English Language Department №2

English Language Department №2, set up in 1969, brings together two areas of language studies — General English and English for Specific Purposes (ESP) — for both undergraduate and graduate students majoring in international economic relations.

The General English course focuses on accuracy and fluency in the English language. The integrated skills curriculum is aimed at improving the five language skills and building professional competences. Students also get insight into cultural aspects of life in English speaking countries, thus acquiring cross-cultural
confidence.

The ESP course has an applied nature and is designed to help students develop the skills and competences required for their future professional activities. Including unique and innovative teaching methods, the course effectively complements students’ main field of study — accounting, finance, business management, logistics, economics, etc.

The Department ranks highly among all the University divisions and keeps up to date with all relevant academic and economic trends and events.

Being at the forefront of research activity, the Department stimulates scholarly endeavor that transcends disciplinary boundaries. Our in-depth and diverse research stretches from philology and teaching methodology to the intersection between linguistics and psycholinguistics. This diversity promotes an interdisciplinary culture.

Most of our academic staff are dedicated professionals, holding academic degrees in a variety of disciplines, from education and linguistics to sociology and economics. Staff members are the authors of books which are highly acclaimed in the academic community. Resources relating to our academic curriculum are available both in the University library and online.

The Department is home to a range of major collaborative training opportunities and events designed to enhance academic and transferable skills.

From 1998 to 2018 the Department was headed  by Larissa S. Pichkova, a graduate of the Faculty of International Economic Relations of MGIMO-University. Holder of two academic titles — Esteemed Scholar of the Russian Federation and Academic Emeritus in Professional Higher Education — she is the author of a wide range of publications and books, including «Stock Market Dictionary», «English for Accountants», «Commercial English» and the award-winning book «English in Economics. Translation and Precis Writing» in the nomination «The Best Academic Book in Foreign Languages» at the Moscow International Book Fair 2010.

In 2018 Olga O. Chertovskikh was appointed as the Head of English Language Department №2.

Programmes:

  • Undergraduate Programme for students seeking their Bachelor’s degree,
  • Postgraduate Programme for students seeking Master’s degree, MBA.

Courses:
General English

The course focuses on accuracy and fluency in the English language. The integrated skills curriculum is aimed at improving the five language skills (reading, writing, listening, speaking and translation) and building professional competences. Students also read a selection of best English and American authors, thus getting insight into traditions and cultural aspects of life in English-speaking countries. A fully-equipped multimedia laboratory is available for students to develop listening comprehension and speaking skills through a variety of engaging tasks.

Course literature:

  • M.Tarnovskaya, O.Chertovskikh ADVANCE YOUR DISCUSSION, DEBATING & PRESENTATION SKILLS. — Moscow, MGIMO-University, 2018.
  • E.Voevoda, M.Timchenko. A Course of English. Intermediate. Student’s Book. Part 1. — Moscow: MGIMO-University, 2015.
  • E.Voevoda, M.Timchenko. A Course of English. Intermediate. Teacher’s Book. Part 2. — Moscow: MGIMO-University, 2016.
  • E.Voevoda. Great Britain: Culture Across History. — Moscow: MGIMO-University, 2015.
  • L.Pichkova, O.Chertovskih BREAKTHROUGH. English language exam guide for graduate students. — Moscow, MGIMO — University, 2018.
  • V.Matyushina, E.Karavaeva, A.Pognaeva Acquiring cultural awareness through reading, based on “Nightwork” by Irwin Shaw, — Moscow, Konvert,  2019.
  • V.Naumets  Business Pathfinder (B1-B2), Moscow: MGIMO-University, 2017.
  • E.Gasparyan , V.Naumets Advanced English (C1), Moscow, MGIMO- University, 2016.
  • O.Dubovskaya , O.Katrich , V.Naumets  Successful English. Part 1: Units 1-3 (B1-B2), Moscow, MGIMO-University, 2016.
  • O.Dubovskaya, V.Naumets   Successful English, Part 2: Units 4-6 (B1-B2), Moscow, MGIMO-University, 2016.
  • M.Tarnovskaya. Proficiency in English. — Moscow, MGIMO-University, 2014.
  • N.Bagdasarova. Acquisition of Mastery. — Moscow, MGIMO-University, 2013.
  • O.Chertovskikh, E.Gasparyan English Language: English Grammar: Act It Out. — Moscow, MGIMO-University, 2012.
  • O.Chertovskikh, E.Gasparyan Advance Your Communicative Skills. — Moscow, MGIMO-University, 2009.
  • O.Chertovskikh,  E.Gasparyan  Advance Your Listening and Debating Skills. — Moscow, MGIMO-University, 2012.
  • L.Vishnevskaya, M.Timchenko From College to Employment. — Moscow, MGIMO-University, 2013.
  • L.Vishnevskaya, M.Timchenko The Basic Principles of Government in Britain and the USA. — Moscow, MGIMO-University, 2012.
  • E.Voevoda, M.Timchenko A Course of English. Upper-Intermediate. Student’s Book. Parts 1–2. — Moscow, MGIMO-University, 2012.

ESP (English for Specific Purposes)

The course is designed to help students develop the skills and competences required for their future professional activity: accounting, auditing, banking, business communication, economics, finance, insurance, logistics, management, marketing. It includes unique and innovative methods aimed at developing interpretation and translation skills in the field of business and economics.

Course literature:

  • L.Pichkova, N.Andreeva, M.Kulemekova, T.Skvortsova Commercial English. — Moscow, MGIMO-University, 2018.
  • L.Pichkova, J.Bochkova, M.Grineva, L.Pantyukhina Language of Economics. Translation; précis writing. Theory and practice. Parts I, II — Moscow, MGIMO-University, 2018.
  • S.Alekseeva , A.Skurova English: Global banking. Moscow, MGIMO- University, 2019.
  • E.Ostrovskaya, O.Smirnova Springboard to Business Success, Moscow, MGIMO-University, 2019.
  • S.Alekseeva , A.Skurova English: Stock-market. Moscow, MGIMO- University, 2010.
Academic staff
  • Chertovskikh Olga, Head of Department, Assistant professor, PhD (Education), General English
  • Abbasov Rashid, Senior lecturer, General English
  • Alexeeva Svetlana, Senior lecturer, ESP, General English
  • Andreeva Nadezhda, Senior lecturer, ESP, General English
  • Angelova Maryana, Assistant professor, PhD (Linguistics), General English, ESP
  • Berkan Lidiya, Senior lecturer, General English
  • Bestayeva Svetlana, Senior lecturer, ESP, General English
  • Bochkova Yuliya, Senior lecturer, ESP, General English
  • Dedkova Galina, Senior lecturer, ESP, General English
  • Denisenkova Julia, Lecturer, General English
  • Dubovskaya Olga, Assistant professor, PhD (Linguistics), ESP, General English
  • Efimova Elena, Assistant professor, PhD (Education), General English, ESP
  • Egorova Elena, Lecturer, General English
  • Fedorova Anna, Senior Lecturer, General English
  • Fedotova Lydia, Senior lecturer, General English
  • Gadzhieva Lala, Senior lecturer, PhD (Linguistics), General English
  • Glebova Tatiana, Senior lecturer, General English
  • Golovin Alexey, Lecturer, General English
  • Grineva Mariya, Senior lecturer, ESP, General English
  • Ilkina Tatiana, Senior lecturer, General English
  • Ivanova Svetlana, Senior lecturer, PhD (Linguistics), General English, ESP
  • Karavaeva Ekaterina, Assistant professor, PhD (Phylology), General English, ESP
  • Kardanova Farida, Senior lecturer, ESP
  • Katrich Lyubov, Senior lecturer, PhD (Sociology), General English, ESP
  • Kazakova Elena, Assistant professor, PhD (Linguistics), General English
  • Kizima Alla, Senior lecturer, General English, ESP
  • Kochkina Olga, Assistant professor, PhD (Psychology), General English, ESP
  • Kononovich Oleg, Senior lecturer, General English
  • Korovina Larissa, Assistant professor, PhD (Economics), ESP, General English
  • Kostyunina Mariya, Senior lecturer, General English
  • Kulemekova Marina, Senior lecturer, ESP, General English
  • Kuznetsova Anna, Lecturer, General English
  • Kuznetsova Mariya, Lecturer, ESP
  • Kuznetsova Natalya, Senior lecturer, ESP, General English
  • Kuznetsova Tatyana, Assistant professor, PhD (Economics), General English, ESP
  • Lavetskaya Anait, Senior lecturer, General English
  • Lazko Andrey, Senior lecturer, General English, ESP
  • Lipatova Olga, Senior lecturer, PhD (Psychology), General English
  • Lyadova Yulia, Senior lecturer, General English, ESP
  • Matveyev Mikhail, Lecturer, General English
  • Matyushina Vasilisa, Assistant professor, PhD (Linguistics), General English
  • Maximova Elena, Assistant professor, PhD (Education), General English
  • Naumez Vladimir, Senior lecturer, General English
  • Nebolsina Elena, Assistant professor, PhD (Economics), ESP, General English
  • Nepoklonova Marianna, Senior lecturer, ESP
  • Nevzorova Galina, Senior lecturer, General English
  • Novakova Natalya, Assistant professor, General English
  • Novoskoltseva Alla, Senior lecturer, General English
  • Obruchnikova Irina, Senior lecturer, General English
  • Osipova, Olga Senior lecturer, ESP, General English
  • Ostrovskaya Elena, Senior lecturer, ESP, General English
  • Oxentuk Oxana, Assistant professor, PhD (Linguistics), General English, ESP
  • Pantyukhina Larisa, Senior lecturer, ESP, General English
  • Paramonova Viktoriya, Senior lecturer, General English
  • Pichkova Larissa, Assistant professor, ESP, General English
  • Pliuiko Aleksandra, Senior lecturer, PhD (Economics), ESP
  • Pognayeva Anna, Senior lecturer, General English
  • Popova Elena, Senior lecturer, General English
  • Pshikhacheva Asya, Senior lecturer, PhD (Economics), ESP, General English
  • Rogova Ekaterina, Lecturer, General English, ESP
  • Rokossovskaya Nadezhda, Senior lecturer, General English
  • Selesneva Svetlana, Lecturer, General English
  • Sharapova Elena, Senior lecturer, PhD (History), General English, ESP
  • Shatokhina Marina, Senior lecturer, General English
  • Shepeleva Irina, Assistant professor, PhD (Linguistics), General English, ESP
  • Sherba Svetlana, Lecturer, ESP
  • Shibanova Natalya, Senior lecturer, PhD (Linguistics), General English
  • Shpynova Anna, Assistant professor, PhD (Economics), ESP, General English
  • Simonova Ekaterina, Lecturer, ESP
  • Skurova Anna, Lecturer, PhD (Economics), ESP
  • Smirnova Lubov, Senior lecturer, General English, ESP
  • Smirnova Olga, Lecturer, ESP
  • Spitsyna Svetlana, Senior lecturer, General English
  • Tarnovskaya Marina, Senior lecturer, General English
  • Temnova Elena, Senior lecturer, PhD (Linguistics), General English
  • Timchenko Mariya, Assistant professor, PhD (Education), General English
  • Vinogradova Tatyana, Senior lecturer, General English, ESP
  • Vinokurova Olga, Senior lecturer, PhD (Economics), ESP
  • Vishnevskaya Lyudmila, Senior lecturer, General English, ESP
  • Voevoda Elena, Professor, PhD (Education), General English
  • Vysotskaya Alla, Senior lecturer, General English, ESP
  • Yakovleva Irina, Senior lecturer, ESP, General English
  • Yakovleva Natalya, Senior lecturer, General English
  • Yelutina Olga, Senior lecturer, General English
  • Zaynullina Lyudmila, Lecturer, ESP
  • Zubova Irina, Senior lecturer, General English

Administrative staff
  • Derevyanko Antonina, department administrator
  • Dubasova Anna, department coordinator
  • Ulyakhina Ekaterina, department coordinator

Staff

Elena Voevoda

Elena Voevoda

PhD (Pedagogy), Doctor Habilitatus (Pedagogy), Professor

Head of Department

Olga Chertovskikh Olga Chertovskikh

Ph.D. in Education, Assistant Professor


Contacts

+7 495 225-37-62 (inner 13-53)
Room: 2012
English2new@mgimo.ru