History
The Chair of Romance Languages was renamed the Chair of French and Romance Philology in the 2023-2024 academic year to include all Romance languages taught at the university. The chair is the worthy successor of the Chair of French, founded in the 1930s at BSU.
Goals
Provide comprehensive, high-quality professional education in BA and MA; contribute to capacity building of skillful and competitive specialists (linguists, translators) in the sphere of Romance Linguistics by applying up-to-date teaching methods and information technologies.
Functions
The Chair of Romance Languages carries out various teaching-methodological and academic activities; provides courses of practical French, Italian, Spanish and Romanian as a first, second professional and third language of study; organizes theoretical courses on different disciplines of Romance Linguistics; introduces facts of area studies and linguocultural value. Presently, over 50 experienced specialists are involved in the Chair. As one of the leading professional Chairs in the country, the Chair of Romance Languages trains highly qualified specialists, thus developing its scientific activities in various directions related to Romance Linguistics and Philology.
In the field of scientific and methodological activities, it is noteworthy that the Chair publishes monographs, university textbooks, teaching-methodological manuals, dictionaries, scientific articles on the study and coverage of various contemporary issues in modern Romance Linguistics. Literary review, translation and editing activities are also performed at the Chair. Members periodically participate in national and international conferences and make reports. The Chair provides an educational process in line with Academic Programs, develops Academic Programs of Specializations together with their course guides to ensure comprehensive professional education in BA and MA. Additionally, the Chair organizes students’ pedagogical and academic internships.
Structural Units
Francophone Scientific-Educational Center for Interuniversity Academic Achievement, Head of Center: A. Janikyan
Greek Language and Culture Center, Head of Center: M. Georgiadi
Argentine Culture Center
Romanian Language and Culture Center
