Background
Tuman, Walter Vladimir was born on January 21, 1946 in Heidelberg, Germany. Son of Val Alexander Tuman and Valida (Zedins) Grasis. came to the United States, 1949.
researcher Russian language educator
Tuman, Walter Vladimir was born on January 21, 1946 in Heidelberg, Germany. Son of Val Alexander Tuman and Valida (Zedins) Grasis. came to the United States, 1949.
Bachelor, Fordham University, 1967; Master of Science in Russian, Linguistics, Georgetown University, 1970; Doctor of Philosophy in Russian, Georgetown University, 1975.
Supervisor Russian department, Defense Language Institute, Washington, 1972-1975; developer course-curriculum, Defense Language Institute, Monterey, California, 1975-1978; assistant professor Russian, Hollins (Virginia) College, 1978-1984; director foreign language laboratory, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1984-1990; associate professor, coordinator Russian program Thunderbird Campus, American Graduate School International Management, Glendale, Arizona, 1990-1995; professor, American Graduate School International Management, Glendale, Arizona, since 1995. Consultant various universities. Grant participant, consultant United States Agency for International Development Consortia American Buss., Network Information Service, since 1993, United States Commerce Department, Nizhny Novgorod, Volgograd, American Business Centers, since 1994.
Member American Association Teachers Slavic and East European Langs. (vice president 1981-1984, founder Monterey, California chapter), American Council on the Teaching Foreign Langs., American Council Teachers Russian (board directors since 1992), International Association Learning Laboratory Dirs., Association International Linguistique Appliquéest.
Married Helena Eugenia Makarowsky, June 6, 1970. Children: Gregory Vladimir, Larissa Alexandra.