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Biography
Main research interests:
text linguistics, cognitive linguistics, pragmatic linguistics, discourse analysis, translation studies
Education:
1976 г. — Yerevan state pedagogic institute of Russian and foreign languages after V. Brusov
1984 — Post-graduate course at State Institute of Foreign Languages, Moscow, PhD Thesis: «Linguistic Peculiarities of W. Faulkner’s novels within the Aspect of Communicative Stylistics»
2010 — Doctorate program at Yerevan State Linguistic University: Doctorate Thesis «William Saroyan’s Phenomenon within the Context of Intercultural Discourse» (cognitive approach)
Qualifications
1984 — PhD awarded by State Institute of Foreign Languages in Moscow
1993 — Associate Professor awarded by YSLU after V. Brusov
2010 — Doctor of Philology awarded by Yerevan State University
2012 — Professor awarded by YSLU after V. Brusov
Positions held:
1992 — 2003 Head of the English Language Chair, Yerevan State Linguistic University after V. Brusov
1997 — 2007 Vice-Rector for Education, Yerevan State Linguistic University after V. Brusov
2012 — 2017 Rector of Yerevan State Linguistic University after V. Brusov
Present position:
2017 — present Full Professor of English Communication and Translation, acting dean of Faculty of Intercultural Communication and Political Science
Awards:
1999, 2003 — Certificates of Honor from RA Minister of Education and Science for Contribution to RA Education Progress
2005 — Certificate of Honor from RA President for Contribution to RA Education Progress
2012 — Certificate of Honor from the Russian Embassy in Armenia for contribution to cooperation on education issues
2013 — Certificate of Honor from the International Association for Human Rights, Politics and Humanitarian Issues for contribution to cooperation on education issues
2014 — Medal «For Friendship and Cooperation», MFA of the Russian Federation, Rossotrudnichestvo