380)
  • Contemporary Russian Culture (RUS380)
  • Elementary Russian (Michigan State University)
  • Second-Year Russian (Michigan State University)
  • Conversational Russian (Michigan State University)

CS Courses Taught at GVSU

CS Courses Taught at Davenport University

  • Computer Foundations – CISP101
  • Information Systems Foundations – CISP111
  • Database Design – CISP247
  • Security Foundations – IAAS221
  • Disaster Recovery – IAAS245
  • PC Operating Systems – NETW101
  • Microcomputer Applications: Word Processing – BITS210
  • Microcomputer Applications: Spreadsheet – BITS211
  • Microcomputer Applications: Database ­– BITS212
  • Microcomputer Applications: Desktop Publishing – BITS213
  • Graphic Illustration Software –  BITS302
  • Web Authoring Applications ­– BITS303

Conference Presentations

  • Pasternak’s Approach to Translating Shakespeare’s Humor. 2012 AATSEEL conference in Seattle (forthcoming).
  • Inaccuracies in Pasternak’s Translations of Shakespeare – Elucidating or Obscuring? Louisville Conference on Literature and Culture, Louisville, University of Louisville, KY, 2011.
  • Speech Individualization in Pasternak’s Translations of Shakespeare. Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters Conference, Calvin College, Michigan, March 26, 2010.
  • Lexical and Syntactical Peculiarities of Pasternak’s Translations of Shakespeare. The Louisville Conference on Literature and Culture, Louisville, University of Louisville, KY, February 19, 2010.
  • The Structural Role of Correspondence in War and Peace (in Russian). Midwest Slavic Conference, Michigan State University, April 1993.

Academic Research & Publications

  • Pasternak’s Translations of Shakespeare: Towards a Definition of His Poetics as Translator (Ph.D. dissertation; MSU)
  • Day-dreamers in Dostoyevsky’s Early Writings (theses; University of Latvia)
  • Corporate Governance in Russia (MBA theses; Davenport University)
  • The Structural Role of Correspondence in War and Peace. Russian Language Journal, L, Nos. 165-167 (1996): 291-301. [in Russian]

Literary Activities

Community and Non-academic Work

  • Faculty advisor of the Russian Circle (see also the Russian Circle on Facebook)
  • Teacher and coordinator at the Russian School in Grand Rapids (see the school's site and its page on Facebook)
  • Webmaster at AATSEEL (3-year term starting on January 1, 2012)
  • Webmaster at Chiaroscuro, which is "a free film series coordinated by educators from local universities and members of the community."

Other Activities

PERSONAL

 
V kontakte
  • The artwork of my daughter, Abbey, at artsonia.com
  • The artwork of my nephew, Dan ('Dans' in Latvian), at the International Children’s Exhibition of Fine Arts Lidice 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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