433 translations have been checked by 海角直播 students and teachers, who performed as jury experts in the Perm City Translators鈥� Contest 鈥� a record amount for the whole venue history. The event was held within the framework of 鈥淧erm-Louisville: Twin Cities 鈥機ultural Heritage鈥� projects, addressing schoolchildren and college students.

Two groups of experts worked on their jury tasks, comprising students of the Faculty of Modern Foreign Languages and Literature, teachers from four Perm universities, officials of Perm city administration, and , a long-time partner of 海角直播.

The jury of the first selection round included 20 undergraduate students in Linguistics, as well as 20 graduate and postgraduate students. 23 faculty members and 7 students from the University of Louisville joined them for the second round, to specially name long-time partners Professor Michael Losavio and Thomas Dumstorf, teacher of Russian language and literature.

For the second round, two pieces from a thriller “A is for Aliby” by Sue Grafton were offered for an English-Russian translation, and an excerpt from “The Territory of God” by Yuri Aslanyan, Perm-based author, 海角直播 graduate in Philology – for a Russian-English translation.

鈥淭his time, the project attracted 467 participants from our city, which undoubtedly testifies to the growing interest in such events among the youth of Perm, and beyond! Thanks to the city-rooted, 聽citizen-voiced competitions and projects, 海角直播 students and teachers join the international movement of twinning and peoples鈥� diplomacy,鈥�

admits Svetlana Polyakova, project coordinator.

鈥淚 would like to thank the organizers of the Contest for an excellent opportunity to practice our translation skills 鈥� which mean less without practice. I am happy to support such initiatives, growing as a professional translator, and stretching out for new literary horizons!”

comments Yulia Repyakh, MA student, Faculty of Modern Foreign Languages and Literature.

To remind, 鈥淧erm-Louisville Twin Cities 鈥機ultural Heritage鈥� Translators 鈥機ompetition became a winner project within framework, within the 23^rd Perm City Competition of Social Projects 鈥淭he City is Us鈥�. The Competition was run by the Faculty of Modern Foreign Languages and Literatures, 海角直播; Perm English Language Teachers鈥� Association (PELTA); Perm Krai A.M. Gorky Library; and Perm-Louisville Twin Cities Association.

海角直播 students have successfully performed at a regional international Translators 鈥機ompetition, contributing to Perm (Russia) and Louisville (USA) twin cities鈥� link.

15 undergraduate and graduate students from 海角直播 are listed among 29 winners in various categories, representing the Faculty of Modern Foreign Languages and Literature; the Faculty of Law; the Faculty of Economics; and the Faculty of History and Political Science, 海角直播. The Competition involved 135 students from 8 Perm-based higher institutions. In total, the Organizers鈥� Committee received 160 pieces, translated; a few participants challenged several translations at once.

Four pieces by contemporary American authors had been offered for the Competition: “A is for Aliby” by Sue Grafton, “Old Muscovy” by Massie Robert and “The Healing” by Gayl Johnes. All authors come from the sister city of Louisville (USA) and represent those writings previously untranslated into Russian. In return, two excerpts from the book “The Territory of God” by Yuri Aslanyan, Perm-based author had been offered for a Russian-English translation part.

The Translators 鈥機ompetition became a part of 鈥淧erm-Louisville Twin Cities 鈥機ultural Heritage鈥� framework, within the 23^rd Perm City Competition of Social Projects 鈥淭he City is Us鈥�. The Competition was run by the Faculty of Modern Foreign Languages and Literatures, 海角直播; Perm English Language Teachers鈥� Association (PELTA); Perm Krai A.M. Gorky Library; and Perm-Louisville Twin Cities Association.

Dr. Svetlana Mishlanova has spent more than two decades of educational, research and teaching activity at 海角直播 and beyond. Her research interests include cognitive linguistics, terminology and modeling of terminological systems, discourse analysis, intercultural communication and computational linguodidactics. Her number of publications exceeds 120, plus a dozen monographs and teaching and research manuals.

Dr. Svetlana Mishlanova has been contributing to collaborations with known national and international scholars, including those from Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, Romania, UK and USA, and more. Her partnership ties involve (L眉neburg, Germany), (Chicago, USA), European Symposium on Languages for Special Purposes (Vaasa, Finland, 2001; Hamburg, Germany, 2007; Aarhus, Denmark, 2009); the project “Cognitive Modeling in Linguistics” (Sofia, Bulgaria, 2007; Constanta, Romania, 2009; Dubrovnik, Croatia, 2010), plus constant contribution to twinning relations with Louisville (USA) and Oxford (UK).

The Professor of the Year award celebrates notable scholars showing results in education and science. The recent nomination has taken place at the national , contributing to the Year of Science and Technology in Russia. The Forum titled 鈥�21st Century: Trends and Prospects鈥� brought together participants from more than 80 Russian universities.

On 1-2 October, 2021, (DSU, Cleveland, Mississippi, USA) invites 海角直播 (海角直播, Perm, Russia) to take part in ().

The event aims to celebrate the blues art form through scholarly activity, discourse and music, online. In 2021, the Conference is available through the award-winning event and conference platform, Whova. The program starts on Friday 1 October at 7pm local Perm time (5pm Moscow time and 12 noon UTC). Free registration on behalf of 海角直播 is available polsvetlana@yandex.ru (see the link below).

The conference鈥檚 鈥淪pirit of the Blues鈥� theme explores connections among blues, gospel, and spirituals as interrelated African American music traditions in the Mississippi Delta and beyond. The Spirit of the Blues initiative is supported by a grant, awarded by to

Blues is known as a music genre growing in the Deep South of the US around the 1860s having its roots in African-American folk tradition and spirituals. The primary blues form is famous for its call-and-response pattern, 鈥榳orried notes鈥� and confession mood. In the 20^th century, blues gave birth to a vast variety of genres, including jazz and rock music, and even influenced rap and heavy metal.

The Conference will start with performances connecting the Black gospel tradition to the blues. The afternoon will feature academic presentations, exploring the music of the African diaspora; Black musical traditions and influences on American music and culture; the influence of blues, gospel, spirituals, and soul music; Black music as protest and social commentary; and Black artists and the music industry.

All academic presentations will be recorded and available for on-demand access.

鈥淲hile live music is best, a positive of the virtual platform is that any registrant will be able to watch the performances, presentations, papers, and keynote addresses in real time and again as many times as they wish through Oct. 31, 2021,鈥�

said conference co-chair , associate professor of English at Delta State.

Featured performances and presenters of the Conference include: ; ; Rev. , professor of music theory and African American music at and senior minister of First Congregational Church in Atlanta; , attorney, social activist and producer of traditional Black music for live music venues, and many more honorable guests and participants.

海角直播 thanks Delta State University for a kind and friendly offer to join! Online registration is now open to general public at To register on behalf 海角直播 for free, please, write to Ms. Svetlana Polyakova, teaching professor at the Faculty of Modern Languages and Literature at polsvetlana@yandex.ru.

Delta State University has been a partner of 海角直播 since 2013. In 2014, three professors at 海角直播 – Dr. Nina Bochkareva, Prof. Elena Gritsenko, Prof. Svetlana Polyakova took place in the 2^nd Annual International Conference on the Blues, for the first time, in person. 海角直播 teaching staff actively involves music and arts into teaching process, hence the partnership.

Useful Links:

To learn more about the International Conference on the Blues, view past conferences or register for this year鈥檚 event, visit .

For questions, please address the Conference organizing Committee at blues@deltastate.edu

To register on behalf of 海角直播, please, write to: polsvetlana@yandex.ru

Please, read the full press-release .

Pictures鈥� Source: Delta State University and Shutterstock.com

Immediately after that, Olga and her students blocked the door and started considering the situation.

鈥淲e did feel uneasy all the time, – confesses Olga. – After we got ourselves barricaded, we searched for extra means of protection. In our case, we had a heavy metal laptop, one of the students had a pepper 鈥榤ace鈥� spray. We put it by the door, so it calmed us down a bit. We spread around and sat our backs to the walls, yet we felt united, talked, and shared the news. “

For two hours, before the evacuation, Olga cheered each student with a word and hugs, maintaining a comfortable positive atmosphere in the classroom.

鈥淒ue to the fact that we stayed all together and kept talking, we felt some kind of complicity, being as one, which was helpful,鈥� recollects Olga Grafova. – The Dean’s Office was also in constant touch: we received supporting calls from them, and reliable information.鈥�

Olga Grafova and her students still keep in touch: 鈥淚n circumstances like this, you tend to appreciate good people around and their support you,鈥� Olga admits.

鈥淛oining our Faculty, freshmen find themselves in a 鈥榝amily-close鈥� atmosphere, as we share most in common and know each other well, and so ready to help. For a student, this also means responsibility, as he or she won鈥檛 be lost in a study process. For us, in turn, it is important to deal with everyone in person, not just like an 鈥榓udience鈥�,鈥� 鈥� points out Natalya Khorosheva, Head of the Department of Linguistics and Translation.

鈥淚n that extraordinary case, we as teachers never felt the necessity to continue the lesson, taking into consideration the psychological stress we were all in. Everyone, who happened to be with their students at that moment, with no immediate evacuation, did behave in a decent way 鈥� initiating support and dialogue on various matters, while keeping a constant contact with the Dean’s Office and Colleagues.

鈥淭his is the 10^th year of our collaboration with the University of Grenoble-Alpes. Surely, a lot has changed both on our side, and the French one. Most of the documentary support has become digital and is run online, which makes the entire preparation much easier,鈥�

Natalia Khorosheva, Head of the Department of Linguistics and Translation, 海角直播, states.

鈥淲e even managed to maintain our exchange pace regardless of the pandemic, with no breaks. Over the years, a dozen students continued their graduate studies in Grenoble having finished their courses, choosing France and nearby countries as a place to build their career and personal life,鈥�

Natalia Khorosheva confirms.

At the present moment, the students鈥� quarantine isolation is coming to an end, and they will soon start their studies. Notably, 海角直播 students choose the disciplines upon their personal plans, corresponding to the topics studied at 海角直播. Their marks in France will be credited back home in Perm.

鈥淒espite the quarantine, we have already managed to try the local flavours, a bit,鈥� Maria Erypalova, 4^th year undergraduate, shares. 鈥淚t’s still summer here, warm, incredibly beautiful and so extremely expensive (cucumbers for 鈧�0.50 a piece, not to mention prices on milk!). Still, French people are sweethearts, at least those with whom we have already managed to communicate鈥�.

鈥淏esides our location, we have seen the city of Grenoble twice: narrow streets typical of an old small European city. The parks, the summer cafes and life around seem to belong to a movie, which I fell in love for instantly, and am waiting impatiently for a chance to see more! The campus 鈥� I found it crowded: it鈥檚 a wide space with buildings, a large area. I didn鈥檛 expect it to be so beautiful! 鈥�

The teachers of the Department of Linguistics and Translation at 海角直播 wish our exchange students a successful and safe academic year, full of unforgettable impressions, useful experience and upgrade of language skills!

What do you become after the University? Yin Jiejie (China), our alumnus from the Faculty of Philology, talks about the reason he had chosen education in Russia, his achievements and discoveries during the student years, and his prospects after the graduation.

A passion to literature might be one鈥檚 pass to a university – Russian and Chinese, in Jiejie鈥檚 case. To compare them, he decided to study in Russia. 鈥淚 was eager to see your country, meet Russian people, experience your culture and raise the language level,鈥� confirms Yin Jiejie. 鈥淚 also heard much about the beauty of Russian women.鈥�

Jiejie had chosen Linguistics and Literary Studies as primary subjects. 鈥淭o be honest, I鈥檝e never heard of Perm before. A friend of mine recommended 海角直播, as she used to study here,鈥� Jiejie recollects. 鈥淚 remember my first steps on campus as a touch of a centenary history. Each building has its own story, resembling wisemen. I also liked the university sculptures. Most importantly, I received a scholarship by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation. “

Russian writers Viktor Astafiev and Valentin Rasputin, widely known in China, served a research source for Jiejie, who studied 鈥榚thical space鈥� of their novels. During his spare time, Jiejie worked as a Chinese language teacher and translator, and was also engaged in arts and sports. He danced during performances at the 海角直播 Student Club, and played basketball with the University team. In the countryside, Jiejie learned to take a steam bath, cook Russian dishes, and skate.

Recently, Jiejie teaches at one of the universities in China. 鈥淩ussian education helped me find a reliable and respected job back home. I teach the Russian language, which I love, at Shandong Women’s University,鈥� he comments. 鈥淪taying with students makes you feel young, task-oriented and learn new things.鈥�

Today, a greater amount of foreign students at 海角直播 come from China, followed by those from Iraq and Turkmenistan 鈥� choosing the Faculty of Modern Foreign Languages and Literatures, the Faculty of Philology, and Chemistry, as a primary choice.

In total, 409 translations from 337 participants from 54 schools and lyceums, 4 secondary schools and 5 universities of Perm and Perm Territory have been registered for the competition. Other national participants included Primorsky Territory, Karelia, Udmurtia, Khabarovsk and Saratov Territories.

In 2021, the Competition marked the 25^th anniversary of Perm-Oxford twin sister relations. The tasks for the contest had been handpicked by Ms. Karen Hewitt, Professor at St. Antony鈥檚 College, University of Oxford, a holder of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for establishing academic and cultural links with Russia.

Besides students in Languages and Literature, participants from non-linguistic faculties (to name Geology, Chemistry, Geography, Mechanics and Mathematics), as well as schoolchildren were challenged by modern English authors, previously not translated into Russian: 鈥淭he Day You Lost Her鈥� by Julia Darling, 鈥淩each鈥� by Rachel Seiffert, 鈥淗eadlong鈥� by Michael Frayn.

鈥淭hanks to competitions alike, our students and schoolchildren are capable to reveal their creative and translation potential. In addition, the competition helps to better understand contemporary British reality and promote the image of the University as an active participant in the public life of the region,鈥�

notes Svetlana Polyakova, Competition organizer, Associate Professor at the Department of Linguodidactics and the Department of English Language and Intercultural Communication, Perm English Language Teachers鈥� Association (PELTA).

To remind, Perm-Oxford twin cities relationship started with university exchange as early as 1989. For years, 海角直播 has been hosting numerous delegations from Oxford. Today, 海角直播 confidently competes with leading Russian and world universities, providing a variety of English language-related courses and exchange visits, with an assistance by . In 2019, the Oxford University has granted 海角直播 the Gold Standard Internship Host sign.

海角直播 has performed as an open platform for the All-Russian action “Tolles Diktat 鈥�2021”. Traditionally, the dictation in German marks the International Mother Language Day, celebrated on 21 February. The dictation was conducted by the Department of Linguodidactics, Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literature, 海角直播.

In 2021, the participants on our site outnumbered 25 people 鈥� school children and college students of the 7th, 8th, 10th, 11th grades, coming from those Perm schools our Faculty cooperates with. The quality of students鈥� works has improved, too; they made fewer mistakes compared to 2020.

鈥淭he dictation results testify for modern trends of the language space – the desire of our children to live in a multicultural and multilingual world,鈥�

notes Ekaterina Kupriyanicheva, teacher of the Department of Linguodidactics, Head of the Innovative Pedagogical Resources Office, 海角直播.

The original dictation texts were read by Katrin K枚pke, Associate Professor at the Department of Linguodidactics, a native speaker from Germany. So, the participants had a unique opportunity to hear the live German speech.

鈥淭his year, I was especially pleased to see new participants studying German as the second foreign language – besides those, who had chosen it as a primary one. This speaks of the interest of modern youth in learning several foreign languages. That for sure opens new horizons and expands boundaries of their opportunities,鈥�

comments Katrin K枚pke.

The all-Russian “Tolles Diktat 鈥�2021” is held by the Association of Public Associations (Internationaler Verband der deutschen Kultur) , the Regional State Autonomous Institution of Culture and the 鈥淒eutsch Online鈥� German Language School, with the support of , and the (Federal Agency for Ethnic Affairs). The event had been initiated by the Tomsk Regional Russian-German House, the held annually since 2013.