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A new track called Text and Discourse is being added to the bachelor’s programme in Foreign Languages and Intercultural Communication. We talked to Anna Sebryuk, Associate Professor at School of Foreign languages, and discussed discourse, features of the new track, and opportunities for students.

Within this project, a group of students is engaged in comparing different approaches and strategies for the transition from offline to online education that universities around the world are using. The project team are also developing useful materials for teachers and students. We talked to Arina Barasy, a 2nd-year student of the Master's programme in Foreign Languages and Intercultural Communication, who is the head of the project group. She told us about the objectives and achievements of the project.

A Project group from the School of Foreign Languages is developing three blended online courses, English for Academic Purposes, Legal English, and Business English. We spoke to Diana Burimskaya, the head of the group, about these new initiatives.

In late November, students from the School of Foreign Languages presented their research at the International Linguistics Conference for Students (StuTS).

This September, HSE launched a virtual centre designed to find talent in Mongolia. Bayarsaikhan Nomundar, a student of FLaIC, has been appointed its manager. She told us about the benefits it will bring to prospective students from this country.

In summer of 2020, students and teachers of the FLAIC programme took part in the International Summer University for the second time. The project gives students an opportunity to enrich their educational experience outside of the classroom by solving real intercultural problems through English.

What do bachelor students study as part of the Intercultural Business Communication track? How can this knowledge be used in practice and in which professions? This article answers these questions.

Creativity, enthusiasm and, of course, a love for foreign languages are what make the bachelor’s and master’s students of Foreign Languages and Intercultural Communication (FLaIC) so special. Polina Kochina graduated from the FLaIC bachelor's programme and is now working towards her master's degree. We asked her about her studies and how she spends her free time. 

How to create an amusing and inspiring performance that will long be remembered?  That was exactly what the SpeechMaster's members earnt to do at their seventh meeting "The Quirks of Life".

In March and April 2020, SFL held three scientific conferences online. We asked the organizers about the realities of this new format.