Rīgas pedagoģijas un izglīTĪbas vadības augstskola

5.09. 2005.

Curriculum vitae

Name, surname	Maija Leikarte
Date of birth	5 May 1938
Place of residence (address)	Stirnu ielā 55-9, Rīga LV – 1084, Latvija
Contact-telephone	7597646, 6400841, e-mail: [e-mail]
Marital status	Married, daughter and son
Education	Oct. 2001– RTTEMA Sitting decision on act. as Mag.paed. Latvia State University, complete course of the English language and literature speciality; conferred qualification of Philologist, English language teacher, Diploma No 149842; 1946 – 1957 - Talsi secondary school.
Employment experience	1995 – up to now – RTTEMA; English language docent for full and part-time studies; 1962 – 1991 – Rīga secondary school No 4 (at present: Riga English Grammar School); English language teacher; 1988 – 1994 – Foreign language learning centre “Kultūra”; English language lecturer and methodologist; 1995 – 1997 – Foreign language learning centre “Mirte” English language lecturer; September – October 2005 – Mentor training courses for ELT at British Council Latvia.
Further education	March; September 2005 – seminars „Teach and learn with a warm heart”; 8 June 2005 - Longman Tertiary Level Conference (6 academic hours) – ”The History of Innovation: Meeting the Needs of Today and Tomorrow”; 12 – 13 Nov. 2004 – RTTEMA IX international creativity conference ”Creativity research and release”; Aug. 2004 – Latvian Association of Teachers of the English language (LATE) seminars ”English in the New Europe: Exploring the Changing nature of Teaching and Learning English in a Wider European Context”; May 2004 – Oxford University Press Latvia organised conference ”Grammar and Learner Development”; Sept. 2002– International conference devoted to European Language Day (Latvia Language Teachers association); Aug. – Dec. 2001– International language centre B&V (proficiency); English language course; Jan. – May 1998 – 24 hour seminars on knowledge testing at ADVANCED level; TOEFL test, computer programme.
Interests	Compiling of TV CNN expressions in English; Travelling in connection with collecting of authentic materials on Pepperdine University in California, the USA (1998); Prague, its culture heritage exploration (1997); Paris and World Classical paintings in Luvra (2000); Collecting of the English language video tapes, their use in lectures (Amsterdam, Scotland); Long-lasting collecting of materials, post cards, magazines, photos sent by pen-friends from the USA and the UK, their use in work with students.

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Professional and scientific biography

Curriculum Vitae

Information about the person: Daina Lieģeniece,

born: 23 August 1940; in Talsi region,

personal code – 230849 – 10849

Information about the place of residence and employment:

Home address: Klaipēdas 130 – 27, LV – 3416

Tel.[phone]

Employment address: LPA

Lielā iela 14 , LV – 3401
Professional and academic education:

Latvian State University named after P.Stučka, History –philology faculty, study period: 1959 – 1964, obtained qualification – philologist, teacher of the English language.

Academic degree:

1997- Latvian State University, Dr.habil.paed. conferred for the work “Holistic approach to 5-7 –year-old child’s up-bringing”

1992- Latvian State University nostrificated, degree after nostrification – Dr.paed.

Professional activities:

LPA professor since 1998- up to now, lectured courses –

Pre-school pedagogy,

Education philosophy,

Social psychology,

Gerontology psychology

LPA docent since 1994 till 1998

Head of LPA departments (Pedagogy and psychology and Pre-school pedagogy) from 1978 till 1994

Scientific activities:

Science branch and sub-branch – pedagogy branch, pre-school pedagogy sub-branch. Research themes:

1. 
   Interaction with the pedagogue as the facilitator of senior pre-school age children development – group- leader a grant research financed by Latvian Science Council (LZP) (2003 – up to now).
   
2. 
   Ethno-communicative competency development in multicultural environment (2001 – 2002) (participation in a project by the University of Latvia (LU), financed by LZP, leader Dr.habil.psych. M.Vidnere).
   
3. 
   How to help children (5-7-year-olds) to develop their identity (1997 -2000) (group- leader a grant research financed by LZP).
   
4. 
   How to help pre-school children (5-6-year-olds) to become a researcher and motivate their activity (1993 -1997) (group- leader a grant research financed by LZP).
   
5. 
   Pre-school child’s personality development (1991- 1993) (group- leader a grant research financed by LZP).
   

Since 1991 scientific research projects are financed by Latvian Science Council. There is established cooperation with Pedagogical higher school named after Skipper Clement in Alborg (Denmark) since 1992.

Significant achievement – in 1997 a dissertation was defended to be entitled of the degree of dr. habil. paed. (LU) and in 1998 and in 2004 at LU conferred a professor for pre-school pedagogical work in Liepāja Pedagogical Higher school (LPA).