'Youthquake' named 2017 word of the year by Oxford Dictionaries

“Youthquake”, defined as “a significant cultural, political, or social change arising from the actions or influence of young people”, has been selected by Oxford Dictionaries as the 2017 word of the year.

The term saw a 401% increase in usage year-on-year as 2017 saw the often-maligned millennial generation drive political change. The publishers cited the UK and New Zealand general elections as examples of young voters mobilising to support opposition parties.

Youthquake was chosen off a shortlist of 10 words that includes other timely political terms, including Antifa – a shortening of “anti-fascist” that has morphed over time to become a proper noun for a political movement – and kompromat – a word for compromising information gathered to be used in blackmail, typically for political purposes. It made headlines in September, when Russian politician Nikita Isaev threatened to “hit Donald Trump with our kompromat” on state TV.

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Other words in the running this year include broflake, a label for men who are easily enraged by progressive attitudes that conflict with their views; unicorn, a description for items of food and drink that are altered to be colourful and glittery; and Milkshake Duck, a term for a person or thing that inspires a positive reaction on social media, but is revealed to have a negative past. Taking its name from an internet meme, this phenomenon has most recently been observed in the case of Keaton Jones, an American child who appeared in an emotional video about bullying, but whose parents were revealed to have posed with Confederate flags.

While the word of the year is usually added to Oxford dictionaries, youthquake is already listed; it was originally coined in the 1960s by Vogue editor Diana Vreeland to describe how British youth were changing fashion and music around the world.

Lexicographer Susie Dent said the 2017 shortlist showed that “there’s not a lot of sunshine in the standout words this year. Words like Antifa and kompromat speak to fractured times of mistrust and frustration. In youthquake we finally found some hope in the power to change things, and had a little bit of linguistic fun along the way. It feels like the right note on which to end a difficult and divisive year.”https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/dec/15/youthquake-named-2017-word-of-the-year-by-oxford-dictionaries

We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!🎄🎅🎈

Students of the faculty of Oriental Studies DSU took part in Christmas celebratory performance organized by  English teachers (Kurbanova E.O. and Solodovnikova O.K.). Two plays by famous English writers Dickens"A Christmas Carol"and O'Henry "The Gift of the Magi" were staged by the second and the third year students. These philosophical stories were chosen not by chance: they teach to be a humanist, a kind and a forgiving creature.Students played artistically and showed their skills in the language learning. The plays ended in famous songs "We wish you a Merry Christmas" and "Jingle Bells".

 

A model lesson devoted to British customs and traditions💂🎃🎄🎈🎡🎀

Two weeks prior to the New Year at the philological faculty there was held a model lesson devoted to British customs and trsaditions (associate professor of the foreign languages academic department for humanities faculties of DSU Boykova I.V.).Though there are so many observed and non -observed holidays, students tried to speak about all of them and to act authentic dialogues.It was pleasant to hear and to sing a famous winter song "Jingle Bells" together with students on the eve of the forthcoming Christmas and New Year. There was shown a videostory from the real celebration places to make the audience feel a true scale and atmosphere of festivals. To sum up the lesson there was held an educative quiz with questions and puzzles on the above mentioned topic.The lessons participants and the guests enjoyed the activities. 

Let's talk about Halloween 👻😈

The English language learning is impossible without customs and traditions of the English- speaking countires. Halloween is one of the most popular holidays which offers a lot of celebration activities. This week the fourth year students of the faculty of oriental studies DSU organized a party devoted to the origin of this holiday, its symbols and present interpretation.

International Conference:Categories and Units in Language and Linguistics. 9th-10th. April 2018, Wałbrzych, Poland

Categories Units Language Linguistics

Литературный конкурс «Радио пьеса для Би-би-си» — Все конкурсы, гранты, стипендии и конференции 2017 — 2018

Литературный конкурс «Радио пьеса для Би-би-си» — Все конкурсы, гранты, стипендии и конференции 2017 — 2018
Объявлен международный конкурс на лучшую пьесу для радио. Дедлайн 31 января 2018 года.

Организатор: Британский совет и BBC World Service.
Конкурс проводится среди всех желающих старше 18 лет, живущих вне Великобритании.
Тема пьесы — свободная. Длительность — 53 минуты (обычно это от 45 до 65 страница A4). Количество персонажей до 6 человек. Главным персонажем не может быть ребенок. Пьеса должна сопровождаться синопсисом до 400 слов.
В этом году будут две номинации:

• Авторы, чей родной язык английский;
• Авторы, чей родной язык — не английский.

Пьеса подается на английском языке.

• Главный приз — £2200 в каждой из номинаций.
• Награждение победителей конкурса состоится в Лондоне, где они проведут целую неделю и смогут лично понаблюдать, как в студии ведется запись их пьес для BBC World Service.

Сайт конкурса: https://theatreanddance.britishcouncil.org/blog/2017/10new-news-list/bbcradio

In a tourist company☀🌏

 Early in May the first year students of the law faculty DSU under the guidance of the associate professor of the foreign languages academic department for humanities faculties of DSU Idrisova N.P. showed a role play "In a tourist company". The preformance was emotional and true. Students spoke English fluently. When the play was over, all the participants and guests had a tea party. 

 

An unusual case 👀

 

In May, 25, at the faculty of law DSU there was held a role play lesson devoted to court proceedings(Bayramova Zh.A., associate professor of the foreign languages academic department for humanities faculties of DSU, the head of the department). A case was unusual: a man was being tried for loving two women- a wife and a lover . The activity was mixed with humour and deep knowledge of legal vocabulary. Students showed their skills in the English language mastering and acting.

 

 

a model lesson devoted to the political systems of Russia, the USA and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Nothern Ireland

 In May, 24, at the faculty of law DSU there was held a model lesson devoted to the political systems of Russia, the USA and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Nothern Ireland(associate professor of the foreign languages academic department for humanities faculties of DSU Azizova S.M.).Students worked in teams (3-4 students in one), giving a comparative analysis of the political systems of three above named countries. They demonstrated their knowledge of the political vocabulary, doing exercises in translating and matching words into words combinations.To sum up the lesson there was held an educative quiz with questions and puzzles about these three countries.The lessons participants and the guests enjoyed the activities very much.

 

 

Gender differences 💑

In May, 16 at the faculty of psychology and philosophy DSU there was held a panel discussion "Gender differences "(associate professor of the foreign languages academic department for humanities faculties of DSU Omarova Z.M.). Students discussed men's and women's behaviour from psychological point of view: style in clothes and haircut, education, emotions, physical indices, etc. Students played short sketches, illustrating different situations to analyze male and female behavior. Participants of the panel discussion and their guests had a pleasure to watch a short film and a cartoon on the theme.

 

 

 

"Trump Pence" presentation👈

In April, 27, at the faculty of psychology and philosophy DSU there was held a lesson-presentation under the title "Trump Pence" devoted to the elections in the USA in November, 2016.
Timur Popov and Fatima Alieva, the first year students of the psychological department(senior lecturer Khametova E.) introduced exciting information about the newly elected president of the USA. Students presented videos and photos expressing the election campaign acute moments.A fierce arguing took place on this topic afterwards.

 

Research and practice conference DSU (Part II)

Within the framework of the annual research and practical conference DSU among academic teaching staff and students there were held sessions at various faculties and departments in April, 18-24. Members of the foreign languages academic department for humanities faculties of DSU(dear collegues👍) took active part in giving their talks in philology, linguistics, pedagogics.

Research and practice conference DSU (Part I)

☺☺Within the framework of the annual research and practical conference DSU among academic teaching staff and students there were held sessions at various faculties and departments of the University in April, 18-24. Members of the foreign languages academic department for humanities faculties of DSU took active part in giving their talks and assisting students in their first steps in science.
These photos and videos  depict this vivid atmoshephere which one could witness at:
                                                    the law faculty

Bayramova Zh.A., Associate professor of the foreign languages academic department for humanities faculties of DSU, the head of the department, opens a session with greeting words.

 

 

at the faculty of oriental studies

 

English irregular verbs teaching methods (a poem written by a student)

 

at the philological faculty
 

 

at the faculty  of history

 

 
 

 

                               at the faculty of philosophy & psychology

... and many others. It was a great scientific festival of mind! Students were presented with diplomas, books and souvenirs. They are already looking forward to a new conference! ☺