PhD program
Linguistics

Linguistics

QUALIFICATION

  • Scientific and pedagogical direction - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

MODEL OF GRADUATING STUDENT

1. In-depth knowledge of linguistics: theoretical and practical aspects of language, phonetics, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, applied linguistics research, etc.
2. research skills: Ability to design and conduct research in linguistics, including analyzing data, interpreting results, and writing research articles and dissertations.
3. Teaching Skills: Ability to effectively teach linguistics subjects at different grade levels, and to adapt materials and teaching methods to the different needs of students.
4. Management skills: Ability to organize educational programs, develop curricula, coordinate faculty and students, evaluate educational outcomes, etc.
5. Communication Skills: Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, students, management, and other stakeholders, including public speaking, presentations, research writing, etc.
6. Intercultural Competencies: Understanding and respecting differences in language and culture, ability to work with multilingual and intercultural groups, and to adapt teaching materials and techniques to different cultural contexts.
7. Professional development and self-development: Readiness for continuous learning, studying new trends and methods in the field of linguistics, participation in professional conferences, seminars, etc.
These competencies help the doctor of education program in linguistics to successfully fulfill his/her responsibilities in teaching and research areas, as well as to interact with various stakeholders.

Program passport

Speciality Name
Linguistics
Speciality Code
8D02303
Faculty
Philological

disciplines

Academic writing
  • Number of credits - 2
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The goal of the discipline is to develop competencies in the field of written scientific communication, the ability to write and edit texts in accordance with the standards of academic communication; to create scientific texts of different genres: dissertations, annotations, scientific articles, argumentative (analytical) essays, research justification and review, philological comments, etc. The discipline is aimed at studying the structural, compositional, stylistic features of scientific texts of different genres.

Linguistic philosophy
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The aim of the course is: the formation of a systematic concept of language philosophy as a special form of the world cognition in the context of future professional activity. The course is aimed at studying the main historical stages in the development of the language philosophy; features of the philosophical problems of linguistics and the philosophical and methodological base of linguistics; basic concepts of analytical philosophy, hermeneutics, structuralism.

Methodology and Method of Linguistic Researches
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline: to form an in-depth general linguistic training and the ability to critically analyze and apply modern methods of language research. The discipline is aimed at studying methodology as a science, general philosophical methodology in linguistics, general scientific research methods, scientific paradigms of modern linguistics, general linguistic methodology and linguistic research methods, representativeness of methods and validity of research results.

PhD thesis writing and defence
  • Number of credits - 12
  • Type of control - Докторская диссертация
  • Description - The main purpose of "PhD thesis writing and defence": of a doctoral dissertation is the formation of the doctoral students' ability to disclose the content of research work for the defense of the thesis. During the study of course, doctoral student's should be competent in: 1. to substantiate the content of new scientifically grounded theoretical and experimental results that allow to solve a theoretical or applied problem or are a major achievement in the development of specific scientific directions; 2. explain the assessment of the completeness of the solutions to the tasks assigned, according to the specifics of the professional sphere of activity; 3. they can analyze alternative solutions for solving research and practical problems and assess the prospects for implementing these options; 4. apply the skills of writing scientific texts and presenting them in the form of scientific publications and presentations. 5. to plan and structure the scientific search, clearly highlight the research problem, develop a plan / program and methods for its study, formalize, in accordance with the requirements of the State Educational Establishment, the scientific and qualification work in the form of a thesis for a scientific degree Doctor of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) on specialty «8D07502 – Standardization and certification (by industry)». During the study of the discipline doctoral student will learn following aspects: Registration of documents for presentation of the thesis for defense. Information card of the dissertation and registration-registration card (in the format Visio 2003). Extract from the minutes of the meeting of the institution, in which the preliminary defense of the thesis took place. Cover letter to the Higher Attestation Commission. Expert conclusion on the possibility of publishing the author's abstract. Expert opinion on the possibility of publishing a dissertation. Minutes of the meeting of the counting commission. Bulletin for voting. A shorthand record of the meeting of the dissertational council. List of scientific papers. Response of the official opponent. A review of the leading organization. The recall of the scientific adviser.

Research design in the field of linguistics
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The aim of the course is to form the ability to determine, formulate and develop relevant linguistic problems and describe the principles of the organization of scientific research in the context of the modern humanities achievements. The training course forms the skills of analysis and interpretation of the studied problem in the context of interdisciplinary and trans-disciplinary prospects of linguistics. The course is aimed at studying modern design technologies of our own research activities in the field of linguistics.

Scientific Research methods
  • Number of credits - 3
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The goal of the discipline is to develop the ability to describe and evaluate the main types of philological research methods. The course forms the theoretical and methodological basis for conducting research in accordance with their types. The discipline is aimed at studying: the specifics of the methods of scientific philological research, their correct selection in relation to the tasks and stages of work.

Data for 2021-2024 years

disciplines

General Linguistics: Structure and Semantics
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Aim оf discipline: to form the ability to critically evaluate, analyze the principles of structural and system organization, the problems of language semantics. The discipline is aimed at studying: ontology of linguistics, system-structural organization of language, problems of semantics of language, language universals, nature and functions of language, sign nature of language, asymmetry of language signs, external and internal linguistics, the problem of identity and isolation of the word.

Historiography of Linguistics
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline: to form the ability of a methodological understanding of linguistic personalities in the history of the development of linguistic knowledge. The discipline is aimed at studying: the primary sources of individual personalities, significant for the development of linguistic thought of concepts, the basic provisions for developing the principles of the historiography of linguistics, solving complex problems of the formation of linguistics.

Language, consciousness, national mentality
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The aim of the course: to form the ability to evaluate the results of the expression of consciousness in a language, the influence of mentality on people's behavior. The course is aimed at studying metalanguage, theories whose object is language, thinking, the characteristics of the mutual influence of mentality / language, language installation as one of the components of the structure of mentality, language as a reflection of national character, language mentality as a way of thinking.

Methodology for Writing a Scientific Article and Doctoral Dissertation
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline: to form competencies in the independent creation of scientific work. The discipline is aimed at studying the methodology, the systematic construction of a scientific article and dissertation, assessing the correspondence of the composition of the article, dissertation to the specialty passport, building a tree of goals and a categorical tree using modern computer technologies, Internet resources, lexicographic sources, evaluating it, determining the significance of the product of one's scientific activity.

Psycho- and Neurolinguistics
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The aim of the course is: to form the ability to solve the problems of information transfer in connection with mental processes. The discipline is aimed at studying: metalanguage, methods of psycho-neurolinguistic analysis, mental phenomena of a linguistic personality, linguistic consciousness, mental processes of generating / perceiving speech utterances, speech activity, brain organization of speech activity, language acquisition as a psycholinguistic problem.

Research Design in the Field of Linguistics
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The aim of the course is to form the ability to determine, formulate and develop relevant linguistic problems and describe the principles of the organization of scientific research in the context of the modern humanities achievements. The training course forms the skills of analysis and interpretation of the studied problem in the context of interdisciplinary and trans-disciplinary prospects of linguistics. The course is aimed at studying modern design technologies of our own research activities in the field of linguistics.

Scientific dominants of the anthropocentric linguistics Paradigm
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The aim of the course: to form a systemic vision of the dominant theories of the anthropocentric linguistics paradigm of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries; to evaluate their polyparadigmal nature critically, to select the optimal scientific and methodological foundations of a dissertation research, to solve urgent problems of linguistics, to implement interdisciplinary projects. The training course forms the scientific and methodological basis of the dissertation research. The course is aimed at studying the theories and concepts of modern poly-paradigmatic general linguistics.

The Theory of Discourse: the Methods of Discourse Analysis and Content Analysis
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline: to form the ability to critically explore the discourse. The discipline is aimed at studying: conceptual prerequisites, methodological status, principles, categorical and conceptual apparatus of discourse theory, methods, content analysis and analysis units of discourse theory, lexical and grammatical means of discourse realization, explicit / implicit characteristics of the subject's language in discourse, criteria for determining discourse and discourse typology.

Data for 2021-2024 years

INTERNSHIPS

Pedagogical
  • Type of control - Защита практики
  • Description - Formation of practical, educational-methodical skills of conducting lectures, seminars, creatively apply scientific, theoretical knowledge, practical skills in teaching activities, conduct training sessions in the disciplines of the specialty; own modern professional techniques, methods of training, use in practice the latest theoretical, methodological advances, make educational, methodological documentation.

Research
  • Type of control - Защита практики
  • Description - The purpose of the practice: gaining experience in the study of an actual scientific problem, expand the professional knowledge gained in the learning process, and developing practical skills for conducting independent scientific work. The practice is aimed at developing the skills of research, analysis and application of economic knowledge.

Data for 2021-2024 years