Faculty of Philology

Sukurta: 21 June 2019

flf 5 Universiteto, LT-01513 Vilnius
Tel.: 268 7205, 268 7206
E-mail:

Dean 鈥� Prof. Inesa 艩e拧kauskien臈

STAFF

293 teachers (incl.148 holding research degree), 21 research fellows (incl. 18 holding research degree), 44 doctoral students.

INSTITUTES AND DEPARTMENTS OF THE FACULTY

INSTITUTE OF ENGLISH, ROMANCE AND CLASSICAL STUDIES
Department of English Philology
Department of Classical Philology
Department of French Philology
Department of Italian Linguistics and Literature

INSTITUTE FOR THE LANGUAGES AND CULTURES OF THE BALTIC
Department of Baltic Linguistics
Department of German Philology
Department of Russian Philology
Centre for Scandinavian Studies
Centre for Polish Studies
Centre for General Linguistics (a new division, from October 2018)

INSTITUTE FOR LITERARY AND CULTURAL RESEARCH
Department of Lithuanian Literature
Department of Translation and Interpretation Studies
A. J. Greimas Centre for Semiotics and Literary Theory
Research Group for Studies in Comparative Literature

INSTITUTE OF APPLIED LINGUISTICS
Department of Lithuanian Language
Department of Lithuanian Studies
Centre for Multilingual Studies

INSTITUTE OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
Department of Romance Languages
Department of German Language
Department of English for Social Sciences and Humanities
Department of English for Physical and Biomedical Sciences

RESEARCH AREAS

Lithuanian Studies: Philological, Cultural and Interdisciplinary Aspects. Research and Development
Multilingual Discourses: Linguistics, Literature, Culture

DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONS DEFENDED IN 2018

R. Berta拧avi膷i奴t臈. A Case of identity: contemporary Lithuanian essay.
V. Katinien臈. Wende-literature: German and Lithuanian novels of the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
V. Kazlauskien臈. Noun phrase in L2 French: learner corpus analysis.
S. Kontrimien臈. Relationship between humanistic spirituality and parenting experiences.
D. Liepinyt臈-Kytrien臈. Opinion leaders鈥� speech characteristics in online news portals.
D. Mankauskien臈. Problem triggers in simultaneous interpreting from English into Lithuanian.
E. Vaivadait臈-Kaidi. Metaphoric language change in the 19th鈥�20th c. catholic translations of the Bible into Lithuanian.

MAIN CONFERENCES ORGANISED IN 2018

International conferences
New Approaches to the Baltic Verb
The changing profile of the translator profession: technology, competences and fit-for-market training (co-organised with the University of Warsaw)
Time and Tense in Circum-Baltic
2nd international conference of Pranas Skard啪ius Nation and identity in Language
International FIPLV Nordic-Baltic Region (NBR) Conference 2018 Teaching and Learning Languages in the 21st Century: Linguistic, Educational and Cultural Aspects

Linguistic Summer School and Conference Academia Grammaticorum Salensis Quinta Decima
25th international conference in honour of Jonas Jablonskis (co-organised with the Institute of the Lithuanian Language) Variation across Languages and their Varieties.
Offenheit und Geschlossenheit in Sprache und Kultur//Baltic Germanist Days and Conference Openness and Closeness in Language and Culture
Conference devoted to the 250th birth anniversary of Jesuit priest Martynas 笔辞膷辞产耻迟补蝉-翱诲濒颈补苍颈肠办颈蝉: Rector Jesuit priest Martynas Po膷obutas-Odlianickis 鈥� the brightest Star of Vilnius

MOST IMPORTANT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AWARDS RECEIVED FOR R&D ACTIVITIES

Art奴ras Ratkus. Rector鈥檚 Award for University Scholars, December 2018;

Davide Castiglione. Rector鈥檚 Award for Younger Scholars, December 2018;

Assoc. Prof. Miroslav Davlevi膷 was awarded the Gold Cross of Merit of the Republic of Poland (Z艂oty Krzy偶 Zas艂ugi Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej) by the President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda;

Prof Dr. Kristina Rutkovska was awarded the Knight Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (Krzy偶 Kawalerski Orderu Zas艂ugi Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej);

Dr. Dovil臈 Kuzminskait臈 was awarded the Young Artist鈥檚 Prize of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania.

MOST IMPORTANT PARTICIPATION CASES OF RESEARCHERS IN WORKING GROUPS OR COMMISSIONS SET UP BY STATE AUTHORITIES, STATE AND MUNICIPAL INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANISATIONS, AND BUSINESS ENTITIES

Vytautas Kardelis, Mindaugas Kvietkauskas, Laimutis Lau啪ikas, Nijol臈 Maskali奴nien臈, Meilut臈 Ramonien臈, Antanas Smetona, Irena Smetonien臈, Bonifacas Stund啪ia, Audrius Valotka, Loreta Vilkien臈, Vilma Zubaitien臈鈥� member experts of various sub-commissions and work groups of the Lithuanian State Language Commission;

Prof. Fatima Eloeva 鈥� federal expert of Modern Greek Studies of Russia;

Assoc. Prof. Dalia 膶io膷yt臈鈥� expert of the Lithuanian Council for Culture and Research Council of Lithuania;

Assit.Prof. Neringa Kli拧ien臈鈥� expert of the Lithuanian Council for Culture;

Prof. Meilut臈 Ramonien臈, Assoc. Prof. Nijol臈 Juchnevi膷ien臈, Assoc.Prof. Vilma Zubaitien臈 (database Lituanistika) 鈥� experts of the Research Council of Lithuania.

CONSULTATIONS PROVIDED BY THE UNIT TO THE PUBLIC OR ECONOMIC ENTITIES

Prof. Dainora Poci奴t臈 regularly consults the Lithuanian Centre of Non-formal Youth Education and cooperates with them organizing annual national competitions of Lithuanian language and literature of Lithuanian schools abroad. She is in charge of preparation of tasks and chairs the Evaluation Commission.

MAIN RESEARCH DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES

Assoc. Prof. Dr. M. Kvietkauskas - moderator of the discussion A Reconstructed Future: What Stories Do We Tell About Lithuania in the 21st century? International London Book Fair, programme 鈥淏altic Countries: The London Book Fair Market Focus 2018鈥�;

Asist. Dr. Rimas U啪giris - participant of the discussion panel, translator of the poetry under discussion. A Reconstructed Future: What Stories Do We Tell about Lithuania in the 21st century? International London Book Fair, programme 鈥淏altic Countries: The London Book Fair Market Focus 2018鈥�;

Assoc. Prof. A. Smetona - anchor of LRT Cultural Show Lithuania in our Lips (TV programos 鈥濴ietuva m奴s懦 l奴pose鈥� ved臈jas).

Research dissemination articles

Dr. Dovil臈 Kuzminskait臈, Dr. Aist臈 Ku膷inskien臈 constantly publishes literary reviews and texts of literary criticism in Lithuanian cultural magazines Literat奴ra ir menas, Metai, Naujasis 沤idinys-Aidai;

艩olien臈, A. 2018. Diskurso 啪ymikliai: ar viskas i拧ver膷iama? Gimtoji kalba 1(595): 7鈥�10;

Dikmonien臈, J. 2018. I拧mintingas Natanas i拧mintingame Gintaro Varno spektaklyje, Literat奴ra ir menas, 2018 m. sausio 5 d., 18鈥�20.

Public lectures:

Prof. V. Bikul膷ius. 2018 met懦 Pranc奴zijos literat奴ros premijos (French Literature Awards 2018). The French Institute;

Assist. Prof. J. Katkuvien臈. Reik拧min臈 diskurs懦 analiz臈 (The Meaning Analysis of Discourses), public talk series at 鈥滳af茅 Scientifique discussions鈥�. Organized by the Baltic Institute of Advanced Technologies;

Assoc. Prof. D. Kuolys. Research dissemination conference for teachers of Lithuanian Schools Our State: Pillars and Prospects, 30 November-1 December 2018;

Prof. D. Poci奴t臈. Religious Disidents from Italy in 16th c. Lithuania. A talk given at the meeting of Lithuanian community in Italy. Florence;

Assist. Prof. J. Urbonait臈. From Language to Violence: No Metaphor Is Innocent? Public talks series Mind Sharpener:

INSTITUTE OF ENGLISH, ROMANCE AND CLASSICAL STUDIES

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH PHILOLOGY

5 Universiteto, LT-01513 Vilnius
Tel. 268 7228
E-mail:

Head 鈥� Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jolanta 艩ink奴nien臈

STAFF

Professors: Dr. R. Rudaityt臈, Habil. Dr. A. Usonien臈, Dr. A. Samalavi膷ius.
Associate professors: Dr. L. Bartkuvien臈, Dr. G. Bal膷ytyt臈-Kurtinien臈, Dr. J. 艩ink奴nien臈.
Assistant professors: Dr. D. Castiglione, Dr. D. D. Costello, Dr. A. Ruskan, Dr. R. 艩lapkauskait臈, Dr. A. 艩olien臈, Dr. J. Urbonait臈, Dr. D. Valan膷i奴nas.
Junior assistant: E. Liubertait臈.
Lecturers: G. Belogurova, J. Kasteckien臈, I. Vy拧niauskien臈, D. Zibalas.
Doctoral students: J. Liauksminien臈, E. Liubertait臈, L. V. Sruoginis.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Cross-linguistic studies of English and Lithuanian
Corpus linguistics
Contrastive syntax and semantics (verb complementation, perception verbs, epistemic modality, semantics of locatives)
Text and discourse analysis, academic discourse
Cognitive linguistics
Contrastive rhetoric: genre analysis
Phonetic and phonological aspects of English and Lithuanian
Teaching English for specific purposes (ESP): academic English, English for professional purposes
Second language acquisition: learner language
Language testing
Corpus-based and corpus-driven phraseology
Translation of professional texts
Literary translation
Language and literature: British, Irish, American, Canadian literature, stylistic analysis of literary texts
Literary traditions, their development and transformation in West European and American literatures
Investigation of literary trends, genres, thematic and problematic issues in West European and American literatures
Textual poetics and its relations to philosophical, aesthetical, sociological systems
Intertextuality
Culture studies: American civilisation, British history and society, Canadian culture, Irish identity

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2018

Projects Supported by the University Budget

Germanic and Romance Literary and Cultural Texts. Prof. Dr. R. Rudaityt臈. 2010鈥�2021.

The department (in cooperation with the departments of French and German Philology as well as the Centre of Scandinavian Studies) has been carrying out investigation of literary trends, genres and problems of poetics, the development of literary traditions, the relationship of literary texts with Philosophy, Aesthetics, Psychology, Sociology and other theoretical systems. Some of the academic staff has been continually doing research in the field of the history of Germanic literatures and literatures in Romance languages and publishing articles on the related issues.

Main publications:

Books, edited books:

Rudaityt臈, R. (Ed.). 2018. History, Memory and Nostalgia in Literature and Culture. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

Castiglione, D. 2018. Difficulty in Poetry: a Stylistic Model. London: Palgrave Macmillan.

Research articles:

Ezeala, M. & Rudaityt臈, R. 2018. Rising awareness and selfhood in Kate Chopin's 'The awakening' and 'The golden notebook' by Doris Lessing. European Journal of Literary Studies, vol. 1(2), p. 57鈥�76.

Ezeala, M. & Samalavi膷ius, A. 2018. Palimpsest in Postcolonial African Novels. European Journal of Literature, Language and Linguistic Studies, vol. 2(1), p. 84鈥�100.

Liubertait臈, E. 2018. Metamodern Narrative Identity in Dave Eggers鈥� Memoir A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. In Persistence and Resistence in English Studies: New Research. Martin, S., Owen, D. & Pladevall-Ballester, E., eds. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, p. 39鈥�48.

艩lapkauskait臈, R. 2018. 鈥淟ike being trapped in a drum鈥�: The Poetics of Resonance in Frances Itani鈥檚鈥淒eafening鈥�. Anglica: An International Journal of English Studies, vol. 27(3), p. 201鈥�232.

Germanic, Romance and Baltic Language Studies. Prof. Dr. Habil. A. Usonien臈. 2010鈥�2021.

The linguists of the department carry out this research in close collaboration with their colleagues based at the departments of German Philology, the Lithuanian Language and the Centre for Scandinavian studies. The focus of the research is on the synchronic and diachronic analysis of language-specific features characteristic of the grammatical, lexical and semantic structure of the languages under study. The range of research methods used and theoretical approaches followed varies greatly: from purely descriptive to functional, from cognitive to socio-linguistic, from quantitative to qualitative analysis of authentic language data.

Main publications:

Books, edited books:

Mur Due帽as, P. & 艩ink奴nien臈, J. (Eds.). 2018. Intercultural perspectives on research writing. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.

Research articles:

Usonien臈, A. & Vincent, N. 2018. Non-finiteness, complementation and evidentiality: The Lithuanian Accusativus cum Participio in a cross-linguistic perspective. In Tense, Aspect, Modality, and Evidentiality: Cross-linguistic perspectives. Ayoun, D., Celle, A. & Lansari, L., eds. Amsterdam: John Benjamins, p. 239鈥�260.

艩ink奴nien臈, J. 2018. The power of English: I and we in Lithuanian, Lithuanian English and British English research writing. In Intercultural perspectives on research writing. Mur Due帽as, P. & 艩ink奴nien臈, J., eds. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Amsterdam: John Benjamins, p. 59鈥�79.

艩ink奴nien臈, J. & Dudzinskait臈, G. 2018. Acknowledgment patterns in English and Lithuanian research writing. Discourse and Interaction, vol. 12, p. 65鈥�86.

Projects and Programmes Supported by the Research Council of Lithuania

Discourse Markers in Lithuanian: A Synchronic and Diachronic Study (P-MIP-17-308). Dr. J. 艩ink奴nien臈, Dr. E. Jasionyt臈-Miku膷ionien臈, Dr. A. Ruskan, Dr. A. 艩olien臈.

Other Projects

EVIDISPRAG: Evidentiality: A Discourse-Pragmatic Study of English and Other European Languages. (FFI2015-65474P, MINECO/FEDER. Funding institutions: Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness and European Regional Development Fund). Habil. Dr. A. Usonien臈, Dr. A. Ruskan, Dr. J. 艩ink奴niene, Dr. A. 艩olien臈.

MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS

Giessen University (Germany)
University of Antwerp (Belgium)
Universidad Complutense de Madrid University (Spain)
Mainz University (Germany)
University of Greifswald (Germany)
University of Versailles, Paris (France)
University of Barcelona (Spain)
University of Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium)
University of Zaragoza (Spain)

OTHER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Assoc. Prof. Dr. G. Bal膷ytyt臈-Kurtinien臈 鈥�

member of LATEFL (Lithuanian Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language);
member of the Lithuanian Association of Applied Linguistics; www.litaka.lt;
member of IPA (International Phonetic Association).

Assoc. Prof. Dr. L. Bartkuvien臈 鈥�

member of ESSE (European Society for the Study of English);
editorial board-member of the journal Journalism Research (91桃色, Faculty of Communication);
member of the Lithuanian Association of University Teachers of English;
member of the Lithuanian Oxford and Cambridge Society;
senior member of St. Hilda鈥檚 College (Oxford University).

Assist. Prof. Dr. D. Castiglione 鈥�

member of the 鈥楨ffects of Foregrounding鈥� Research Coalition;
peer reviewer for Language and Literature (SAGE publishing).

Prof. Dr. R. Rudaityt臈 鈥�

editor-in-chief of the research journal Literat奴ra (Literature);
board member and Lithuanian representative of the European Society for the Study of English (ESSE),
President of LAUTE (Lithuanian Association of the University Teachers of English);
editorial board member of the Literature of Enlightenment Series;
editorial advisory board member of international research journal EJES (European Journal of English Studies),
member of the Lithuanian Literary Translators鈥� Association,
international advisor with the Centre for Transnational and Transcultural Research, University of Wolverhampton, UK;
member of the Peer Review College of the Arts and Humanities Research Council, UK;
member of the English Association since 2011, ).

Assist. Prof. Dr. A. Ruskan 鈥�

member of ESSE (European Society for the Study of English);
member of SLE (Societas Linguistica Europaea);
member of IPrA (International Pragmatics Association).

Prof. Dr. A. Samalavi膷ius 鈥�

editor-in-chief of the Journal of Architecture and Urbanism (CA, WoS, VGTU Press);
editor-in-chief of Lituanus: the Lithuanian Quarterly (Lituanus Foundation, Chicago);
editorial board member of the Architecture Research (USA); Czas Kultury (Poland); Journal of Architectural Design and Urbanism (Indonesia); Mathematics Interdiscioplinary Research (Iran);
member of Architectural Humanities Research Association (UK);
member of Urban History Association (USA);
member of Architecture, Culture and Spirituality Forum (USA);
member of PEN International;
member of board of Lithuanian PEN centre;
charmain of the Jury for the Contest of Monument to the 500 Anniversary of Reformation in Lithuania (Ministry of Culture and Lithuanian Association of Artists);
member of Jury of Bronys Savukynas prize (Ministry of Culture and Lithuanian PEN), 2018;
member of the Advisory Board for Penn State University Press book series Ivan Illich: 21st Century Perspectives.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. J. 艩ink奴nien臈 鈥�

member of SLE (Societas Linguistica Europaea);
member of ESSE (European Society for the Study of English);
member of Discourse-Pragmatic Variation & Change (DiPVaC) Research network;
member of the Lithuanian Applied Linguistics Association;
scientific committee member of the research journal IPERSTORIA, ;
executive secretary of the linguistic research journal Kalbotyra;
GERAS (Groupe d'Etude et de Recherche en Anglais de Specialite) international correspondent in Lithuania;
management committee member, member of the steering group and group leader for Early career investigators Special interest group in COST Action CA 15137 (European Network for Research Evaluation in the Social Sciences and the Humanities);
management committee member, member of the core group in COST Action CA 15221 (Advancing effective institutional models towards cohesive teaching, learning, research and writing development);
representative of Lithuania in Horizon 2020 SC6 programme committee;
member of the Humanities and Social sciences committee at the Research Council of Lithuania.

Assist. Prof. Dr. R. 艩lapkauskait臈 鈥�

member of the Lithuanian Association for Canadian Studies;
member of ESSE (European Society for the Study of English);
member of CACLALS (Canadian Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies).

Assist. Prof. Dr. A. 艩olien臈 鈥�

member of SLE (Societas Linguistica Europaea).

Assist. Prof. Dr. J. Urbonait臈 鈥�

member of International Cognitive Linguistics Association (ICLA);
member of Association for Researching and Applying Metaphor (RaAM);
member of Societas Linguistica Europaea (SLE);
member of Lithuanian Applied Linguistics Association LITAKA.

Prof. Habil. Dr. A. Usonien臈 鈥�

editor-in-chief of the journal Kalbotyra (Linguistics);
member of SLE (Societas Linguistica Europaea);
member of the Philological Society (UK);
member of ESSE;
advisory board member of the journal Revista de Lengua para Fines Espec铆ficos (LFE),
scientific committee member of the fifth edition of the Using Corpora in Contrastive and Translation Studies (UCCTS 2018) conference series in Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium),

Assist. Prof. Dr. D. Valan膷i奴nas 鈥�

member of IGA (International Gothic Association);
member of Lithuanian Society for the Study of Religions;
member of ESSE (European Society for the Study of English);
member of EASAS (European Association for South Asian Studies).

DEPARTMENT OF CLASSICAL PHILOLOGY

5 Universiteto, LT-01513 Vilnius
Tel. 268 7220, 268 7221
E-mail:

Head 鈥� Assoc. Prof. Dr. Audron臈 Ku膷inskien臈

STAFF

Professors: Habil. Dr. E. Ul膷inait臈 (emeritus), Dr. F. Eloeva, Dr. V. Ali拧auskas.
Associate professors: Dr. N. Juchnevi膷ien臈, Dr. T. Veteikis, Dr. M. Strockis, Dr. M. 膶iurinskas, Dr. A. Ku膷inskien臈.
Assistant professors: Dr. J. Dikmonien臈, Dr. D. Ker拧ien臈, P. Garba膷iauskas.
Lecturers: I. 艩tikonait臈, D. Andziulyt臈, S. Pa拧konyt臈, J. Baronien臈, K. Svarevi膷i奴t臈, R. Pap拧yt臈.
Doctoral students: A. Jaskelevi膷ius, A. Mackevi膷, R. Va啪g臈lait臈, T. Riklius, G. Lyvens.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Classical Antiquity and its tradition
Christian literature and its interrelation with classical tradition, 1st-5th centuries
Latin and Greek literature in Lithuania in the 16th-18th centuries

RESEACH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2018

Projects Supported by the University Budget

Latin Literature in Lithuania and Its Interrelation with Classical Tradition. Assoc. Prof. Dr. N. Juchnevi膷ien臈. 2015鈥�2021.

The department has been carrying out investigation of the stylistics and poetics of the classical Greek and Roman literary texts, participated in the international research project - transcription of Greek proper names in the ancient literature textbooks of Soviet times (together with the colleagues from the other Baltic countries). A wide range of cultural problems of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and national aspects of Christian tradition and Neolatin texts was reflected and analysed by V. Ali拧auskas, T. Veteikis, M. 膶iurinskas, D. Ker拧ien臈.

Main publications:

Ali拧auskas, V. 2018. 沤moni懦 ir knyg懦 likimai Did啪iajame persekiojime (Fates of people and books during the 鈥楪reat Persecution鈥�: Martyrdom of Agape, Irene and Chionia in Tsessaloniki). In LKMI metra拧tis, XLI (ser. A), p. 7鈥�27.

Ku膷inskien臈, A. (with L. Bodniece, M.-K.Lotman), 2018. Greek Proper Names in Ancient Literature textbooks on the Example of Baltic Countries. In 袠薪写芯械胁褉芯锌械泄褋泻芯械褟蟹褘泻芯蟹薪邪薪懈械懈泻谢邪褋褋懈褔械褋泻邪褟褎懈谢芯谢芯谐懈褟 / Indo-European linguistics and classical philology, vol. 22 (1), p. 141鈥�160.

Projects Supported by the Research Council of Lithuania

Historical Morphological Thesaurus of Lithuanian Lexicography on the Web (P-MIP-17-329), M. Strockis, 2017鈥�2019.

International Research Programs and Projects

Colloquium Balticum 鈥� Research Network for the Study of Greek and Latin Antiquity and Its Reception in the Baltic Region.
International project Thesaurus Linguae Latinae.

Europatrida - International project of the Euroclassica (European Association of Teachers of Classical Languages and Culture).

MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS

Philipps University of Marburg (Germany)
University of Lund (Sweden)
University of Tartu (Estonia)
Universily of Latvia (Latvia)
University of Antwerp (Belgium)

OTHER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Prof. Dr. F. Eloeva 鈥�

editorial board member of the journal Yearbook for the Greek Studies, University of Minnesota,
member of the Research Councils for Phd and Habilitation theses of the Faculty of Philology of St. Petersburg University ( 212.232.23 鈥� Theory of Language, 212.232.18 鈥� Russian and Slavonic Languages, Classical, Byzantine, Modern Greek Philosophy);
Honorary Doctor of the University of Thrace (Greece).

Prof. Dr. V. Ali拧auskas 鈥�

member of the executive committee of the Lithuanian Association of Classicists,
editorial board member for the editing and investigating sources of Christian mysticism Mystica Christiana,
editorial board member of the editing and investigating sources of Baltic culture Balt懦 kult奴ros simboliai;
editorial board member of the scientific periodical Ba啪ny膷ios istorijos studijos;
member of Commission Internationale d鈥橦istoire et d鈥橢tudes de Christianisme (CIHEC);
member of the Lithuanian Catholic Academy of Science.

Prof. Habil. Dr. E. Ul膷inait臈 (emeritus) 鈥�

editorial board member of the journal Senoji Lietuvos literat奴ra;
member of the Lithuanian Association of Classicists,

Assoc. Prof. Dr. N. Juchnevi膷ien臈 鈥�

deputy-editor-in-chief of the journal Literat奴ra and editor of Literat奴ra 3 (Studies of Ancient Culture and Its Reception),
president and founder of the Lithuanian Association of Classicists (Societas Classica),
editorial board member of the journal Philologia classica: Studies in Classical Philology and History of Classical Scholarship (St. Petersburg State University),
editorial board member of Spudasmata 171: The Classical Tradition in the Baltic Region. Perceptions and Adaptations of Greece and Rome (A. J枚nsson and Gr. Vogt-Spira, eds.), Olmes-Weidemann, Hildesheim-Z眉rich-New York;
vice-president of Euroclassica (European Association of Teachers of Classical Languages and Culture), representative of Lithuania in the General Assembly,

Assoc. Prof. Dr. A. Ku膷inskien臈 鈥�

member of the Commission for the Thesaurus Linguae Latinae,
board member of the Lithuanian Association of Classicists,
member of the International Society for the History of Rhetoric (ISHR),

Assoc. Prof. Dr. M. 膶iurinskas 鈥�

member of the Lithuanian Association of Classicists,
member of the editorial board and editor of research periodical Senoji Lietuvos literat奴ra [Early Lithuanian Literature];
member of the Council of the Institute of Lithuanian Literature and Folklore;
editorial board member of the series Historiae Lituaniae fontes minores (editing and investigating sources of Lihuanian history).

Assoc. Prof. Dr. M. Strockis 鈥�

member of the Lithuanian Association of Classicists,
member of the Research Council of the Institute for the Lithuanian Language,

Assoc. Prof. Dr. T. Veteikis, Dr. J. Dikmonien臈, Dr. D. Ker拧ien臈, K. Svarevi膷i奴t臈, A. Jaskelevi膷ius, A. M. Mackevi膷 鈥�

members of the Lithuanian Association of Classicists,

P. Garba膷iauskas 鈥�

editorial board member for the editing and investigating sources of Christian mysticism Mystica Christiana,
member of Lithuanian Association of Literary Translators,
member of the Lithuanian Association of Classicists,

DEPARTMENT OF FRENCH PHILOLOGY

5 Universiteto, LT-01122 Vilnius
Tel. 268 7232
E-mail:

Head 鈥� Prof. Dr.Vytautas Bikul膷ius

STAFF

Professors: Dr. V. Bikul膷ius, Dr. G. Dru膷kut臈.
Assistant professors: Dr. E. Ka膷kut臈, Dr. V. Valiukien臈.
Lecturers: P. Birbilas, O. Maurere, Dr. J. Navakauskien臈, L. Perkauskyt臈, D. Repeikait臈-Jarmalavi膷ien臈, I. 艩erniuvien臈, E. Zingeryt臈.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Cross-linguistic studies of French and Lithuanian
Corpus linguistics
Contrastive syntax and semantics (verb complementation, perception verbs, epistemic modality, semantics of locatives)
Text and discourse analysis, academic discourse
Cognitive linguistics
French language teaching
Teaching French for specific purposes (FSP): academic French, French for professional purposes
Second language acquisition: learner language
Language testing
French language teacher education
Lexicography (terminology, FSP dictionaries)
Translation of professional texts
Language and literature: Romance literatures, stylistic analysis of literary texts
Literary traditions, their development and transformation in French and Francophone literatures
Investigation of literary trends, genres, thematic and problematic issues in French and Francophone literatures
Textual poetics and its relations to philosophical, aesthetical, sociological systems
Terminology of literary criticism
Theory of the text
Intertextuality

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2018

Projects Supported by University Budget

Germanic and Romance Literary and Cultural Texts. Prof. R. Rudaityt臈, 2010鈥�2021.

The Department carried out investigation of literary trends, genres and problems of poetics, the development of literary tradition, the relationship of literary texts with Philosophy, Aesthetics, Psychology, Sociology and other theoretical systems. The academic staff continued research in the field of the history of French and Francophone literatures and published articles on the related issues.

Main publication:

Bikul膷ius, V., 2018. Les visages de la m茅moire dans le roman de Patrick Modiano Dans le caf茅 de la jeunesse perdue. Literat奴ra, Vilniaus universitetas, vol. 59(4), p. 64鈥�70.

MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS

Institute of the Lithuanian Literature and Folklore (Lithuania)
Lithuanian Comparative Literature Association (Lithuania)
French Institute, Vilnius (Lithuania)

OTHER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Prof. Dr. V. Bikul膷ius 鈥�

member of the Lithuanian Literary Translators鈥� Association.

Prof. Dr. G. Dru膷kut臈 鈥�

executive secretary of the journal Literat奴ra (Literature);
board member of the Lithuanian Comparative Literature Association;
editorial board member of the Medieval Literature and the Literature of Enlightenment Series;
member of the Lithuanian Literary Translators鈥� Association.

DEPARTMENT OF ITALIAN LINGUISTICS AND LITERATURE

5 Universiteto, LT-01122 Vilnius
Tel. 268 7232
E-mail:

Head 鈥� Assoc. Prof. Dr. Diego Ardoino

STAFF

Associate professors: Dr. D. Ardoino, Dr. D. B奴r臈, Dr. N. Di Nunzio.
Assistant professor: Dr. J. T. Ramonait臈.
Lecturers: A. Cal矛, P. Fertoli, Dr. A. Gataveckait臈, I. Kirilauskait臈, D. Trezzi.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Italian synchronic and diachronic linguistics
Italian dialectology
Cross-linguistic studies of Italian and Lithuanian
Italian language teaching
History of the Italian language
History of the Italian literature
Translation studies
Lexicography

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2018

Project in part supported by Erasmus Traineeship

Dialectological Expeditions in Western Liguria. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Diego Ardoino.
The second Dialectological Expedition in Liguria (San Bartolomeo al Mare, Andora and Diano Marina) took place on September 15鈥�21, 2018.

The project investigates some dialectal varieties of western Liguria, paying particular attention to the phonetic and lexical aspects. The main aim of the project is to record audio and video files of native dialect speakers and at the same time to take pictures of the concrete objects mentioned during the conversations. The privileged fields of investigation concern the old recessive crafts such as the miller, the shoemaker, the farrier etc.

Main publications:

N. di Nunzio. 2018. Tra crudelt脿 e riconciliazione: 鈥榗onfessare鈥� il Sessantotto agli inizi del terzo millennio, in Il 鈥�68. Costruzione e decostruzione di un mito. Applicazioni e rappresentazioni italiane del movimento, ed. by S. De Nobile, Firenze, Cesati, p. 107鈥�118.

N. di Nunzio. 2018. Lo spazio urbano tra fiction e non-fiction: tre modelli di rappresentazione della citt脿 nella letteratura italiana tra XX e XXI secolo, in La citt脿 italiana come spazio letterario nel contesto mediterraneo, ed. by S. Juri拧i膰, A. Mari膰, N. Mihaljevi膰, K. Dalmatin Spinelli. Chieti, Solfanelli, p. 161鈥�185.

MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS

University of Pisa, Department of Philology, Literature and Linguistics (Italy)
The Italian Cultural Institute in Vilnius (Lithuania)
Nacionalinis muziejus Lietuvos did啪iosios kunigaik拧tyst臈s Valdov懦 R奴mai (National Museum Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania), Vilnius (Lithuania)

OTHER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Assoc. Prof. Dr. D. B奴r臈 鈥�

Chair of the Committee of the BA Study Programme of Italian Philology.

INSTITUTE FOR THE LANGUAGES AND CULTURES OF THE BALTIC

DEPARTMENT OF BALTIC LINGUISTICS

5 Universiteto, LT-01513 Vilnius
Tel. 268 7211
E-mail:

Head 鈥� Prof. Dr. Daiva Sinkevi膷i奴t臈

STAFF

Professors: Habil. Dr. B. Stund啪ia, Dr. B. Jasi奴nait臈, Dr. D. Sinkevi膷i奴t臈.
Associate professors: Habil. dr. G. Juzala, Dr. B. Kaba拧inskait臈, Dr. G. Mi拧kinien臈 (part-time), Dr. J. Pakerys, Dr. V. Rinkevi膷ius, Dr. M. Villanueva Svensson.
Assistants: E. Kazak臈nait臈 (part-time), Dr. A. Navickait臈-Kli拧auskien臈, Dr. E. 沤ilinskait臈-艩ink奴nien臈 (part-time).
Research fellow: Dr. G. Holvoet.
Post-doctoral students: Dr. E. 沤ilinskait臈-艩ink奴nien臈.
Doctoral students: G. Jun膷yt臈, V. Sidaravi膷ien臈, D. Tamulaitien臈.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Phonology (Baltic languages and Lithuanian dialects)
Morpho(no)logy (Baltic languages and dialects)
Etymology (Baltic languages and dialects)
Ethnology and Ethnolinguistics
Onomastics (Baltic languages and dialects)
Philological treatment of Old Texts
Historical grammar of the Baltic languages
History of Baltic linguistics

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2018

Projects Supported by University Budget

Synchronic, Diachronic and Typological Investigations into the Lexical, Phonological and Grammatical systems of the Baltic Languages. Habil. Dr. B. Stund啪ia. 2016鈥�2018.

The focus of the research was on the synchronic, diachronic and typological analysis of the Baltic Languages. A new issue of the journal Baltistica (volume 53.1, 53.2) will be published in January 2019. The department organized international conference Time and Tense in Circum-Baltic.

Main publications:

Villanueva Svensson M. 2018. Indo-European *pr- and *辫峁沨₂- 鈥渂efore, in front of鈥�. Indogermanische Forschungen, vol. 123, p. 137鈥�157.

Sinkevi膷i奴t臈 D. 2018. Litauische Vornamen naturthematischer Herkunft: Trends des letzten Jahrhunderts. Onomastica Uralica, vol. 13, p. 243鈥�257.

Stund啪ia B. 2018. Some changes in the accentuation system of Lithuanian after de Saussure鈥檚 Law. Incontri Baltistici in Pisa. Studi e saggi. Novi Ligure, Joker, vol. 2, p. 55鈥�64.

Projects Supported by the Ministry of Education and Science

Project: Baltic Bridges. Dr. J. Pakerys. 2018.
The aim of the project is to scatter the diffusion of Lithuanian languages and culture in Estonia through the mobility of scholars and students.

Project: To Lithuania. Dr. D. Sinkevi膷i奴t臈. 2018.
The aim of the project is to invite lecturers from Cracow Jagiellonian University to teach topics related to the Baltic languages and cultures.

Projects Supported by the Research Council of Lithuania

Project: Publication of Volumes 51鈥�53 of Baltistica, Journal of Baltic Linguistics. Habil. Dr. B. Stund啪ia. 2016鈥�2018.
The aim of the project is to prepare and publish volumes 48鈥�50 of the journal Baltistica.

Project: Chilinski鈥檚 New Testament. Research of the Manuscript, Facsimile and Interactive Publication in the Internet. Dr. G. Holvoet. 2016鈥�2018.
The aim of the project is to publish Chilinski鈥檚 book and to publish electronically an interactive text of Chilski鈥檚 New Testament.

Project: Compounds in old (15^th鈥�18^th c.) Bilingual German-Prussian/Lithuanian/Latvian or Lithuanian/Latvian/Prussian-German Dictionaries. Habil. Dr. B. Stund啪ia. 2016鈥�2018.
The aim of the project is to research compounds in the dictionaries of the 15^th鈥�18^th c. and write a monograph about them.

Project: Periphrastic Causatives in the Baltic Languages. Dr. J. Pakerys. 2016鈥�2018.
The aim of the project is to research the Baltic causative constructions from a historical, typological and areal perspective using data from the 16^th鈥�17^th c. and from the modern language.

Project: Topological Spatial Relations in the Baltic Languages. Dr. E. 沤ilinskait臈. 2017鈥�2019.
The aim of the project is to explore topological relations in the Baltic languages from various perspectives.

Project: Lithuanian Accentual System: Origins and Historical Development. Dr. V. Rinkevi膷ius. 2018鈥�2021.
Objectives: to research some problematic questions of Lithuanian historical accentology, to present them in scholarly publications and scholarly conferences, and to prepare an up-to-date descriptive survey of the accent system of Lithuanian in which new achievements of Balto-Slavic historical accentology will be taken into account.

Projects Supported by the State Commission of the Lithuanian Language

Project: Names with suffix -ij- of citizens of the Republic of Lithuania: borrowing and word-formation tendencies. Dr. D. Sinkevi膷i奴t臈. 2018鈥�2020.
The object of the project is to determine the origin of Lithuanian names with suffix -ij-.

Project: Editing of the monograph Our Devil Names. Prof. dr. B. Jasi奴nit臈. 2018.
The goal of the project is to publish a monograph on devil names.

Project Supported by the EU Structural Funds

Project: Lithuanian Academic Scheme for International Cooperation in Baltic Studies. Dr. G. Holvoet. 2017鈥�2023.
The aim of the project is to strengthen the centres of Lithuanian (Baltic) studies abroad, to promote their activities and cooperation with scholarly and academic institutions of Lithuania in order to improve the quality of higher education.

Main publications:

Villanueva Svensson M. 2018. Lith. 苍补尘玫, OCS doma and the PIE directive. Historische Sprachforschung, vol. 130, p. 121鈥�140.

Villanueva Svensson M. 2018. The conditioning of the Balto-Slavic i-apocope. M眉nchener Studien zur Sprachwissenschaft, vol. 71(2) (2017/2018), p. 277鈥�304.

Stund啪ia B. 2018, Prie拧d臈lio be- vedini懦 ir d奴rini懦 su kir膷iuotu antruoju d臈meniu cirkumfleksin臈 metatonija lietuvi懦 kalbos tarm臈se ir jos kilm臈 (Circumflexive metatony of prefix be- in derivatives and compounds with a stressed second component in Lithuanian dialects and its origin). In: Ritut臈 Petrokien臈 ir Jolita Urbanavi膷ien臈 (Eds.). Ryt懦 auk拧tai膷i懦 tarm臈: kaita ir poky膷iai. Vilnius: Lietuvi懦 kalbos institutas, p. 113鈥�140.

MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS

Agency of the Latvian Language
University of Latvia (Latvia)
State Commission of the Lithuanian Language (Lithuania)
University of Tartu (Estonia)
Jagiellonian University of Krakow (Poland)

OTHER SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

Dr. G. Holvoet 鈥�

editorial board member of the journal Res Humanitariae,
member of the managing board of the association Academia Salensis,

Dr. B. Jasi奴nait臈 鈥�

member of the association Academia Salensis, .

Habil. Dr. G. Juzala 鈥�

editorial board member of the journal Res Humanitariae,
member of the Polish Society of Ethnomusicology;
member of the Polish Ethnological Society,

Dr. B. Kaba拧inskait臈 鈥�

editorial board member of the journal Archivum Lithuanicum (Vilnius), ;
editorial board member of the journal Baltistica, journal of Baltic Linguistics,

Dr. G. Mi拧kinien臈 鈥�

consultant of the magazine T眉rkiyat Ara艧t谋rmalar谋 (Konja, Turkey);
member of the Slavist鈥檚 Association.

Dr. J. Pakerys 鈥�

organiser of international conference Time and Tense in Circum-Baltic. June 19鈥�20, 2018, ;
editorial board member of the journal Archivum Lithuanicum (Vilnius), );
member of the managing board of the association Academia Salensis,
member of the Committee of the BA Study Programme of Lithuanian Philology.

Dr. V. Rinkevi膷ius 鈥�

editorial board member of the the journal Baltistica, journal of Baltic Linguistics,

Dr. D. Sinkevi膷i奴t臈 鈥�

member of the International Onomastics Association (ICOS);
member of the Subcommission for Proper names of the State Commission of the Lithuanian Language ();
member of the Committee of the BA Study Programme of Lithuanian Philology.

Habil. Dr. B. Stund啪ia 鈥�

member of the Academy of Europe Academia Europaea,
member of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences;
member of the State Commission of the Lithuanian Language;
editor of the Baltistica, journal of Baltic Linguistics,
editorial board member of the journals Balto-Slavjanskie Issledovanija (Moscow), Baltu filolo模ija (Riga) and Acta-Baltico Slavica (Warsaw);
corresponding member of the Sodalizio Glottologico Milanese (Italy);
member of the Committee of the BA Study Programme of Spanish Philology;
member of the Association of the Lithuanian Language, .

Dr. M. Villanueva Svensson 鈥�

member of the international society Indogermanische Gesellschaft;
chair of the Committee of the BA Study Programme of Spanish Philology;
editorial board member of the the journal Baltistica, journal of Baltic Linguistics,

Dr. E. 沤ilinskait臈-艩ink奴nien臈 鈥�

member of the association Academia Salensis,

DEPARTMENT OF GERMAN PHILOLOGY

5 Universiteto, LT-01513, Vilnius
Tel. 268 72 30
E-mail:
http://www.flf.vu.lt/vfk

Head 鈥� Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vaiva 沤eimantien臈

STAFF

Associate professors: Dr. A. Burov, Dr. E. Kontutyt臈, Dr. V. Masiulionyt臈, Dr. L. Plau拧inaityt臈, Dr. D. 艩ileikait臈-Kaishauri, Dr. V. 沤eimantien臈, Dr. D. Babu拧yt臈 (part-time).
Assistants: Dr. J. Daunorien臈, Dr. D. Katinas, Dr. A. Mionskowski (DAAD, since September 2017), Dr. S. Volungevi膷ien臈.
Junior assistant: V. Katinien臈.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Contrastive linguistics of German and Lithuanian
Genre analysis, academic discourse
Research of grammatical, semantic and stylistics particularities of German and Lithuanian and their integration into the teaching process and lexicographic practice
History of the German language
Research of German literature
Literature and epistemology (economics, law, politics)

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2018

Projects Supported by University Budget

Multilingual Discourses: Linguistics, Literature, Culture.
The Department of German Philology participates in this project together with other departments dealing with different multilingual discourses. Research in this project ranges from Medieval German literature to modern literature and epistemology, from theoretical to applied linguistics; many investigators use a comparative/contrastive approach.

Main publications:

Masiulionyt臈, V., Volungevi膷ien臈, S. (Hrsg.). 2018. Fremde und eigene Sprachen. Linguistische Perspektiven (Foreign and Own Languages. Linguistic Perspectives) (Linguistik International 40). Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang.

Burov, A. 2018. Das ahd. Temporaladverb sar im Kontext der Diskussion u虉ber das Konzept zweier Gerichte im Muspilli. Lew Zybatow, Alena Petrova (Hrsg.). Sprache verstehen, verwenden, u虉bersetzen (Linguistik International 42). Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang, p. 409鈥�415.

Mionskowski, A. Reformation an Haupt und Gliedern: Rudolf Borchardts revoltierende Kulturpoetik vor dem Hintergrund seiner Nietzsche-Rezeption. In Nietzsche und die Konservative Revolution, Andreas-Urs Sommer, Sebastian Kaufmann, Hrsg. 2018. De Gruyter: Berlin, Boston, p. 169鈥�218. (狈颈别迟锄蝉肠丑别-尝别办迟眉谤别苍 2)

Lithuanian Studies: Philological, Cultural and Interdisciplinary Aspects. Research and Development.
The Department of German Philology participates in this project together with other and deals with historical lexicography.

Main publication:

Volungevi膷ien臈, S., Zubaitien臈, V. 2018. Feste Wortverbindungen in der altlitauischen Lexikographie. In: Virginija Masiulionyt臈, Skaist臈 Volungevi膷ien臈 (Hrsg.). Fremde und eigene Sprachen. Linguistische Perspektiven (Foreign and Own Languages. Linguistic Perspectives) (Linguistik International 40). Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang, p. 193鈥�212.

Projects:

Research of Phrasemes in Student Writing and an Interactive Phrase Bank. Funded by The State Commission of the Lithuanian Language. L. Plau拧inaityt臈 and S. Volungevi膷ien臈. February 2017鈥揘ovember 2019.

Erasmus+ project Problem oriented Soft CLIL approach for LOTE. Funded by the European Commission. D. 艩ileikait臈-Kaishauri and D. Katinas.2018鈥�2020.

The Baltic Verb: Grams, Categories and Domains. Funded by European Social Fund. V. 沤eimantien臈. January 2018鈥揇ecember 2021.

MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS

University of Duisburg-Essen (Germany)
Ernst Moritz Arndt University of Greifswald (Germany)
University of Innsbruck (Austria)

OTHER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Assoc. Prof. Dr. A. Burov 鈥�

coordinator of the KAAD-East-Europe-Programme in Lithuania;
member of the Austrian Association for German Studies;
board member of the Lithuanian DAAD Club (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst).

Dr. J. Daunorien臈 鈥�

member of the Austrian Association for German Studies;
member of the Lithuanian division of German Language Society (Gesellschaft f眉r deutsche Sprache).

Dr. D. Katinas 鈥�

chairperson of the Lithuanian DAAD Club (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst);
chairperson of the Lithuanian division of German Language Society (Gesellschaft f眉r deutsche Sprache);
member of the Lithuanian Association of Applied Linguistics;
member of the German Language Teachers Association of Lithuania;
Organiser of Offenheit und Geschlossenheit in Sprache und Kultur. Baltic Germanist Days and Conference Openness and Closeness in Language and Culture. October 25鈥�27, 2018. file:///C:/Users/Erika/Downloads/Vokieciu_lankstukas%20(1).pdf.

V. Katinien臈 鈥�

member of the German Language Teachers Association of Lithuania.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. E. Kontutyt臈 鈥�

member of the Lithuanian Association of Applied Linguistics;
member of the Lithuanian division of German Language Society (Gesellschaft f眉r deutsche Sprache);
member of the German Language Teachers Association of Lithuania.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. V. Masiulionyt臈 鈥�

member of the Lithuanian division of German Language Society (Gesellschaft f眉r deutsche Sprache).

Dr. A. Mionskowski 鈥�

DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) lecturer;
member of the Hugo von Hofmannstahl Society (Hugo von Hofmannstahl-Gesellschaft);
member of the Karl Hofer Society (Karl Hofer Gesellschaft);
organiser of Offenheit und Geschlossenheit in Sprache und Kultur//Baltic Germanist Days and conference Openness and Closeness in Language and Culture. October 25鈥�27, 2018. file:///C:/Users/Erika/Downloads/Vokieciu_lankstukas%20(1).pdf .

Assoc. Prof. Dr. L. Plau拧inaityt臈 鈥�

member of the Lithuanian DAAD Club (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst).

Assoc. Prof. Dr. D. 艩ileikait臈-Kaishauri 鈥�

head of the Study Quality Commission at 91桃色;
member of the Lithuanian division of German Language Society (Gesellschaft f眉r deutsche Sprache);
member of the Lithuanian Association of Applied Linguistics;
member of the German Language Teachers Association of Lithuania;
member of the association Academia Salensis.

Dr. S. Volungevi膷ien臈 鈥�

member of the Lithuanian division of German Language Society (Gesellschaft f眉r deutsche Sprache);
member of the Lithuanian DAAD Club (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst);
member of the German Language Teachers Association of Lithuania.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. V. 沤eimantien臈 鈥�

vice editor-in-chief of the journal Kalbotyra (Linguistics);
editorial board member of the journal Moderne Sprachen (Austria);
editorial board member of the journal Triangulum (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania);
chairperson of the board of the Association Academia Salensis;
member of the Lithuanian DAAD Club (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst);
member of the Lithuanian Association of Applied Linguistics;
member of the Lithuanian division of German Language Society (Gesellschaft f眉r deutsche Sprache);
member of the German Language Teachers Association of Lithuania.

DEPARTMENT OF RUSSIAN PHILOLOGY

5 Universiteto, LT 01513 Vilnius
Tel. 268 7224,
E-mail:

Head 鈥� Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pavel Lavrinec

STAFF

Professors: Dr. A. Licha膷iova, Dr. G. Michailova.
Affiliated professor: Habil. Dr. E. Lassan.
Associate professors: Dr. A. Belovodskaja, Dr. D. Ber啪ait臈, Dr. L. Garbul, Dr. J. Konickaja, Dr. P. Lavrinec, Dr. I. Vidugiryt臈-Pakerien臈.
Assistant: Dr. J. Sne啪ko.
Lecturers: Dr. N. Kapo膷臈, R. 膶i膷inskait臈, V. Stankevi膷i奴t臈.
Doctoral students: G. Bidlauskien臈, T. 膶enys, V. Girininkait臈, A. S. Ivinskaja, I. Kisieli奴t臈, A. Samoilenko (艩alkin臈).

RESEARCH INTERESTS

The history of interaction of Russian and Lithuanian literature
The interface of Lithuanian, Russian and other Slavonic literatures and cultures
Styles, genres and methods of interpretation of Russian literature
Russian literary history of the 20th century
Language in the social context
Links among language, culture and identity
The Russian language in Lithuania
Cognitive linguistics and cognitive aspects of the discourse of the Internet
Linguistic semantics and pragmatics
Russian language (as a native and as a foreign language) teaching and learning
Lithuanian-Slavonic (Russian) contrastive linguistics
Historical lexicology of Russian and Eastern Slavic languages
XVII century Polish-Russian linguistic contacts

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2018

Projects Supported by University Budget

Modern Studies of the Russian Language and Literature in the Context of Different Cultures. Assoc. Prof. Dr. P. Lavrinec. 2018鈥�2022.

The department carried out research in the fields of new interpretations of classical and recent Russian literary texts in the wide contexts of various cultures, Russian literature of the 19th and 20th centuries and methods of interpretation of Russian literature, spatial forms in literature, the Russian political and other discourses, the relations between Russian language and Russian culture, Baltic-Slavonic contrastive/comparative studies, sociolinguistic aspects of the Russian language in Lithuania.

Main publications:

Licha膷iova, A. 2018. The Communicative-culturological aspect of the implicit information in Russian urban linguistic design. In: The Explicit and the Implicit in Language and Speech. L. Liashchova (ed.). New castle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, p. 223鈥�239.
Vidugiryt臈, I. 2018. Gogol and the Geographical Imagination of Romanticism. Translated from the Russian by Isaac Stackhouse Wheeler. Vilnius: 91桃色 Press.

Orlova, N. H., Ber啪ait臈, D. 2018. 袥懈褌芯胁褋泻懈械褋械屑懈芯褌懈褔械褋泻懈械褕褌褍写懈懈: 懈蟹懈褋褌芯褉懈懈褋褑械薪懈褔械褋泻懈褏芦锌械褉械胁芯写芯胁禄袛芯褋褌芯械胁褋泻芯谐芯胁袥懈褌胁械 (Lithuanian semiotic studies: from the history of Dostoevsky鈥檚 stage 鈥渢ranslations鈥� in Lithuania. 袩蟻伪尉畏渭伪. 袩褉芯斜谢械屑褘胁懈蟹褍邪谢褜薪芯泄褋械屑懈芯褌懈泻懈 / 袩蟻伪尉畏渭伪. Journal of visual semiotics, vol. 2(16), p. 110鈥�131.

MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS

European University Viadrina, Frankfurt am Oder (Germany)
East Slavonic Institute, Jagiellonian University, Cracow (Poland)
Institute of Eastern-Slavic Philology, Gdansk University (Poland)
Institute of Philology and Language Communication, Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk (Russia)
Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don (Russia)
School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Saint Petersburg State University (Russia)
Ljubljana University (Slovenia)

OTHER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Affil. Prof. E. Lassan 鈥�

editorial board member of the periodical Agora: politini懦 komunikacij懦 studijos (Vytautas Magnus University);
editorial board member of the research periodical 袩芯谢懈褌懈褔械褋泻邪褟谢懈薪谐胁懈褋褌懈泻邪 (Political Linguistics), Ural State Pedagogical University, Yekaterinburg;
editorial board member of the periodical Studia Rusycystyczne Uniwersytetu Jana Kochanowskiego (Jan Kochanowski University, Kielce);
editorial board member of the research periodical 袙械褋褌薪懈泻袪芯褋褋懈泄褋泻芯谐芯校薪懈胁械褉褋懈褌械褌邪袛褉褍卸斜褘薪邪褉芯写芯胁. 小械褉懈褟芦袥懈薪谐胁懈褋褌懈泻邪禄 (Linguistics Journal of Peoples鈥� Friendship University of Russia), Moscow;
editorial board member of the international research journal 袞邪薪褉褘褉械褔懈 (Speech Genres), Saratov State National Research University, Russia,
editorial board member of the research journal Taikomoji kalbotyra (Applied Linguistics);
editorial board member of the journal Slavistica Vilnensis;
editorial board member of the research periodical 袥懈薪谐胁芯褉懈褌芯褉懈褔械褋泻邪褟锌邪褉邪写懈谐屑邪: 褌械芯褉械褌懈褔械褋泻懈械懈锌褉懈泻谢邪写薪褘械邪褋锌械泻褌褘 (Sochi State University, Russia);

Prof. A. Licha膷iova 鈥�

member of the Lithuanian Association of Applied Linguistics (LITAKA);
editorial board member of the journal Slavistica Vilnensis;

Prof. G. Michailova 鈥�

editorial board member of the research journal Literat奴ra (Literature);
editorial board member of the research journal Philological Class of Ural State Pedagogical University (Russia), 肖袣冲1(51)冲2018冲屑邪泻械褌.辫诲蹿.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. A. Belovodskaja 鈥�

member of the Media Linguistic Commission of the International Slavists Committee (under the auspices of UNESCO),
member of the Linguistic Persuasion Research Laboratory (Pracownia Bada艅 nad Perswazj膮 J臋zykow膮 przy Instytucie Rusycystyki i Studi贸w Wschodnich UG),

Assoc. Prof. Dr. D. Ber啪ait臈 鈥�

member of the Lithuanian Association of Comparative Literature.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. L. Garbul 鈥�

member of the International Association of Belarusian Studies.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. J. Konickaja 鈥�

editor-in-chief of the academic journal Slavistica Vilnensis;
member of the scientific committee of the international research conference XXIII Slavic Readings, Daugavpils University, May 10鈥�11, 2018,
member of the organising committee of the international research conference Conjugation of History and Culture on the 50th anniversary of the monograph by 91桃色 professor Anton Antonovich Belarusian Texts, Written in Arabic Letters, 91桃色, June 1鈥�2, 2018.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. P. Lavrinec 鈥�

editorial board member of the research periodical 袪械屑邪. Rhema (Moscow State University of Education),
member of the International Editorial Council of the academic journal 袥懈褌械褉邪褌褍褉薪褘泄褎邪泻褌 (Literary Fact), A. M. Gorky Institute of World Literature, Russian Academy of Sciences,
member of the scientific committee of the intenational interdisciplinary conference Managing Exile, Suffering Displacement, Being an 茅migr茅: Responsibility and Mutual Sympathy in the Mirror of Ego-Documents and Fiction, Tyumen 鈥� Tobolsk, September 27鈥�29, 2018; Institute of Social Sciences and Humanities of Tyumen State University in collaboration with Institute for Literature at Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Department of Humanities of University of Salerno and Institute of Special and Intercultural Communication of University of Warsaw, or
member of the organising committee of the international research conference Conjugation of History and Culture on the 50th anniversary of the monograph by 91桃色 professor Anton Antonovich Belarusian Texts, Written in Arabic Letters, 91桃色, June 1-2, 2018.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. I. Vidugiryt臈-Pakerien臈 鈥�

member of the Russian Environmental History Network,
member of the Association for Literary Urban Studies,

CENTRE FOR POLISH STUDIES

5 Universiteto, LT-01513 Vilnius
Tel.: 268 72 37, 268 72 36
E-mail:

Head 鈥� Assoc. Prof. Dr. M. Davlevi膷

STAFF

Professor: Dr. K. Rutkovska.
Associate professors: Dr. M. Davlevi膷, Dr. V. U拧inskien臈, Dr. J. Fedorovi膷.
Assistants: Dr. T. Dalecka, Dr. R. Jakub臈nas.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Polish linguistics and literature: past and present
History of interaction of Polish and Lithuanian literatures and cultures
Styles, genres and methods of interpretation of Polish literature
Textual poetics and its relations to philosophical, aesthetical, sociological systems
The Polish language in Lithuania: past and present
History of written Polish
Polish manuscript tradition of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Polish language teaching and learning
Bilingualism and multilingualism in Lithuania
Sociolinguistics
Ethno-linguistics
Etymology
Lexicography
Translation of professional texts

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2018

Projects Supported by University Budget

Polish Literature in Lithuania. Assoc. Prof. Dr. I. Fedorovi膷. 2007鈥�2018.

The research aims at indicating the peculiarities of Polish literature in Lithuania, analysing its relationship with other literatures, especially with Lithuanian. The subject of research concerns problems of literary process (Publishing activities of Vilnius Academy in 18th c.; bilingual literature of 19th c. in Lithuania, studies of Polish literature at 91桃色 in 1918鈥�1939). Creative work of Polish writers having close connections with Lithuania (Cz. Mi艂osz, J. Mackiewicz, Cz. Jankowski) was investigated.

An international conference devoted to 250 anniversary of birth of Jesuit priest Martynas Po膷obutas-Odlianickis Rector Jesuit priest Martynas Po膷obutas-Odlianickis - the brightest Star of Vilnius was organised:

Problems of the Polish Language, Culture, History and Ethno-linguistics in Lithuania. Assoc. Prof. Dr. M. Davlevi膷, Assoc. Prof. Dr. V. U拧inskien臈. 2007鈥�2018.

Historical and sociolinguistic exploring of Polish dialects in Lithuania is continued. An interactive map of Polish dialects was prepared and announced. Polish manuscript tradition of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania was investigated. New issue of the journal Slavistica Vilnensis 2018 (63) was prepared and published (with the Department of Russian Philology).

International Research Projects

Multimedial Guide of Polish Dialects in Lithuania (project sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland). Prof. Dr. K. Rutkovska, 2017鈥�2018.
Polish Dialects in Lithuania (). Prof. Dr. K. Rutkovska (ed.), additions in 2018.

National Research Projects

Language. Nation. State. Analysis of Concepts Based on Cognitive Definition Method (project sponsored by the Lithuanian Language Commission). Prof. Dr. K. Rutkovska. 2017鈥�2018.

Projects sponsored by the Research Council of Lithuania (European Union Investments Operational Programmes):

View of Mother in the Thinking of Contemporary Youth. (Nr. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712-10-0077. Prof. Dr. K. Rutkovska).

Meaning and Shift of the Notion of Patriotism (Nr. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712-09-0122. Prof. Dr. K. Rutkovska).

Documents of the 17th Century Written in the Trakai Castle Court in the Context of Legal Communication of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (Nr. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712-09-0253. Assoc. Prof. Dr. V. U拧inskien臈).

Main publications:

Rutkovska, K. 2018. A linguistic and cultural image of the manor in Lithuania. Acta Baltico-Slavica, vol. 42, p. 1鈥�22.

Rutkovska K. 2018. Konstantinas Sirvydas: a Preacher and a Translator of the Bible. In Joanna Pietrzak-Thebault (ed.), Word of God, words of men. Translations, inspirations, transmissions of the Bible in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the Renaissance, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Gotingen (with Virginija Vasiliauskien臈), p. 263鈥�290.

U拧inskien臈, V. 2018. Trakai Castle Court Acts of 1660鈥�1661 in the context of The Legal Communication of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Slavistica Vilnensis, vol. 63, p. 107鈥�128.

Geben K. 2018. Funkcje urbanonim贸w w felietonach Czes艂awa Jankowskiego. Slavistica Vilnensis. 2018, vol. 63, p. 263鈥�272.

OTHER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Prof. Dr. K. Rutkovska 鈥�

member of the Commission on Dialectology of the International Slavistic Committee;
member of the Commission on Sociolinguistic of the International Slavistic Committee;
members of the Lithuanian Applied Linguistics Association;
member of the Council of the journal Acta Baltico-Slavica;
member of the Council of the journal Acta Univetsitatis Lodziensis Folia Linguistica.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. M. Davlevi膷 鈥�

member of the Polish Society of Arts and Sciences Abroad (London);
editorial board member of the journal The Linguistic Guide (Poradnik J臋zykowy) (University of Warsaw, Poland);
editorial board member of the journal Papers in Linguistics (Prace J臋zykoznawcze) (University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland);
member of the reviewer research publishing Language and Culture (J臋zyk a Kultura) (University of Wroclaw, Poland).

Assoc. Prof. Dr. V. U拧inskien臈 鈥�

co-editor of the journal Slavistica Vilnensis (Kalbotyra);
member of the Lithuanian Slavonic Studies Association;
editorial review board member of the journal Die Welt Der Slaven:
厂补尘尘别濒产盲苍诲别 (Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag).

Assoc. Prof. Dr. I. Fedorovi膷 鈥�

editorial board member of the journal Wiek XIX. Rocznik Towarzystwa Literackiego im. Adama Mickiewicza w Warszawie.

Assist. Prof. Dr. R. Jakub臈nas 鈥�

member of the Polish Society for Eighteenth Century Studies;
the Chairman of the Lithuanian branch of Academia Europaea Sarbieviana SOCIETY;
organiser of the conference devoted to 250th birth anniversary of Jesuit priest Martynas
笔辞膷辞产耻迟补蝉-翱诲濒颈补苍颈肠办颈蝉: Rector Jesuit priest Martynas Po膷obutas-Odlianickis 鈥� the brightest Star of Vilnius. December 5鈥�6, 2018,.

MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS

Warsaw University (Poland)
The Institute of Literary Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences (Poland)
University of Silesia (Poland)
Jagiellonian University (Poland)
Nicolaus Copernicus University (Poland)

CENTRE FOR SCANDINAVIAN STUDIES

5 Universiteto, LT-01513 Vilnius
Tel. 268 7235, 268 7234
E-mail, administrator:

Head 鈥� Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ieva Steponavi奴t臈 Aleksiej奴nien臈

STAFF

Professors: Habil. Dr. A. Holvoet, Dr. S. Pivoras (part-time).
Associate professors: Dr. A. Mick奴nait臈-Gri拧kevi膷ien臈, Dr. E. Sausverde, Dr. I. Steponavi膷i奴t臈-Aleksiej奴nien臈, Dr. L. Vaicekauskien臈 (part-time).
Assistants: Dr. R. Baranauskien臈, Dr. G. Tama拧evi膷ius, Dr. B. Spraunien臈, J. Kumetaitien臈 (part-time).
Junior assistant: A. 沤uklyt臈 (part-time).
Lecturers: J. Degrenius,V. Groven, S. S. Ojaniemi, E. Slott, A. Bra拧kyt臈, R. Ciburevkinait臈, R. Dambrauskait臈-Muralien臈, E. I拧ganaityt臈, A.Merkliopait臈, J. Petronyt臈, V. Vukotic (part-time).
Doctoral students: R. Trakymait臈, D. Pinkevi膷ien臈, A. 沤uklyt臈, R. Palubinskien臈.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Comparative and contrastive studies of Scandinavian and Baltic languages
Investigation into Scandinavian languages on different levels of their structure (phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, sociolinguistics etc.)
Grammar and Semantics
Integration of linguistic research into the process of teaching and lexicographical practice, preparation of handbooks, textbooks, dictionaries etc.
Old and modern Scandinavian literature
Lithuanian-Scandinavian historical and cultural contacts
Old Norse studies

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2018

Projects Supported by University Budget

Germanic, Romance and Baltic Language Studies. Prof. A. Usonien臈. 2010鈥�2018.

The Centre for Scandinavian Studies participates in this project together with other Departments of the Faculty of Philology.

Main publications:

Holvoet, Axel. 2018. Sources for historical imperatives. Acta Linguistica Hafniensia 50.1. 36鈥�51.

Holvoet, Axel. 2018. Epistemic modality, evidentiality, quotativity and echoic use. In Zlatka Guentch茅va (ed.). Epistemic Modalities and Evidentiality in Cross-Linguistic Perspective. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. 242鈥�258.

Holvoet, Axel. 2018. The syntax of Baltic. In: Jared Klein, Brian Joseph & Matthias Fritz (eds.). Handbook of Comparative and Historical Indo-European Linguistics. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, vol. 3, p. 1668鈥�1681.

Holvoet, Axel. 2018. The syntax of Balto-Slavic. In: Jared Klein, Brian Joseph & Matthias Fritz (eds.). Handbook of Comparative and Historical Indo-European Linguistics. Vol. 3. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, 2000鈥�2011.

Vaicekauskien臈, L. and 艩epetys, N. 2018. Lithuanian language planning: a battle for language and power. In Ernest Andrews (ed.). Language Planning in the Post-Communist Era: The Struggles for Language Control in the New Order in Eastern Europe, Eurasia and China. Palgrave Macmillan, p. 193鈥�218.

Germanic and Romance Literary and Cultural Texts. Prof. R. Rudaityt臈. 2010鈥�2018.
The Centre for Scandinavian Studies participates in this project together with other Departments of the Faculty of Philology.

Main publications:

Baranauskien臈, Rasa. 2018. The provenance of the "Hurling of the head" motif in the Norn ballad Hildinavisen. In Ballads - new approaches (Kv忙冒i - n媒ggj sj贸narmi冒), ser. Annales Societatis Scientiarum F忙roensis. Suppl. 69. T贸rshavn: Fr贸冒akapur, p. 306鈥�326.

Steponavi膷i奴t臈, Ieva. 2018. Thinking the other's local in global terms 鈥� 脜ge Meyer Benedictsen (1866鈥�1927) and his book on Lithuania. In Tijdschrift voor Skandinavistiek, Transit - 'Norden' och 'Europa, vol. 36(2), p. 250鈥�260.

International Research cooperation projects

The Norwegian鈥揕ithuanian Dictionary is a joint project of lexicographers from the universities of Vilnius and Oslo that has been carried out under dr. Aurelija Mick奴nait臈-Gri拧kevi膷ien臈鈥檚 managemen for several years. In 2018, the project resulted in the publication of Norveg懦-lietuvi懦 kalb懦啪odynas, Vilnius: Baltos lankos.

Nordic Council of Ministers鈥� program: Nordplus Neighbour (supporting the wide-scale project NordUd, including professors鈥� exchange, NordUd is coordinated by Skandinavistikos Centras at 91桃色. Project partners: 91桃色, Helsinki University, Iceland University, Copenhagen University, Stockholm University, Latvia University, Tartu University.
Research project Lithuanian Exile in Iceland: Explorations of Teodoras Bieliackinas (1907鈥�1947) creative legacy (1907鈥�1947), 1918鈥�2021, funded by the National Lithuanian studies development programme for 2016鈥�2024. Conducted by Dr. Ieva Steponavi膷i奴t臈 Aleksiej奴nien臈.

OTHER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Prof. Habil. Dr. A. Holvoet 鈥�

member of the Board of the Faculty of Philology;
member of the Doctoral Committee of the Faculty of Philology;
managing editor of the international journal Baltic Linguistics (Warsaw University);
editorial board member of the magazines Linguistica; Copernicana (Toru艅), Balto-slavjanskie issledovanija (Moscow);
organiser of nternational conference New Approaches to the Baltic Verb. April 19鈥�20, 2018,
organiser of Linguistic Summer School and Conference Academia Grammaticorum Salensis Quinta Decima. July 29鈥揂ugust 4, 2018,

Dr. R. Baranauskien臈鈥�

member of the Board of the Faculty of Philology;
member of IASS (International Association of Scandinavian Studies) since 2018.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. E. Sausverde 鈥�

editorial board member for Scandinavistica Vilnensis series;
coordinator of interdisciplinary research seminars.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. A. Mick奴nait臈-Gri拧kevi膷ien臈 鈥�

member of Litaka (the Lithuanian Applied Linguistics Association), www.litaka.lt.

Dr. B. Spraunien臈 鈥�

member of the association Academia Salensis,

Assoc. Prof. Dr. I. Steponavi膷i奴t臈-Aleksiej奴nien臈 鈥�

head of the editorial board of Scandinavistica Vilnensis series;
member of IASS (International Association of Scandinavian Studies);
president of IASS (for the period 2018鈥�2020);
member of SASS (Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Studies).

Dr. G. Tama拧evi膷ius 鈥�

member of AABS (Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies);
member of SwiSca (The Research Network for Swearing in the Nordic Countries);
member of LITAKA (Association of Applied Linguistics of Lithuania), .

Assoc. Prof. Dr. L. Vaicekauskien臈 鈥�

advisory board member for international database Lituanistika at the Research Council of Lithuania;
board member of the Association of Applied Linguistics of Lithuania;
editorial board member of the journal Taikomoji kalbotyra (Applied Linguistics), ;
member of EATAW (European Association for the Teaching of Academic Writing),
member of IAWE (International Association for World Englishes),
member of an international research network SLICE (Standard Language Ideology in Contemporary Europe),

INSTITUTE FOR LITERARY AND CULTURAL RESEARCH

DEPARTMENT OF LITHUANIAN LITERATURE

5 Universiteto, LT-01513 Vilnius
Tel. 268 72 16
E-mail:

Head 鈥� Prof. Dr. Dainora Poci奴t臈;
Prof. Dr. Brigita Spei膷yt臈 (from October 01, 2018)

STAFF

Professors: Dr. V. Daujotyt臈-Pakerien臈 (emeritus), Dr. D. Poci奴t臈, Dr. B. Spei膷yt臈.
Associate professors: Dr. D. 膶io膷yt臈, Dr. M. Kvietkauskas (part-time), Dr. D. Kuolys, Dr. A. Pelurityt臈-Tikui拧ien臈, Dr. R. Tamo拧aitis, Dr. R. T奴tlyt臈, Dr. K. Urba (part-time, to 31/08/2018).
Assistant professors: Dr. N. Kli拧ien臈, Dr. S. Matulevi膷ien臈 (part-time).
Doctoral students: E. Buo啪yt臈, G. Petuchovait臈-Majausk臈 (academic leave), U. A. Strelcova-Kelp拧臈, U. 艩eg啪davi膷i奴t臈, E. Val膷iukien臈 (academic leave).

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2018

Projects Supported by University Budget

Lithuanian Literature and Intercultural Research. Prof. D. Poci奴t臈, Prof. B. Spei膷yt臈. 2017鈥�2022.

Members of the Department carried out research of contemporary, modern and early modern Lithuanian literature and prepared one collective monograph, 8 articles, 2 academic reviews dealing with literary theology, literary and religious culture and the literary expressions of cultural memory, historical and linguistic consciousness. In 2018, members of the Department delivered 8 presentations at the national and international conferences in Lithuania, Italy, and Russia.

Main publication:

膶io膷yt臈, D. 2018. Literature and Christianity: The Aspect of Theodicy. Socialini懦 moksl懦 studijos: Mokslo darbai (Societal Studies: Research Papers), vol. 10(1), p. 23鈥�31.

National Research Projects

Research Council of Lithuania. Development of Archival Research: Documents of Inquisition Trials as the Sources of Lithuanian and European Reformation Networking. Prof. D. Poci奴t臈. Nr. 09.3.3.-LMT-K-712-07-0012; 2018.

Main publications:

Poci奴t臈, D. 2018. 芦Fa una setta da s茅禄: Niccol貌 Buccella e la tradizone dell鈥檃ntitrinitarismo veneto nell鈥檈silio polacco-lituano. In: Eretici e dissidenti tra Europa occidentale e orientale (secoli XVI-XVIII). A cura di Antonella Barzazi, Michela Catto, Dainora Poci奴t臈. Padova: Padova University Press. p. 35鈥�58.

Petuchovait臈, G. 2018. Demonizzazione del papa e polemica religiosa nel Granducato di Lituania del XVI secolo. In: Eretici e dissidenti tra Europa occidentale e orientale (secoli XVI-XVIII). A cura di Antonella Barzazi, Michela Catto, Dainora Poci奴t臈. Padova: Padova University Press. p. 85鈥�106.

Research Council of Lithuania. Krik拧膷ionyb臈 ir 拧iuolaikin臈 lietuvi懦 literat奴ra (kolektyvin臈 monografija) [Christianity and Contemporary Lithuanian Literature (the collective monograph)]. Assoc. Prof. D. 膶io膷yt臈. Nr. LIP-086/2016; 2016鈥�2018.

Main publication:

膶io膷yt臈, D., Gustaitien臈, A., Jakait臈, D., 艩idlauskas, M. 2018. Krik拧膷ionyb臈 ir 拧iuolaikin臈 lietuvi懦 literat奴ra: Kolektyvin臈 monografija (Christianity and Contemporary Lithuanian Literature: A Collective Monograph), ed. Dalia 膶io膷yt臈, Vilnius: Vilniaus universiteto leidykla.

OTHER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Prof. V. Daujotyt臈 (emeritus) 鈥�

member of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences;
editorial board member of the journal Literat奴ra (Literature).

Prof. Dr. D. Poci奴t臈 鈥�

editor-in-chief of the publication series Monumenta Reformationis Lithuanicae;
editorial board member of the journal Literat奴ra (Literature).

Prof. Dr. B. Spei膷yt臈 鈥�

editorial board member of the journal Colloquia;
member of the association Lituanist懦 samb奴ris (Assembly of Lithuanian Philologists).

Assoc. Prof. Dr. D. Kuolys 鈥�

editorial board member of the journal Senoji Lietuvos literat奴ra (Early Modern Lithuanian Literature);
academic council member of The Wroblewski Library of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences;
member of the executive committee of the association Lituanist懦 samb奴ris (Assembly of Lithuanian Philologists).

Assoc. Prof. Dr. M. Kvietkauskas 鈥�

editorial board member of the research journal Acta Baltico-Slavica, Institute of Slavic Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw.
editorial board member of the literary journal of the Lithuanian literature and criticism Metai (Years).

Assoc. Prof. Dr. A. Pelurityt臈-Tikui拧ien臈 鈥�

member of Lithuanian Comparative Literature Association (EKADEL);
member of Lithuanian Writers Union;
editorial board member of the journal Teksto sl臈piniai.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. R. Tamo拧aitis 鈥�

editorial board member of the literary journal of the Lithuanian literature and criticism Metai (Years).

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rita T奴tlyt臈 鈥�

member of the committee for assessment and competition of the Institute of Lithuanian Literature and Folklore.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. K. Urba 鈥�

chairman of the Lithuanian section of International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY);
editor-in-chief of the magazine for children鈥檚 literature Rubinaitis;
president of the organising committee of the annual conference of children鈥檚 literature Prano Ma拧ioto skaitymai.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION STUDIES

5 Universiteto, LT-01513 Vilnius
Tel. 268 72 45
E-mail:

Head 鈥� Prof. Dr. Nijol臈 Maskali奴nien臈

STAFF

Professors: Dr. J. Grigali奴nien臈, Dr. N. Maskali奴nien臈, Dr. N. Burk拧aitien臈.
Associate professor: Dr. L. 膶erniuvien臈.
Lecturers: Dr. R. Klio拧toraityt臈, Dr. M. Paura, D. Valentinavi膷ien臈; Dr. R. U啪giris (part-time), A. Dailid臈nait臈 (part-time), R. Darbutait臈 (part-time), E. Khtiterer, A. Zolubien臈, R. Ki膷ait臈 (part-time); N. Terleckait臈 (part-time).
Research fellow: Dr. A. Ratkus.
Doctoral students: D. Mankauskien臈, I. Tatolyt臈.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Translation studies
Theory and practice of translation
Literary translation
The (Gothic) Bible translation
Interpreting
Corpus studies for translation purposes
Theory and practice of lexicography and terminology
Integration of research results into the teaching process
Translator/interpreter training

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2018

Projects Supported by the University Budget

Meta-Cognitive Investigation of Translation as Bilingual Communication. Prof. Dr. N. Maskali奴nien臈. 2015鈥�2020.

In 2018, the academic staff of the Department wrote articles, participated at conferences on literary translation, translation theory and translation training methodology (gave 13 presentations at different international conferences). The Department publishes a research journal Vertimo studijos (Translation Studies). In 2018, its volume no. 11 was published containing 10 articles on different aspects of Translation Studies, the authors being mainly foreign researchers, which shows the appreciation the journal has gained during the ten years of its issuance.

Main publications:

Burk拧aitien臈, N., 艩liogerien臈, J. 2018. Students鈥� experience of learning ESP: findings from a case study in Lithuania. Journal of Teaching English for Specific and Academic Purposes, vol. 6(3), p. 489鈥�500, doi: 10.22190/JTESAP1803489B.

Mankauskien臈, D. 2018. Problems and difficulties in simultaneous interpreting from the point of view of skill acquisition. Translating Boundaries: Constraints, Limits, Opportunities. S. Barschdorf, D. Renna (eds.). Stuttgart:Ibidem Publishing, p. 49鈥�76.

Tatolyt臈, I. 2018. Looking Broader: Rhetorics as Soft Skills Competence Development. In: The Role of Tutoring in Education and Working with Adults. Collective monograph, eds. Lech Ko艣cielak, Ewa Bartu艣. Publishing House of the State University of Applied Sciences in Plock, FASS Publishing, p. 47鈥�74.

Studies in the Bible Translation. Dr. A. Ratkus.

The researcher investigates the structure and properties of Gothic, which come from the Gothic translation of the New Testament from Greek. A comparison of the Gothic Bible and different versions of the Greek New Testament gives a taxonomy of structural and linguistic differences. Studies in the Gothic Bible translation have already yielded a number of valuable findings.

Main publications:

Ratkus, A. 2018. Weak adjectives need not be definite: The evidence of variation in Gothic. Indogermanische Forschungen, vol. 123, p. 27鈥�64, doi.org/10.1515/if-2018-0002.

Ratkus, A. 2018. Greek 伪蟻虛蠂喂蔚蟻蔚蠀虂蟼 in Gothic translation: Linguistics and theology at a crossroads. NOWELE, vol. 71(1), p. 3鈥�34, doi.org/10.1075/nowele.00002.rat.

Ratkus, A. 2018. This is not the same: The ambiguity of a Gothic adjective. Folia linguistica historica, vol. 39(2), p. 475鈥�494, doi.org/10.1515/flih-2018-0017.

European Commission funded project

On-line Resources for Conference Interpreter Training (ORCIT VI). Project coordinator Prof. Dr. N. Maskali奴nien臈. 2011鈥�2018.

In 2018, we finished the ORCIT project, which aimed to develop and pilot an open interactive multi-media learning resource in conference interpreting skills using a designated website for this purpose (). The interactive medium was intended for postgraduate interpreter training schools in the EU member states and non-EU countries where postgraduate training in conference interpreting is being offered or envisaged. The partners of the project comprised the University of Vilnius, Lithuania, the University of Leeds, UK, Aristotle University of Tsesaloniki, Greece, Charles University in Prague, La Laguna University of Tenerrife, Spain, the University of Heidelberg, Germany, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, and ISIT in Paris, France.

MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS

Charles University, Prague (Czech Republic)
Universidad de La Laguna (Spain)
University of Leeds, Centre of Translation and Interpreting Studies (the United Kingdom)
University of Heidelberg (Germany)
ISIT, Paris (France)
University of Ljubljana (Slovenia)
Aristotle University of Tsesaloniki (Greece)

OTHER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Prof. Dr. J. Grigali奴nien臈 鈥�

editorial board member of the journal Respectus Philologicus,
member of Learner Corpus Association,
member of ESSE (European Society for the Study of English);
member of the Association of Applied Linguistics of Lithuania (LITAKA), ;
member of the scientific committee of the international conference The Changing Profile of the Translator Profession: Technology, Competences and Fit-for-market Training. University of Warsaw, May 24鈥�25, 2018, .

Prof. Dr. N. Maskali奴nien臈 鈥�

editor-in-chief of the journal Vertimo Studijos (Translation Studies), ;
member of the Consulting Group for the preparation of the Lithuanian Style Guide for translators at EU institutions (with the State Lithuanian Language Commission) (on-going), ;
member of the Lithuanian Terminology Forum, ;
member of the Association of Applied Linguistics of Lithuania (LITAKA),
member of the European Society of Translation Studies, ;
member of the scientific committee of the international conference The Changing Profile of the Translator Profession: Technology, Competences and Fit-for-market Training. University of Warsaw, May 24鈥�25, 2018. November 19鈥�23, 2018 鈥� Erasmus+ exchange programme, lecturing at the University of Comillas in Madrid, Spain.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. L. 膶erniuvien臈 鈥�

member of the Lithuanian Association of Literary Translators, ;
member of the scientific committee of the international conference The Changing Profile of the Translator Profession: Technology, Competences and Fit-for-market Training. University of Warsaw, May 24鈥�25, 2018, .

Dr. R. Klio拧toraityt臈 鈥�

member of the Lithuanian Association of Literary Translators, ;
member of the scientific committee of the international conference The Changing Profile of the Translator Profession: Technology, Competences and Fit-for-market Training. University of Warsaw, May 24鈥�25, 2018, .

Dr. A. Ratkus 鈥�

editorial board member of the journal Vertimo studijos (Translation Studies), .

Dr. D. Mankauskien臈 鈥�

member of the European Society of Translation Studies, .

A. J. GREIMAS CENTRE FOR SEMIOTICS AND LITERARY THEORY

5 Universiteto, LT-01513 Vilnius
Tel. 268 7161
E-mail:

Head 鈥� Prof. Dr. Ar奴nas Sverdiolas

STAFF

Professors: Habil. Dr. K. Nastopka, Dr. A. Sverdiolas, Dr. P. Suba膷ius, Dr. I. Melnikova.
Associate professors: Dr. B. Mer啪vinskyt臈, Dr. N. Ker拧yt臈, Dr. L. Ma膷ianskait臈 (part-time).
Assistants: Dr. J. Katkuvien臈, Dr. J. Levina, Dr. P. Jevsejevas.
Doctoral students: R. Lazauskait臈, D. Glu拧膷evskij, A. Or啪ekauskien臈, G. Smolskait臈, A. Kundrotait臈.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Textual poetics and its relations to philosophical, aesthetical, sociological systems
Semiotic and hermeneutic text analysis
Terminology of literary criticism
Theory of the text, textual scholarship
Intertextuality, intermediality

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2018

Projects Supported by University Budget

Semiotics and Humanities. Prof. Dr. A. Sverdiolas. 2018鈥�2023.

Development of methodological framework in contemporary theory of literature, art studies, philosophy and semiotics. Aspectual analysis of literary and other artistic texts.

National Research Projects

Research Council of Lithuania. Algirdas Julien Greimas: Ideas. Prof. Habil. Dr. A. Sverdiolas. 2016鈥�2018.

The project, completed in 2018, carries a systematic examination and comprehensive revaluation of the heritage of Algirdas Julius Greimas (comprising his scholarly work in semiotics, writings in cultural studies and journalism, and egodocuments) and, in this context, presents Greimassian semiotics and its contemporary extensions as a methodologically coherent investigation of culture. It brought together an international team of scholars to examine, assess, and publish Greimas鈥檚 texts that had not been given sufficient scholarly attention; to reflect on the theoretical and methodological potential of the contemporary branches of semiotics grounded in Greimassian methods; and to reconsider current issues in contemporary semiotics. Greimas鈥檚 heritage has been presented to the Lithuanian and international public at a number of events celebrating the centenary of Greimas鈥檚 birth and a series of publications in peer-reviewed and other periodical press.

Main publications

Algirdas Julius Greimas: asmuo ir id臈jos (Algirdas Julius Greimas: The Person and Ideas), ed. Ar奴nas Sverdiolas and Eric Landowski, Vilnius: Baltos lankos, 2018.

Katkuvien臈, J. 2018. How a Lithuanian transformed a Nazi into a Jew: the forgotten fantastic satire by Ignas 艩einius. In: Imagology Profiles: The Dynamics of National Imagery in Literature, ed. by Laura Lauru拧ait臈, Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, p. 79鈥�92.

Research Council of Lithuania. Microhistory of The Voices of Spring: Genetic Reconstruction of Modernization of Lithuanian Texts. Prof. P. Suba膷ius. 2017鈥�2019.

Maironis was proclaimed the father of modern Lithuanian literature already in his lifetime. The 1st and the 5th authorial editions of 鈥淭he Voices of Spring鈥� are separated by thousands of textual (linguistic and bibliographic code) variants, which include all layers of spelling, punctuation, morphology, vocabulary and syntactical units, figurative expression and versification, graphic layout and book design. Development lasting four decades (since the first published verses in 1885 until 1927) witness the efforts to adapt to the linguistic, ideological and aesthetic modernization, which coincided with the period of Maironis鈥� creative and social activity. The project targets at a paradoxical gap 鈥� although much has been written about Maironis, critics usually heed to the final result of his work only. Author鈥檚 decision to re鈥恊dit the sole collection of the verses 鈥淭he Voices of Spring鈥� go with the methodology of genetic criticism in the best way. The project aims at carrying out a genetic reconstruction, to present the facsimiles, to publish the XML鈥恊ncoded versions and commentaries employing a single critical archive, i.e. a comprehensive digital platform, synthesising academic and popularisation functions.

Main publication:

[Maironis] Kl. J. Maculevi膷ius. Lietuva: Maironio rankra拧膷io faksimilinis leidimas, pareng臈 Inga Liepait臈, Paulius V. Suba膷ius, Vilnius: Vilniaus universiteto leidykla, 2018, 164 p., Paulius V. Suba膷ius, str. 鈥炁燼lies poetizavimo vaikyst臈鈥�, p. 159鈥�163, t. p. 鈥濸oemos autografo apra拧as鈥�, p. 107鈥�110.

MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS

Institute of Lithuanian Literature and Folklore, Vilnius (Lithuania)
Vilnius Academy of Arts (Lithuania)
Department of Lithuanian Literature, Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences (Lithuania)
Centre de recherches politiques (France)
Ohio University (JAV)

OTHER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Dr. J. Levina 鈥�

member of the Lithuanian Association for Phenomenology;
member of the International James Joyce Foundation.

Prof. Dr. I. Melnikova 鈥�

member of European Network for Comparative Literary Studies (REELC/ENCLS),
member of European Narratology Network (ENN);
member of International Society for Intermedial Studies;
member of SERCIA.

Prof. Dr. P. Suba膷ius 鈥�

vice-president of the LCAS board;
board member of the Lithuanian Free Market Institute;
member of The European Society for Textual Scholarship (ESTS), The Society for Textual Scholarship (STS), Commission Internationale d'Histoire et d'etudes du Christianisme (CIHEC), The Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing (SHARP), The Association for Documentary Editing (ADE).

Prof. Dr. A. Sverdiolas 鈥�

editorial board member of the research journal Athena;
editorial board member of the research journal Semiotika.

RESEARCH GROUP FOR STUDIES IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE

5 Universiteto, LT-01513 Vilnius
Tel. 268 72 16
E-mail:

Head: Dr. Aist臈 Ku膷inskien臈

STAFF

Assistant professors: Dr. A. Ku膷inskien臈, Dr. D. Kuzminskait臈, Dr. Marta Plaza Velasco, Dr. Mar铆a Sebasti脿-S谩ez.
Lecturer: Crist贸bal J. Calvente.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

History of the Spanish and Latin American literatures
Comparative literature
Translation studies

In 2018, a group of young researchers joined efforts to investigate a number of problems of comparative literature and translation studies from the point of view of Lithuanian literature reaching out to other literary traditions, in particular Spanish, and the effects of Spanish culture and literature on expanding horizons to Lithuania. The Group was fromed only in October, although they were working together for more than a year.

Main publications:

Velasco, M.P., Garc铆a, C., Ku膷inskien臈, J.A., Kuzminskait臈, A., Pulgar Alves, P., Villanueva Svensson, M. 2018. Ense帽ar espa帽ol en Lituania. La creaci贸n de los Estudios Hisp谩nicos. In: M茅ndez Santos, M.C. ir Galindo Merino, M.M. (red.), Atlas del ELE. Geoling眉铆stica del espa帽ol en el mundo. Volumen I. Europa del Este, Madrid: EnClaveELE, p. 289鈥�307,

Velasco, M.P. 2018. Poes铆a que es pintura. 脡cfrasis literaria en Exposici贸n de Olvido Garc铆a Vald茅s. In Actio Nova: Revista de Teor铆a de la Literatura y Literatura Comparada 2, p. 29鈥�64, doi:

OTHER SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

Assist. Prof. Dr. M. Sebasti脿-S谩ez:

fellow of the research group GIRLC (Research Group in Classical Literature and Reception), under the direction of Professor Jordi Redondo S谩nchez;
fellow of the research group CEESSGA (Central and Eastern European Seminar of the Spanish Golden Age) under the direction of Dr. Oana Andreia S芒mbrian;
contributor to the research group GRATUV (Drama Research and Dramatic Performance Group of the University of Valencia), under the direction of Professor Carmen Morenilla Talens.

INSTITUTE OF APPLIED LINGUISTICS

DEPARTMENT OF LITHUANIAN LANGUAGE

5 Universiteto, LT-01513 Vilnius
Tel. 268 7212

Head 鈥� Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vilma Zubaitien臈

STAFF

Professors: Dr. V. Kardelis, Dr. I. Smetonien臈.
Associate professors: Dr. G. Jud啪entyt臈-艩ink奴nien臈, Dr. A. Smetona, Dr. V. Zubaitien臈.
Assistants: Dr. E. Jasionyt臈-Miku膷ionien臈, Dr. M. Smetona, Dr. E. 艩vageris, Dr. A. Valotka (part-time).
Lecturers: K. Bredelis, L. Lau啪ikas.
Doctoral students: I. Makauskait臈, B. Ganusauskait臈.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Sinchronic and Diachronic Lithuanian Grammar:
Phonetics and Phonology (Standard Lithuanian and Lithuanian dialects)
Morphology, Lexicology, word formation, Lexicography, Semantics and Syntax, Terminology (Standard Lithuanian)
Rhetorics, Stilistics, language of journalism, text analysis, academic discourse
Dialectology of the Lithuanian, Ethnolinguistics, General linguistics, Cognitive linguistics, Historical grammar of Lithuanian, History of written Lithuanian
Standard Lithuanian: attitudes and usage, Methodology of teaching of the Lithuanian

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2018

Project Supported by University Budget

Germanic, Romance and Baltic Language Studies. Prof. Habil. Dr. A. Usonien臈. 2010鈥�2020.

A number of linguists of the Lithuanian language take part in the research under the general topic specified above. The focus of the research is on the synchronic and diachronic analysis of language-specific features characteristic of the grammatical, lexical and semantic structure of the languages under study.

Main publication:

Jud啪entyt臈-艩ink奴nien臈, G. 2018. A pragmatic approach to space deixis in the Baltic languages: a case study of deictic expressions in spoken language, Incontri Baltistici in Pisa, Studi e Saggi II, Novi Ligure: Joker, p. 65鈥�94.

Synchronic, Diachronic and Typological Investigations into the Lexical, Phonological and Grammatical systems of the Baltic Languages. Habil. Dr. B. Stund啪ia. 2016鈥�2018.

A number of colleagues from the Department of Lithuanian Language work in the group of researchers under the guidance of Habil. Dr. B. Stund啪ia. The Lithuanian language, being one of the Baltic languages, opens up a variety of approaches for the study of Lithuanian. In 2018, the researchers focued on grammatical study of conjunctions, certain aspects of dialectal phonology of Lithuanian dialects and historical lexicography.

Main publications:

Jasionyt臈-Muku膷ionien臈, E. 2018. Komplementiniai jungtukai jog ir kad senojoje ir dabartin臈je lietuvi懦 kalboje. Balt懦 kalb懦 tekst懦 ir 啪od啪i懦 reik拧m臈s, p. 347鈥�372.

Jud啪entyt臈-艩ink奴nien臈, G., Zubaitien臈, V. 2018. Atitikmen懦 ekvivalenti拧kumo problema paraleliniuose XVII a. 啪odynuose. Balt懦 kalb懦 tekst懦 ir 啪od啪i懦 reik拧m臈s, p. 61鈥�125.

艩vageris, E. 2018. Ryt懦 auk拧tai膷i懦 uteni拧ki懦 ilg懦j懦 balsi懦 priegaid臈s: istorin臈 analiz臈 ir eksperimentinis tyrimas. Baltistica LIII(1) 20, p. 21鈥�68.

National Research Projects

Projects Supported by the Research Council of Lithuania

Project: The Phonology of Lithuanian Highlands Subdialects. Dr. V. Kardelis. 2016鈥�2018.

The aim of the project is to examine the phonology of Lithuanian Highlands Subdialects and to publish a study summarizing the research.

Main publication:

Kardelis, V. 2018. Arealinis tipologinis lietuvi懦 tarmi懦 kompleksi拧kumas. Auk拧tai膷iai. Monografija, V.: VU leidykla.

Project: Discourse Markers in Lithuanian: A Synchronic and Diachronic Study (P-MIP-17-308, headed by J. 艩ink奴nien臈). Dr. E. Jasionyt臈-Miku膷ionien臈. 2017鈥�2020.

Project: Historical Morphological Thesaurus of Lithuanian Lexicography on the Web (P-MIP-17-329, headed by M. Strockis). Dr. M. Smetona. 2017鈥�2019.

The database will include the list of Lithuanian lemmas consisting about 400 thousand entries (encompassing and exceeding the biggest existing Lithuanian dictionary, known as the LK沤); the meanings and history of the lemmas will be illustrated by eight exactly transcribed historical and contemporary dictionaries of principal importance to Lithuanian philology: the Promptuarium by K. Sirvydas (1620), the Dictionarium by K. Sirvydas (1642), those by F. W. Haack (1730), S. Daukantas (1852), S. Daukantas (1838), F. Kur拧aitis (1870鈥�1874), F. Kur拧aitis (1883), and the Lithuanian dictionary known as LK沤.

Projects Supported by the State Commission of the Lithuanian Language

Project: Language. Nation. State. Dr. I. Smetonien臈. 2017鈥�2018.

The aim of the project is to analyze the concepts LANGUAGE, NATION and STATE based on the cognitive definition method.

Main publications:

Smetona, M. 2018. S膮vok懦 KALBA, TAUTA, VALSTYB臇 pl臈tiniai jaunimo s膮mon臈je. Logos (95), p. 177鈥�184.

Smetonien臈, I., Smetonien臈 A. 2018. Nuo valnyst臈s iki laisv臈s. Incontri baltistici in Pisa. Studi e saggi II Novi Ligure: Joker, p. 157鈥�179.

Project: Research of Phrasemes in Student Writing and an Interactive Phrase Bank. Dr. V. Zubaitien臈. 2017鈥�2019.

The aim of the project is to research the usage of academic phrases in student writing in six main study areas of the first study cycle.

Project: The meanings of Baltic Texts and Words. Dr. V. Zubaitien臈. 2018.

The aim of the project is to publish a collection of articles. The collection of articles will be very significant for diachronic research of the Baltic vocabulary; it will make impact on studies of the usage and semantics of specific lexemes, as well as make relevant research of words and meanings in the ancient texts of the Baltic languages.

Main publication:

Jud啪entyt臈-艩ink奴nien臈, Gintar臈 & Vilma Zubaitien臈 (sudarytojos ir mokslin臈s redaktor臈s). 2018. Balt懦 kalb懦 tekst懦 ir 啪od啪i懦 reik拧m臈s. Vilnius: Vilniaus universiteto leidykla, 408 p.

MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS

Institute of the Lithuanian Language (Lithuania)
State Commission of the Lithuanian Language (Lithuania)
Adam Mickiewicz University in Pozna艅 (Poland)
Humboldt University of Berlin (Germany)
Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Lublin (Poland)
University of Bern (Switzerland)
University of Pisa (Italy)
University of Zurich (Switzerland)
University of Warsaw (Poland)
University of Wroc艂aw (Poland)

OTHER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Dr. E. Jasionyt臈-Miku膷ionien臈 鈥�

member of SLE (Societas Linguistica Europaea);
member of the board of the Association Academia Salensis,
organizing committee member of the 25th international conference of Jonas Jablonskis Variation across Languages and their Variates,

Assoc. Prof. G. Jud啪entyt臈-艩ink奴nien臈 鈥�

member of the Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies;
member of the Committee of the BA Study Programme of Lithuanian Philology;
organizing committee member of the 25th international conference of Jonas Jablonskis Variation across Languages and their Variates,

Prof. Dr. V. Kardelis 鈥�

editorial board member of the Baltistica;
editorial board member of the journal Kalbotyra;
editorial board member of the electronic journal Lietuvi懦 kalba
head of the Doctoral Committee;
member of the Committee of the MA Study Programme of General Linguistics.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. A. Smetona 鈥�

editorial board member of the electronic journal Lietuvi懦 kalba,
editorial board member of the journal Gimtoji kalba;
editorial board member of the journal Auk拧tojo mokslo kokyb臈 (The Quality of Higher Education);
member of the Terminology Subcommittee of the State Commission of the Lithuanian Language;
member of the Committee of the BA Study Programme of Lithuanian Philology;
scientific committee member of the 25th international conference of Jonas Jablonskis Variation across Languages and their Variates,

Prof. Dr. I. Smetonien臈 鈥�

editor-in-chief of the electronic journal Lietuvi懦 kalba, ;
editoral board member of the journal 沤mogus ir 啪odis;
member of the Committee of the MA Study Programme of General Linguistics;
organizing committee member of the 25th international conference of Jonas Jablonskis Variation across Languages and their Variates,

Assoc. Prof. V. Zubaitien臈 鈥�

member of the association of Academia Salensis,
member of the Lithuanian Applied Linguistics Association, ;
member of Gesellschaft f眉r Baltische Studien (Berlin);
member of the State Commission of the Lithuanian Language,
member of the Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies;
scientific committee member of the 25th international conference of Jonas Jablonskis Variation across Languages and their Variates,

DEPARTMENT OF LITHUANIAN STUDIES

5 Universiteto, LT-01513 Vilnius
Tel. 268 7214, fax 268 7214
E-mail:

Head 鈥� Prof. Dr. Meilut臈 Ramonien臈 (up to September)
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Loreta Vilkien臈 (since October)

STAFF

Professor: Dr. M. Ramonien臈.
Associate professors: Dr. B. Stund啪ien臈 (part-time), Dr. L.Vilkien臈.
Assistants: Dr. E. Gudavi膷ien臈, Dr. I. Hilbig, Dr. K. Jakait臈-Bulbukien臈.
Lecturers: J. Pribu拧auskait臈, V. Stumbrien臈, R. Bingelien臈, I. Dara拧kien臈, E. Kutanovien臈, R. Migauskien臈, E. Petra拧i奴nien臈, A. Tamo拧aitien臈, A. Valan膷iauskien臈, L. Va拧kevi膷ien臈.
Doctoral students: E. Vaivadait臈-Kaidi, V. Kazlauskien臈, E. Vais臈tait臈, J. Bru啪ait臈-Liseckien臈, J. Mandravickait臈.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Applied linguistics
Teaching second / foreign languages
Learning second / foreign languages
Language acquisition
Language attrition
Sociolinguistics
Discourse analysis
Cognitive linguistics
Language testing

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2018

Projects Supported by University Budget

Language Usage, Language Learning and Teaching. Prof. M. Ramonien臈. 2016鈥�2026.

The project aims at analysing language/dialect usage, language attitudes, language acquisition, language learning and teaching, language policy, sociolinguistic situation in Lithuania, socially significant changes in the use of Lithuanian and local vernaculars, evolving levels of multilingualism. Papers as well as conference presentations for both national and international conferences were prepared.

Main publications:

Ramonien臈, M. 2018. Regional dialects in the Lithuanian urban space: skills, practices and attitudes, In Lazdi艈a S. and Heiko M. (eds), Multilingualism in the Baltic States: Societal Discourses and Contact Phenomena, London: Palgrave Macmillan, p.123鈥�152.

Vaivadait臈-Kaidi, E. 2018. Konceptuali懦j懦 DIEVO ir J臇ZAUS metafor懦 tinklas Evangelijoje pagal Jon膮. Respectus Philologicus, vol. 34(39), p. 35鈥�47.

Macis, M., Garnier, M., Vilkait臈, L. and Schmitt, N. 2018. Expertise in L2 Vocabulary. Ericsson, A., N. Charness, P. J. Feltovich ir R.R. Hoffman (eds.) The Cambridge Handbook of Expertise and Expert Performance, p. 634鈥�653.

National Research Projects

Projects Supported by The State Commission of the Lithuanian Language

Effect of Attitudes and Language Learning Motivation on Quality of Lithuanian. Project manager Assoc. Prof. Dr. L.Vilkien臈. 2016鈥�2018.

The aim of the project is to analyse how well pupils from the 3rd year of the grammar shool in Lithuanian, Polish, and Russian schools in Vilnius can use Lithuanian as well as if and how it depends on their linguistic attitudes and motivation to learn Lithuanian.

MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS

Vytautas Magnus University (Lithuania)
Institute of the Lithuanian Language (Lithuania)
University of Tartu (Estonia)
University of Helsinki (Finland)
University of Siena (Italy)

OTHER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Prof. Dr. M. Ramonien臈 鈥�

member of the Subcommission for Proper names of the State Commission of the Lithuanian Language,
member and chairperson of the Lithuanian Association of Applied Linguistics, www.litaka.lt;
editorial board member of the research journal Taikomoji kalbotyra,
member of the Committee of the MA Study Programme of Applied Linguistics.

Assoc. Prof. L. Vilkien臈 鈥�

member of the Committee of the MA Study Programme of Applied Linguistics.
members of the Lithuanian Applied Linguistics Association, .

Dr. E. Gudavi膷ien臈, Dr. I. Hilbig, Dr. K. Jakait臈-Bulbukien臈, R. Bingelien臈, E. Petra拧i奴nien臈, A. Valan膷iauskien臈, E. Vaivadait臈-Kaidi, Dr. V. Kazlauskien臈 鈥�

members of the Lithuanian Applied Linguistics Association, .

CENTRE FOR MULTILINGUAL RESEARCH (established on September 29, 2018)

5 Universiteto, LT-01513 Vilnius
E-mail:

Head 鈥� Prof. Dr. Inesa 艩e拧kauskien臈

STAFF

Professor: Dr. I. 艩e拧kauskien臈.
Associate professors: Dr. R. Juknevi膷ien臈, Dr. K. Geben, Dr. B. Ryvityt臈.
Assistant professors: Dr. V. Kazlauskien臈, Dr. L. Vilkait臈-Lozdien臈.
Lecturers: A. Liutkauskas, D. Sroda, Dr. M. Stasilo, M. Tala膷ka.
Doctoral student: I. Stasi奴nait臈.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Applied linguistics
Cognitive linguistics: metaphor, space
Semantics and discourse analysis
Contrastive linguistics
Language for specific purposes
Sociolinguistics
Learner language
Phraseology

Together with other departments of the Faculty, the staff of the Centre have been involved in several research projects carried out in 2018:

Problems of the Polish Language, Culture, History and Ethno-linguistics in Lithuania. Assoc. Prof. Dr. M. Davlevi膷, Assoc. Prof. Dr. V. U拧inskien臈. 2007鈥�2018.

Germanic, Romance and Baltic Language Studies. Prof. Dr. Habil. A. Usonien臈. 2010鈥�2020.

Meta-Cognitive Investigation of Translation as Bilingual Communication. Prof. Dr. N. Maskali奴nien臈. 2015鈥�2020.

Language Usage, Language Learning and Teaching. Prof. M. Ramonien臈. 2006鈥�2018.

When implementing the above projects, the researchers of the Centre collaborate with other units of the Faculty. When implementing the first project in 2018, they focused on Polish and its functioning in Lithuania. When implementing the second project, they mainly tackled problems of written English of non-native (Lithuanian) speakers, in the third project the focus was mainly on cognitive perspectives of humour and metaphor. The fourth project included papers dealing with the language of non-native learners of French.
Main publications:

Juknevi膷ien臈, R. & Grabowski, L. 2018. Comparing formulaicity of learner writing through phrase-frames: a corpus-driven study of Lithuanian and Polish EFL student writing. Research in Language, vol. 16(3), p. 303鈥�323,

Kazlauskien臈, V. 2018. Les d茅terminants nominaux: les diff茅rentes fa莽ons pour les apprenants lituaniens de d茅finir en fran莽ais. In : Fran莽ais langue ardente Actes du XIVe congr猫s mondial de le FIPF. Volume I: Le fran莽ais pour les jeunes, le fran莽ais par les jeunes. FIPF France, p. 287鈥�298.

Masiulionyt臈, V., Ryvityt臈, B., 艩e拧kauskien臈, I. 2018. 鈥濽rlaubsgasthaus鈥� oder doch 鈥濰olliday Inn鈥�? Sprachpolitik in Litauen im Spiegel der Facebook-Witze. Straipsni懦 rinkinyje: Masiulionyt臈 V., Volungevi膷ien臈 S (Hrsg.) Fremde und Eigene Sprachen. Linguistische Perspektiven (Foreign and Own Languages. Linguistic Perspectives). Akten des 51. Linguistischen Kolloquiums in Vilnius 2016 (Selected Papers of the 51st Linguistics Colloquium in Vilnius 2016), p. 425鈥�441.

艩e拧kauskien臈, I., Urbonait臈, J. 2018. Deprivation of liberty or imprisonment? Metaphorical motivation of some terms in the Criminal Code of the Republic of Lithuania and their translation into English. International Journal of Discourse Studies, vol. 3.2, p. 1鈥�23.

OTHER SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kinga Geben 鈥�

member of the Lithuanian Association of Applied Linguistics, ;
member of LITAKA (Lithuanian Association of Applied Linguistics).

Assoc. Prof. Dr. R. Juknevi膷ien臈 鈥�

member of the Lithuanian Association of Applied Linguistics, ;
member of Learner Corpus Association,
member of SLE (Societas Linguistica Europaea),
member of FLaRN (Formulaic Language Research Network),
member of LAKMA (Lithuanian Association of EFL Teachers),

Assist. Prof. Dr. V. Kazlauskien臈 鈥�

member of the Lithuanian Association of Applied Linguistics, .

Assoc. Prof. Dr. B. Ryvityt臈 鈥�

member of the Lithuanian Applied Linguistics Association, ;
member of the Lithuanian Association for Canadian Studies;
treasurer of the Lithuanian Association of University Teachers of English;
member of member of the European Society for the Study of English (ESSE),
member of SLE (Societas Linguistica Europaea),

Prof. Dr. I. 艩e拧kauskien臈 鈥�

editor-in-chief of the electronic journal Taikomoji kalbotyra, ;
consultant of Egl臈 Vaivadait臈-Kaidi鈥檚 doctoral dissertation Metaphoric language change in the 19th鈥�20th c. Catholic translations of the Bible into Lithuanian defended at 91桃色 31 October 2018;
member of the Association of Researching and Applying Metaphor (RaAM),
member of the UK Cognitive Linguistics Association,
member of the Societas Linguistica Europaea (SLE),
member of the European Society for the Study of English (ESSE),
board member of the Lithuanian Association of Applied Linguistics (LITAKA),
member of Academia Salensis,
member of the US-LT Alumni Association,
member of the examining board of doctoral students (Agata Adamaityt臈, Justina Bru啪ait臈 Liseckien臈);
member of the programme committee of the 51st Annual Meeting of the Societas Linguistica Europaea 29 August鈥�1 September 2018, University of Tallinn, Estonia, ;
March 26鈥�31, 2017 鈥� Erasmus+ exchange programme, lecturing at Jaume I University, Castillon de la Plana, Spain.

Assist. Prof. Dr. L. Vilkait臈-Lozdien臈 鈥�

member of the Lithuanian Association of Applied Linguistics (LITAKA).

INSTITUTE OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES

5 Universiteto, LT鈥�01513 Vilnius
Tel. 268 7266
E-mail:

Director 鈥� Prof. Dr. Roma Kriau膷i奴nien臈

STAFF

75 teachers (25 holding research degree), 5 doctoral students.

MAIN RESEARCH AREAS

During 2018, all the departments of the Institute of Foreign Languages focused their research on the following themes:

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
Translation theory and practice

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH FOR SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES (since 2018-09-29 restructered to DEPARTMENT OF RESEARCH OF LANGUAGES FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES)

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

Head 鈥� Assoc. Prof. Dr. Au拧ra Janulien臈 (since September 29, 2018, head 鈥� Prof. Dr. Julija Korostenskien臈)

STAFF

Professor: Dr. J. Korostenskien臈.
Associate professors: Dr. L. Arcimavicien臈, Dr. A. Janulien臈, Dr. L. Bikelien臈.
Lecturers: Dr. S. Kontrimien臈, Dr. O. Medvedeva, R. Ba膷iulien臈, V. Eimulien臈, V. Gricius, V. Jonaitien臈, J. Kirejeva, A. Kuok拧tien臈, R. Meti奴nien臈, R. Montvilien臈, B. Palovien臈, G. Pleikien臈, D. Snapkauskait臈, R. Valiukien臈, D. Veli膷kien臈.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Cognitive linguistics
Corpus linguistics
Contrastive syntax and semantics
Teaching English for specific purposes (ESP): academic English, English for professional purposes
Content Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)
Translation

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2018

Projects Supported by University Budget

In 2018, the academic staff of the Department wrote research papers, participated at conferences (gave 8 presentations at different international conferences) focusing their research on generative syntax, issues of ESP (Legal English), Lithuanian students鈥� writing in English, as well as cognitive linguistics, including the analysis of violence, conflict and populism metaphors in political discourse. The role of migration metaphors and their ideological representation based on the dichotomy of 鈥榰s鈥� vs. 鈥榯hem鈥� in contributing to the myth creation in the US and EU mainstream online media has also been discussed.

Research in Structural and Functional Peculiarities of Germanic, Romance, Slavonic and Lithuanian Languages. Assoc. Prof. Dr. A. Janulien臈. 2010鈥�2018.

Main publications:

Arcimavi膷ien臈, L., Baglama, S.H. 2018. Migration, metaphor and myth in media representations: the ideological dichotomy of 鈥渢hem鈥� and 鈥渦s鈥�. Sage Open, vol. 8(2), p. 1鈥�13, doi: 10.1177/2158244018768657.

Ba膷iulien臈, R. 2018.Kol gyveni, tol ir mokaisi (Der Mensch lernt, solange er lebt): iliustrated dictionary of Lithuanian-German proverbs. Vilnius: Pam臈gin膷ius. 128 p.

Korostenskiene, J., Lieponyte, A. 2018. Humour in the American sitcoms I Love Lucy and Modern Family. In: Kalb懦 studijos/Studies about Language, no. 33, p. 57鈥�74.

Korostenskiene, J. 2018. Bridging the gap: toward a cognitive semantic analysis of the Lithuanian superlexical prefix be-. Yearbook of the German Cognitive Linguistics Association, vol. 5(1), p. 203鈥�218.

Translation Theory and Practice. Assoc. Prof. Dr. A. Janulien臈. 2010鈥�2018.

The academic staff of the Department were engaged in translating 91桃色 scholars鈥� research articles:
Licha膷iova, A. 2018. The communicative-culturological aspect of the implicit information in Russian urban linguistic design. In Liashchova, L. (ed.) The Explicit and the Implicit in Language and Speech. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, p. 223鈥�237) translated by J. Korostenskien臈;
Anderson, C. 2018. TED Talks: Vie拧asis kalb臈jimas. Tyto alba, translated by R. Montvilien臈; Antanas Beinaravi膷ius: tapyba [albumas] (comp. Nijol臈 Kalinauskait臈-Beinaravi膷ien臈, Antanas Beinaravi膷ius). Vilnius: [A Beinaravi膷ius], 2018, 264 p., illiustr., portr., the article translated by V. Gricius, et al.

Language Teaching as a Prerequisite of the Development of Professional Competencies. Assoc. Prof. Dr. A. Janulien臈. 2010鈥�2018.

The teaching staff of the Department 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, assessment of intercomprehension competences, issues of LSP and application of CLIL in tertiary education, as well as various psychological-pedagogical teaching-learning aspects. The academic staff presented the results of their research at international conferences and in in-service teacher training seminars,

Projects

Simona Kontrimien臈. Researcher in ERASMUS + KA203 project: auk拧tojo mokslo strategini懦 partnerys膷i懦 projekte (2018-1-LT01-KA203-046979) Inovatyvus mokytoj懦 ugdymas taikant personalizuoto mokymosi koncepcij膮. (2018鈥�2021) Project partners - Cork University, Iceland University, 91桃色, 艩iauliai University, Vytautas Magnus University.

Lect. Rasa Ba膷iulien臈. International Proverb Project Live and Learn. Project partners: German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Embassy of Germany in Vilnius, Goethe Institute in Vilnius, Freie Waldorfschule am Kr盲herwald, Germany, Freie Waldorfschule am Prenzlauer Berg, Germany, Lithuanian Educational Centre for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Dusetu Art School, Vilnius Valdorf School, 沤alioji school, Skirgi拧ki懦 village, Duset懦 Kazimiero B奴gos grammar school.

OTHER SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

Membership in Conference Organizing Committees

Bikelien臈, L., Korostenskien臈, J., Medvedeva, O. The FIPLV Nordic-Baltic Region (NBR) Conference 2018 Teaching and Learning Languages in the 21st Century: Linguistic, Educational and Cultural Aspects. 7鈥�8 June, 2018, Vilnius.

Medvedeva, O. International conference Innovations in Language Learning. 8鈥�9 November, 2018, Florence.

OTHER SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

Assoc. Prof. 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;
editorial board member of the journal Verbum.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. L. Arcimavi膷ien臈 鈥�

member of the Association of Researching and Applying Metaphor (RaAM),
member of International Pragmatics Association (IPrA),

Prof. Dr. J. Korostenskien臈 鈥�

editorial board-member of the peer-reviewed journal Kalb懦 studijos (Studies about Languages);
member of INAR, International Network of Address Research;
member of LLTA/LKPA (Lithuanian Language Teachers鈥� Association);
member of ISFLA (International Systemic Functional Linguistics Association);
member of DGKL / GCLA (German Cognitive Linguistics Association).

Assoc. Prof. Dr. L. Bikelien臈 鈥�

member of LITAKA (Association of Applied Linguistics);
member of Learner Corpus Association (Universit茅 catholique de Louvain Centre for English Corpus Linguistics).

Dr. S. Kontrimien臈 鈥�

member of the Language Teachers鈥� Association of Lithuania (LKPA);
member of the Lithuanian Educational Research Association (LERA) and consultant of the Research Methodology Network.

Dr. O. Medvedeva 鈥�

scientific committee member of the annual conference ICT for Language Learning,
member of the Language Teachers鈥� Association of Lithuania (LKPA).

Lect. B. Palovien臈 鈥�

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

Lect. V. Jonaitien臈 鈥�

member of LAKMA;
member of US-LT association ALUMNI.

Other activities

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Au拧ra Janulien臈 gave a 6 hr seminar for the academic staff at the Lithuanian Military Academy On the peculiarities of learning and teaching English grammar and Linguistic and methodological aspects of teaching English and ways of maximising student involvement in class.

Lect. R.Valiukien臈 in collaboration with the subject (International Politics) professors is continuing working on the development of CLIL module International Politics for the students of 91桃色 Institute of International Relations and Political Sciences.

Palovien臈, B. Art project MANUSCRIPT, commemorating the 100th Anniversary of Lithuanian-US diplomatic relations sponsored by US Embassy and Vilnius Municipality. Organizing Committee Member; catalogue co-author. The catalogue will be sent to the Library of Congress, USA (MANUSCRIPT ISBN 978-609-420-612-2).

Palovien臈, B. 2017鈥�2018. English Language Supervisor to Mr. Joseph Recupero during his assistant internship at IFL of 91桃色.

Bikelien臈, L. Editor on demand for African Educational Research Journal; journal Lietuvi懦 kalba.

Kuok拧tien臈, A. English language editor for scholarly journal Knygotyra.

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH FOR PHYSICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES (since 2018-09-29 restructered to DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING AND RESEARCH)

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

Head 鈥揚rof. Dr. Roma Kriau膷i奴nien臈 (since Septmeber 29, 2018, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Liudmila Arcimavi膷ien臈)

STAFF

Professors: Dr. R. Kriau膷i奴nien臈, Dr. V. Liubinien臈 (part-time).
Associate professors: Dr. L. Chodzkien臈, Dr. S. Posti膷.
Assistant professors: Dr. D. Costello, Dr. L. In膷i奴rait臈-Noreikien臈, Dr. Ovidiu Ivancu.
Junior assistants: D. Pinkevi膷ien臈, I. Stasi奴nait臈, I. Snuki拧kien臈, L. Zavadskien臈.
Lecturers: V. Asijavi膷i奴t臈, R. Burbait臈, A. Dap拧ien臈, L. Gini奴nien臈, D. Gornatkevi膷ien臈, D. Janavi膷ien臈, A. Jank奴nien臈, A. Ledas, J. T. La Roux, J. Ka拧elionyt臈-Radet, O. Kudirkien臈, L. Mar膷iulionyt臈, L. Norvilien臈, D. Pinkevi膷ien臈, I. Pi拧膷ikien臈, A. Pranculien臈, I. Rozgien臈, H. Shipman, R. Sirvyd臈, R. Stalnionyt臈, I. Stasi奴nait臈, A. Statkevi膷ien臈, D. Strai啪yt臈, A. Tre膷iokait臈, L. Zavadskien臈, E. 沤idonien臈, V. Vaskelait臈.
Doctoral students: I. Snuki拧kien臈, L. Zavadskien臈.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Applied linguistics
Morphology
Semantics
Teaching English for specific purposes (ESP)
Development of students鈥� linguistic and intercultural competences
Intercultural communication
Content Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2018

Projects Supported by University Budget

Research in Structural and Functional Peculiarities of Germanic, Romance, Slavonic and Lithuanian Languages. Prof. Dr. R. Kriau膷i奴nien臈. 2010鈥�2018.

One of the research trends of the Department (carried out in close collaboration with the colleagues of other departmens) was the analysis of structural and functional characteristics of the Germanic and Lithuanian languages. In 2018, researchers delivered presentations at international conferences sharing their research findings in the following areas: disputable aspects of the historical development of constituents in German compounds, similiarities and differencies between languages of the former Yugoslavia, as well as the analysis of linguistic diversity and the new terminology of polylingualism, translanguaging and metrolingualism, examining the usage of languages other than Lithuanian in everyday spoken discourse in working environments.

Research in Germanic, Romance and Slavonic Literatures and Cultures. Prof. Dr. R. Kriau膷i奴nien臈. 2010鈥�2018.

The traditions of literatures and cultures, and their relationship with the Lithuanian language and culture were analysed. The research encompasses literary, stylistic and gender studies. This year鈥檚 research included the analysis of different issues of identity, reality, fiction and myth, as well as the crisis of Modernity, words related to time as a reflection of the difference between Russian and anglophone cultures, Mikhail Bakhtin鈥檚鈥淕rounded Peace鈥� in the life and teaching of Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica, as well as sexual euphemisms in contemporary American romance novels.

Main publications:

Ivancu, O. 2018. Mit艧i poveste. Cum se construiesc eroii? Mircea Braga. 脦n mijlocul utopiei culturale asumate. Alba Iulia, Editura Aeternitas, p. 136鈥�144.

Costello, D. D. 2018. The second Eric Sanderson: multitextuality, identity, and memory in Hall鈥檚 The Raw Shark texts. In History, Memory, and Nostalgia in Literature and Culture, R. Rudaityte (ed.), p. 241鈥�255.

Costello, D. D. 2018. Undead corpse/ corpus: textual transmission and butler鈥檚 ek-static subject in Le Fanu鈥檚 Carmilla. In Disease, Death, Decay in Literature and Cultures, Ryszard W. Wolny and Katarzyna Molek-Kozakowska (eds.), p. 37鈥�46.

Language Teaching as a Prerequisite of the Development of Professional Competences. Prof. Dr. R. Kriau膷i奴nien臈. 2010鈥�2018.

The research focused on developmental issues of professional and general competences and application of the research results to the teaching practice. It also encompasses the insights into the development of students鈥� intercultural competence, future foreign language teachers鈥� critical thinking, teachers鈥� reflective practice, experiental learning, international cooperation in higher education, values in the plurilingual education, issues of Content Language Integrated Learning (CLIL), learners鈥� assessment and self-assessment, as well as psychological-pedagogical teaching-learning aspects.

Main publications:

Targamadz臈, V., Kriau膷i奴nien臈, R. 2018. The place of values in plurilingual education: a university teachers鈥� viewpoint. International Journal of Multilingual Education. Tbilisi: Centre for Civil Integration and Inter-Ethnic Relations, vol. 11, no 43, p. 152鈥�168.

Kriau膷i奴nien臈, R. 2018. Development of future teachers鈥� critical thinking as a precondition for making moral judgements. Problems of and Perspectives on Language Acquisition (comp. by Diana Laiveniece), Cambridge Scholars Publishing, p. 240鈥�254,

Zavadskien臈, L. & Bubnys, R. 2018. The roles of university teachers in building teacher students鈥� capacity of reflective practice through the process of Experimental learning. Proceedings of the international conference Society. Integration. Education, vol. I, p. 600鈥�610, (prieskyra VU ir 艩U)

EU Funded Projects

Erasmus+ Programme Capacity-Building in Higher Education (CBHE)project Fostering Competencies Development in Belarusian Higher Education (FOSTERC) (574087-EPP-1-2016-1-ES-EPPKA2-CBHE-SP, 2016-2019) coordinated by Polytechnic University of Valencia. (Assoc. Prof. Dr. L. Chodzkien臈, expert).

European Cooperation for Future-Oriented Science and Education Cooperation Programme 鈥� Central and Eastern Europe and Baden-W眉rttemberg coordinated by the Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts of Baden-W眉rttemberg (Germany).
It aims at improving the performance of the European research environment (capacity building) and broadening the knowledge base in research and innovation in the EU-13 states and the partner countries of the Strategy for the Danube Region. (Assoc. Prof. Dr. L. Chodzkien臈, researcher).

U啪sienio baltistikos centr懦 ir Lietuvos mokslo ir studij懦 institucij懦 bendradarbiavimo skatinimas (Promotion of Cooperation between Foreign Baltic Research Centres and Research Institutions of Lithuania). No. 09.3.1-ESFA-V-709-01-0002 project, coordinated by Vilnius Univesity (Assoc. Prof. Dr. L. Chodzkien臈, lecturer).

Project funded by the Research Council of Lithuania Lithuanian Proverbs and Sayings: Collection, Research and Spread (application registration number P-LIP-18-147-PATIKSLINTA) coordinated by the Institute of Lithuanian Literature and Folklore, manager D. Zaikauskien臈, January 07, 2018鈥揓une 30, 2021 (Junior assist. I. Snuki拧kien臈)

OTHER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Assoc. Prof. Dr. L. Chodzkien臈 鈥�

member of LKPA (Language Teachers鈥橝ssociation of Lithuania);
member of LAKMA (Lithuanian Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language);
member of ESSE (the European Society for the Study of English);
editorial board member of the research journal Ogrody Nauk i Sztuk, , Wroclaw University, Poland.
member of the scientific committee of annual international conferences END (Education and New Developments,

Assist. Prof. Dr. L. In膷i奴rait臈-Noreikien臈 鈥�

member of LKPA (Language Teachers鈥� Association of Lithuania).

Prof. Dr. R. Kriau膷i奴nien臈 鈥�

president of LKPA (Language Teachers鈥橝ssociation of Lithuania);
board member of the European Language Council,
editorial board member of the research journal Verbum, ,
editorial board member of the research journal Ogrody Nauk i Sztuk, www.joedcuso.eu/www.ogrodynauk.pl, Wroclaw University, Poland;
advisory board member of research journal Filozofia Publiczna i Edukacja Demokratyczna (Filozofia Publiczna i Edukacja Demokratyczna), Adam Mickiewicz University/Pozna艅, Poland;
advisory board member of research journal Ethics in Progress Quarterly, online, ;
advisory board member of Cambridge Scholars Publishing,
chair of the scientific and organising committee of the international conference International FIPLV Nordic-Baltic Region (NBR) Conference 2018 Teaching and Learning Languages in the 21st Century: Linguistic, Educational and Cultural Aspects, organised by the Insitute of Foreign Languages of the Faculty of Philology, Language Teachers鈥� Assocation of Lithuania (LKPA) and International Fedaration of Language Teacher Associations (FIPLV), 7鈥�8 June 2018, ww.conference.uki.vu.lt.

Junior assistant D. Pinkevi膷ien臈 鈥�

member of LITAKA (Association of Applied Linguistics);
member of the Lithuanian Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language.

Lect. Hannah Shipman 鈥�

IATEFL Basic Membership through LAKMA.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. S. Po拧ti膷 鈥�

member of the Language Teachers鈥� Association of Lithuania (LKPA);
member of the scholarly committee of the international conference Teaching and Learning Languages in the 21st Century: Linguistic, Educational and Cultural Aspects. June 7鈥�8, 2018. Vilnius, Lithuania.

Junior assistant L. Zavadskien臈 鈥�

member of the Lithuanian Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (LAKMA);
member of the Language Teachers鈥� Association of Lithuania (LKPA);
member of the International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL).

Other activities

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Loreta Chodzkien臈. Public lectures: Discovering Lithuania and Lithuania form an Outsider鈥檚 Point of View during 鈥淟ithuanian Days 2018鈥� at the University of Tartu, College of Foreign Languages and Cultures;
Lect. Lina Mar膷iulionyt臈. A seminar on Teaching Grammar in Subject-specific Foreign Language Context;
Lect. Hannah Shipman. A seminar on Tech Tools for Language Teachers;
Lect. A. Statkevi膷ien臈 in collaboration with the subject (Information Technologies) professors is continuing working on the development of CLIL module Information Technologies for the students of the Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics of 91桃色.

DEPARTMENT OF GERMAN LANGUAGE (since 2018-09-29 restructed to CENTRE FOR MEDIA LINGUISTICS)

5 Universiteto, LT-01513 Vilnius
Tel. 268 7271

Acting Head 鈥� Prof. Dr. Danguol臈 Melnikien臈 (since September 29, 2018, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Viktorija Makarova)

STAFF

Professor: Dr. D. Melnikien臈.
Associate professors: Dr. V. Makarova, Dr. V. Banionyt臈, Dr. D. Jarmalavi膷ius, Dr. V. J. Pukevi膷i奴t臈.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Comparative Linguistics
Syntax
Morphology
History of Linguistics
German for specific purposes
Foreign language teaching methodology
Language and learning to learn competences
Language for specific purposes (LSP)
CLIL and methodology

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2018

Projects Supported by University Budget

Research in Structural and Functional Peculiarities of the Germanic, Romance, Slavonic and Lithuanian Languages. Assoc. Prof. Dr. D.Jarmalavi膷ius.

The current research includes the analysis of the German nominal compounds in the handwritten Baltic bilingual dictionaries from the 17th鈥�18th centuries with the following problematic aspects identified: the lack of precise terminology, which needs to be corrected in the synchronic theory of word-formation on the one hand, and on the other, difficulties in the differentiation of the word-formation patterns.

Language Teaching as a Prerequisite of the Development of Professional Competencies. Assoc. Prof. Dr. V. J. Pukevi膷i奴t臈.

The research focused on the development of students鈥� competences of planning their independent learning process - learning how to learn. Importance of students鈥� ability and readiness to effectively plan their learning in the context of the development of learning to learn skills was investigated and the competence of students to plan the learning itself measured. The analysis of different issues of application of CLIL was carried out in close collaboration with the researchers of other departments of the institute.

Main publication:

Pukevi膷i奴t臈, V. J. 2018. Einstellung der Studierenden zur Entwicklung ihrer metakognitiven Kompetenz im Fremdsprachenunterricht (Students鈥� approach to the development of their metacognitive competences in foreign language classes). Problems and Perspectives in Language Acquisition (comp. by Diana Laiveniece), Cambridge Scholars Publishing, p. 209鈥�221,

DEPARTMENT OF ROMANCE LANGUAGES (since 2018-09-29 restructed to DEPARTMENT OF ROMANCE LINGUISTICS)

5 Universiteto, LT-01513 Vilnius
Tel. 268 7271

Head 鈥� Prof. Dr. Danguol臈 Melnikien臈

STAFF

Professors: Dr. D. Bal拧aityt臈, Dr. D. Melnikien臈,
Associate professors: Dr. C. Caro Dugo, Dr. V. Makarova, Dr.D. Mick奴naityt臈 (part-time).
Lecturers: V. Belokon, E. Girniuvien臈, S. Kamarauskait臈, S. Kosova, J. Gonsales Krus, L. Pavan, N. Petrauskien臈, N. Strikauskait臈, I. Suba膷ien臈, R.Tamo拧aitien臈.
Doctoral student: A. Rascon Caballero.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Lexicography
Lexicology
Content integrated language learning (CLIL)
Cognitive Linguistics
Inter-Slavonic language contacts
Russian Phonetics and Phonology
Translation studies
Literary studies

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2018

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.

Research in Germanic, Romance and Slavonic Literatures and Cultures. Prof. Dr. D. Melnikien臈. 2010-2018.

The researchers of the department wrote articles and delivered presentations at international conferences. The research included the analysis of different aspects of monolingual and bilingual metalexicography. Another area of the research of the Department was media linguistics focusing on the investigation of various aspects of political discourse.

Main publications:

Melnikien臈, D. 2018. L鈥檕nomatop茅e, ou le 芦 s茅mantisme tout nu 禄, dans Le Dictionnaire de la langue fran莽aise d鈥櫭塵ile Littr茅. In: Lexicologie(s): approches crois茅es en s茅mantique lexicale. Xavier Blanco and In猫s Sfar (eds/). Bern : Peter Lang, p. 49鈥�67,
doi: 10.3726/b13243.

Melnikien臈, D., Kalvelyt臈, J., Melnik, G. 2018. L鈥檌nformation encyclop茅dique dans les dictionnaires de langue. Les Cahiers du dictionnaire. Paris : Classiques Garnier, no. 10, Dictionnaires et territoires, p. 207鈥�219.

Rascon, A. 2018. Ispan懦 kalba. Praktin臈 gramatika. Fonetikos 寞vadas. (Spanish Language. Practical Grammar. Introduction to Phonetics).Vilnius, Mokslas. 600 p.

袦邪泻邪褉芯胁邪, 袙. 2018. 袠薪邪褍谐褍褉邪褑懈芯薪薪褘械褉械褔懈锌褉械蟹懈写械薪褌芯胁袚褉褍蟹懈懈, 袥懈褌胁褘懈小械褉斜懈懈: 泻芯谐薪懈褌懈胁薪芯-褉懈褌芯褉懈褔械褋泻懈泄邪薪邪谢懈蟹. Kalba ir kontekstai, vol. VIII (1), p. 129鈥�137. DB: Modern Language Association (MLA).

Projects

Applied Research into Intercultural Communication and Translation Problems cluster project of Lithuanian Literature in the Context of Intercultural Dialogue (approved by the VMU Rector鈥檚 Order No. 408 of 31 October 2016, reg. Number PH-16-11, project leader - Prof. Dr. Aurelija Leonavi膷ien臈, researcher - Assoc. Prof. Dr. Carmen Caro Dugo).

Project supported by the French Embassy and Institute of the Lithuanian Language: A New Version of the Lithuanian-French Dictionary. Prof. Dr. D. Melnikiene (Head of the project team). The first version of the dictionary was prepared and presented to the Lexicography Centre of the Lithuanian Language Institute in May, 2018.

OTHER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Prof. Dr. D. Melnikien臈 鈥�

editor-in-chief of the journal Verbum;
editorial board member of the international journal Les Cahiers du dictionnaire (France);
editorial board member of the international journal Skene (Italy);
editorial board member of the international journal Revue de la po茅sie europ茅enne (France);
editorial board member of the Studi di letteratura francese (Casa Editrice Leo S. Olschki Firenze/ Italy);
member of the international association R茅seau Lexicologie, Terminologie, Traduction.

Prof. Dr. D. Bal拧aityt臈 鈥�

editorial board member of the philological periodical Respectus philologicus;
editorial board member of the journal Verbum;
international editorial board member of the journal 小芯褑懈芯- 懈锌褋懈褏芯谢懈薪谐胁懈褋褌懈褔械褋泻懈械懈褋褋谢械写芯胁邪薪懈褟 (Russia).

Assoc. Prof. Dr. C. C. Dugo 鈥�

editorial board member of the journal Verbum;
member of the Translators鈥� Union, Lithuania;
member of International Association of Teachers of Spanish.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. V. Makarova 鈥�

editor of the philological periodical Respectus Philologicus;
editor of the journal Verbum (Lithuania).

Lect. J. G. Cruz 鈥�

member of the Language Teachers鈥� Association of Lithuania (LKPA).

MAIN RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION PARTNERS

The Autonomous University of Barcelona (Spain)
University of Bremen (Germany)
University of Konstanz (Germany)
University of Bari (Italy)
Belarus State University
Cagliari University (Italy)
Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (Georgia)
Adam Mickiewicz University in Pozna艅 (Poland)