Major Higher Educational Programme
Field of study: 035700.62 Linguistics
Specialty: Theory and Practice of Cross-cultural Communication
Degree: bachelor
Study mode: full-time
The period of study specified by the Federal State Educational Standards of Higher
Education is 4 years.
The study load of the bachelor’s programme specified by the Federal State Educational
Standards of Higher Education is 240 ECTS points.
The programme is meant to develop the students’ faculties in the fields of
- analysis and implementation of modern educational standards and programmes;
- provision of cross-cultural communication in different professional spheres;
- fulfillment of mediating functions in the field of cross-cultural communication;
- using texts in Russian and foreign languages for professional purposes;
- identification and critical analysis of concrete issues of cross-cultural communication
which influence efficiency of cross-cultural and inter-lingual links;
- organisation of negotiations, conferences, round-table discussions, and seminars using
several working languages;
- implementation of conflict solving tactics in cross-cultural communication
environment;
- organisation of the process of formalization of linguistic materials in accordance with
the goals set.
The list of courses included in the curriculum of 032700.62 Linguistics. Specialty:
Theory and Practice of Cross-cultural Communication.
Fundamental humanitarian, social and economic courses.
History
Semester: 1
ECTS points: 3
Hours: 108
The course aims to give students an understanding of the most important stages in the
Russian history, essence of the key historical phenomena and processes.
The objectives of the course are to familiarise students with the key facts, phenomena
and processes within the main periods of Russian history from ancient times to the present; to
develop students' historical awareness, a cautious attitude to the past of their own country and the
people and to the history of other cultures, peoples and states.
Philosophy
Semester: 1
ECTS points: 3
Hours: 108
The course aims to give students a comprehensive understanding of philosophy as a
separate area of intellectual culture and theoretical research.
The objectives of the course are to consider history of philosophy main stages; to
consider ideas about the consciousness nature and its relationship with the unconscious, the
consciousness and self-consciousness role in behavior, communication, and human activity, the
identity formation.
Russian Language and Culture of Speech
Semester: 1-2
ECTS points: 9
Hours: 324
The course aims to give students complex understanding about modern Russian language
as a modern science, as well as define its role in linguistics.
The objectives of the course are to develop an overall impression on subject and object of
modern Russian language, to improve language competence of future linguists, strengthen skills
of norm word use, and in general form professional culture of speech.
Compulsory humanitarian, social and economic courses.
Ancient Languages and Cultures
Semester: 1
ECTS points: 4
Hours: 144
The course aims to provide comprehensive understanding about cultural and linguistic
environment of ancient Germanic languages, general idea of the Gothic language as the most
ancient written Germanic language, about peculiarities of the language system at the earliest
stage of its development.
The objectives of the course are to examine the main stages of development and the
realm of old Germanic languages and cultures, as well as factors that influence their
development; to study intellectual and material culture of ancient people of that time; to study
grammatical and phonetic system of old Germanic languages on basis of the Gothic language; to
master methods of studying ancient languages.
Elective humanitarian, social and economic courses.
Introduction into the Theory of Translation
Semester: 5-6
ECTS points: 5
Hours: 180
The course aims to consider different aspects of the study of translation and general
regularities of translation, and also theoretical foundations of translation as a process and a
result.
The objectives of the course are to familiarise students with the main sections of the
theory of translation; to give brief characteristics of specific features of translation activities in
the historical perspective and at present; to determine the main concepts of the theory of
translation; to study the main periods in the history of the theory of translation and stages of its
development; to characterise the main types of translation and their requirements; to familiarise
with translation models; and to familiarise students with the system and peculiarities of using
translation transformations.
Introduction into Learning Theory
Semester: 5-6
ECTS points: 5
Hours: 180
The course aims to form scientifically-valid understanding of the nature and specifics of
activities carried out by a teacher of a foreign language; to master professional knowledge and
skills.
The objectives of the course are to reveal the essence of the main concepts, phenomena
and ideas of the course, such as: foreign language as a subject in the system of linguistic
education, theory of foreign language teaching as a study-, research-, and practical discipline,
aims and objectives, modern technologies in ELT, conditions and regularities of language
identity development in the process of learning and teaching foreign languages; common
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European and Russian framework of reference; monitoring in earning foreign languages; lesson
of a foreign language; teaching styles, etc.
Pedagogy and Psychology
Semester: 3
ECTS points: 5
Hours: 180
The course aims to familiarise students with fundamental ideas of pedagogy and
psychology; to teach students to use fusion of pedagogical and psychological possibilities in
future profession.
The objectives of the course are to reveal basic concepts, phenomena, and leading ideas
within the framework of the discipline: "teaching", "education", "bringing up", "development",
"person", "communication", "cognitive processes," "educational system; to determine areas of
practical implementation of received knowledge and skills in future profession.
Political Science
Semester: 3
ECTS points: 5
Hours: 180
The course aims to familiarise students with the main concepts and categories of political
science, history of its development.
The objectives of the course are to reveal the main schools of foreign and Russian
political science; to show the importance of systematic analysis of all phenomena and processes
in politics; to formulate a representation system about modern conditions of political science, its
analytical tools, as well as main vectors of evolution and development in the world intellectual
space.
Fundamental mathematical and natural scientific courses.
IT in Linguistics
Semester: 4
ECTS points: 6
Hours: 216
The course aims to develop student's ability to use methods of related sciences, computer
programs, educational software, dictionaries, and systems of computer translation and computer
technologies in linguistic research.
The objectives of the course are to study the main concepts, phenomena and fundamental
ideas of the discipline such as: modeling, spectral analysis, computer linguistics, language
model, database; to implement received knowledge into practice.
Elective mathematical and natural scientific courses.
Informatics
Semester: 2
ECTS points: 3
Hours: 108
The course aims to familiarise students with the scientific terms, the main methods of
data processing and storage, computers hardware and software, the computer networks
development history etc., to give students an idea of modern conditions and trends in the
development of computer technology, the main approaches to information technology usage in
solving sociologist’s professional issues.
The objectives of the course are to create an idea of the computer as a system knowledge
specific sector, and to identify its place in the sciences; to explore ways of storing and processing
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computer data, explore hardware and software for data processing and transmission; - to
familiarise students with the methods to work with databases and information systems, to build
skills necessary for work in the information society.
Mathematics
Semester: 2
ECTS points: 3
Hours: 108
The course aims to set up a representation of mathematics as a universal scientific
language as well as means of modeling phenomena and processes; to master mathematical
knowledge and skills necessary in everyday life and to study relevant natural disciplines at the
basic level.
The objectives of the course are to systemise and widen knowledge in the field of
functions and figures; to brush up graphic skills; to get acquainted with fundamental ideas and
methods of mathematical analysis; to build up combinatory skills and ideas about statistically
distributed regularities of the world.
Fundamental field-oriented courses.
Fundamentals of Linguistics
Semester: 1-2
ECTS points: 6
Hours: 216
The course aims to familiarise students with the subject and main goals and structure of
modern linguistics as well as its main parts.
The objectives of the course are to develop an idea about basic linguistic concepts and
fundamental terminology of the field; to provide essential information about language which is
necessary for further studying; to acquire self-study skills.
Life Safety
Semester: 1
ECTS points: 2
Hours: 72
The course aims to familiarise students with the main issues of process safety and
perspectives of development of technology in the field of environment protection.
The objectives of the course are to provide students with the knowledge allowing to
make decisions on the protection of production staff and population from possible consequences
of accidents, disasters, elemental calamities; to learn the methods of forecasting emergencies and
preventing their negative consequences; to familiarise students with the injurious effects of
elemental calamities, large-scale production accidents and disasters with discharge in the air of
radioactive substances and chemically hazardous substances, modern means of destruction.
Practical Course of the First Foreign Language
Semester: 1-7
ECTS points: 56
Hours: 2016
The course aims to acquire the full range of skills in the field of cross-cultural
communication in its linguistic, thematic and practical form taking into account mental and
behavior stereotypes in cultures of the first foreign languages.
The objectives of the course are to reveal the essence of the main concepts making up the
content of the subject: phonological, lexical, grammatical phenomena and regularities of the
studied language as a system; to distinguish areas of practical implementation of acquired
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knowledge and skills; to develop skills for self-study in the field of foreign language learning; to
acquire theoretical and practical knowledge and skills necessary for future professional activities.
Practical Course of the Second Foreign Language
Semester: 2-8
ECTS points: 41
Hours: 1476
The course aims to acquire the full range of skills in the field of cross-cultural
communication in its linguistic, thematic and practical form taking into account mental and
behavior stereotypes in cultures of the second foreign languages.
The objectives of the course are to reveal the essence of the main concepts making up the
content of the subject: phonological, lexical, grammatical phenomena and regularities of the
studied language as a system; to distinguish areas of practical implementation of acquired
knowledge and skills; to develop skills for self-study in the field of second foreign language
learning.
Compulsory field-oriented courses.
Theory of the First Foreign Language
Semester: 3-6
ECTS points: 15
Hours: 540
The course aims to give students an overall impression on the history of the first foreign
language, modern conditions of its functioning, structure and peculiarities.
The objectives of the course are to reveal the essence of the main concepts, phenomena
and ideas of the field: periodization of the history of a foreign language, major tendencies of the
historical development of the phonemic system, grammar system and vocabulary, notion of
orthoepic norm, regional and social variations, ways of vocabulary extension, principles of word
collocations, word structure and models of word building, set phrases, phraseological units,
idioms, functional styles, etc; to develop skills of linguistic analysis of English texts.
History of Language and Introduction into Specialty-based Philology
Semester: 6
ECTS points: 2
Hours: 72
The course aims to study mechanisms and tendencies of language system development,
its stages, and evolutions of forms of language existence.
The objectives of the course are to reveal the following ideas and phenomena of the field:
external and internal history of language, synchrony and diachrony, periodization of the history
of language, evolution of forms of language existence, historic phonetics, historic grammar,
historic lexicology, historic stylistics, reading, translation and analysis of texts which belong to
various historic periods of language history.
Lexicology
Semester: 4
ECTS points: 3
Hours: 108
The course aims to develop perception of the lexical and semantic system of the language
and its role in performing expressive, communicative and pragmatic functions of the language;
to understand the main structural units of a foreign language, their specific features and
regularities in discourse, as well as linguistic methods of their analysis.
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The objectives of the course are to conduct structural-genetic, historical, semantic, social,
and territorial analysis of a foreign language structure; to study practical issues of received
knowledge implementation; to analyse different verbal means of communication.
Theoretical Phonetics
Semester: 3
ECTS points: 3
Hours: 108
The course aims to acquire the necessary amount of information about the phonetic
structure of the language, about processes and trends present in the phonetics of the modern
English language, which will allow to create a solid base for understanding and efficient use of
the acquired knowledge at the subsequent stages of studying.
The objectives of the course are to reveal the essence of the main concepts, phenomena
and lead ideas making up the content of the subject: phoneme and its difference from a sound,
different approaches to the classification of phonemes, position and combinatory changes of
phonemes, the issue of a syllable, stress, and intonation.
Theoretical Grammar
Semester: 5
ECTS points: 4
Hours: 144
The course aims to acquire the heritage of the Russian scientific thought aimed at solving
general humanitarian and universal tasks; acquisition of the principles of thinking, an ability to
analyse, generalise the information, to set aims and choose ways of attaining them, acquisition of
the principles of oral and written speech.
The objectives of the course are to reveal the essence of the main concepts, essence of
the phenomena and lead ideas making up the content of the subject: grammatical category;
grammatical form and meaning; lexical and grammatical word classes; paradigmatic and
syntagmatic relations; predicativeness and modality of a sentence; levels of syntax; notion of
valency.
Stylistics
Semester: 6
ECTS points: 3
Hours: 108
The course aims to develop students' professional competences which involves:
enhancement of the students' level of speech culture; development of an ability to apply the
whole body of stylistic devices used as language markers of different functional styles;
acquisition of the main techniques and skills of stylistic analysis of units of language and speech
within the system of functional styles of modern German language.
The objectives of the course are to reveal the essence of the main concepts, phenomena
and lead ideas making up the content of the subject: style, functional style, style features and
style elements, absolute and context stylistic meaning, stylistic connotation, means of
figurativeness, figures of speech, characterological lexis, composition and speech forms.
Fundamentals of the Theory of Cross-cultural Communication
Semester: 2
ECTS points: 6
Hours: 216
The course aims to familiarise students with various models of cross-cultural
communication, received norms and rules of communication, with some peculiarities of
communicative thinking in the Western and Easter societies, forms of collective and individual
communicative space.
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The objectives of the course are to develop an overall view on the nature of
communication, its historic forms and modern models. The results after the course completion
should be an ability of professional operation within the issues of cross-cultural communication.
Practical Course of Cross-cultural Communication
Semester: 4
ECTS points: 4
Hours: 144
The course aims to train students to perform intercultural communication in the general
and professional spheres of communication; to provide practical training of necessary skills.
The objectives of the course are to reveal the essence of the main concepts, essence of
the phenomena and lead ideas making up the content of the subject: communication, intercultural
communication, culture, worldview, values, enculturation, acculturation, primary and secondary
linguistic personality, nominative and discursive strategies of a linguistic personality,
intercultural understanding, stereotypes, interaction of cultures etc.; to distinguish areas of
practical implementation of the knowledge and skills received.
Cultural Studies
Semester: 3
ECTS points: 5
Hours: 180
The course aims to provide understanding of a culture as a basis of people community,
system of social self-organisation in general as well as creative self-development of each
individuality, system of cognitive means; a universal mechanism of social experience translation
gained by the society.
The objectives of the course are to provide ideas on the main concepts and theories of
culture studies; to teach to understand the specifics of culture typology and have a general idea
of each type of culture; to develop readiness to cross-cultural communication as well as general
world view.
Country Study (First and Second Foreign Language)
Semester: 7
ECTS points: 4
Hours: 144
The course aims to provide knowledge not only in the field of linguistic country studies
but as well enhancing students’ translation, communicative, cross-cultural, and methodological
abilities.
The objectives of the course are to familiarise students with the main aspects of history,
geography, political system, social life, education and traditions of the country; to develop skills
of search for information on history, modern life of a foreign country; to get acquainted with the
methods of using authentic materials in teaching foreign language in class and during extracurriculum classes.
Fundamentals of the Theory of the Second Foreign Language
Semester: 8
ECTS points: 4
Hours: 144
The course aims to give students an overall impression on the history of the second
foreign language, modern conditions of its functioning, structure and peculiarities.
The objectives of the course are to reveal the essence of the main concepts, phenomena
and ideas of the field: periodization of the history of a foreign language, major tendencies of the
historical development of the phonemic system, grammar system and vocabulary, notion of
orthoepic norm, regional and social variations, ways of vocabulary extension, principles of word
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collocations, word structure and models of word building, set phrases, phraseological units,
idioms, functional styles, etc; to develop skills of linguistic analysis of English texts; to develop
skills of implementation of received knowledge for communicative tasks solving.
Practical Course of Speech Culture (First Foreign Language)
Semester: 7-8
ECTS points: 7
Hours: 252
The course aims to develop students’ skills for applying received knowledge for written
communication in foreign language environment (first foreign language), as well as development
of general, linguistic, pragmatic, and cross-cultural competences which together with other
disciplines add to development of students’ professional skills.
The objectives of the course are to solve communicative tasks in the framework of crosscultural competence: interpretation of cultural phenomena, correlation between phenomena in
native and foreign culture, practice of typical communicative situations.
Psychology of Business Communication
Semester: 4
ECTS points: 3
Hours: 108
The course aims to develop skills in business and personal communication in their
professional field; acquisition of psychological aspects of corporative culture.
The objectives of the course are to familiarise students with scientific social and
psychological approaches to communication studies; development of skills for communication
optimization; to master scientific tools of the discipline: communication, perception, transaction,
verbal and non-verbal issues, syntonic model of communication and etc.
Cross-cultural Communication in Business
Semester: 5-6
ECTS points: 10
Hours: 360
The course aims to develop students’ communicative competences in the field of
business communication, development of skills of reasonable application of foreign language
means in the environment of oral and written communication.
The objectives of the course are to study peculiarities of the official register of
communication; to learn rules of international etiquette in written and oral business
communication; to practice typical scenarios of interaction in the field of oral cross-cultural
communication in business; to get acquainted with different national features of both oral and
written business communication.
Elective field-oriented courses.
Translation of Business Texts from First Foreign Language into Russian
Semester: 7-8
ECTS points: 6
Hours: 216
The course aims to acquire skills and professional traits necessary for translation of
business correspondence.
The objectives of the course are to develop the knowledge, skills and abilities related to
both translation activity as such and to the associate aspects of the professional activity; to
develop skills of overcoming the main lexical and grammatical difficulties of translation
considering specific features of the techniques used in transferring information from a foreign
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language into Russian; to study the notions of ethnic specificity, peculiarities of the language
structure, idiomatic character of an utterance, situational nature of discourse etc.
Translation in Foreign Language Teaching
Semester: 7-8
ECTS points: 6
Hours: 216
The course aims to provide students with the overall idea of the role of translation in
foreign language teaching.
The objectives of the course are to develop the knowledge and skills that relate to
translation as itself and relevant aspects of professional activities (appropriate organisation of
work by a linguist-translator, work with dictionaries and guides, principles of arrangement of
translation documentation, issues of interpretation ethics, optimization of self-work, etc.); to
overcome main lexical and grammar difficulties of translation taking into account specifics of
tools used at translating information from a foreign language into Russian; to develop the skills
of interpreting language phenomena in the framework of a cultural and situational contexts; to
study the main grammar models hampering translation; to apply skills in practice.
Cultural Linguistics
Semester: 4
ECTS points: 4
Hours: 144
The course aims to provide understanding of a culture as a basis of people community, its
role in cross-cultural communication, system of its semiotic, cognitive, and communicative
mechanisms, as well as methods or linguistic research.
The objectives of the course are to provide ideas on the main concepts and theories of
culture studies; to teach to understand the specifics of culture typology and have a general idea
of each type of culture; to develop readiness to cross-cultural communication as well as general
world view.
Psychology of Collective Mentality and Mass Communication
Semester: 4
ECTS points: 4
Hours: 144
The course aims to provide complex idea of psychological peculiarities of development
and functioning of collective mentality and mass communication; to familiarise students with
professional terminology.
The objectives of the course are to study existing theories and approaches to psychology
of collective mentality and mass communication, types of target groups and methods of
influence; to familiarise students with professional terminology.
Fundamentals of Interpreting of Business Communication
Semester: 7-8
ECTS points: 6
Hours: 216
The course aims to provide complex idea on rules and standards of interpretation of
business communication; to teach how to apply received skills into practice.
The objectives of the course are to reveal the essence of the main concepts, phenomena
and main ideas making up the content of the subject: types of interpretation (consecutive,
simultaneous, sight translation), interpreter’s note-taking, lexical-grammar, stylistic,
communicative and pragmatic aspects of interpreting; practice of the skills in the field of
business communication translation.
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Cross-cultural Psychological and Pedagogical Terminology
Semester: 7-8
ECTS points: 6
Hours: 216
The course aims to familiarise students with cross-cultural psychological and
pedagogical terminology.
The objectives of the course are to teach students to use reference materials of different
kinds; to learn existing psychological and pedagogical terminology; to implement received
knowledge in research, project design and carrying out any other cross-cultural activities.
Business Etiquette
Semester: 2-3
ECTS points: 6
Hours: 216
The course aims to provide a general idea of business etiquette, rules of behavior,
communication culture, creating image of a businessman and standards of carrying out business
meetings.
The objectives of the course are to study rules of business etiquette and protocol of
business meetings of different kinds; to get acquainted with the norms and rules of behavior in
business environment; to study traditions of different nations to be successful in international
activities.
Practical Grammar of the First Foreign Language
Semester: 2-3
ECTS points: 6
Hours: 216
The course aims to develop skills of intercultural communication in its linguistic, subject
and activity forms taking into consideration the stereotypes of thinking and behavior in the
cultures of the studied languages.
The objectives of the course are to reveal the essence of the main concepts, phenomena
and lead ideas making up the content of the subject: noun; article; pronoun; adjective; adverb;
verb; verb tenses; syntax; specifying the area of application of received knowledge and skills in
future profession; to develop skills of independent study of study- and scientific literature.
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