"Teaching Humanities at Economic University"

November, 2013

Welcome to the 2nd International Conference on "Teaching Humanities at Economic University" Organized by Humanitarian Centre and Distance Learning Faculty Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Moscow, Russia

The primary goal of the conference is to identify the most challenging trends in teaching humanitarian subjects in higher economic education. The conference is held to make it an ideal platform for lecturers, researchers and practitioners to share views and experiences providing solutions in the related areas.

The major topics of the conference include but are not limited to:

1. Section. History - Teaching Russian History at economic university in modern conditions


• Lessons for aspiring economists from Russian history of entrepreneurship
• Issues in theory and methodology on teaching Russian history at economic university
• Shaping world outlook of students in teaching Russian History
• Multimedia educational tools in teaching history


2. Section. Philosophy and psychology - Philosophical issues in humanitarian education at economic university


• Core values of an economist and an entrepreneur and the role of humanitarian education
• The role of philosophy in humanitarian education at economic university
• Ethics as a constituent in humanitarian education at economic university
• Moral upbringing within the framework of humanitarian education at economic university
• Aesthetical upbringing within the framework of humanitarian education at economic university
• The place of psychology in the training program of economists


3. Section. Foreign languages - Teaching foreign languages at economic university: advantages, aims and prospects


• General aspects of teaching FL for specific purposes
• Language and cross-cultural competences
• Modern methods and technologies in teaching FL at tertiary level
• Russian Language teaching in the 21st century: traditions and innovations


4. Section. Social and political aspects of humanitarian education


• Political-scientific knowledge, its role in the life and training of specialists and bachelors
• The cultural, historical and socio - economic aspects of physical culture and sports
• A person's health, physical culture and sport in a changing world
• Modern problems and prospects of the development of physical culture and sports in the educational process of higher education
• Humanitarian technologies in teaching in higher education
• Social and sociological aspects of teaching in higher education

Conference Languages: Russian, English

Submissions We invite paper submissions addressing one or more of the topics presented above. We also encourage submissions, which present early stages of research work and demonstrations of research and development projects.

Please prepare your paper in accordance with the following guidelines:

1. Format: The paper should be submitted in MS WORD Document.
2. Length: The maximum length of a paper is 5 (A4) pages (including figures, references, etc.) with the following settings:
   • Margins: 2.54 cm (1 inch) margins top, bottom, the left and right
   • Font: Times New Roman 12 point (main text, headings, quotations and examples)
   • Line spacing: 1 pt
   • Paragraphs should begin flush left.
3. Title: Begin the paper with centered title using 12-point boldface type.
4. Author(s) and institution should be centered below the title in 12-point type.
5. Figures and tables should be numbered sequentially and integrated into the text.
6. Notes: Please use endnotes rather than footnotes.
7. Italics may be used for highlighting essential information. Underlining should be avoided.

Please submit the paper and the completed registration form as e-mail attachments to reu.conference@mail.ru with subject 'REU conference' by November 20, 2013.

Please attach in message this Registration Form

Participation is free of charge. Your articles will be put at the conference site in the section "Reports" (Доклады) for free. The organizational committee will select the papers to be published in the proceedings. Please note that the articles having low interest are not subject to publication. All participants will receive a Certificate.

The site of the conference: http://sdo.rea.ru/cde/conference/10/

The e-mail: reu.conference@mail.ru