SPECIALITY AND COURSES
The Department major speciality is English as Foreign Language (EFL) and English as Second Language (ESL) for students at all years of study majoring in
 

• “Translation and Theory of Translation”

• “Linguistics”

• “Intercultural Communcation”

• “Foreign Language Teaching” (English, German, French).

Instructors of the Department also hold EFL courses for students of the following specialities: “Foreign Literature”, “Philology and Journalism”, “Philosophy ans social technologies”, “History”, and “Sociology and Politology”.

Following is a list of major course divisions and the Department specialities:
 

• General English Practice

•  Practical Phonetics

• Practical Grammar

• Communication Practicum

• Culture and Literature Readings

• Academic Writing

Special Courses

• Cognitive basics of Phonetic Interference.

• School Text-book Layout Principles

• Composition and Writing Skills (TOEFL Test preparation)

• FCE and CAE Cambridge Exams Preparation

• Modern English Grammar and Vocabulary in Use through the Language of Mass Media

The Department also hosts express EFL and ESL courses for the instructors of the University, and FCE and CAE Cambridge Exams preparation courses. Since the preparation courses started in 2001 Cambridge University certificates were awarded to 40 graduates of the Department.

Major positive feedback is received by the Department for its participation in the Presidential Program of advanced vocational training for management and administrative staff. Apart from EFL, courses of Buisness communication and negotiating, and Business Presentation are taught in English to the listeners of the courses.

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ACADEMIC RESEARCH

The academic research of the Department members lies mainly within the following areas:

Instructors and students of the Department are regular participants of the University exchange programs with partner universities in USA (coordinators – Ilynova E.U., Tsinkerman T.N., Balandina N.A.,), UK (coordinator – Bryleva V.A.), France and China.

THE ENGLISH CLUB

When the classes are over, the English language stays on at the academic floors – within the Department’s English Club. All sorts of concerts, competitions of the “Articulation. Voice. Diction” phonetics club, role play, and performances are common things to happen at the out-of-class time. Various language-related events are set up whenever an opportunity turns up – be it a meeting with a guest native speaker, or watching a new movie at the Faculty Media Center. The latter has become a firm part of the unoffical curriculum and happens on a regular basis, thanks to the ever-growing media library of the Faculty.

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