Generative grammar in the teaching of Norwegian and Swedish to Bulgarian students
Implementation period: 2023 – .
The goal of the project is the experimental application of visual models from generative linguistics in the teaching of Norwegian or Swedish as a foreign language. At its initial stage, the project is based on the book Language as a Superpower (Språket som superkraft) by Professor Kristin Melum Eide of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
Areas of research:
- To what extent can the teaching in accordance with models from generative grammar be combined with the traditional teaching of morphological and syntactic rules in Norwegian and Swedish?
- To what extent can the teaching of models from generative grammar reinforce and activate the conceptual apparatus used by the students, the correct use of linguistic terminology and the understanding of grammatical metalanguage?
- To what extent would the teaching of models from generative grammar help and facilitate the teaching of phenomena in Norwegian grammar that pose problems for foreigners, such as:
- The place of the finite verb in main and dependent clauses
- The place of the clause adverbial in main and dependent clauses
- The place of the indirect object and the corresponding prepositional phrases
- Double definiteness in the noun phrase
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Professional skills in demand
Implementation period: 26.11.2019 – 31.12.2024
The main goals of the long-term project “Professional skills in demand” are: deepening the connections between the Scandinavian Studies Section at Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski and Nordic businesses in Bulgaria; identifying the needs of Nordic businesses for talents with specific professional skills and ways in which the curriculum in Scandinavian Studies could meet those needs; pinpointing opportunities for collaboration between the Scandinavian Studies Section, Scandinavian businesses in Bulgaria, and the diplomatic representations of the Nordic countries. An expected result is establishing the Scandinavian Studies Section as a connecting link between education and professional development through collaborative initiatives, events, educational programs, internships, and trainings.
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Bulgaria and the Nordics – Dialogue between Countries and Cultures
Implementation period: 26.11.2017 – 31.12.2018
The goal of the project is to present the achievements of the Scandinavian Studies at the Sofia University in the last 25 years through a series of events, reflecting the multi-faceted and constructive cooperation between the Scandinavian Studies and the Nordic countries. Traditionally, the focus is upon the exchange of cultural impulses in the broad perspective of university education, the popularity of Nordic literature in Bulgaria and the close cooperation with the Nordic diplomatic missions. A major objective of the project is to stimulate contacts with the Nordic business in Bulgaria, aiming at identifying new cooperation opportunities between the business and the Scandinavian Studies Section.