Tag "foreign languages"

On November 29–30, HSE University hosted the Third International Online Conference 'Languages, Education, Development' (HSE LED Conference). The conference was attended by more than a thousand participants, including researchers and teachers, methodologists, language education experts, administrators, and business representatives. They discussed the challenges of teaching and learning languages in today's world and presented their research findings.

Linguatest,the recently launched Russian foreign-language certification testing system developed by HSE University specialists, continues to develop and expand its geographic scope. Test centres are currently open in Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod, and a new one is set to appear in Khabarovsk.

In March, HSE University fully transitioned to online learning. How can we teach a foreign language remotely? What platforms are available and which of them are the most convenient? And finally, how can we maintain contact with our students, which is a vital element of teaching a foreign language? Teachers of the School of Foreign Languages share their tips.

Kate Borthwick, a Senior Enterprise Fellow (technology enhanced learning) within Modern Languages at the University of Southampton, has conducted a two-day workshop which involved practical work and discussion.

Our translation agency was established in 2015 on the basis of the Department of Foreign Languages. Its team consists of students of the MA program "Foreign Languages ​​and Intercultural Communication" in the Higher School of Economics. Translation Agency of the Department of Foreign Languages ​​unite not only students with philological and linguistic education, experience in translation and editorial work, but also those who want to try themselves as  translators and gain first experience in this field.