| The Department of German Philology Platonenko Nina Mikhailovna, Candidate of Philology, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Grammar and History of English
The Department of the German Language, one of the oldest departments of the IFLL (the Institute of Foreign Languages and Literature) was established in 1941 at Udmurt State Institute to train specialists in Romance and Germanic Philology with a qualification `Philologist. Teacher. Translator / Interpreter`.
After changing the status of the Institute in 1971 it was transformed into Udmurt State University, the department was renamed into the Department of German Philology.
Today the educational process conducted by the Department falls into two professional educational programs: `Philology` and `Linguistics and Crosscultural Communication. Translation and the Theory of Translation.` Graduates are accordingly given the following qualifications: `Philologist. Teacher.` and `Linguist - Translator / Interpreter`.
The teachers working in the Department constantly improve their teaching skills, they take an active part in all-Russia, regional, republican and University scientific conferences, carry on research work on linguistic problems and the problems of crosscultural communication, supervise students` research work. The main research interest of the department is `Language and cultural socialization of students in the process of professional training.`
Each member of the staff is also engaged in some individual scientific research.
 | Platonenko Nina Mikhailovna. Candidate of Philology, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of German Philology, a graduate of Udmurt State Pedagogical Institute, a postgraduate of the Pyatigorsk State Institute of Foreign Languages, editor of collected scientific articles published by the IFLL and the all-Russia scientific pedagogical journal `Class`, organizer of a number of scientific conferences held together with German colleagues (1998-2004). Received language training in Germany, participated in 3 projects supported by special grants. N.M. Platonenko is an expert in the oral part of the all-inclusive state examination for school leavers. Her teaching includes: - lectures on German grammar theory;
- postgraduate work supervision.
She is the author of 26 publications. Her research includes: - problems of morphology and syntax of the present-day German language;
- activation of the language study process;
- issues of organizational and methodological work connected with actualization of the subjects` content.
|  | Utekhina Alla Nikolaevna. Doctor of Pedagogics, Chairman of the Udmurt Research Centre, supervisor of the study into `Early language education in terms of multilinguism in the polyethnic region`, vice-president of the Dissertation Board ä212.275.02 in charge of conferring doctor`s degrees in pedagogics, specialty 13.00.01 - `General theory of education and education history` under Udmurt State University (address: Universitetskaya St. 1, building 6, 426 034, Izhevsk). She is the editor of the all-Russia scientific pedagogical journal `Class`, the supervisor of the Regional Scientific Centre for Early Language Education `Izh-Logos` and a school for children `Lingva` (attached to the IFLL) and the supervisor of many projects and grants. Her teaching includes: - lectures on methods of language teaching;
- a special course on Early Language Education;
- supervision of postgraduate research work (10 Candidate`s Degrees were defended under her supervision).
She is the author of 136 publications. Her research includes: - History of Pedagogics (Education theory);
- General Pedagogics;
- Didactics of early foreign and nationalities language education;
- pedagogics and methods of higher professional education;
- language cross-cultural education of young people.
|  | Chirkova Lidiya Ivanovna. Senior teacher, graduate of Udmurt State University; has been working in the Department for 10 years, constantly improves her teaching skills, introduces interesting and unusual methods of language teaching; received language training in Germany; had some teaching experience there. L.I. Chirkova takes an active part in the Department`s cooperation with Lunenburg University. Her teaching includes: - practical German language courses for 3rd, 4th and 5th year students.
| | Khardina Lyudmila Vasilyevna. Senior teacher, graduate of Udmurt State University, worked at the Research Technological Institute `Progress` as an engineer and technical translator of the 1st category for many years. L.V. Khardina has been working in the Department for 3 years, she is a specialist in technical translation (highly - professional and creative). Her teaching includes: - translation of technical texts for the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th year students.
|  | Merzlyakova Natalya Pavlovna. Assistant teacher, graduate of Udmurt State University, has been working in the Department for 2 years. In 2003 became a postgraduate. Specializes in language theory; the subject of her research is: ` The system of verbs with a modal component in present day German`. Her teaching includes: - practical German language course;
- a practical course in speech development;
- a practical translation course.
She is the author of 4 publications. Her research includes: - problems of syntax in present day German.
| | Oparin Mark Vasilyevich. Assistant teacher, graduate of Udmurt State University; has been working in the Department for 2 years, actively improves his language proficiency, regularly takes part in the Department`s seminar on `Modern methods of self-education for foreign languages learners`, took part in the seminar on methods of German language teaching held by Khorst Shperber, a professor from Germany (April, 2004) `Mnemonic techniques, stage skill and improvisation`. Acquired some language experience in Germany (Dusseldorf, August 2004). His teaching includes: - a practical course in speech development;
- a practical German language course.
He is the author of 3 publications. His research includes: - modern German phraseology;
- translation studies.
|  | Kirillova Tatyana Lvovna. Senior teacher, graduate of Udmurt State University, the Department of Romance - Germanic Philology, a leading specialist of the Department in teaching methods, supervisor of students` teaching practice, Chairman of the Regional Entrance Examination Board, supervisor of postgraduate professional self-education, responsible for working out a new structure of entrance examinations, manager of the school `Abiturient` (German section). Her teaching includes: - a practical German language course;
- a practical course on speech development.
She is the author of 11 publications. Her research includes: - didactics and methods of language teaching.
|  | Khasanova Liliya Ildusovna. Assistant teacher, graduate of Udmurt State University, studies methods of German language teaching, the subject of her dissertation is `The regional and nationality component as a constituent part of philological education`. L.I. Khasanova is completing her work on the educational supply `Linguo-cultural analysis of the book `Many years ago` by H. Fallada`, she is an expert in the oral part of the all-inclusive state examination for school leavers. Her teaching includes: - a practical German language course (for 1st, 2nd, 3rd year students);
- the Latin language;
- phonetic theory of the German language.
She is the author of 25 publications. Her research includes: - didactics and methods of language teaching;
- working out the content of the regional and nationality component in language education.
|  | Spiridonova Galina Yakovlevna. Associate professor, graduate of the Gertsen Leningrad State Pedagogical Institute Higher Language Courses, took a one-year course in the Department of Germanic Languages in Leningrad State University as a postgraduate. Had some language teaching experience in Germany. For many years had been a manager of the school `Abiturient` and the College of Foreign Languages, a member of the Attestation Board attached to the Ministry of Education of Udmurt Republic, a member of the Postgraduate Admission Board. She is responsible for the improvement of teaching skills and language proficiency of Udmurt Republic teachers of the German language, takes part in the programme of cooperation with Luneburg University, is an expert in the written part of the all-inclusive state examination for school leavers. Her teaching includes: a practical German language course (linguostylistic analysis of texts); the Latin language; an introductory course into Germanic Philology; lectures in language history. She is the author of 22 publications. Her research includes: - history of Germanic languages;
- Germanic Philology.
|  | Medvedeva Tatyana Sergeevna. Candidate of Philology, associate professor, graduate of Moscow State Linguistic University of Foreign Languages, Deputy Director of IFLL (in charge of international activities), coordinator of the joint programme of Udmurt State University and Lunenburg University, participant in the international session of grant coordinators (Brussel/Belgium). T.S. Medvedeva participated in 2 grants as an interpreter, had some teaching experience in German Universities, and gave lectures in Lunenburg University, translated works on psychology, which had never been published before. Her teaching includes: - an introductory course in the profession of interpreter / translator;
- fundamentals of translation theory and practice;
- translation theory and practice;
- fundamentals of the theory of cross-cultural communication;
- a special course `Modern methods of linguistic analysis`.
She is the author of 36 publications. Her research includes: - language and cross-cultural communication;
- translation as a cross-cultural dialogue.
|  | Shapkin Alexander Yevgenievich. Candidate of Pedagogics, graduate of the Udmurt State Pedagogical Institute. His teaching includes: - lexicology;
- translation theory and practice;
- a course of practical German (for the 4th and 5th - year students), classes in text analysis, newspaper abstracting, home reading.
He is the author of 59 publications. His research includes: - history of language teaching methods;
- problems of translation theory and practice;
- lexical aspects of linguistic studies.
| | Orlova Alexandra Ivanovna. Candidate of Philology, graduate of Leningrad State University and postgraduate of the Krupskaya Moscow Regional State Pedagogical Institute. Had given lectures in many fields of linguistic study: fundamentals of Germanic philology, the German language history, grammar and phonetics theory, translation theory and practice, practice of literary translation. Had a special course devoted to the analysis of literary texts. Her teaching includes: - a practical German language course (for the 1st - 5th year students, all aspects);
- stylistics;
- country study;
- a special course `Fundamentals of syntactic semantics`.
She is the author of 65 publications. Her research includes: - history of the German language;
- history and culture of Germany;
- speech development, stylistics;
- metalinguistics;
- translation theory and practice;
- syntactic semantics;
- didactics of higher school.
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