Foreighn philology

The study programme offers studies of two languages,which make it more attractive in the present-day labour market. The design of the competences to be developed in the programme is based on a survey in professional field research. It is expected that a broad academic and intercultural education will provide an opportunity for programme graduates to get jobs in positions requiring skills and competences developed in the programme.

  The programme provide access to the second-cycle (MA) study programmes at universities.

  The study programme is aimed at advancing students' knowledge in the English language and another foreign language (French or German or Russian), culture and literature, developing students' ability to apply their knowledge in practice in different communicative situations and discourses. The focus is put on speaking, writing and listening skills in social as well as academic spheres of language use.

  Students will analyse and report on topics related to an individual and society, forms of government, political life, art, literature, the media issues, Moreover, students will enrich academic and meta-language discourse by analysing and interpreting essays, literary and newspaper texts within humanistic, academic, intercultural, social, political, and psychological contexts by making presentations and taking part in a discussion.

  Writing skills will be developed directly by writing and analysing a paragraph, a descriptive/cause and effect/comparison and contrast essays, a CV, an application letter, and writing a review of an event.

  Students are encouraged to reflect on and consistently evaluate personal achievments and to set own learning goals, decide on effective methods as well as select appropriate study materials from accessible in order to develop their own competences.

  Students can go for one semester on Erasmus Programme.

  The four-year Bachelor’s degree study programme of English Philology and the Second Foreign Language (French or German or Russian) at the Faculty of Philology of Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences (Vilnius, Lithuania) provides undergraduates with an integrated study of 1) the English language, literature and culture and 2) the study of German or French or Russian as the second foreign language.

    The Programme aims to train language specialists who are equipped with solid grounding in generic and subject-specific competences comprising communication skills in English (C1) and the second foreign language (B2), fundamentals in linguistics, literary theory, understanding of culture and literature as well as research skills.

     After the completion of studies the graduates of the Programme will be able to communicate fluently in English and French or German or Russian in spoken and written form, produce and edit texts of various styles and genres, will be able to interpret literature, culture, and history of the English language, communicate and cooperate in intercultural environment and make ethical decisions in the field of professional activity.

  The distribution of credits in the study programme consists of:

• the group of study subjects of general university education (15 credits);

• the group of study subjects in the study field (English Philology) (165 credits);

• the group of study subjects in the minor study field (French/German/Russian) (60 credits).

  The programme is student-centred, i.e. it responds to the needs of the present-day labour market as its graduates become qualified philologists with solid intercultural skills, communication skills in English and a second foreign language. It is expected that a broad academic and intercultural education will provide an opportunity for programmes graduates to get jobs in positions requiring skills and competences developed in the Programme.

  The programme enables the graduates to have a number of job opportunities in editorial offices, publishing houses, tourism and travel agencies, consular offices in Lithuania and abroad, in other business, cultural, educational, media companies and institutions where the communicative skills of two foreign languages are required.

In Kazakh Ablai khan UIR & WL on specialty " Foreign Philology there are the specializations in European and Eastern directions.

Bachelors of Foreign Philology:

• know how to use FL as a means of intercultural communication, able to work in a foreign language environment

• have speech and business etiquette and sufficient skills of speaking and writing on a professional level

• have knowledge of the basics of translation (oral / written) of business documents

You will specialize in:

• on the knowledge of the language and literature of the studied country

• the ability to translate the necessary texts

• translation and interpretation proficiency

• teaching a foreign language and literature

You will do internship in:

• companies and enterprises, where you get acquainted with the specifics of future activities

• special schools with in-depth study of foreign languages

You will work in:

• embassies and representative offices of foreign countries, as well as in companies where there is a need for specialists with knowledge of foreign languages

• in secondary and higher education institutions