Reseachers of the department published seven monographs, among them 3 collective ones, more than 600 articles and conference abstracts, 6 textbooks, 14 manuals, 206 methodological guidelines and programs. The department regularly runs regional seminar “Problems of Discourse Theory and Text Linguistics” (founder – prof. K.Ya. Kusko). Lecturers of the Department supervise work on writing theses by PhD students. More than 30 theses have been defended.
Every year teachers of the Department present at regional and international conferences. Complex system of level language learning at the Humanity faculties has been elaborated and corresponding teaching programs have been worked out. This methodology has been tested and implemented in teaching process.
Affiliate resource center where students learn foreign languages through new technology and computer-oriented programs has been working. Computer tests for students of the Humanity faculties have been elaborated.
For many years the Department has been practicing the defence of course and diploma papers in foreign languages. Every year the competition for the best knowledge of foreign languages (English, German.) is organized for students of the Humanity faculties.