IV International Scientific and Practical Conference “Linguistic and Cultural Aspects of Modern Engineering Education”

The IV International Scientific and Practical Conference “Linguistic and Cultural Aspects of Modern Engineering Education” was held on November 15–17, 2023 at the Department of Foreign Languages of the School of Social Sciences on the premises of National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University (the city of Tomsk). The Conference was dedicated to the memory of Nikolai A. Kachalov, PhD in Pedagogy, Associate Professor. Traditionally, its directions were: current research vectors and approaches in modern linguistics; the profession of translator: challenges of our time and experience in teaching translation; linguodidactic, psychological, pedagogical and cultural aspects of training engineers of the future; the relationship between language and culture: society, literature, translation and traditions and innovations in methods of teaching foreign languages. The partners of the event are the Belarusian National Technical University, the Belarusian State Economic University and the Novosibirsk State Technical University. The Conference work was conducted in 5 round tables and 4 seminars dedicated to teaching electives for developing generic skills within engineering training, Chinese language studies, design and implementation of dedicated didactic tools in blended learning, and sociocultural adaptation of international students in Russian universities. Plenary reports were devoted to assessing the quality and consideration of criteria for written translation, writing competencies in engineering training: “Translation solutions for scientific and technical documentation”, “Science for society”, “Current state of combinatorial linguistics”. The main panel of the conference “Nikolai Kachalov: Creative Legacy” was held with the participation of members of the family of N. A. Kachalov, his colleagues and graduate students. In her report, Olga I. Kachalova highlighted the most significant milestones of Nikolai A. Kachalov personal and professional development. Veronika M. Rostovtseva, candidate of pedagogical sciences, associate professor spoke about the investments of Nikolai Aleksandrovich Kachalov in the development of education and science not only in the city of Tomsk, but also in the entire Siberian region. This contribution is due to the organizational, pedagogical and scientific-methodological aspects of the activities of N. A. Kachalov as an individual, researcher, leader and “institutionalist” – an innovator of university management in teaching and learning foreign languages.

international conference, linguistics, cultural studies, engineering education, Nikolai A. Kachalov, Tomsk Polytechnic University