Linguistics in North-Caucasus Federal University
Bachelor’s program, Master’s program
Majors: Theory and Methodology of Teaching Foreign Languages and Cultures; Theory and Practice of Cross-Cultural Communication (Bachelor’s programs), Translation in International Relations (Master’s program)
Institute of Humanities, Department of Romano-Germanic Philology and Language
Education, Department of Theory and Practice of Translation
Natalia Moskovskaia, Head of the Department
+7 (8652) 33-01-99, ext. 4262
nmoskovskaia@ncfu.ru
Svetlana Serebriakova, Head of the Department
+7 (8652) 33-02-27, ext. 4280
sserebriakova@ncfu.ru
Accreditation. The program successfully underwent state accreditation in 2020. In 2017, the program underwent professional-public accreditation (the Union of Translators of Russia) for six years.
Awards and achievements. Students participate in the Digital Linguistics Youth School of Federal Universities; the RFBR grant, the joint program of the French Institute and the International Center for Pedagogical Studies (CIEP). They win scholarships for studying at
universities in France, Spain, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia, and Slovakia.
Teaching staff. The program is delivered by Doctors and Candidates of Philological, Pedagogical and Psychological Sciences as well as leading practicing specialists. The university develops academic staff mobility. The teachers regularly improve their professional qualification, share their experience with researchers from Russian federal universities, universities in Great Britain, France, Germany, and Spain.
Facilities and resources. The program is fully supported with textbooks, study guides and presentation materials. All educational materials are available in the electronic information and educational environment of NCFU “NCFU Electronic Campus” (https://ecampus.ncfu.ru). Some disciplines are taught and internships are undertaken at partner enterprises, regional participants of the project “Basic Schools of the Russian Academy of Sciences.”
Competitive advantages. The institute provides fundamental and high-quality knowledge, develops competencies in cross-cultural communication, applied and digital linguistics as well as integrates the graduates into Russian and global educational environment.
Employers and employment. The university maintains partner relationships with educational institutions in the Stavropol Territory as part of internships, graduation theses and employment. It carries out research and project activities in collaboration with the Institute of Philology, Journalism and Intercultural Communications of Southern Federal University, the Department of Theory and Methodology of Linguistic Education and Intercultural Communication of Stavropol State Pedagogical Institute, the Smart.stv intellectual development studio, the Language Fos language center, English House, the Intellekt personal enhancement center, the Union of Translators of Russia, Concern Energomera, the Skalsa travel agency, Monocrystal.