FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES

University of Tirana
December 2017 - June 2018

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NEWSLETTER № 1
ALMA DAÇI
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 Welcome

Welcome to the Faculty of Foreign Languages

INSIDE
1.History………...pg.3-4 Dear Alumni, Current Students and Friends,
2.Study Abroad
Experiences………..pg.5
The department of Foreign Languages is grateful to all of you for
2. International
Conference………...pg.6 another wonderful year of continued growth!
3.Upcoming events...pg.7 Our Faculty is a vibrant community with both academic and social
4. Announcements…pg.8 events happening all the time. This newsletter will give you a flavor
5. Erasmus + ………pg.9 of some of these and I’m sure you will find it interesting reading.
6. Attendance……pg.10 We pride ourselves in the way in which we encourage students to
Professor ARTUR SULA
think critically and undertake their own research, with seminar work
Head of the Faculty and one-to-one supervision leading to dissertations in the final year
of undergraduate degrees.
Our students are very well-regarded by employers and our
undergraduates are highly successful in obtaining internships with
top firms.
Those of you who have decided to study with us will be sure to find
your experience at Nottingham fulfilling and rewarding. For those
of you who are still thinking about it, contact us using the details on
the back page of this newsletter and let us know if we can be of any
help to you in coming to a final decision. If you have graduated
from our Faculty, please keep in touch – we love to know what our
alumni have gone on to do, and to celebrate your successes.

Sincerely,
Prof. ARTUR SULA
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The Faculty of Foreign Languages
has its headquarters with offices and
auditoriums in Elbasan Street and
shares the same building with the
Faculty of History and Philology.
The FFL’s facilities: AU (floor II and
The Department of English
III) and B (Floor I and II).
Language (formerly English
FFL has its beginnings in 1947, the
Language Department) was founded
year of establishment of the Russian
in September 1960 on the initiative
Language Department. The Russian
of Professor Skender Luarasi, its first
language department has been
lecturer until 1965. Currently the
operating under a 2-year Institute,
Department has 7 Professors, 3
which in 1951 was transformed into
Associate Professors, 35 Doctors
a high pedagogical institute.
Science, 4 PhDs, 1 Master of Science
With the establishment of the
(Postmaster Studies) who, thanks to
University of Tirana in 1957, the
the highest level of training and
Russian Language Department
qualification, in addition to teaching
passes as a branch at the Faculty of The Department of Italian
at the Department, are involved in
History and Philology. In 1960, the Language was created in 1984
various activities of a particular
English Language Department with the aim of preparing future
nature in areas such as translation
opened, in 1965 the French Italian language teachers and
and interpretation, publishing,
Language Department, in 1984 the spreading and recognizing Italian
preparation of monographs and
Department of Italian Language, in culture and worldview. The Italian
textbooks, vocabulary, consultancy
1992 the German Language language department (currently 24
and various linguistic, didactic and
Department, in 1998, the Greek internal lecturers and 1 Italian
pedagogical nature, management of
Language Department, in 1996, the lecturer) working not only in the
national and international projects,
Turkish Language Department, and field of teaching, but also in their
etc.
in 2008, the Spanish Language further qualification at home and
Department. abroad.
Created in 1965, the Department of
French Language has an incredibly rich
experience in teaching and research in the
country and abroad. The Department of
French Language has drawn talented
French language teachers, translators /
interpreters, journalists, linguists as well
as prominent cadres in the social and
political life of Albanian society. The
department's pedagogues have been
formed and qualified over the years at the
best universities in France by conveying
the last word of science to the students.
In 1992 German was opened as a
separate branch at the Faculty of Foreign
Languages (until then at the Faculty of
History-Philology). The Department was
originally comprised of two lecturers,
department head and DAAD lecturer,
which paved the way for sending later
DAAD lecturers and a wider cooperation
between the institutions. In the German
language department there are 17 German
language teachers, including DAAD's
lecturer.Almost all professors have
qualified in one of the German-speaking
countries.
The Department of Slavic and
Balkan Languages marks its
beginnings in 1947 with the opening
of the Russian Language Department
at the two-year Institute. Later, with
the establishment of the Higher
Pedagogical Institute in 1951, the
teaching of the Russian language
began to expand even more. In 1955,
the Russian Language Department
had 20 lecturers and a large number
of students. In 2005 he entered for the first time in
the Curriculum of the Faculty of
Foreign Languages (and is among the
most recent offers offered by UT), the
Spanish language as second foreign
language and as a subject in the three
years of the first cycle of the studies.
Currently, the department consists of 8
eight internal pedagogues among
whom: 1 holds the title Professor
Doctor; 5 hold the title Doctor; and 2
are in the process of protection of the
scientific degree Doctor; 8 part-time
lecturers; as well as 1 Spanish lecturer.
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 Study Abroad

Study Abroad Experiences

One of our students tell us about her study abroad experience.

This year , I had the opportunity to study abroad for a semester

in Ankara, Turkey. While taking classes in Ankara we traveled
to several different attractions around the country.This was the
trip of a lifetime, and it would not have been possible without
the teachings, resources, and support of our wonderful Foreign
Language department.”

“ While I was there, I had some of the most amazing experiences of my

life so far. Being a foreign language major definitely helped me navigate
socially while I studied in Ankara, and it also played a crucial role in
being able to excel in my classes. Having such a great experience abroad
was one of the many doors that have been opened to me by becoming a
English student at FFL, and I see so many other great opportunities
ahead.”

DAJENA QORLLARI (ENGLISH STUDENT)

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 Events

On March 28, 2018, the Greek Language Departament organized the

International Scientific Conference on "Transmitting Greek Literature
in World Literature through Translation", with the support of the
ONASSIS Charity Foundation in cooperation with the Greek Embassy
in Tirana and the National History Museum.
The main lecture was held
by the distinguished
linguistics professor, former
Rector of the University of
Athens and President of the
Arsakeio Schools, Georgios
Babiniotis.
With the participation in the conference we also honored Mr.
Amfilokios Papathomas, professor of Papirology at the University
of Athens. Also, honorary guests were the Ambassador of Greece in
Albania, Eleni Sourani, as well as honorable colleagues of the
Faculty of Foreign Languages.

Professors from Athens also met with Greek language faculty

professors at the Faculty of Foreign Languages ​where they
discussed the possibilities of future collaboration between the two
faculties.

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 BOOK FESTIVAL
From May 16 to May 20th, at the National History Museum,Klik Ekspo Group -
UFI Member, zoom in on Books and literature: round-the-clock Book Festival is
the International Cultural Festival, which in cooperation with the Ministry of
Culture and the Municipality of Tirana aims to encourage and empower the
connection of generations with Books and Culture into a comprehensive
mobilization. The historic background of Saknderbeg’s National Year calls for the
round-the-clock Book Festival, which through book and writing initiatives will
contribute to the promotion and conveying of cultural heritage and traditions.

Spring Trip 2018

SPRING Target places: PRAGUE, BUDAPEST, BRATISLAVA,
VIENNA

BREAK Time: 11-16 April

Cost: 179€
Contact: 0696311527

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Announcements

• Part-time employment notice for students of the Master cycle

All MASTER Cycle students with good knowledge in Italian (not more than 30 students) will be notified, they will be
able to work part-time on 19 February 15:00 - 19:00 business meetings - for agrotourism, infrastructure etc. Please contact
me as soon as possible with Ms. Viola Adhami Italian Department (Not only students of Interpretation Interpretation of the
Italian Department, but also other Departments who have good knowledge of Italian).

• Announcement for Part-time Part-Time Students of the English Language and

Italian Language

All Part-Time Part-time Students of the English and Italian Language Circle who are not graduated and wish to
complete them with the full-time system are invited to file a request with the Secretary of the Dean .

• Announcement on the organization of the summer school at the University "Alexandru Ioan
Cuza i Iasi" Romania

The University "Alexandru Ioan Cuza Iasi", Romania, will organize the Summer School on 9-22 July 2018.
For more information, please visit:
http://www.uaic.ro/en/jassy/

• Notice of postponement of the Foreign Language Examination

Foreign Language Protection (English, Italian, French, Greek and Turkish) at the Faculty of Foreign
Languages will be held on 16.12.2017 and was postponed on 20.01.2018 at 9.00.

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 Scolarships

Within the Erasmus + program, a call for applications for exchange

scholarships has been opened in the second semester of the academic year
2017-2018 for students of the University of Tirana in Middle East
Technical University (METU) in Turkey.
The documentation must be submitted manually to the Rectorate of the
University of Tirana, Directorate of Communication, Foreign Relations
Section and to be sent scanned by e-mail to iro@unitir.al
Attached please find further information about the application procedure
and the necessary documentation.

In the framework of the Erasmus + program, a call for

applications for exchange scholarships has been opened in the
second semester of the academic year 2017-2018 for students of
the University of Tirana

Information on application opportunities for Erasmus + mobility

scholarships at Anadolu University Turkey

Information on application opportunities for Erasmus + mobility

scholarships at South-West University Neofit Rilski in Bulgaria

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 STUDENTS

ATTENDANCE OF LECTURES: As a rule is optional. In accordance with its specifics,

each faculty / institute in its internal regulation may determine subjects whose attendance
may be compulsory up to 75%.
ATTENDANCE OF SEMINARS: It is compulsory at 75%. When the student has
participated in 50-75%, he has no right to enter the next exam but passes in the fall season.
When the student has participated in less than 50% of them, he repeats the course in the
following year.
ATTENDANCE OF LABORATORY WORK, COURSE ASSIGNMENTS,
PRACTICAL LEARNING AND CLINICAL TEACHING: It is compulsory at 100%.
When the student has not attended up to 25% of the labs of each subject, he / she cleans
them in the last two weeks of the current year or semester when the subject is semester. If
they have frequented less than 75% of them, they will be paid off in the following year.
COURSE PROJECTS: are obligatory to be paid at 100%, otherwise the student does not
enter the course exam.

The duration of the lessons is 60 minutes.

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