Сохань Андрей Александрович

Sokhan Andrey Aleksandrovich

Docent Chair of West European Languages and Cultures of Institute of Translatology and Multilanguage Studies

Docent Chair of Theory and Practice of Translation

Work experience: 23 years

Teaching experience: 23 years

Scientific and teaching experience: 23 years

Andrey Aleksandrovich Sokhan, Associate Professor at the Chair of Theory and Practice of Translation.

He graduated from the Department of German and English Languages at Pyatigorsk State Linguistic University in 1996.

1999 – Candidate of Philological Sciences;

2010 – Associate Professor.

He has been working at the Chair since 1997.

A.A. Sokhan gives the following classes: Lexicology, Practical Course of the First Foreign Language Translation, Theory of Translation, Sociolinguistics, Cognitive and Discourse Practicum of the Second Foreign Language, Theory and Practice of Profession-Oriented Second Foreign Language, Practice of Specialized Translation of the Second Foreign Language, Practical Course of the First Foreign Language.

Area of expertise:

Word formation in contemporary German language;
Theoretic and practical issues of Translatology;
Theoretic and practical issues of German language and translation teaching.

Professional and personal achievements:

1999 – Leipzig University internship (Germany)
Translator and interpreter in Russia and Germany (technical and medical translation)
Deputy director of Part-time and Extramural Departments;
Coordinator for informatization of the Institute of Translatology and Multilingualism.