Dr. Yulia Tregubova
Raised and educated in Volgograd, Russia, Yulia completed a Bachelor’s degree in Education from Volgograd State Pedagogical University in 2003, followed by a Master’s Degree in Language Education in 2005 from the same university. A full-time postgraduate student, Yulia developed her Master’s research into a doctor’s degree and completed her PhD thesis in Cognitive Linguistics titled: Framing in British and American academic discourse- in 2007 at the same university.
A highly qualified and experienced EAP lecturer, academic manager, language education specialist, a certified Cambridge Main Suite and IELTS Speaking Examiner, Yulia devoted over 22 years to working in various educational institutions all over the world, 8 of which in Vietnam.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Doctor of Philosophy in Linguistics (2005-2007), Volgograd State Pedagogical university, degree awarded by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation. Thesis: Framing in British and American academic discourse.
- Master of Language Education (Hons) (2003-2005), Volgograd State Pedagogical university, Volgograd, Russian Federation
- Diploma in Teaching English and German with Distinction (1999-2004) Volgograd State Pedagogical university, Volgograd, Russian Federation
- Bachelor of Language Education (Hons) (1999-2003), Volgograd State Pedagogical university, Volgograd, Russian Federation
- Teaching EAP postgraduate course, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK (2024), with Excellence.
- Diploma in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (DELTA) University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK (2012-2023)- Module One (with Distinction), Two (with Merit specialism -EAP), Three (specialism -Academic management).
- Young Learners extension to CELTA, ISE College (2014), Brighton, UK
- Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA, Pass B) (2009), St. Giles International College, London, UK
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
- British University Vietnam (BUV) – 2019-Current – Acting Head of English
- British Council Vietnam – 2020-2023 – Academic English Teacher
- Language Link Vietnam – 2017-2019 – Academic Director
- Language Link Moscow (Russia) – 2013-2017 – Director of Studies
RESEARCH AREAS / FIELDS
- Framing in academic discourse.
- Academic acculturation, critical and reflective thinking in EAP.
- Gen AI integration in language education.
RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS
- Tregubova, Y., 2025 Fostering criticality through academic listening. SEACE2025 Conference Proceedings // https://papers.iafor.org/proceedings/conference-proceedings-SEACE2025/
- Roe, J., Perkins, M. and Tregubova, Y., 2024. The EAP-AIAS: Adapting the AI Assessment Scale for English for Academic Purposes. arXiv preprint arXiv:2408.01075.
RESEARCH & CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS / EXHIBITIONS
- Tregubova, Y. (2025)
Developing critical digital literacy in EAP classes (Oral presentation)
Teaching and Learning symposium, University of Stirling, UK (online)
- Tregubova, Y. (2025)
Fostering reflection in EAP courses -(Oral Presentation)
The 16th Asian Conference on Arts and Humanities (ACAH 2025), Tokyo, Japan
- Tregubova, Y. (2025)
Fostering Criticality through Academic Listening – (Oral Presentation)
The Southeast Asian Conference on Education (SEACE2025)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Tregubova, Y. (2024)
Transforming landscape of Language Education in the context of GenAI integration-(Kenote Address)
Human Communication, International Conference
Volgograd, Russia (Online)
- Tregubova, Y. (2024)
Developing a culture of Listening: transitioning from high school to higher education –(Oral Presentation)
ELINET Conference
San Paolo, Brazil (Online)
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