Name: Dr. Smt. Laxmi S.Mikaelyan

Designation: Professor in Russian & Head, University Department of Russian

Qualifications: M.A (Russian) from Centre for Russian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (1978) and Ph.D from Moscow (1984).
 

Teaching Experience (1985 onwards):  

1) Western Naval Command (1985-1986)

2) M.S. University of Baroda (1986-1998)

3) University of Mumbai from June 1998 till date

Courses taught (in the total teaching experience):

Under Graduate (BA) courses & Post Graduate (MA) courses, Certificate in Russian, Diploma in Russian. Advanced Diploma in Russian, and Intensive Russian Language Courses, Integrated 5-year programme

Subjects taught: Grammar, Spoken Russian, Russian Literature, Translation and the theoretical subjects of Lexicology, Morphology and Syntax of Russian.

Area of Specialization & Interest: Verbal meanings, Verbs of Motion, Negation and Case, Problem areas in teaching Russian, Methodology of Teaching Russian, Theories of Foreign language Teaching/Acquisition, Russian literature of the Soviet and Post-Soviet era, Translation and Interpretation; Russian Syllabus and Course development; organization of Seminars, Workshops and Conferences particularly for popularizing Russian.   

Email: lsmikaelyan@russian.mu.ac.in ; lsmikaelyan@yahoo.com 

Provision for Adjunct Faculty under the Vice-Chancellor’s scheme operational from the year 2005-2006