Curriculum Vitae
• PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name: Elena Stoyanova Lyubenova
Office Address: Department of Slavonic Languages and Literature, The Paisii Hilendarski University of Plovdiv , 24, Tsar Assen Street, Plovdiv 4000, Bulgaria;
Tel: ++359 32 261332; Tel.: ++359 32 261 217; Fax: ++359 32 630955; E-mail: [email protected] ; [email protected];
Web address of the University: http://www.pu.acad.bg/;
Web address of Faculty of Languages and Literature: http://slovo.pu.acad.bg/ ; http://www.belb.net/index2.html
Personal e-mail: [email protected] ; [email protected]
Date and Place of Birth: 31. 03. 1969, Pazardzhik, Bulgaria
Marital Status: Married
Nationality: Bulgarian
Gender: Female
Degree: Head Assistant Professor, PhD in Slavic Linguistics – Bulgarian, Russian, Czech, Upper Sorbian (Slavic micro language of Slavic minority in Germany);
• EDUCATION
Full – time courses:
1984 – 1987: Russian Language High School, Plovdiv (study - 4 years), full-time;
1987 – 1992 : Russian Language and Literature (Russian Philology), Plovdiv ; study - 5 years, 10 semesters, full-time; degree - Master of Philology ,
1991 – 1996: Slavonic Languages and Literature (Slavonic and Bulgarian Philology –Czech Philology, Bulgarian Philology; Basic languages: Czech (10 semesters), Bulgarian (10 semesters), Additional languages: Polish – 6 semesters, Slovak – 2 semesters), Plovdiv; study - 5 years, 10 semesters; full-time, degree - Master of Philology
1995 – 1998 : PhD student, post-graduate research (3 years, full-time).
1999 : PhD in Slavic Linguistic (Comparative grammar of Slavic Languages - historical development and present state ). Thesis: “About some problems in Bulgarian, Russian and Czech Lexical Homonymy”. PhD is given in 2000 after defence of the dissertation.
• PROFFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION
1.Teacher, expert in Bulgarian, Russian, Czech, Upper Sorbian Languages and Literatures;
2. Translator , interpreter;
3. Languages: Russian – 10 semesters ; Czech – 10 semesters ; Polish 6 semesters ; French – 2 semesters ; Slovak – 2 semesters ; Latin – 1 semester ; Old Russian – 1 semester ; Old Bulgarian – 1 semester; Old Czech – 1 semester.
Knowledge of languages:
Active : Bulgarian (native), Russian, Czech, Upper Sorbian, English;
Passively: ( practical reading skills for academic purposes , for receiving of information): Polish, Ukrainian, Byelorussian, Slovak, Serbo-Croatian , Slovene, French.
• WORK EXPERIENCE
A) Teaching Experience at the University of Plovdiv – full-time. Theoretical courses taught to major students at the Paisii Hilendarski University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria :
1. Comparative Grammar of Slavic Languages(download) ( historical development and present state ). The students from Bulgarian and Russian philology at the university of Plovdiv; extramural studies – part-time students, [BA program];
2. Modern Czech Language(download), part 1 : Phonetics and Phonemics, Morphology, Lexical system and Semantics with the students from Czech philology at the university of Plovdiv, full-time students, [MA program]
3. History of the Standard Czech Language(download) (Historical Linguistics) and Historical Grammar of the Czech Language with Dialectology(download); with the full-time students from Czech philology at the university of Plovdiv, [MA program]
B) Seminars on:
1.Comparative Grammar of Slavic Languages . Full-time students from Bulgarian philology, Russian philology, Bulgarian and Russian philology, Slavonic philology (Polish, Czech, Serbo-Croatian) at the university of Plovdiv, [MA, BA program].
2. Introduction to Upper Sorbian Language, an optional subject with full- time students at university of Plovdiv.
3. Russian Language at Bulgarian secondary (high) school – part-time 3 months ( February - April ) 1993;
C) Academic Positions :
2005: A Head assistant Professor lecturer at the Paisii Hilendarski University of Plovdiv – to present, full-time ;
2002– 2004: A Senior assistant lecturer at the Paisii Hilendarski University of Plovdiv, full-time.
2001– 2002: Assistant Professor lecturer at the Paisii Hilendarski University of Plovdiv, full-time .
1998 - 2001 : Assistant Professor lecturer at the Paisii Hilendarski University of Plovdiv, Philologist, full-time.
1995 – 1998 : Assistant Professor lecturer at the Paisii Hilendarski University of Plovdiv, part-time .
D) Research projects :
Four published books (2001, 2003, 2003, 2006) and more than 30 publications(download) .
My books:
1. Handbook of Comparative Grammar of Slavic Languages. Plovdiv 2001.
2. Formal modelling of Bulgarian, Russian and Czech lexical homonymy. Plovdiv 2001.
4. Semantics of Instrumental Case of Upper Sorbian Language. Plovdiv, 2006.
E) Scientific interests:
Cognitive Linguistics, Cognitive Semantics, Psycholinguistics, Psychosemantics, Ethnosemantics, Slavic Linguistics (Bulgarian studies, Russian studies, Czech studies), Microlanguages – Upper Sorbian, History of Slavic Languages, Comparative Grammar of Slavic Languages, Social Linguistics
F) Current scientific projects:
• Project in field of cognitive semantics
• FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS
A) Fellowships :
2002 : Russia, Saint Petersburg;
1998 - 2003 : Germany, Bautzen, The Sorbian Institute in Bautzen ;
1995 : Ukraine, Kiev ;
1993 : Czech Republic, Prague, Plzen ;
1988 - 1989 Russia, Moscow, The Institute of Russian Language “ Alexandr Sergeevich Pushkin ”.
B) Professional and Scientific Awards:
1994 - nominated Best Scientific Student Paper at the Student conference at the University of Plovdiv. Topic: “About some Bulgarian and Ukrainian Lexical Homonyms with a view to their history”
1989 - nominated Best Scientific Student Paper at the International student conference at the Institute of Russian Language Moscow. Topic: “The changes of Russian names after the Revolution from 1917”.
• PRESENTATIONS AT CONFERENCES
Many times in Bulgaria and several times – international conferences abroad.
• SUPERVISOR:
Supervisor of about 20 student theses for degree Master of Philology in field of Slavic linguistics.
• BOOKS AND ARTICLES
in which
I have been quoted... >>>
• INFORMATION ABOUT ME:
1. The Library of the University of Plovdiv "Paisii Hilendarski", ul." Tsar Asen" 24 , Plovdiv 4000, Bulgaria
(All my books are available here)
Web address of the University of Plovdiv: http://www.pu.acad.bg/;
2. Central Library of City of Coventry, England. (Only my "Grammar of Upper Sorbian Language" is available here)
3. Central Library "Ivan Vazov" of town of Plovdiv, Bulgaria, ul. "Avksentij Veleshki" 17; tel:0035932622915 // 0035932625046 e-mail; [email protected]
(All my books are available here)
4. “The Online Dictionary of Foreign Experts in Czech Language” in Department of Czech language and literature, Faculty of education, Charles University in Prague.
http://web.pedf.cuni.cz/kcj/slovnik/
5. Sorbisches Institut / Serbski Institut
Bahnhofstraße/Dwórnišcowa 6
D-02625 Bautzen/Budyšin
Germany
e-mail: [email protected]
(All my books are available here)
2. Linguistic Bibliography
3. Bulgarian Online Linguistics Library
http://www.belb.net/cat.php?personal=ljubenova
• REFERENCES:
Bulgaria
• Prof. D.Sc. Ivan Kutsarov
( Rector of the Paissii Hilendarski University of Plovdiv )
Department of Bulgarian Language
Faculty of Languages and Literature
The Paissii Hilendarski University of Plovdiv Central Building
24 Tsar Assen street
4000 Plovdiv
Bulgaria
Tel.: 00359/32/261444 Fax: 00359/32/630955 E-mail: [email protected]
http://www.uni-plovdiv.bg:8080
http://slovo.pu.acad.bg/
http://slovo.uni-plovdiv.bg/
http://www.uni-plovdiv.bg:8080/site.jsp?ln=1&id=55
• Assoc.Prof. PhD Zhorzheta Cholakova
(Head of Department of Slavonic Languages and Literature)
Department of Slavonic Languages and Literature
Faculty of Languages and Literature
The Paissii Hilendarski University of Plovdiv Central Building
24 Tsar Assen street
4000 Plovdiv
Bulgaria
Tel.: 00359/32/261238; 00359/32/261217
E-mail: [email protected]
http://www.uni-plovdiv.bg:8080/ http://slovo.pu.acad.bg/
http://slovo.uni-plovdiv.bg/
http://www.uni-plovdiv.bg:8080/site.jsp?ln=1&id=55
• To check my PhD degree: BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
Tel.: 00359/2/9530474; 00359/29530477
http://www.bas.bg/
Germany
• Assoc.Prof. PhD Sonja Wölkowa
(Head of Department of Linguistics and Sorbian Languages)
Department of Linguistics and Sorbian Languages
Sorbisches Institut / Serbski Institut
Bahnhofstraße/Dwórnišcowa 6
D-02625 Bautzen/Budyšin
Germany
Tel: (03591) 49 72 0
Fax: (03591) 49 72 14
E-mail: [email protected]
http://www.serbski-institut.de/
• Assoc.Prof. PhD Elka Chernokozheva
(Head of Department of Cultural Studies and Anthropology )
Department of Cultural Studies and Anthropology
Sorbisches Institut / Serbski Institut
Bahnhofstraße/Dwórnišcowa 6
D-02625 Bautzen/Budyšin
Germany
Tel: (03591) 49 72 0
Fax: (03591) 49 72 14
E-mail: [email protected]
http://serbski-institut.de/
