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Institute of Foreign Languages

Institute of Foreign Languages

Sukurta: 15 September 2013

uki5 Universiteto, LT鈥01513 Vilnius
Tel. 268 7266, fax. 268 7265
E-mail:

Director 鈥 Doc. Dr. Roma Kriau膷i奴nien臈

STAFF

91 teachers (4 habilitated doctors, 11 doctors).

MAIN RESEARCH AREAS OF THE INSTITUTE

Process of teaching and learning modern languages: competences, methodologies, tendencies Research in structural and functional peculiarities of Germanic, Romance, Slavonic and Lithuanian Languages
Research in Germanic, Romance and Slavonic literatures and cultures
Language teaching as a prerequisite of the development of professional competences

DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONS MAINTAINED IN 2012

L. Bartkuvien臈. Virginia Woolf鈥榮 literary aesthetics: the epistemological aspect and was awarded a doctor鈥檚 degree of Humanities in Philology.

L. Chodzkien臈. EU pedagogues鈥 intercultural communicative competence and its developmental socio-educational factors.

L. Bikelien臈. Connector usage in native and non-native learners鈥 English writing. Contrastive analysis.

A. Belovodskaja. Internet parody as a linguo-cognitive phenomenon (in the context of contemporary anonymous internet creative work).

CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS ORGANIZED IN 2012

1st international symposium on Language and Communication: Research trends and challenges

Seminars:

European Framework for CLIL Teacher Education

CLIL in Spain

Key Principles of CLIL Pedagogy

Development of CLIL Teacher Competences

The Roots of the Tradition
 
Guidelines to Writing Research Papers

Electronic dictionary of pragmatemas

NooJ - a platform of linguistic engineering

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH FOR SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES 

5 Universiteto, LT-01513 Vilnius
Tel. 268 7271
E-mail: 

Head 鈥 Doc. Dr. Au拧ra Janulien臈

STAFF

Docents: Dr. A. Janulien臈, Dr. J. Korostenskaja.
Lecturers: Dr. L. Arcimavi膷ien臈, Dr. L. Bikelien臈, Dr. A. Riley, A. Abra拧kevi膷i奴t臈, R. Ba膷iulien臈, Dr. L. Bartkuvien臈, V. Bitinait臈, V. Jonaitien臈, L. Kazanavi膷i奴t臈, V. Ki膷ien臈, S. Kontrimien臈,  B. Martinaitien臈, R. Montvilien臈, B. Palovien臈, G. Pleikien臈,  R. Sirvyd臈, D. Snapkauskait臈,  V. Stank奴nien臈, D. Vasiliauskien臈, D. Valentinavi膷ien臈, A. Viskantien臈.
Assistants: V. Gricius, V. Eimulien臈, R. Kalytien臈, J. Kirejeva, A. Kuok拧tien臈, A. Purvaneckien臈, R. Valiukien臈.
Doctoral student: S. Kontrimien臈.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Modernism
Mythology
Cognitive linguistics
Corpus Linguistics
Syntax
Content Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2012

Projects Supported by University Budget

Research in Structural and Functional Peculiarities of Germanic, Romance, Slavonic and Lithuanian Languages. Doc. Dr. A. Janulien臈. 2010鈥2015.

The teachers of the Department, the researchers of this field, deal with the issues of English language teaching/learning, especially, English for specific purposes, cognitive linguistics, sociolinguistics and lexicography.
Dr. Lina Bikelien臈 analyses connector usage in native and non-native learners鈥 English writing. Her thesis was designed to analyse, compare and contrast connector usage in Lithuanian learners鈥 argumentative essays and essays in the target language, i.e. the English language of native speakers. The comparison with groups of students studying English as a foreign language (EFL) with different mother-tongue background was also made. The results permit conclusions to be drawn about the Lithuanian EFL characteristics of overt marking of semantic relations with connectors, the relationship with other EFL linguistic groups in connector usage, the existence of a universal model of reasoning, reasons that might have led to the results and the ways in which EFL language could be brought closer to the target language. This work therefore will find practical application for improving academic writing courses by specifically designing them for Lithuanian EFL students.
Doc. dr. Julija Korostenskaja鈥檚 focus of research is phrasal verbs in English. She analyses their ontological semantic acquisition, presents some methodological and practical considerations on the issue. The researcher uses the theory of ontological semantics to propose methodological and practical solutions for the acquisition process of selected phrasal verbs. Another field of Dr. J. Korostenskaja鈥榮 activity is translation of Academic texts from English and into English.
Dr. Liudmila Arcimavi膷ien臈 researches the field of cognitive linguistics, specifically, the use of metaphors in political discourse. Based on the analysis of metaphors in the UK, USA and Lithuanian news media texts she makes an attempt to reconstruct and compare models of wellbeing in Baltic countries as well as analyse descriptions of relations between the USA and Russia.
Lect. R奴ta Sirvyd臈 analyses expression of anger and fear in English and Lithuanian based on English and Lithuanian corpus. While exploring the origin of anger and fear metonymies as well as their productivity the author makes an attempt to reveal different aspects of national character. The results of linguistic research are supplemented by the latest data from the field of psychology and neurology.
Assist. Jelena Kirejeva also takes particular interest in the issues that fall within the scope of cognitive linguistics, discourse analysis and conversational analysis, trying to focus on the Politeness Theory and its application in the analysis of contemporary drama.
Lect. Daina Valentinavi膷ien臈, lect. R奴ta Montvilien臈, assist. Vitalijus Gricius, lect. Violeta Stank奴nien臈 have also been very active in this area.
The production of the department in the field of lexicography this year will be represented by lecturers Vita Bitinait臈 and Diana Snapkauskait臈鈥榮 explanatory dictionary of English legal terms.

Research in Germanic, Romance and Slavonic Literatures and Cultures. Doc. Dr. A. Janulien臈. 2010鈥2015.

The scientists of the department conduct research in the traditions of literatures and cultures, and their relationship with the Lithuanian language and culture and apply the survey data to the development of the students鈥 intercultural competences.
Dr. Linara Bartkuvien臈's research field is Virginia Woolf's ouevre, its place and influence on the literary and philosophical context of the early 20th century England.
The research conceptualizes the issue of reality in Woolf's short stories and novels, defines and analyzes semantic relations between Woolf's writing and Bertrand Russell's analytical philosophy.
Another filed of research is the theme of madness in English literature: the research is structured around the analysis of the forms of insanity, how form represents madness, and how madness is often used as a metaphor within literature. 

Language Teaching as a Prerequisite of the Development of Professional Competencies. Doc. Dr. A. Janulien臈. 2010鈥2015.

The teaching staff of the institute analyse the developmental issues of professional and general competences, apply research results to the teaching practice. This research trend also encompasses the department teachers鈥 insights into foreign language teaching methods, learners鈥 assessment and self-assessment, innovative approaches and new technologies, psychological-pedagogical teaching-learning aspects.
Doc. dr. Au拧ra Janulien臈 is conducting her research trying to find new effective ways to help our students with the development of their linguistic competence. She has also been investigating several cases of bilingualism with the aim to find out what kind of language learning strategies are applied and how they are practised by multilingual parents in order to develop their children鈥檚 multiple language acquisition. Doc. dr. Julija Korostenskaja has been trying to build taxonomy of EAP (English for Academic purposes) activities in a Lithuanian classroom. The results of her research may be used as a stimulus for reflection or a resource for other colleagues to optimize and maximize student involvement in class. Dr. Audron臈 Riley is also interested in different aspects of learning and teaching EAP and ESP (English for Specific Purposes). She has been currently analysing effective strategies of reading ESP texts and their application.
The subjects of doctoral student lect. Simona Kontrimien臈鈥檚 research are also university students. She analyses spirituality of academic youth, investigates its conceptualisations, spread and strategies for self-education. In her research she carries out in-depth analysis of spirituality, its diverse conceptualisations and spirituality-related constructs such as spiritual intelligence, ego integrity and differentiation of self; parallel topics of her research include educational determinants of spirituality, such as childhood parenting styles, and strategies for spiritual self-education.

EU funded projects

The lecturers of the department doc. Dr. A. Janulien臈, L. Kazanavi膷i奴t臈, assist. R. Valiukien臈 participate in   the project Development of Content and Language Integrated  Learning (CLIL) in Education (2011鈥2013)  funded by the European Structural Funds and Ministry of Education and Science under the 鈥淗uman Development Action Programme鈥, Agreement No. VP1-2.2-艩MM-05-K-02-011. The goal of the project is to introduce subject teachers of the basic and secondary schools of Lithuania to the application of content and foreign language integrated learning approach. The idea of CLIL contributes to the development of the key competences necessary for the knowledge-based society members; it shapes the participants鈥榓ttitudes towards innovative and creative subject teaching, encourages them to make the study process active via the application of practical teaching methods.

MAIN PUBLICATIONS

Articles

J. Korostenskaja. Addressing Template Composition and Parametric Features of Aspect and Modality in Ontological Semantic Acquisition of Phrasal Verbs // Kalb懦 studijos = Studies about languages / Kauno technologijos universitetas. Kaunas : Technologija. 2012, nr. 21, p. 28-36.

J. Korostenskaja. Toward building a taxonomy of EAP activities in a Lithuanian classroom // 沤mogus ir 啪odis. Vilnius : Vilniaus pedagoginis universitetas. 2012, t. 14, nr. 3, p. 55-62.

L. Arcimavi膷ien臈. Western Media Perception of the Spy Swap 2010: What Metaphors Construe // Kalb懦 studijos = Studies about languages / Kauno technologijos universitetas. Kaunas : Technologija. 2012, nr. 21, p. 84-91.

Translations

J. Korostenskaja. Orchusskije centry : kratkoje vvedenije // , 28 p.

沤. B奴膷ys, J. Korostenskaja. The collection of Oriental art at the Vilnius Museum of Antiquities in 1862-1865 // Acta Orientalia Vilnensia. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2010, t. 11, nr. 2, p. 117-131. [v臈luojanti].

OTHER SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

Doc. Dr. A.Janulien臈 鈥

  • member of ESSE (European Society for the Study of English);
  • member of the Association of Applied Linguistics in Lithuania;
  • Member of the English Speaking Union.

Dr. L. Bartkuvien臈 鈥

  • member of ESSE (European Society for the Study of English);
  • member of Oxford University ALUMNI.

Doc.  J. Korostenskaja 鈥

  • member of ESSE (European Society for the Study of English).

B. Palovien臈 鈥

  • member of ESSE (European Society for the Study of English);
  • member of the English Speaking Union;
  • member of ILNA (International Local Network Association).

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH FOR PHYSICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES

5 Universiteto, LT-01513 Vilnius
Tel. 268 7268
E-mail:

Head 鈥 Doc. Dr. Roma Kriau膷i奴nien臈

STAFF

Docents: Dr. Z. Ma啪uolien臈, Dr. R. Kriau膷i奴nien臈.
Lecturers: Dr. L. Chodzkien臈, A. Dap拧ien臈, L. In膷iurait臈,  L. Gini奴nien臈, D. Gornatkevi膷ien臈, D. Janavi膷ien臈, J. Ka拧elionyt臈, O. Kudirkien臈,  L. Norvilien臈, A. Pranculien臈,  I. Rozgien臈, G. Sadeckien臈, H. Shipman,  I. Stasi奴nait臈, A. Statkevi膷ien臈, D. Strai啪yt臈, A. Tre膷iokait臈, D. Zamuiskait臈, E. 沤idonien臈.
Assistants: J. Gabi奴nait臈, I. Gel啪inyt臈, M. Ginaityt臈, A. Jank奴nien臈, L. Mar膷iulionyt臈, V. Pata拧ien臈, G. Petravi膷ien臈, D. Pinkevi膷ien臈, R. Stalnionyt臈, A. 艩im膷ikait臈-Giedrien臈, I. Vankevi膷, V. Vaskelait臈, L. Zavadskien臈.
Doctoral students: L. In膷iurait臈, D. Pinkevi膷ien臈.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Applied linguistics
Morphology
Semantics
Didactics of foreign language teaching
English for specific purposes
Development of students鈥 linguistic and intercultural competences
Teacher training
Content Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)
Foreign language assessment and self-assessment

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2012

Projects Supported by University Budget

Research in Structural and Functional Peculiarities of Germanic, Romance, Slavonic and Lithuanian Languages. Doc. Dr. R. Kriau膷i奴nien臈. 2010鈥2015.

One of the research trends of the department is the analysis of structural and functional characteristics of the Germanic and Lithuanian languages. The doctoral student Lina In膷iurait臈 investigates the morphemic structure and formation of nominal words with neoclassical elements in the standard Lithuanian language by the application of synchronic linguistic analysis.  The theme of her dissertation is The Morpheme Structure and Formation of Nominal Words with Neoclassical Elements in the Standard Lithuanian Language. The aim of the study is to investigate and describe the morpheme structure and formation of nominal words with neoclassical elements in the standard Lithuanian language.
The other research trend carried out by the members of the Department falls into the area of applied linguistics (sociolinguistics, the research of functional properties of English as the lingua franca; sociolinguistics problems of the English language (national, social, cultural identity) in the context of the practical teaching of foreign languages in the European framework, discourse analysis of scientific texts). The doctoral student Dalia Pinkevi膷ien臈 exploresthe area ofsociolinguistics with a focus on the linguistic diversity and the new terminology of polylingualism, translanguaging and metrolingualism. The preliminary title of her doctoral thesis Metrolingualism in Lithuania will consider recent developments in sociolinguistics and the emergence of terms such as polylingualism, translanguaging and metrolingualism while treating linguistic diversity as the norm rather than an exception, and interpreting linguistic repertoires as sets of multimodal resources that speakers draw on.
In 2012, the majority of the Department teachers related their research to the English language teaching and developing students鈥 linguistic skills for professional purposes. The Department lecturers A. Tre膷iokait臈, L. In膷iurait臈, L. Norvilien臈 compiled a number of teaching aids for the University students.
The teaching aid Build up Your Medical Vocabulary compiled by lect. Albina Tre膷iokait臈 is meant for the students of medicine study programme. The designed tasks and tests of the teaching aid are intended for students of medicine who are starting to learn their professional (medical) English.
The teaching aid English for Students of Natural Science designed by lecturer Lina In膷iurait臈 is dedicated to the students of Natural sciences, especially those who study biology and ecology. The teaching aid is divided into seven units: biodiversity, climate change, ecosystem, nuclear power, photosynthesis, pollution and rainforests.
The other teaching aid compiled by the lecturer Lina In膷iurait臈 is entitled English for Students of Biology: an Introduction to Vertebrate World. It is meant for the second year students studying biology. The teaching aid is divided into five units: fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. It contains a wide array of texts and scientific articles to provide a variety of enjoyable and engaging topics in biology. 
The teaching aid Medical English File (MEF)compiled by the lecturer Leonora Norvilien臈 is dedicated to the students of the Faculty of Medicine studying medicine, public health, nursing and other medical areas to practice their English language skills. Medical English File is designed within the format of IELTS and the level of difficulty of English is C1 in accordance with the Common European Framework for Language. Medical English File consists of ten chapters covering key topics in the field of medicine (human anatomy, surgery, first aid, obstetrics, pediatrics, drug addiction, etc).

Language Teaching as a Prerequisite of the Development of Professional Competencies. Doc. Dr. R. Kriau膷i奴nien臈. 2010鈥2015.

The research in the field of linguistic didactics (the didactics of foreign languages, the testing and evaluation of language competences, the compilation of standardized tests, integrated teaching of a foreign language, the quality problems of the final examination tests of foreign languages, training of prospective foreign language teachers, the perspectives of the (professional, general, individual, cross-cultural, etc.) development of personal competences while learning foreign languages) is carried out by several members of the department.
In 2012 the lecturer of the department Loreta Chodzkien臈 defended her PhD thesis EU Pedagogue鈥檚 Intercultural Communicative Competence and Its Developmental Socio-educational Factors. Her research focuses on the mobility participants鈥 intercultural communicative competence which is not only a means of communication but also a tool of mutual understanding within the internationalisation process in EHEA. L. Chodzkien臈 highlighted EU teacher trainers鈥檃nd student teachers鈥 attitudes towards mobility which is considered to be a key means to master one鈥檚 intercultural communicative competence. She has also observed EU teachers鈥 from eight EU Teacher training institutions ICC manifestation tendencies in the socio-cultural context of Lithuania.

In 2012 L. Chodzkien臈 disseminated her research ideas while participating in the International Symposium on Language and Communication: Research Trends and Challenges at Ege University in Izmir, Turkey, and delivering the presentation under the title of Multilingualism in Erasmus mobility programmes from the Students鈥 point of view. She also participated at the international conference in Tartu University Learning and Teaching Languages in a Multi-Cultural Spacetime where discussed the issues of mastering teachers鈥 intercultural communicative competence while teaching languages for specific purposes. 
The contribution to the research into intercultural communicative competence is made by another researcher of the Department doc. dr. Roma Kriau膷i奴nien臈 who investigates foreign language teachers鈥 viewpoints on the development of learners鈥 intercultural competence in the process of foreign language teaching/learning. She is also interested in researching into educational prerequisites of   the development of students鈥 value attitudes and integration of values into study programmes of contemporary universities as well as the investigation of foreign language teachers鈥 approach to instrumental and terminal values and their approach to the development of values in the lessons of the English language.
Doc. dr. Roma Kriau膷i奴nien臈 disseminated her research data at variuos conferences of international and national levels. At the 9th international conference Learning Languages: Problems and Perspectives at Liepaja University shetogether with R. 艩iug啪dinien臈 she delivered the plenary presentation entitled Foreign Language Teachers鈥 Viewpoints of Intercultural Competence Development in FL Teaching / Learning Process.
Doc. dr. R. Kriau膷i奴nien臈 discussed the problematic issue of finding ways how to integrate the development of value attitudes into study programmes of contemporary universities at the 1st International Symposium on Language and Communication: Research Trends and Challenges at Ege University in Izmir, Turkey.
At the international conference at Tartu University Learning and Teaching Languages in A Multi-Cultural Spacetime doc. dr. R. Kriau膷i奴nien臈 delivered the presentation The Role of Value Attitudes in Mastering Intercultural Communicative Competence.
At the international conference Man in the Space of Language doc. dr. Roma Kriau膷i奴nien臈 together with J. Karalien臈 made a joint presentation Teachers鈥 Approach to the Possibilities of Value Development in the English Language Teaching/ Learning Process.  

EU FUNDED PROJECTS

The lecturers of the department Dr. L. Chodzkien臈, D. Pinkevi膷ien臈, I. Rozgien臈, D. Strai啪yt臈, L. Zavadskien臈 participate in the project Development of Content and Language Integrated  Learning (CLIL) in Education (2011鈥2013)  funded by the European Structural Funds and Ministry of Education and Science under the 鈥淗uman Development Action Programme鈥, Agreement No. VP1-2.2-艩MM-05-K-02-011. The goal of the project is to introduce subject teachers of the basic and secondary schools of Lithuania to the application of content and foreign language integrated learning approach. The idea of CLIL contributes to the development of the key competences necessary for the knowledge-based society members; it shapes the participants鈥 attitudes towards innovative and creative subject teaching, encourages them to make the study process active via the application of practical teaching methods.
Doc. dr. Roma Kriau膷i奴nien臈 and dr. Loreta Chodzkien臈 are participants of  DIV.ED project (Diversity in the Learning Experience in Higher Education 鈥 528049-LLP-1-AT-Erasmus).

MAIN PUBLICATIONS

Articles

R. Kriau膷i奴nien臈. B奴sim懦 u啪sienio kalb懦 mokytoj懦 dorin 臈 nuostata : emocinis -vertinamasis lygmuo // Pedagogika / Vilniaus pedagoginis universitetas. Vilnius : Vilniaus pedagoginio universiteto leidykla. 2011, t. 103, p. 23-29.

R. Kriau膷i奴nien臈, J. Karalien臈. The place of Values in Foreign Language Education: Teachers' Viewpoints // Forlang : Cudzie jazyky v akademickom prostredi. Ko拧ice : Technicka univerzita v Ko拧iciach, 2012, p. 233-243.
L. In膷iurait臈. The Use of Deictic Elements in 膯鈥爈fric's Catholic Homilies // Verbum. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, t. 3, p. 59-69.

L. Chodzkien臈. On mastering teachers' intercultural communicative competence // Learning and teaching languages in a multi-cultural spacetime : collection of articles based on the coference, Tartu, 28-29 September, 2012. Tartu : University of Tartu, 2012, p. 12-24.

Materials of conferences

R. Kriau膷i奴nien臈. The Importance of the Development of Value Attitudes in Multilingual and Multicultural Environment of Universities // International Symposium on Language and Communication: Research Trends and Challenges (ISLC), 10-13 June, 2012, Izmir, Turkey. Izmir : Izmir University, 2012, p. 1953-1965.

OTHER SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

Doc. Z. Ma啪uolien臈 鈥

  • member of the European Association for Language Testing and Assessment. 

Dr. L. Chodzkien臈 鈥

  • member of ESSE (European Society for the Study of English);
  • member of the Language Teachers鈥 Association of Lithuania.

Doc. R. Kriau膷i奴nien臈 鈥

  • member of the Language Teachers鈥 Association of Lithuania.

DEPARTMENT OF GERMAN LANGUAGE

5 Universiteto, LT-01513 Vilnius
Tel. 268 7271
E-mail: 

Head 鈥 Doc. Dr.  Dalia Bukauskait臈

STAFF

Docents: Dr. V. Banionyt臈, Dr. D. Bukauskait臈, Dr. V. Pukevi膷i奴t臈.
Lecturers: D. Jarmalavi膷ius, N. Matiukait臈, V. Paliukonien臈.
Doctoral student:  D. Jarmalavi膷ius.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Comparative Linguistics
Syntax
Morphology,
History of Linguistics
German for Specific Purposes
German Literature of the 19鈥20 centuries
Foreign language teaching methodology
Development of learning to learn competence
Research methodology
Communication technologies
German of Law
German of Medicine
Terminology translation problems
Theory and practice of test design

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2012

Projects Supported by University Budget

Research in Structural and Functional Peculiarities of the Germanic, Romance, Slavonic and Lithuanian Languages. Doc. Dr. V. Banionyt臈. 2010鈥2015.

This trend of research of the institute is supported by the investigations carried out by doc. dr. Vita Banionyt臈.  The scientist鈥檚 research object is German for Specific Purposes, its syntactic and other structures. V. Banionyt臈鈥檚 other research interest is the development of communicative linguistic and general competences, their assessment related to the descriptors of Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. The results of her research were published in the article 鈥淭he importance of general competences while learning foreign languages鈥.

Lecturer, doctoral student Dalius Jarmalavi膷ius studies the words of Germanic origin derivation in the first manuscripts of bilingual dictionaries of the Baltic languages. In 2012 he arranged a database comprising 5532 Germanic noun compounds from the German-Lithuanian dictionary manuscript compiled by J. Brodovskij in the 18th century. Further to it, the researcher analyses the theory of diachronic word derivation in later German language epochs, such as the epoch of early General German or Modern German.

Research in Germanic, Romance and Slavonic Literatures and Cultures. Doc. Dr. D. Bukauskait臈.  2010鈥2015.

Doc. Dr. Dalia Bukauskait臈鈥檚 focus of research is the Austrian writer鈥檚 Hugo von Hofmannsthal鈥檚 pieces of creation. In 2012 the researcher together with the other co-authors prepared, edited and published the 40th Volume of Critical Essays (鈥濻盲mtliche Werke: Kritische Ausgabe鈥). This particular work comprises a catalogue of Hugo von Hofmannsthal鈥檚 private library. The publication displays all Hofmannsthal鈥檚 hand-written records (markings, abstracts, jottings), it also comprises all the dedications to the writer and his family members and comments on the records. The latter demonstrates an evident correlation between the commentaries and his literary pieces. A particular attention is paid to the writer鈥檚 words, objective comments, and explanations of some particular persons, quotation and source references.

Language Teaching as a Prerequisite of the Development of Professional Competencies. Doc. V. Pukevi膷i奴t臈 2010鈥2015.

Doc. Dr. Virginija J奴rat臈 Pukevi膷i奴t臈 has been carrying out research in the field of Education science and analysing the state of schoolchildren鈥檚 and university students鈥 learning to learn competence, dealing with its development possibilities while teaching and learning foreign languages. Learning to learn competence, as a constituent part of generic competences, plays an important role in the development process of young learners.
Doc. Dr. V. Pukevi膷奴t臈鈥檚 articles are based on her research results. The article entitled 鈥淪choolchildren鈥檚 and students鈥 attitude towards the memory strategies in their foreign language learning鈥 deals with the learners鈥 attitude towards memory strategies that they use to learn a foreign language. In her other articles the researcher emphasizes the significance of the development of learners鈥 learning to learn competence while implementing life-long learning goals and proves the importance of understanding the constituent parts of the target competence and interconnectedness of each constituent. Having explored the current EU and Lithunian documents doc. Dr. V. Pukevi膷i奴t臈 marks the importance of creating not only a safe, comfortable but also modern learning environment that is equipped with a variety of learning facilities.
 
The lecturer D. Jarmalavi膷ius and doc. dr. Virginija Pukevi膷i奴t臈 participate in the project Development of Content and Language Integrated  Learning (CLIL) in Education (2011鈥2013)  funded by the European Structural Funds and Ministry of Education and Science under the 鈥濰uman Development Action Programme鈥, Agreement No. VP1-2.2-艩MM-05-K-02-011. The goal of the project is to introduce subject teachers of the basic and secondary schools of Lithuania to the application of content and foreign language integrated learning approach. The idea of CLIL contributes to the development of the key competences necessary for the knowledge-based society members; it shapes the participants鈥榓ttitudes towards innovative and creative subject teaching, encourages them to make the study process active via the application of practical teaching methods.

MAIN PUBLICATIONS

Textbooks, Manuals

V. Pukevi膷i奴t臈. Erdkunde 1 : Text- und Ubungsheft [Elektroninis i拧teklius]. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla, 2011. 1 elektron. opt. diskas (CD-ROM) (157 p.).

Articles

V. Banionyt臈. Die Rolle der allgemeinen Kompetenzen beim lernen der Fremdsprachen // Santalka. Filologija. Edukologija / Vilniaus Gedimino technikos universitetas. Vilnius : Technika. 2012, t. 20, nr. 2, p. 133-140.

V. Pukevi膷i奴t臈. Pirmo kurso student懦 mokymosi mokytis kompetencijos sudedam懦j懦 dali懦 derm臈s tendencijos // Pedagogika / Vilniaus pedagoginis universitetas. Vilnius : Vilniaus pedagoginio universiteto leidykla. 2012, t. 105, p. 40-46.

V. Pukevi膷i奴t臈. Zur Forderung der tieferen Lernsinnerfassung von den Studenten beim Fremdsprachenlerner aufgrund des padagogischen Projektes // Forlang : Cudzie jazyky v akademickom prostredi. Ko拧ice : Technicka univerzita v Ko拧iciach, 2012, p. 131-140.

DEPARTMENT OF ROMANCE LANGUAGES

5 Universiteto, LT-01513 Vilnius
Tel. 268 7271
E-mail: 

Head 鈥 Prof. Dr. Danguol臈 Melnikien臈

STAFF

Professors: Dr. D. Melnikien臈, Dr. D. Bal拧aityt臈.
Docents: Dr. C. Caro Dugo, Dr. L. Garbul, Dr. V. Makarova.
Lecturers: O. Ali拧auskien臈, Dr. A. Belovodskaja, S. Kosova, J. Gonsales Krus, L. Pavan, R. Pankova, B. A. Strimaitien臈, R. Tamo拧aitien臈, A. Rascon Caballero, I. Suba膷ien臈.
Assistants: M. 艩eleg, R. 艩iriakovait臈, A. Ku膷inskien臈.
Doctoral student: A. Ku膷inskien臈.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Phonetics
Lexicography
Lexicology
Content language integrated method (CLIL)
Cognitive Linguistics

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2012

Projects Supported by University Budget

Research of the Structures (Grammatical, Lexical, Semantic and Stylistic Peculiarities) of the Romance, Slavic and Lithuanian Languages, their Integration into the Teaching Process and Lexicographic Practice. Prof. Dr. D. Melnikien臈. 2010鈥2015.

Research interests of the academic staff in this field of Linguistics are very diverse.
 Prof. dr. Danguol臈 Melnikien臈 continued conducting her research into the aspects of bilingual lexicography. The monograph entitled Le dictionnaire bilingue: un miroir d茅formant? written by the scholar deals with such lexicographic aspects as consistency and particularity of nomenclature compilation, dictionary bidirection and presentation of the cases of missing equivalents, etc. The researcher has been trying to find an answer to the question whether bilingual dictionaries have always been a reliable mirror to compare and contrast languages. In the articles published in 2012 the scientist deals with the description pecularities of nonconventional lexis and collocations, points out their innovations. In 2012 the 2nd replenished and renewed edition of the Lithuanian 鈥 French Dictionary was published (1st edition appeared in 2006).

In the field of Phonetics Prof. dr. Danut臈 Bal拧aityt臈 investigates the structure of the stressed vowel formants in the pronunciation of Lithuanians and Russians originated in Lithuania. The researcher has identified the acoustic peculiarities of vowel quality which appear due to the interactions of two phonetic systems in bilingual situations (primary and secondary interference). The scientist also analyses the positions of unstressed vowel formants of the Russian language following the soft consonants in the pronunciation of Lithuanians. Under the basis of her research the professor compares the data obtained to the data of standard pronunciation and emphasizes the influence of the native language.
Prof. dr. D. Bal拧aityt臈 has also been investigating the status of the Russian language in the headlines and content of the articles written in Russian and infers that rhetoric of such publications is very diverse.

Doc. dr. Liudmila Garbul applies diachronic and synchronic aspects to investigate the influence of interslavic lexical relationship on the lexis of the Russian diplomacy in the first half of the 17th century. According to the researcher鈥檚 obtained data, the Polish influence on the Russian written language in the first half of the 17th century extended not only in terms of its amount but its quality as well, which led to the close interaction of lexical and semantic systems of the contiguous languages on a deeper level. The latter fact allowed the researcher to talk about the fact that the production of the Posolsky Prikaz (Ambassadorial office) in the second half of the 16th鈥17th centuries acted not only as one of the main channels of the Polonisation of the Russian language lexis, but due to quite a big amount of semantic borrowings as well as the increasing number of intraslavonic derivates among lexical borrowings in the 17th century it encouraged the extension of the influence of Polish culture in a broader aspect.

Doc. Dr. Carmen Caro Dugo has been translating The Seasons (Metai) by K. Donelaitis into the Spanish language.

Lecturer Anastasija Belovodskaja completed and successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled Internet parody as a linguo-cognitive phenomenon (in the context of contemporary anonymous internet creative work). The aim of her research is to investigate and describe different aspects of internet parody which is represented by multifold (combining both verbal and non-verbal codes) and verbal texts. In the course of the study discourse cognitive characteristics of contemporary anonymous parody were compared to the analogous characteristics of the historic parody variety and means of of expressing parody that are ulterior to the internet space. In the PhD study prototext exponents are defined as cultural signs the sources of which belong to the cultural space that embraces both the creator of a parody and the one perceiving it. By taking such an approach, i.e. by analysing cultural signs and source-spheres they belong to, one can get the idea of the precedented texts as a whole comprising the so-called 鈥渃ultural baggage鈥 of a particular epoch and of particular society.
A. Belovodskaja鈥檚 other research interest is foreign language teaching methodology. Findings in this field the researcher discloses in her publications which describe the usage possibilities of blended learning model in 鈥淩ussian as a Foreign Language鈥 in conditions of different language skill levels of student groups and limited number of hours to work in the classroom.
Lekt. Alfonso Rascon has been investigating Lithuanian students鈥 studying Spanish typical mistakes and his findings revealed in publications.
Asist. R奴ta 艩iriakovait臈 published the translation of Literary Letters to a Woman by Gustavo Adolfo B茅cquer.
Asist. Aist臈 Ku膷inskien臈鈥檚 focus of research is epistolary texts as a particularly special genre of literature and its pecularities which were described in her publications.

EU funded projects

The lecturers of the department S. Kosova and R. Tamo拧aitien臈 participate in the project Development of Content and Language Integrated  Learning (CLIL) in Education (2011鈥2013)  funded by the European Structural Funds and Ministry of Education and Science under the 鈥濰uman Development Action Programme鈥, Agreement No. VP1-2.2-艩MM-05-K-02-011. The goal of the project is to introduce subject teachers of the basic and secondary schools of Lithuania to the application of content and foreign language integrated learning approach. The idea of CLIL contributes to the development of the key competences necessary for the knowledge-based society members; it shapes the participants鈥榓ttitudes towards innovative and creative subject teaching, encourages them to make the study process active via the application of practical teaching methods.

MAIN PUBLICATIONS

Articles

A. Belovodskaja. Anonimnoje setevoje tvor膷estvo kak sposob sovremennoj kommunikacii (k voprosu ob issledovanii anonimnych setevych parodij) // Respectus philologicus / Vilniaus universiteto Kauno humanitarinis fakultetas. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, nr. 21, p. 11-24.

D. Bal拧aityt臈. Koli膷estvennaja redukcija glasnych v pozicii posle miagkich soglasnych v russkoj re膷i litovca // Respectus philologicus / Vilniaus universiteto Kauno humanitarinis fakultetas. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, nr. 21, p. 161-169.

C. Rascon. Analisis de errores e interlengua. Aplicacion a las frases con el verbo gustar en estudiantes lituanos de espanol, I p // Verbum. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, t. 3, p. 91-100.

D. Melnikien臈, M. Jankauskait臈. Iliustraciniai pavyzd啪iai dvikalbiuose 啪odynuose: kolokacijos // Verbum. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, t. 3, p. 79-90.

L. Garbul. K voprosu o me啪slavianskoj migracii leksiki (o proischo啪denii nekotorych slov v russkom jazyke) // Rusistika i komparativistika : sbornik nau膷nych statej. Vyp. VI. Vilnius : Edukologija, 2011, p. 191-201.

V. Makarova. Koncept V芦RossijaV禄 v diskurse B. Akunina (na materiale cikla ob E. Fandorine) // Rusistika i komparativistika : sbornik nau膷nych statej. Vyp. VI. Vilnius : Edukologija, 2011, p. 220-226. [v臈luojanti].
V. Makarova. "Eta strana", ili koncept "Rossija" v sovremennom rossijskom politi膷eskom diskurse // Jazyk i metod. Russkij jazyk v lingvisti膷eskich issledovanijach XXI veka. Vyp. 1 / Red. Dorota Szumska. Krakow : Wydawnictwo uniwersytetu Jagijellonskijego, 2012, p. 205-216.

A. Belovodskaja. Kognitivno-semanti膷eskaja struktura i mechanizmy sozdanija sovremennogo parodijnogo teksta (na primere anonimnogo setevogo tvor膷estva) // Teoreti膷eskije i prikladnye aspekty izu膷enija semantiki i stilistiki teksta = Teoretyczne i praktyczne aspekty badan semantyki i stylistyki tekstu. Elodiu : Primum Verbum, 2012, p. 216-225.

D. Bal拧aityt臈. O statuse russkogo jazyka, o reforme obrazovanija i ob obu膷enii russkomu jazyku v Litve // Slovo.ru: Baltijskij akcent. Kaliningrad : Baltijskij federalnyj universitet im. Immanuila Kanta. 2012, no. 2, s. 81-85.

A. Belovodskaja. Opyt ispolzovanija informacionno-kommunikacionnych technologij v obu膷enii russkomu jazyku kak inostrannomu (na baze virtualnoj jazykovoj sredy "Russkij jazyk distancionno") // Vestnik Centra me啪dunarodnogo obrazovanija Moskovskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta. Filologija. Kulturologija. Pedagogika. Metodika. 2012, no 2, p. 37-42.

A. Belovodskaja. Svoboda parodii ili parodijnaja svoboda (k voprosu ob izu膷enii funkcij parodii v sovremennoj massovoj kommunikacii) // Czlowijek. Swiadomosc. Komunikacja. Internet. Warszawa, 2012, p. 385-393.

Materials of conferences

D. Melnikien臈. Les dictionnaires bilingues lituaniens, des miroirs deformants du fran膯搂ais de la France c // CMLF 2012 : Congr膯脴s Mondial de Linguistique Fran膯搂aise. - Series : SHS Web of Conferences, vol. 1. [Paris], 2012, p. 989-1000.

Dictionaries

D. Melnikien臈. Didysis lietuvi懦-pranc奴z懦 kalb懦 啪odynas = Grand dictionnaire lituanien-francaise : 100 000 啪od啪i懦 ir 啪od啪i懦 jungini懦. Vilnius : In Re, 2012. 704 p.