RUSSIAN TEMPORAL IDIOMS FROM A DISTANT VIEWPOINT

People sense the time flow in two possible ways. One possible way is the changes in nature (seasons, weather). It can be divided into small equally measured and degradable pieces – years into months, months into weeks, weeks into days, days into hours, etc. Thi...

VERBAL INTERACTION: GOALS, ACTS, STRATEGIES

Conversational episodes are usually defined on the basis of goals which account for the interaction itself and strategies in terms of planning, exerting and resisting influence. Therefore, the present study accords importance to theories on social psychology,...

FÖRDERUNG DES SELBSTSTÄNDIGEN FREMDSPRACHENLERNENS

The proposed article discusses the issue of how to stimulate selflearning when teaching a foreign language (German). The term “self-learning” is defined. The main features of self-learners of foreign language are highlighted. Teaching concepts are proposed to...

HUMANISTIC LINGUISTICS AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING

The article discusses the transition to humanistic linguistics which occurred in the second part of the 20th century, placing linguistics among a group of anthropooriented sciences. A crucial approach in teaching and learning foreign languages in the context...

THE CONCEPT OF TIME AND SOME VERB CATEGORIES IN MODERN GREEK

This article discusses different aspects of the concept of <i>time</i> and some verb categories in Modern Greek. Characteristics of different tenses are revealed concerning temporality in the language.

A GLIMPSE FROM THE COLORFUL PALETTE OF THE BULGARIAN PERCEPTION OF THE WORLD

DEEP INTO PORTUGUESE STUDIES

CONCEPTUAL METAPHORS’ AGENDA

GETTING AN ‘A’ AT THE MATRICULATION EXAM IN FRENCH

HIGHLY FUNCTIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY

KONSTANTIN POPOV’S 90^th ANNIVERSARY

IVAN DOBREV’S 70\(^{TH}\) ANIVERSARY

РЕТРОСПЕКТИВНА БИБЛИОГРАФИЯ RETROSPECTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY

SOME APPROACHES IN TEACHING RUSSIAN IN INTENSIVE CLASSES

The article presents some approaches in teaching Russian in intensive class lessons. The author’ experience shows that class work and extra-curricular activities help not only in achieving exceptional results in mastering Russian language, but also in developi...