Department of Armenian Language and Literature

Chair of Armenian Language and Literature

The Chair of Armenian Language and Literature is one of the university's educational units. It operates within the Faculty of Philology and Intercultural Communication.
The chair was formed in 2000. first as a chair of Armenian studies, then of Armenian language and literature. Since 2008, the chair has been headed by Ph.D., Professor A. Yeghiazaryan, 2019-2023: A. Pashayan. From 2024, Doctor of Philological Sciences, Professor G. Gevorgyan.
Emphasizing the role of Armenian studies subjects in the rooting of national identity and values, the formation of intercultural and professional communication skills, the chair offers a course on Armenian language and literature. The department also conducts Armenian as a foreign language course for students who do not speak Armenian or partially speak it.
The purpose of the course is to develop students' communication skills, to strengthen their abilities to build professional speech in accordance with the norm of literary Armenian, to control their speech, to clean it from dialect and slang expressions. As a result of the above, students will have a beautiful, impressive, logical speech, which is important not only for appearing in a professional environment, but also for competent and polite communication.
The main research directions of the chair are the theoretical and practical modern problems of Armenian studies, comparative typology, linguistic and cultural studies, Armenian language teaching methodology.
The chair emphasizes the interdependence of research activities and the educational process. Conferences dedicated to current issues of Armenian linguistics, issues of Armenian language teaching, intra- and inter-academic scientific methodical seminars, round tables and scientific debates are regularly organized.

Mission of the chair
By teaching the Armenian language and scientific researches in the field of Armenian studies, contribute to the training of professional professionals, competitive in the labor market, with the ability to demonstrate appropriate verbal behavior in various situations, supporting the increase of the university's competitiveness.

The vision of the chair
To become a competitive educational-research department providing services in the field of Armenian studies at the national and international levels.