Conference History

April 21-22, 2006

The Department of Foreign Languages held the II International research and practical conference Topical Issues of Linguistics and Teaching Methods in Business and Professional Communication. The conference was attended by over 350 participants and guests coming from 54 Russian cities, 9 post-Soviet states and 7 non-CIS countries. The total number of papers presented amounted to 156 reports. The round table discussion supervised by Professor Malyuga aroused genuine interest on the part of researchers and educators representing Russian universities, as well as experts working for various companies, including Asset Capital Partners, Philipp Morris, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Wimm-Bill-Dann, Tupolev, Magnat Recruiting Agency, Janssen Cilag, etc. These specialists helped identify the practical aspects of the foreign language of professional communication and clarify employers’ requirements to be met by university graduates. The conference was attended by international contributors, such as Guy Brooke-Hart (UK), Johnathan Bygrave (UK), Alistair Lane (UK), Wayne Rimmer (UK), Caroline Bushi (USA), Jacek Lewinson (UK), Sally Serby (UK), Clair Abbott (UK), Kathleen Klochkoff (Germany), Stefan Klein (Germany), Bagana Jérôme (France), Cecil Elzière (France), Belen Castillo Sedano (Spain), Olga Chapado Chorro (Spain), Emiliano Mettini (Italy) and others. The conference was also attended by leading Russian scholars, such as:

• Elena N. Malyuga Academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, DSc in Linguistics, Professor, Head of Foreign Languages Dpt, Faculty of Economics, RUDN University
• Svetlana A. Borisova DSc in Linguistics, Head of English Linguistics and Translation Dpt, Director of the Institute of International Relations, Ulyanovsk State University
• Elena M. Galishnikova DSc in Education, Associate Professor, Head Foreign Languages Dpt, Kazan State Finance and Economics Institute
• Tatyana A. Dmitrenko Academician of the International Teacher’s Training Academy of Science, DSc in Education, Professor, Dpt of Foreign Language Teaching Methodology, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Moscow State Pedagogical University
• Svetlana V. Elovskaya DSc in Education, Professor, Dpt of Foreign Languages and Foreign Language Teaching Methodology, Michurinsk State Pedagogical Institute
• Yuri N. Marchuk Academician of the International Informatisation Academy, DSc in Linguistics, Professor, Dpt of General and Comparative Linguistics, Faculty of Philology, Lomonosov Moscow State University
• Natalya F. Mikheeva Academician of the International Higher Education Academy of Sciences, DSc in Linguistics, Head of Foreign Languages Dpt, Faculty of Philology, RUDN University
• Alexandra A. Polyakova DSc in Linguistics, Professor, Head of Foreign Languages Dpt, Sochi Institute (branch) of RUDN University
• Tamara B. Nazarova DSc in Linguistics, Professor, Dpt of English Language Studies, Faculty of Philology, Lomonosov Moscow State University
• Eugenia V. Ponomarenko Academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, DSc in Linguistics, Professor, English Language Dpt, Moscow State Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (MGIMO University)
• Ludmila S. Chikileva DSc in Linguistics, Associate Professor, Head of Foreign Languages Dpt, All-Russian State Distance-Learning Institute of Finance and Economics
• Ludmila A. Gorodetskaya DSc in Culture Studies, Professor, English Language Dpt, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Lomonosov Moscow State University
• Eugene V. Breus CSc in Linguistics, Professor, Head of Translation Studies Dpt, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Russian Academy of Education University
• Elena A. Notina CSc in Linguistics, Professor, Head of Foreign Languages Dpt No.1, Faculty of Foreign Languages and General Education Disciplines, RUDN University
• Tatyana S. Samokhina CSc in Linguistics, Professor, English Language Lexis Dpt, Moscow State Pedagogical University
• Alexander F. Kondrashevski CSc in Linguistics, Professor, Head of Chinese Language Dpt, Moscow State Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (MGIMO University)
• Michael N. Popov Professor, Head of German Language Dpt, Russian State University of Trade and Economics
• Sergei G. Vorkachev DSc in Linguistics, Professor, Head of Scientific and Technical Translation Dpt, Kuban State Technological University
• Nilya G. Valeeva CSc in Education, Professor, Head of Foreign Languages Dpt No.2, Faculty of Foreign Languages and General Education Disciplines, RUDN University
• Daria A. Shevlyakova CSc in Linguistics, Associate Professor, Head of Italian Language Dpt, Faculty of Foreign Languages and Regional Studies, Lomonosov Moscow State University

April 18-19, 2008

The Department held the III International research and practical conference Topical Issues of Linguistics and Teaching Methods in Business and Professional Communication. This particular conference was attended by David Cotton, the author of many well-received English language textbooks successfully used by department instructors in the teaching process. The meeting and the exchange of best methodological practices turned out an extremely valuable and pleasant experience for all attendees. The conference was attended by international contributors, such as Guy Brooke-Hart (UK), Kathleen Bergmeier (UK), Darina Richter (Germany), Andreas Tomashevski (Germany), Kathleen Klochkoff (Germany), and others. The conference was also attended by leading Russian scholars, such as:

• Elena N. Malyuga Academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, DSc in Linguistics, Professor, Head of Foreign Languages Dpt, Faculty of Economics, RUDN University
• Svetlana A. Borisova DSc in Linguistics, Head of English Linguistics and Translation Dpt, Director of the Institute of International Relations, Ulyanovsk State University
• Elena M. Galishnikova DSc in Education, Associate Professor, Head Foreign Languages Dpt, Kazan State Finance and Economics Institute
• Tatyana A. Dmitrenko Academician of the International Teacher’s Training Academy of Science, DSc in Education, Professor, Dpt of Foreign Language Teaching Methodology, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Moscow State Pedagogical University
• Svetlana V. Elovskaya DSc in Education, Professor, Dpt of Foreign Languages and Foreign Language Teaching Methodology, Michurinsk State Pedagogical Institute
• Yuri N. Marchuk Academician of the International Informatisation Academy, DSc in Linguistics, Professor, Dpt of General and Comparative Linguistics, Faculty of Philology, Lomonosov Moscow State University
• Natalya F. Mikheeva Academician of the International Higher Education Academy of Sciences, DSc in Linguistics, Head of Foreign Languages Dpt, Faculty of Philology, RUDN University
• Alexandra A. Polyakova DSc in Linguistics, Professor, Head of Foreign Languages Dpt, Sochi Institute (branch) of RUDN University
• Tamara B. Nazarova DSc in Linguistics, Professor, Dpt of English Language Studies, Faculty of Philology, Lomonosov Moscow State University
• Eugenia V. Ponomarenko Academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, DSc in Linguistics, Professor, English Language Dpt, Moscow State Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (MGIMO University)
• Ludmila S. Chikileva DSc in Linguistics, Associate Professor, Head of Foreign Languages Dpt, All-Russian State Distance-Learning Institute of Finance and Economics
• Ludmila A. Gorodetskaya DSc in Culture Studies, Professor, English Language Dpt, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Lomonosov Moscow State University
• Eugene V. Breus CSc in Linguistics, Professor, Head of Translation Studies Dpt, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Russian Academy of Education University
• Elena A. Notina CSc in Linguistics, Professor, Head of Foreign Languages Dpt No.1, Faculty of Foreign Languages and General Education Disciplines, RUDN University
• Tatyana S. Samokhina CSc in Linguistics, Professor, English Language Lexis Dpt, Moscow State Pedagogical University
• Alexander F. Kondrashevski CSc in Linguistics, Professor, Head of Chinese Language Dpt, Moscow State Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (MGIMO University)
• Michael N. Popov Professor, Head of German Language Dpt, Russian State University of Trade and Economics
• Sergei G. Vorkachev DSc in Linguistics, Professor, Head of Scientific and Technical Translation Dpt, Kuban State Technological University
• Nilya G. Valeeva CSc in Education, Professor, Head of Foreign Languages Dpt No.2, Faculty of Foreign Languages and General Education Disciplines, RUDN University
• Daria A. Shevlyakova CSc in Linguistics, Associate Professor, Head of Italian Language Dpt, Faculty of Foreign Languages and Regional Studies, Lomonosov Moscow State University
• Elena V. Semenova CSc in Education, Associate Professor, Corresponding Member of the International Teacher’s Training Academy of Science, Head of Foreign Languages Dpt, Lesosibirsk Pedagogical Institute (branch of Siberian Federal University)
• Ludmila A. Kochetova CSc in Education, Professor, Head of Foreign Languages Dpt, Faculty of History, Altai State University

April 22-23, 2010

The Department held the IV International research and practical conference Topical Issues of Linguistics and Teaching Methods in Business and Professional Communication. The conference was supported by English Language Office of the American Embassy, The British Council, Education Department of the Italian Embassy, Education Department of the Chinese Embassy, Cervantes Institute, German Academic Exchange Agency (DDAD), Higher Education Information Centre CampusFrance, Pearson Education, Cambridge University Press, MacMillan, Huber, Langescheidt publishing groups, Evrokniga, Britania, Noviy Disk, T-Servis companies. The conference was devoted to the topical issues of applied linguistics, modern trends of profession-oriented translation, intercultural communication, the new technology implemented in teaching foreign languages, as well as the issues of foreign language teaching methodology applicable to seven languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, and Japanese. The conference was attended by international contributors, such as Barry Tomalin (UK), Sue O’Connel (UK), Julie Pratton (UK), Olga Chapado Chorro (Spain), Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spain), Barbara Yabikella (Italy), Carlo Davoli (Italy), John Stepanchuk (USA), Dr. Stefan Karsh (Germany), and others. The conference was also attended by leading Russian scholars, such as:

• Elena N. Malyuga Academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, DSc in Linguistics, Professor, Head of Foreign Languages Dpt, Faculty of Economics, RUDN University
• Svetlana A. Borisova DSc in Linguistics, Head of English Linguistics and Translation Dpt, Director of the Institute of International Relations, Ulyanovsk State University
• Elena M. Galishnikova DSc in Education, Associate Professor, Head Foreign Languages Dpt, Kazan State Finance and Economics Institute
• Tatyana A. Dmitrenko Academician of the International Teacher’s Training Academy of Science, DSc in Education, Professor, Dpt of Foreign Language Teaching Methodology, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Moscow State Pedagogical University
• Svetlana V. Elovskaya DSc in Education, Professor, Dpt of Foreign Languages and Foreign Language Teaching Methodology, Michurinsk State Pedagogical Institute
• Yuri N. Marchuk Academician of the International Informatisation Academy, DSc in Linguistics, Professor, Dpt of General and Comparative Linguistics, Faculty of Philology, Lomonosov Moscow State University
• Natalya F. Mikheeva Academician of the International Higher Education Academy of Sciences, DSc in Linguistics, Head of Foreign Languages Dpt, Faculty of Philology, RUDN University
• Alexandra A. Polyakova DSc in Linguistics, Professor, Head of Foreign Languages Dpt, Sochi Institute (branch) of RUDN University
• Tamara B. Nazarova DSc in Linguistics, Professor, Dpt of English Language Studies, Faculty of Philology, Lomonosov Moscow State University
• Eugenia V. Ponomarenko Academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, DSc in Linguistics, Professor, English Language Dpt, Moscow State Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (MGIMO University)
• Ludmila S. Chikileva DSc in Linguistics, Associate Professor, Head of Foreign Languages Dpt, All-Russian State Distance-Learning Institute of Finance and Economics
• Ludmila A. Gorodetskaya DSc in Culture Studies, Professor, English Language Dpt, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Lomonosov Moscow State University
• Eugene V. Breus CSc in Linguistics, Professor, Head of Translation Studies Dpt, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Russian Academy of Education University
• Elena A. Notina CSc in Linguistics, Professor, Head of Foreign Languages Dpt No.1, Faculty of Foreign Languages and General Education Disciplines, RUDN University
• Tatyana S. Samokhina CSc in Linguistics, Professor, English Language Lexis Dpt, Moscow State Pedagogical University
• Alexander F. Kondrashevski CSc in Linguistics, Professor, Head of Chinese Language Dpt, Moscow State Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (MGIMO University)
• Alexandra A. Khovalkina DSc in Linguistics, Professor, Head of Russian Language Dpt, Georgievsky Crimea State Medical University
• Emma B. Yakovleva DSc in Linguistics, Professor, Head of Foreign Languages Dpt, Samara State University
• Elena B. Grishaeva DSc in Linguistics, Professor, Head of Business Foreign Languages Dpt, Institute of Economics, Management and Nature Resource Management, Siberia Federal University

April 20-21, 2012

The Department held the V International research and practical conference Topical Issues of Linguistics and Teaching Methods in Business and Professional Communication. The conference was supported by English Language Office of the American Embassy, The British Council, Education Department of the Italian Embassy, Chinese Embassy, Cervantes Institute, Goethe Cultural Centre, German Academic Exchange Agency (DDAD), Higher Education Information Centre CampusFrance, Pearson Longman, MacMillan, Cambridge University Press, Langescheidt publishing groups, Cambridge ESOL, Britania, Noviy Disk, Auralog – TELL ME MORE®, IntroTrans companies. The total number of participants amounted to 150 people, including 27 international and 103 regional attendees. The conference was attended by international contributors, such as Guy Brooke-Hart (UK), Liam James Tyler (UK), Thomas Santos (USA), Isolda Graner (Germany), Miguel Arsugaaga Guerra (Cuba), José Juan Martínez Carrascosa (Spain), Tony Hall (USA), Carlo Davoli (Italy), Daniel Brayshaw (UK), and others. The conference was also attended by leading Russian scholars, such as:

• Elena N. Malyuga Academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, DSc in Linguistics, Professor, Head of Foreign Languages Dpt, Faculty of Economics, RUDN University
• Tatyana A. Dmitrenko Academician of the International Teacher’s Training Academy of Science, DSc in Education, Professor, Dpt of Foreign Language Teaching Methodology, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Moscow State Pedagogical University
• Yuri N. Marchuk Academician of the International Informatisation Academy, DSc in Linguistics, Professor, Dpt of General and Comparative Linguistics, Faculty of Philology, Lomonosov Moscow State University
• Natalya F. Mikheeva Academician of the International Higher Education Academy of Sciences, DSc in Linguistics, Head of Foreign Languages Dpt, Faculty of Philology, RUDN University
• Tamara B. Nazarova DSc in Linguistics, Professor, Dpt of English Language Studies, Faculty of Philology, Lomonosov Moscow State University
• Eugenia V. Ponomarenko Academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, DSc in Linguistics, Professor, English Language Dpt, Moscow State Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (MGIMO University)
• Ludmila A. Gorodetskaya DSc in Culture Studies, Professor, English Language Dpt, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Lomonosov Moscow State University
• Elena B. Grishaeva DSc in Linguistics, Professor, Head of Business Foreign Languages Dpt, Institute of Economics, Management and Nature Resource Management, Siberia Federal University
• Svetlana V. Elovskaya DSc in Education, Professor, Dpt of Foreign Languages and Foreign Language Teaching Methodology, Michurinsk State Pedagogical Institute
• Marina R. Zheltukhina Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, DSc in Linguistics, Professor, English Philology Dpt, Institute of Foreign Languages, Volgograd State Social and Pedagogical University, Director of Communication Technology Centre, Rector of Anatoli Omelchenko Acting Academy
• Ludmila S. Chikileva DSc in Linguistics, Associate Professor, Head of Foreign Languages Dpt, All-Russian State Distance-Learning Institute of Finance and Economics
• Alexandra A. Khovalkina DSc in Linguistics, Professor, Head of Russian Language Dpt, Georgievsky Crimea State Medical University
• Emma B. Yakovleva DSc in Linguistics, Professor, Head of Foreign Languages Dpt, Samara State University
• Daria A. Shevlyakova CSc in Linguistics, Associate Professor, Head of Italian Language Dpt, Faculty of Foreign Languages and Regional Studies, Lomonosov Moscow State University
• Eugene V. Breus CSc in Linguistics, Professor, Head of Translation Studies Dpt, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Russian Academy of Education University
• Elena A. Notina CSc in Linguistics, Professor, Head of Foreign Languages Dpt No.1, Faculty of Foreign Languages and General Education Disciplines, RUDN University
• Tatyana S. Samokhina CSc in Linguistics, Professor, English Language Lexis Dpt, Moscow State Pedagogical University
• Antonina A. Kharkovskaya CSc in Linguistics, Professor, Samara State University

April 18-19, 2014

The Department held the VI International research and practical conference Topical Issues of Linguistics and Teaching Methods in Business and Professional Communication. The conference was supported by The British Council, Cervantes Institute, Goethe Cultural Centre Westminster University (UK), Dante Alighieri Institute (Italy), Franco-Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, German Academic Exchange Agency (DDAD), Higher Education Information Centre CampusFrance, Pearson Longman, MacMillan, Cambridge University Press, Klett publishing groups, Cambridge English Language Assessment, RosInternet Tekhnologii company. The total number of participants amounted to over 140 people, including 25 international and 115 regional attendees. The conference was attended by international contributors, such as David Cotton (UK), Liam James Tyler (UK), Marise Bray (UK), Senta Drücke (Germany), Pierpaolo Bettoni (Italy), and others. The conference was also attended by leading Russian scholars, such as:

• Elena N. Malyuga Academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, DSc in Linguistics, Professor, Head of Foreign Languages Dpt, Faculty of Economics, RUDN University
• Aleksei N. Aleksakhin DSc in Linguistics, Head of Dpt of Chinese, Vietnamese, Burmese and Thai Languages, Moscow State Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (MGIMO University)
• Ludmila A. Gorodetskaya DSc in Culture Studies, Professor, English Language Dpt, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Lomonosov Moscow State University
• Tatyana L. Guruleva DSc in Education, Professor, Dpt of Far East Languages, Military University of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
• Tatyana A. Dmitrenko Academician of the International Teacher’s Training Academy of Science, DSc in Education, Professor, Dpt of Foreign Language Teaching Methodology, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Moscow State Pedagogical University
• Vyacheslav I. Kazarenkov DSc in Education, Professor, Dpt of Social and Differential Psychology, Faculty of Philology, RUDN University
• Yuri N. Marchuk Academician of the International Informatisation Academy, DSc in Linguistics, Professor, Dpt of General and Comparative Linguistics, Faculty of Philology, Lomonosov Moscow State University
• Natalya F. Mikheeva Academician of the International Higher Education Academy of Sciences, DSc in Linguistics, Head of Foreign Languages Dpt, Faculty of Philology, RUDN University
• Tamara B. Nazarova DSc in Linguistics, Professor, Dpt of English Language Studies, Faculty of Philology, Lomonosov Moscow State University
• Eugenia V. Ponomarenko Academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, DSc in Linguistics, Professor, English Language Dpt, Moscow State Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (MGIMO University)
• Ludmila S. Chikileva DSc in Linguistics, Associate Professor, Head of Foreign Languages Dpt, All-Russian State Distance-Learning Institute of Finance and Economics
• Daria A. Shevlyakova CSc in Linguistics, Associate Professor, Head of Italian Language Dpt, Faculty of Foreign Languages and Regional Studies, Lomonosov Moscow State University
• Eugene V. Breus CSc in Linguistics, Professor, Head of Translation Studies Dpt, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Russian Academy of Education University
• Igor V. Kochergin CSc in Education, Professor, Dpt of Far East Languages, Military University of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
• Tatyana S. Samokhina CSc in Linguistics, Professor, English Language Lexis Dpt, Moscow State Pedagogical University

April 22-23, 2016

The conference was co-founded by Russian Foundation for the Humanities, Project No. 16-04-14047.

The Department held the VII International research and practical conference Topical Issues of Linguistics and Teaching Methods in Business and Professional Communication. The conference was supported by: The British Council, Cervantes Institute, Goethe Cultural Centre Westminster University (UK), Dante Alighieri Institute (Italy), Franco-Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, German Academic Exchange Agency (DDAD), Higher Education Information Centre CampusFrance, Pearson Longman, MacMillan, Cambridge University Press, Klett publishing groups, Cambridge English Language Assessment, RosInternet Tekhnologii company. The total number of participants amounted to over 140 people, including 25 international and 115 regional attendees. The conference was attended by international contributors, such as Barry Tomalin (UK), Herbert Puchta (Austria), Wayne Rimmer (UK), Matthew Jerde (UK), Giuseppe Lo Porto (Italy), Vittorio Torrembini (Italy), David Krasovec (France), Senta Drücke (Germany), Gido Teherino (Bolivia), Armando Garcia (Nicaragua), and others. The conference was also attended by leading Russian scholars, such as:

• Elena N. Malyuga Academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, DSc in Linguistics, Professor, Head of Foreign Languages Dpt, Faculty of Economics, RUDN University
• Aleksei N. Aleksakhin DSc in Linguistics, Head of Dpt of Chinese, Vietnamese, Burmese and Thai Languages, Moscow State Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (MGIMO University)
• Irina V. Vashunina DSc in Linguistics, Professor, German Language Dpt, All-Russian Academy of Foreign Commerce
• Ludmila A. Gorodetskaya DSc in Culture Studies, Professor, English Language Dpt, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Lomonosov Moscow State University
• Tatyana L. Guruleva DSc in Education, Professor, Dpt of Far East Languages, Military University of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
• Tatyana A. Dmitrenko Academician of the International Teacher’s Training Academy of Science, DSc in Education, Professor, Dpt of Foreign Language Teaching Methodology, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Moscow State Pedagogical University
• Yuri N. Marchuk Academician of the International Informatisation Academy, DSc in Linguistics, Professor, Dpt of General and Comparative Linguistics, Faculty of Philology, Lomonosov Moscow State University
• Tamara B. Nazarova DSc in Linguistics, Professor, Dpt of English Language Studies, Faculty of Philology, Lomonosov Moscow State University
• Eugenia V. Ponomarenko Academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, DSc in Linguistics, Professor, English Language Dpt, Moscow State Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (MGIMO University)
• Ludmila S. Chikileva DSc in Linguistics, Associate Professor, Head of Foreign Languages Dpt, All-Russian State Distance-Learning Institute of Finance and Economics
• Daria A. Shevlyakova CSc in Linguistics, Associate Professor, Head of Italian Language Dpt, Faculty of Foreign Languages and Regional Studies, Lomonosov Moscow State University
• Eugene V. Breus CSc in Linguistics, Professor, Head of Translation Studies Dpt, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Russian Academy of Education University
• Elena I. Boichuk CSc in Linguistics, Associate Professor, Dpt of Foreign Languages, Demidov Yroslavl State University
• Anna V. Gorizontova CSc in Historical Studies, Head of Cambridge English Language Assessment in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
• Tatyana V. Tolstova CSc in Education, Associate Professor, Dpt of Foreign Languages, Korolev Samara State Aerospace University

April 19-20, 2018

The conference was co-founded by Russian Foundation for the Humanities, Project No. 18-012-20004 Г.

The Department held the VIII International research and practical conference Topical Issues of Linguistics and Teaching Methods in Business and Professional Communication. The conference was supported by: University College London (UK), Paris-Sorbonne University (France), Tor Vergata University of Rome (Italy), London Metropolitan University (UK), Pedagogical University of Krakow (Poland), University of León (Spain), Eötvös Loránd University (Hungary), Embassy of the United Mexican States in Russia, Representative Office in Moscow for the Taipei-Moscow Economic and Cultural Coordination Commission, International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL), The French Institute, Higher Education Information Centre CampusFrance, Cambridge University Press, Language.Prosveshcheniye Ltd. The total number of participants amounted to 126 people, including 37 international and 89 regional attendees. The conference was also attended by leading Russian and international scholars, such as:

• Elena N. Malyuga Academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, DSc in Linguistics, Professor, Head of Foreign Languages Dpt, Faculty of Economics, RUDN University
• Olga V. Aleksandrova DSc in Linguistics, Professor, Head of English Language Studies Dpt, Faculty of Philology, Lomonosov Moscow State University
• Aleksei N. Aleksakhin DSc in Linguistics, Head of Dpt of Chinese, Vietnamese, Burmese and Thai Languages, Moscow State Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (MGIMO University)
• Elena B. Borisova DSc in Linguistics, Professor, Dpt of English Philology and Intercultural Communication, Samara State University of Social Sciences and Education
• Zlata N. Volkova DSc in Linguistics, Professor, Dpt of Foreign Languages, University of the Russian Academy of Education
• Elena B. Grishaeva DSc in Linguistics, Professor, Head of Business Foreign Languages Dpt, Institute of Economics, Management and Nature Resource Management, Siberia Federal University
• Tatyana A. Dmitrenko Academician of the International Teacher’s Training Academy of Science, DSc in Education, Professor, Dpt of Foreign Language Teaching Methodology, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Moscow State Pedagogical University
• Tamara B. Nazarova DSc in Linguistics, Professor, Dpt of English Language Studies, Faculty of Philology, Lomonosov Moscow State University
• Eugenia V. Ponomarenko Academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, DSc in Linguistics, Professor, English Language Dpt, Moscow State Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (MGIMO University)
• Viktoria I. Tarmaeva DSc in Linguistics, Professor in the Department of Journalism, Institute of Philology and Language Communication, Siberian Federal University, Professor in the Dpt of Foreign and Russian Languages, Siberian Law Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation
• Olga I. Khalupo DSc in Linguistics, Associate Professor, South Ural State Agrarian University
• Antonina A. Kharkovskaya CSc in Linguistics, Professor, Dpt of English Philology, Korolev Samara National University
• Elena I. Boichuk CSc in Linguistics, Associate Professor, Dpt of Foreign Languages, Demidov Yroslavl State University
• Ludmila S. Chikileva DSc in Linguistics, Professor, Dpt of Language Training, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
• Daria A. Shevlyakova DSc in Culture Studies, Professor, Head of Italian Language Dpt, Faculty of Foreign Languages and Regional Studies, Lomonosov Moscow State University
• Robert O’Dowd (Spain), DSc in Linguistics, Associate Professor, Department of Modern Philology, Faculty of Philosophy and Literature, University of León
• Barry Tomalin (UK), Professor, University College London, Joint Managing Editor of Training, Language and Culture(UK), Professor, University College London, Joint Managing Editor of Training, Language and Culture
• Alex Krouglov (UK), Emeritus Associate Professor at London Metropolitan University, Senior Teaching Fellow at University College London and Leading Researcher at Rezekne Academy of Technology
• Wayne Rimmer (UK), DSc in Applied Linguistics, IATEFL coordinator, author of acclaimed teaching course materials and resource books published by Cambridge University Press
• Richard Lewis (UK), President and Founder of Richard Lewis Communications – The International Institute of Linguistics and Intercultural Education
• David Krašovec (France), DSc in Culture Studies, Associate Professor, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
• Noemi Albanese (Italy), CSc in Linguistics, teacher of Russian Literature and Language, Tor Vergata University of Rome
• Rafik Manaf Novruzov (Azerbaijan), DSc in Linguistics, Vice-Rector for Research, Professor, Baku Slavic University
• Fidan Afad Gurbanova (Azerbaijan), DSc in Linguistics, Professor, Dean of Translation Faculty, Baku Slavic University
• Bolivar Villarreal (Ecuador), CSc in Economics, Associate Professor, Dpt of Language Training for Public Administration Personnel, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
• Zhao-Ming Fu (Taiwan), Dr, Professor, Director of Science and Technology Dpt, Representative Office in Moscow for the Taipei-Moscow Economic and Cultural Coordination Commission
• Abramyan Samvel Abramovich (Armenia), CSc in History Studies, Dean of the Faculty of Romano-Germanic Philology, Professor, Yerevan State University
• Maya Kobakhidze (Georgia), DSc in Linguistics, Head of English Academy, Associate Professor, Iacob Gogebashvili Telavi State University

September 24-25, 2020

The conference was co-founded by Russian Foundation for the Humanities, Project No. 20-012-20005.

The Department held the IX International research and practical conference Topical Issues of Linguistics and Teaching Methods in Business and Professional Communication. The conference was supported by: University College London (UK), Paris-Sorbonne University (France), Tor Vergata University of Rome (Italy), London Metropolitan University (UK), Pedagogical University of Krakow (Poland), University of León (Spain), Eötvös Loránd University (Hungary), Embassy of the United Mexican States in Russia, Representative Office in Moscow for the Taipei-Moscow Economic and Cultural Coordination Commission, International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL), The French Institute, Higher Education Information Centre CampusFrance, Cambridge University Press, Language.Prosveshcheniye Ltd. The total number of participants amounted to 126 people, including 37 international and 89 regional attendees. The conference was also attended by leading Russian and international scholars, such as:

• Elena N. Malyuga Academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, DSc in Linguistics, Professor, Head of Foreign Languages Dpt, Faculty of Economics, RUDN University
• Olga V. Aleksandrova DSc in Linguistics, Professor, Head of English Language Studies Dpt, Faculty of Philology, Lomonosov Moscow State University
• Aleksei N. Aleksakhin DSc in Linguistics, Head of Dpt of Chinese, Vietnamese, Burmese and Thai Languages, Moscow State Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (MGIMO University)
• Elena B. Borisova DSc in Linguistics, Professor, Dpt of English Philology and Intercultural Communication, Samara State University of Social Sciences and Education
• Zlata N. Volkova DSc in Linguistics, Professor, Dpt of Foreign Languages, University of the Russian Academy of Education
• Elena B. Grishaeva DSc in Linguistics, Professor, Head of Business Foreign Languages Dpt, Institute of Economics, Management and Nature Resource Management, Siberia Federal University
• Tatyana A. Dmitrenko Academician of the International Teacher’s Training Academy of Science, DSc in Education, Professor, Dpt of Foreign Language Teaching Methodology, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Moscow State Pedagogical University
• Tamara B. Nazarova DSc in Linguistics, Professor, Dpt of English Language Studies, Faculty of Philology, Lomonosov Moscow State University
• Eugenia V. Ponomarenko Academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, DSc in Linguistics, Professor, English Language Dpt, Moscow State Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (MGIMO University)
• Viktoria I. Tarmaeva DSc in Linguistics, Professor in the Department of Journalism, Institute of Philology and Language Communication, Siberian Federal University, Professor in the Dpt of Foreign and Russian Languages, Siberian Law Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation
• Olga I. Khalupo DSc in Linguistics, Associate Professor, South Ural State Agrarian University
• Antonina A. Kharkovskaya CSc in Linguistics, Professor, Dpt of English Philology, Korolev Samara National University
• Elena I. Boichuk CSc in Linguistics, Associate Professor, Dpt of Foreign Languages, Demidov Yroslavl State University
• Ludmila S. Chikileva DSc in Linguistics, Professor, Dpt of Language Training, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
• Daria A. Shevlyakova DSc in Culture Studies, Professor, Head of Italian Language Dpt, Faculty of Foreign Languages and Regional Studies, Lomonosov Moscow State University
• Robert O’Dowd (Spain), DSc in Linguistics, Associate Professor, Department of Modern Philology, Faculty of Philosophy and Literature, University of León
• Barry Tomalin (UK), Professor, University College London, Joint Managing Editor of Training, Language and Culture(UK), Professor, University College London, Joint Managing Editor of Training, Language and Culture
• Alex Krouglov (UK), Emeritus Associate Professor at London Metropolitan University, Senior Teaching Fellow at University College London and Leading Researcher at Rezekne Academy of Technology
• Wayne Rimmer (UK), DSc in Applied Linguistics, IATEFL coordinator, author of acclaimed teaching course materials and resource books published by Cambridge University Press
• Richard Lewis (UK), President and Founder of Richard Lewis Communications – The International Institute of Linguistics and Intercultural Education
• David Krašovec (France), DSc in Culture Studies, Associate Professor, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
• Noemi Albanese (Italy), CSc in Linguistics, teacher of Russian Literature and Language, Tor Vergata University of Rome
• Rafik Manaf Novruzov (Azerbaijan), DSc in Linguistics, Vice-Rector for Research, Professor, Baku Slavic University
• Fidan Afad Gurbanova (Azerbaijan), DSc in Linguistics, Professor, Dean of Translation Faculty, Baku Slavic University
• Bolivar Villarreal (Ecuador), CSc in Economics, Associate Professor, Dpt of Language Training for Public Administration Personnel, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
• Zhao-Ming Fu (Taiwan), Dr, Professor, Director of Science and Technology Dpt, Representative Office in Moscow for the Taipei-Moscow Economic and Cultural Coordination Commission
• Abramyan Samvel Abramovich (Armenia), CSc in History Studies, Dean of the Faculty of Romano-Germanic Philology, Professor, Yerevan State University
• Maya Kobakhidze (Georgia), DSc in Linguistics, Head of English Academy, Associate Professor, Iacob Gogebashvili Telavi State University

April 22-23, 2022

The Department held the X International research conference Topical Issues of Linguistics and Teaching Methods in Business and Professional Communication. The conference was supported by: Glasgow Caledonian University (UK), University of Rome Tor Vergata (Italy), University of Bonn (Germany), University of Salamanca (Spain), Nuh Nasi Yazgan University (Turkey), “Education First” International Educational Center (Italy), Alpha BK University (Serbia), National Ilan University (Taiwan), PeopleCert International Limited, Lomonosov Moscow State University, MGIMO University, St. Petersburg State University, Korolev Samara National Research University, Novosibirsk State Technical University, Siberian Federal University, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation, Moscow Pedagogical State University, Pushkin State Russian Language Institute, Gorky Literary Institute, and other universities. The conference welcomed 120 participants with about 90 total reports delivered. The conference was also attended by leading Russian and international scholars, such as:

• Alexandra G. Anisimova DSc in Linguistics, Professor in the Department of English Linguistics, Lomonosov Moscow State University
• Valentina Budincic PhD, Alpha BK University, Serbia
• Bolivar Villarreal CSc in Economics, Associate Professor in the Department of Language Training of Public Administration Personnel of the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation
• Anna V. Gorizontova CSc in Historical Sciences, Consultant PeopleCert International Limited
• Tatyana A. Dmitrenko Academician of the International Teacher’s Training Academy of Science, DSc in Education, Professor, Dpt of Foreign Language Teaching Methodology, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Moscow State Pedagogical University
• Maria V. Ivanova Academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, DSc in Linguistics, Professor, Dean of the full-time faculty, Gorky Literary Institute
• Vladimir I. Karasik DSc in Linguistics, Professor, Pushkin State Russian Language Institute
• David Krašovec DSc in Culture Studies, Associate Professor, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
• Vladimir A. Kurdyumov DSc in Linguistics, Professor in the Chinese Language Department, Moscow City Pedagogical University, Ilan State University, Taiwan
• Svetlana N. Ledeneva CSc in Linguistics, Head of the English Department No. 4, MGIMO University
• Elena N. Malyuga Academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, DSc in Linguistics, Professor, Head of Foreign Languages Dpt, Faculty of Economics, RUDN University
• Tamara B. Nazarova DSc in Linguistics, Professor, Dpt of English Language Studies, Faculty of Philology, Lomonosov Moscow State University
• Eugenia V. Ponomarenko Academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, DSc in Linguistics, Professor, English Language Dpt, Moscow State Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (MGIMO University)
• Juan Miguel Prieto Hernández Head of Language Testing, University of Salamanca, Spain
• Wayne Rimmer DSc in Applied Linguistics, IATEFL coordinator, author of acclaimed teaching course materials and resource books published by Cambridge University Press
• Barry Tomalin Professor, Glasgow Caledonian University London, UK
• Daria A. Shevlyakova DSc in Culture Studies, Professor, Head of Italian Language Dpt, Faculty of Foreign Languages and Regional Studies, Lomonosov Moscow State University