On February 27 2020, at Tbilisi
Theological Academy and Seminary an event, titled “We Are Learning
Foreign Languages” was held. The member of the Department of
Foreign Languages PhD in Philology, Mrs. Tamar Nutsubidze conducted
the event.
The aforementioned event was
dedicated to the accentuation of the academic process of teaching
foreign languages (Greek, Italian, English, German, and Russian) at
this educational institution, the enhancing of students’ motivation
for learning languages and developing of skills and habits for
public appearances. The following teachers participated in the
event: Head of the Department of Foreign Languages, PhD in
Philology, Professor Yuri Mosidze, PhD in Philology Mrs. Juli
Shoshiashvili, Assistant-Professor of TSU, PhD in Philology Salome
Kenchoshvili, PhD in Philology Mrs. Marina Botkoveli, PhD in
Philology Mrs. Lali Khuchua, Mrs. Naira Pilauri, Mrs. Nana
Alibegashvili, Mrs. Nana Gelovani.
The Vice-Rector of Tbilisi
Theological Academy and Seminary, Archpriest Besarion Tsintsadze,
representatives of the Public Relations Office, the dean and her
assistant of the Faculty of Theory and History of Christian
Art, the dean and the students of the Faculty of Christian
Psychology attended the event. The students who took part in the
event, recited in foreign languages prayers, Greek maxims,
Shakespeare’s sonnets, Pushkin’s poems, Galaktion Tabidze’s poem,
titled “The Wind Blows” in Luigi Magarotto’s translation,
etc.
The teacher of Greek, Mrs. Juli
Shoshiashvili noticed: “The Classical languages – Classical Greek
and Latin – for many centuries and even today represent one of the
main components of European education. At the Theological Academy
and Seminary, the Greek language of the Old and the New Testaments,
which belongs to the post-classical period of Greek, is taught and
is known as Byzantine Greek enriched with Christian
elements…”
It was also mentioned that
annually, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy announces
financing of programmes for the Departments of the Italian Language
the world over. In the spring of 2017, Tbilisi Theological Academy
and Seminary participated in the programme and was granted
finances. Within the framework of the aforementioned programme,
teaching of the Italian language started at the Theological Academy
in the autumn of 2017. The academic process was conducted by Mrs.
Salome Kenchoshvili. The following third-year students of the
Faculty of Christian Art Theory and History – Lika Tartarashvili,
Maia Kilasonia, Ana Gusharashvili, Elene Mchedlishvili and Liza
Kikvadze did a two-year course of Italian. They are given
opportunity to participate in the scholarship contest announced by
the Ministry of Foreign Languages of Italy at which students will
be chosen for a further advancement in the language study by taking
a three-month course in Italy.
