According to the decision of the Board of Trustees /23.06.2022, decision N9.1/ the Chairs of Russian Language Literature, English Language and Literature, Intercultural Communication and Tourism were dissolved, and by the same decision the Chair of Foreign Languages and Literature was established.
The history of the chair of Foreign Languages and Literature began in 1966, founding director of which was Associate Professor Hakob Meghrikyan. He was succeeded by Associate Professors Tamara Pimenova, Sahakanush Grigoryan. Since 2003 the Chair has been headed by DSc Professor Anahit Hovhannisyan.
The above-mentioned Chairs at different times were headed by Mekhak Harutyunyan, Elena Grigoriadin, Arsen Arustamyan, Anahit Amiryan, Bella Yesajanyan, Boris Bartenev, Nikolay Anastasov, Associate Professors Emma Hovhannisyan, Yuri Safyan, Professor Gayane Ambardaryan, Associate Professors Maria Levintsova, Yuri Sokhryakov, Tatiana Shchepakova, Seda Ghasabyan, Tamara Melikyan, Evelina Matevosyan, Janet Sargsyan, Susanna Harutyunyan, PhD Associate Professor Varduhi Stepanyan, PhD, Associate Professor Shushanik Ter-Adamyan.
The merit of such grateful people as Nubar Saatchyan, Nadezhda Pozmantir, Svetlana Stepanyan, Inesa Akopovna, Tamara Manasaryan, Sahakanush Grigoryan, Sirvard Grigoryan, Anahit Mirijanyan and others in the establishment of the Chair and the profession of an English language teacher in the University is invaluable.
In 2005, the specialties of the Chair of English Language and Literature, Russian Language and Literature were supplemented with the specialty "Translation Studies", the activities of which were expanded in 2009 with the introduction of "Translation Studies: Russian-English" and "Translation Studies: English-Armenian" educational programs. Over time, the educational program "Translation Studies: English-Armenian" became competitive in Shirak region.
The Chair is staffed with experienced Professors, Associate Professors, Candidates of Sciences, young Professors. The Chair's Professors attend annual training courses in foreign and Armenian universities, participate in national and international conferences. Both professors and students participate in Erasmus+ teaching and training mobility programs (Valladolid in Spain, Lisbon in Portugal, Granada in Spain, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca in Romania, Johan Cuzai University in Romania) etc. and share their experience with the ShSU community.
The Chair also has close ties with other universities of the RA. In the field of voluntary work, the Chair constantly cooperates with a number of foreign organizations like "Depi Hayk", "Armenian Volunteer Corps", the Swiss "Kasa" charity organization, etc. American and French volunteers conduct interactive classes, giving a new breath to the educational process.
The Chair has implemented a number of projects, as a result of which professional and fiction literature, as well as necessary equipment, have been acquired.
Currently, the Chair is implementing the intra-university grant program "Issues of Oral Translation for the Armenian-speaking Audience", which is headed by DCs Professor A. Hovhannisyan, the team members are:
PhD Associate Professor H. Isahakyan, PhD L. Tonoyan and student of "Translation Studies: English-Armenian" S. Galstyan.
The Chair of Foreign Languages and Literature implements the following professional educational programs: Bachelor's degree:
English Language and Literature Translation Studies: English-Armenian Translation Studies: English - Russian Russian Language and Literature Russian Language and Literature/extramural Master's degree:
English Language and Literature Russian Language and Literature Post Graduate Studies
Teaching Methodology / English Language, Russian Language / (cHTOO.OZ)
Philological Sciences/English Language, Russian Language /(ctQ-00.07)
Students of "English Language and Literature" and "Russian Language and Literature" educational programs, are awarded the qualification of a teacher, students of "Translation Studies: English-Armenian" and "Translation studites: English-Russian" educational programs, are qualified as linguists. The Chair also extends "foreign language courses: English, French, German and Russian" to all faculties.
We proudly want to note that our graduates are successfully employed in various RA commercial organizations (schools, airport, customs office, international offices, translation offices, Gyumri Technology Center, language training centers, travel agencies, etc.) having competitive abilities and soft skills that meet the requirements of the labour market
