translation help

[William Derbyshire]

Thank you so much. Yes indeed, it was a careless typo on my part to omit  
the teaching 
of a foreign language! This guy is also qualified to teach history and  
"society" (I presume
"social studies"), so maybe that is why the rather peculiar term  appears.
 
Best, WWD
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William W.  Derbyshire
Professor Emeritus - Rutgers University
freelance translator -  Slavic languages
land line: 505-982-6646
cell: 520-400-9190  

 
In a message dated 11/6/2011 11:35:51 A.M. Mountain Standard Time,  
idshevelenko at WISC.EDU writes:

In (1),  do you mean "teaching of foreign language"? In Russia, they often 
cater  foreign language instruction to one's field of study, with ability to 
read  texts in a foreign language in this field as a main focus of 
instruction.  "Estestvennaia spetsial'nost'" sounds somewhat awkward, but must be a  
designation of a field of study ("natural sciences").

(2) There is no  equivalent of VAK in the US. VAK confirms degrees such as 
"kandidat nauk" and  "doktor nauk." After one defends, his/her dissertation 
and other relevant  materials are sent to VAK, and VAK either confirms or 
does not confirm the  degree. In the US, an institution where a defense takes 
place is the sole  authority to confirm the degree.

I.Sh. 

On 11/06/11, William  Derbyshire   wrote:
> Dear SEELANGERS,
> I am helping a  friend translate his academic credentials, and I have 
come  
>  across
> two terms that have stumped me. Can anyone suggest good  translations?
> 1.) the first has to do with the teaching of foreign as  a:    
estestvennaya 
> spetsial'nost
>     Eto chto  takoe??
> 2.) What  would be the American equivalent for:  Vysshaya  
Attestatsionnaya  
> Kommissiya ?
>  
> Many thanks in  advance.   WWD
>  
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> William W.  Derbyshire
> Professor Emeritus - Rutgers  University
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