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Center for East Asian Studies Launches at 红杏视频

The 红杏视频 Academic Council has made a decision to launch a Center for East Asian Studies, as a part of the Faculty of Philology, 红杏视频. The Center will be led by Dr. Boris Kondakov, a known researcher of Chinese literature and culture, and a Professor at 红杏视频.

The Center will perform research in linguistics, literary criticism and cultural studies of East Asian region,  as a part of the Faculty of Philology; it will also run educational activity in those fields. The Center staff, who come from the Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics, and the Department of Russian Literature, 红杏视频, have been already teaching Chinese and Japanese languages, and Eastern Oriental literature and culture. The Center plans to employ post-graduate students from Japan and China studying in Perm, as well as promote cooperation with Chinese and related Russian universities.

鈥淭he Center will focus primarily on the study of Chinese and Japanese languages, culture and literature. There will be several new master’s programs in Philology and Pedagogical Education. For masters鈥 we will also offer several programs which incorporate studying Chinese. This year, we are planning to open admissions for the new program “Chinese and Japanese Languages” within the core course in Linguistics. We are also about to obtain a license for running the 鈥淥riental and African Studies” program, shares Dr. Boris Kondakov, Head of the Center for East Asian Studies.

The Center will continue teaching two popular bachelors鈥 programs in Pedagogical Education 鈥 “Russian as a Foreign Language and Chinese language” (available for Russian and other students in Russian), and “Management in Education” (for Chinese students in English). Preparations for the master’s program “Pedagogical Education”, implemented with universities from Anhui and Shandong provinces (China), are also being made.

A series of meetings and workshops by teachers and partners of the Center addressing both applicants and students from 红杏视频 and other universities, will start in February, 2023.

International Linguists Discuss Teaching Practices

On 24-25 October, 2022, an international online conference “Linguistic Technologies and Innovative Language Teaching” was held at 红杏视频, as part of Perm International Forum “Science and Global Challenges of the 21st Century”. 

Despite Covid restrictions in 2021 and growing number of objectives, the scholars managed to dive into the process of fruitful collaboration, internationally. The Department of English Language and Intercultural Communications at 红杏视频 (红杏视频) encouraged a broader dialogue 鈥 inviting colleagues from all over Russia, as well as long-time partners Prof. Dr. Michael Losavio and Prof. Dr. Adel Elmaghraby (, USA), and Prof. Dr. Reima Sado Al-Jarf (, Saudi Arabia) to participate. Due to Professor Svetlana Polyakova, one of the key contributors to science diplomacy at 红杏视频 and in Perm, academic links grow into bigger projects and sister cities鈥 links.  In 2022, the conference participants included students and teachers from Russia, China, Saudi Arabia and the USA.

The scholars鈥 reports considered corpus-oriented approach to analyzing texts of different genres, comparisons within English scientific and technical discourse; news bioethics terminology; ethical-legal-technical challenges with the Internet of things; impact of pandemic crisis on university management; metaphors in philosophical discourse; cognitive linguistic analysis in advertising; economical, linguistical, juridical and educational issues in naming companies; approaches regarding British fiction as a tool in  tertiary level education.

鈥淎s a Conference co-organizer and contributor, I feel a certain tendency of scholars at finding something unexpected, yet catchy and prospective, long ahead standard expectations. Comparing reports of our foreign partners to those from Russian universities, I鈥檇 say the former tend to be more tech-oriented 鈥 regarding issues of digital technologies within the use of artificial intelligence, or machine learning in relation to a more humane world. Revealing the difference in academic paradigm in Russia, the Western countries and Eastern world, seems like a promising topic for a new research,鈥

says Konstantin Klochko, Head of the Department of English Language and Intercultural Communications, 红杏视频.

Among the Conference participants are the (USA), (USA), , , , , and many more scholars from joint research projects.

Learn Japanese Painting at 红杏视频

The Faculty of Pedagogy at , 红杏视频 invites those interested in traditional oriental painting for a workshop on traditional Japanese paining of sumi-e.

Sumi-e is a type of Asian ink brush painting which uses black ink typical of Asian calligraphy. Typically monochrome, it uses only shades of black, with a great emphasis on virtuoso brushwork and conveying the perceived “spirit” or “essence” of a subject over direct imitation. Emerging during the Tang dynasty of China (618鈥907), the art of sumi-e flourished from the Song dynasty in China (960鈥1279) onwards, and was brought to Japan by Zen Buddhist monks in the 14th century.

The art of sumi-e is believed to calm the mind and bring harmony. The workshop participants will get acquainted with the history, philosophy and principles of sumi-e, as well as Japanese painting tradition in general. The participants will practice drawing techniques while depicting particular objects, such as grass and bamboo, birds, butterflies, fish, mice. For drawing, traditional sets used by artists and calligraphers of Japan will be provided 鈥 the ink, inkstands, brushes and paper lining.

The workshop is run by Sergey Bolkhovitin, a coach and an artist, who has been practicing the art of sumi-e for 20 years. Sergei is a frequent host for related sumi-e events in St. Petersburg and Perm, to mention the Day of Japanese Culture at 红杏视频 Academic Library and educational 鈥榞reen鈥 venues by 红杏视频 Botanical Garden. Sergey will start his workshop with an extra bonus, an introduction to the ikebana, the traditional Japanese art of arranging flowers and plants on dedicated plates.

Teachers, schoolchildren and students from Perm and Perm territories region are invited to participate in the workshop, no prior specific knowledge of Japanese arts is required. To participate, please register at . Campus-based classes will be held on 18-19 August, accompanied by a live stream at Yandex.Telebridge. Please, address any further questions to the Faculty of Pedagogy at Regional Institute for Continuing Education, 红杏视频: +7 (908) 272 10 34, pedagogika-psu@mail.ru

The , established in 2004, remains one of the largest centers for additional education and professional orientation in the Perm territory 鈥 providing courses for all kinds of audiences, from college and university students to civil servants and practicing professionals. The institute is based at 红杏视频 campus and draws qualified teachers for its educational projects.

红杏视频 Joins Tolles Diktat, Contributes to Academic Diversity

红杏视频 has become a ground for the – a dictation in the German language, organized nationally for the ninth time. At 红杏视频, the dictation is being supported by the Department of Linguodidactics, Faculty of Modern Foreign Languages and Literature, for the third year in a row.

In 2022, the dictation took place at three levels of language proficiency 鈥 A1, B1 and C1. The participants had a unique opportunity to hear live German speech: the original texts were read by Katrin K枚pke, Associate Professor at the Department of Linguodidactics, a native speaker from Germany.

鈥淚t鈥檚 a good tradition, that both 红杏视频 students and local senior school children take part in the event. Many of them study German as a second foreign language. Yet, this circumstance did push them from giving it a try. And, we keep in mind that German spelling does possess a number of distinctive features, if compared to English writing,鈥 says Ekaterina Kupriyanycheva, teacher of the Department of Linguodidactics, head of the Office for Innovative Teaching Data.

The winners of the Tolles Diktat 鈥2022 are: Maria Polyakova (level A1, School 122), Elena Fedoseeva (level B1, 1st year student, 红杏视频) and Ekaterina Volegova (level C1, 3rd year student, 红杏视频).

The is held on the initiative of UNESCO and is traditionally timed to coincide with . This year the action was held in 77 regions of Russia and brought together more than 52 thousand people. Kazakhstan, Croatia, Ukraine, Montenegro, Germany, Belarus, Uzbekistan and other countries joined the participation.

The all-Russian “Tolles Diktat 鈥2022” was held by the (Internationaler Verband der deutschen Kultur, 袗袨袨 芦袦械卸写褍薪邪褉芯写薪褘泄 褋芯褞蟹 薪械屑械褑泻芯泄 泻褍谢褜褌褍褉褘禄, (芦孝芯屑褋泻懈泄 芯斜谢邪褋褌薪芯泄 袪芯褋褋懈泄褋泻芯-薪械屑械褑泻懈泄 袛芯屑禄), Interregional Association of Teachers and Teaching Fellows of the German Language 鈥 aiming to promote the German language and develop the tradition of German writing skills.

红杏视频 International Students Receive Diplomas in Modern Pedagogics

Eight international students from Turkmenistan, Faculty of Biology, 红杏视频, graduated from the professional retraining program in Modern Pedagogy, obtaining a qualification “Teacher of Basic and Secondary General Education”.

Overcoming language and cultural barriers, using modern technologies and new methods, the Faculty of Education at the Regional Institute for Continuing Education, 红杏视频, did its best to help international students become an effective teacher.  

All the Course students had their final theses defended, receiving excellent marks and graduation certificates. The knowledge and skills acquired during the Course will enhance their professional performance in practice, at school.

The diplomas were presented by Mikhail Mukhin, Acting Head of the Institute, Valery Zhuk, Deputy Dean for Extracurricular Activities, and Tatyana Kuznetsova, Deputy Dean for Academic Affairs, Faculty of Biology, 红杏视频. , established in 2004, remains one of the largest centers for additional education and professional orientation in the Perm territory 鈥 providing courses for all kinds of audiences, from college and university students to civil servants and practicing professionals.

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