English Language and Literature
Faculty of Education

About Department

Our English Language and Literature (PhD program) offers a wide range of courses, which are a combination of literature and language teaching methodology. Courses such as history of the language, literature, linguistics, and current methodology are interrelated. The program is designed for educators who wish to deepen their knowledge and expertise in teaching and who wish to further conduct research on a certain issue.

Academic Staff

Course Plan

No. Code Name Semester Weekly Hours ECTS Year Type Syllabus
1 ЕLL 601 Advanced Research Methods and Research Ethics Fall 3 + 2 8.0 1 Compulsory
2 ЕLL 602 History of the English Language Fall 3 + 2 8.0 1 Compulsory
3 ELL 603 Contemporary Movements in English and American Literature Fall 3 + 2 8.0 1 Compulsory
4 ЕLL 604 Contemporary Issues in ELT and the Postcommunicative Approach Fall 2 + 2 6.0 1 Elective
5 ELL 605 English Corpus Linguistics Spring 3 + 2 8.0 1 Compulsory
6 ELL 609 EFL Course Design and Program Spring 2 + 2 6.0 1 Elective
7 ELL 610 Interpretative Methods in Literature Spring 2 + 2 6.0 1 Elective
8 ELL Research work under mentorship (preparation of a Phd research proposal, public defense and approval of the comission Fall 0 + 0 8.0 2 Compulsory
9 ELL First annual conference Fall 0 + 0 2.0 2 Compulsory
10 SR Scientific research Fall 0 + 0 10.0 2 Compulsory
11 MB International mobility of at least one week Fall 5 + 0 10.0 2 Compulsory
12 ISP First publication of a paper in an international scientific publication Fall 0 + 0 10.0 2 Compulsory
13 SR Scientific research Spring 0 + 0 10.0 2 Compulsory
14 TPA Teaching and other public activity Spring 0 + 0 10.0 2 Compulsory
15 DTP Doctoral Thesis Public presentation-Literature review Spring 0 + 0 10.0 2 Compulsory
16 PPR Public presentation of the doctoral dissertation-Presentation of the results of the research Fall 0 + 0 10.0 3 Compulsory
17 IM2 International mobility of at least a week Fall 5 + 0 10.0 3 Compulsory
18 AC2 Second annual conference Spring 0 + 0 4.0 3 Compulsory
19 DT Doctoral thesis Spring 0 + 0 26.0 3 Compulsory
Course Name Semester Syllabus
First Year
Advanced Research Methods and Research Ethics Fall
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History of the English Language Fall
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Contemporary Movements in English and American Literature Fall
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Contemporary Issues in ELT and the Postcommunicative Approach Fall
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English Corpus Linguistics Spring
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EFL Course Design and Program Spring
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Interpretative Methods in Literature Spring
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Second Year
Research work under mentorship (preparation of a Phd research proposal, public defense and approval of the comission Fall
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First annual conference Fall
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Scientific research Fall
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International mobility of at least one week Fall
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First publication of a paper in an international scientific publication Fall
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Scientific research Spring
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Teaching and other public activity Spring
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Doctoral Thesis Public presentation-Literature review Spring
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Third Year
Public presentation of the doctoral dissertation-Presentation of the results of the research Fall
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International mobility of at least a week Fall
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Second annual conference Spring
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Doctoral thesis Spring
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