Alina Budnikova
- Head: School of Foreign Languages / Centre of Additional Foreign Languages
- Senior Lecturer: School of Foreign Languages
- Alina Budnikova has been at HSE University since 2016.
Education and Degrees
Moscow City University
Moscow City University
Moscow State Pedagogical University
According to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) 2011, Candidate of Sciences belongs to ISCED level 8 - "doctoral or equivalent", together with PhD, DPhil, D.Lit, D.Sc, LL.D, Doctorate or similar. Candidate of Sciences allows its holders to reach the level of the Associate Professor.
Awards and Accomplishments
- Best Teacher — 2022, 2017
Courses (2025/2026)
- Corporate Culture and Business Communication (Bachelor’s programme; School of Foreign Languages field of study Linguistics; 3 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- History and Culture of the USA (Bachelor’s programme; School of Foreign Languages field of study Linguistics; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Intercultural Communication: Theory and Practice (Bachelor’s programme; School of Foreign Languages field of study Linguistics; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Intercultural Communication: Theory and Practice (Bachelor’s programme; School of Foreign Languages field of study Linguistics; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Intercultural Communication: Theory and Practice (Bachelor’s programme; School of Foreign Languages field of study Linguistics; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Practical Course of the English Language: Grammar, Phonetics, Practice of Oral and Written Speech (Bachelor’s programme; School of Foreign Languages field of study Linguistics; 1 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Public Speaking in the Business Context (Bachelor’s programme; School of Foreign Languages field of study Linguistics; 3 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Past Courses
Courses (2024/2025)
- Corporate Culture and Business Communication (Bachelor’s programme; School of Foreign Languages field of study Linguistics; 3 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- History and Culture of the USA (Bachelor’s programme; School of Foreign Languages field of study Linguistics; 1 year, 4 module)Eng
- Intercultural Communication: Theory and Practice (Bachelor’s programme; School of Foreign Languages field of study Linguistics; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Intercultural Communication: Theory and Practice (Bachelor’s programme; School of Foreign Languages field of study Linguistics; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Practical Course of the English Language: Grammar, Phonetics, Practice of Oral and Written Speech (Bachelor’s programme; School of Foreign Languages field of study Linguistics; 2 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Practical Course of the English Language: Grammar, Phonetics, Practice of Oral and Written Speech (Bachelor’s programme; School of Foreign Languages field of study Linguistics; 1 year, 1-4 module)Eng
Courses (2023/2024)
- Corporate Culture and Business Communication (Bachelor’s programme; School of Foreign Languages field of study Linguistics; 3 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- History and Culture of the USA (Bachelor’s programme; School of Foreign Languages field of study Linguistics; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Intercultural Communication: Theory and Practice (Bachelor’s programme; School of Foreign Languages field of study Linguistics; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Practical Course of the English Language: Grammar, Phonetics, Practice of Oral and Written Speech (Bachelor’s programme; School of Foreign Languages field of study Linguistics; 1 year, 1-4 module)Eng
Courses (2022/2023)
- Corporate Culture and Business Communication (Bachelor’s programme; School of Foreign Languages field of study Linguistics; 3 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
Courses (2021/2022)
- America Through Foreign Eyes (Bachelor’s programme; School of Foreign Languages field of study Linguistics; 2 year, 1 module)Eng
- Establishing a professional ‘self’ through effective intercultural communication (Bachelor’s programme; School of Foreign Languages field of study Linguistics; 2 year, 1 module)Eng
- History and Culture of the USA (Bachelor’s programme; School of Foreign Languages field of study Linguistics; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Intercultural Aspects of Corporate Communication (Bachelor’s programme; School of Foreign Languages field of study Linguistics; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Intercultural Communication: Theory and Practice (Bachelor’s programme; School of Foreign Languages field of study Linguistics; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Practical Course of the English Language: Grammar, Phonetics, Practice of Oral and Written Speech (Bachelor’s programme; School of Foreign Languages field of study Linguistics; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Practical Course of the English Language: Grammar, Phonetics, Practice of Oral and Written Speech (Bachelor’s programme; School of Foreign Languages field of study Linguistics; 1 year, 1-4 module)Eng
Conferences
- 2025
XIII Международный открытый педагогический Форум «ОБРАЗОВАНИЕ: РЕАЛИИ И ПЕРСПЕКТИВЫ» (Набережные Челны). Presentation: Лингвокультурная вариативность в учебнике английского языка для студентов высшей школы
IV Международная научно-практическая конференция "Обучение иностранным языкам в открытом плюрикультурном пространстве" (Москва). Presentation: Основы теории контактной вариантологии в вузовском учебнике английского языка как международного
- 2024
Научный старт-2024 (с элементами научной школы) (Москва). Presentation: Поликультурный подход к обучению английскому языку как международному студентов профильных вузов
Межведомственная научно-практическая конференция «Современные теории и методы обучения иностранным языкам в вузе» (Москва). Presentation: Проблема лингвокультурной вариативности в обучении английскому языку как международному с позиции поликультурного подхода
III международная научно-практическая конференция «Обучение иностранным языкам в открытом поликультурном пространстве» (Москва). Presentation: Технология обучения английскому языку как международному с позиции поликультурного подхода
XII Международный открытый педагогический Форум «ОБРАЗОВАНИЕ: РЕАЛИИ И ПЕРСПЕКТИВЫ» (Набережные Челны). Presentation: Современный учебник английского языка как средство формирования поликультурной языковой личности
IV Международная научно-практическая онлайн-конференция «Языки, образование, развитие» (Москва). Presentation: Новый курс ПКАЯ в ШИЯ НИУ ВШЭ: проблемы и решения
IV Международная научно-практическая онлайн-конференция «Языки, образование, развитие» (Москва). Presentation: Круглый стол «Расширяя горизонты: современные подходы к преподаванию и продвижению русского языка и культуры в мире»
- 2023
НАУЧНЫЙ СТАРТ-2023 (с элементами научной школы) (Москва). Presentation: Аксиологические аспекты обучения английскому языку как средству общения в открытом межкультурном пространстве
III Всероссийская конференция ИИЯ МГПУ "Педагогический дискурс в современной научной парадигме и образовательной практике" (Москва). Presentation: Статус английского языка в современном образовательном пространстве: EFL, ELF и EIL
Всероссийская научно-практическая конференция с международнымучастием «Образование и диалог культур: традиции и современность» (Набережные Челны). Presentation: Репрезентация родной лингвокультуры в УМК по английскому языку для студентов языкового вуза (на примере Школы иностранных языков НИУ ВШЭ)
- 2022
НАУЧНЫЙ СТАРТ-2022 (с элементами научной школы). Presentation: Технологии обучения студентов английскому языку как международному в рамках транскультурного подхода
I международная научно-практическая конференция "Обучение иностранным языкам в открытом поликультурном пространстве" (Москва). Presentation: Особенности формирования межкультурной коммуникативной компетенции студентов – будущих специалистов в области международных отношений
- 2017
III Международная научно-практическая конференция "Стратегии межкультурной коммуникации в современном мире: культура, образование, политика" (Москва). Presentation: Английский как язык международного общения (EIL) – лингводидактическая парадигма 21 века / English as an International Language (EIL) – a linguodidactic paradigm of the 21st century
‘Language Education Holds Lasting Value’
On December 5–6, HSE University hosted the 4th HSE LED Conference: Languages, Education, Development organised by their School of Foreign Languages. The conference was held in an online format and was dedicated to current trends in the development of modern linguistic and pedagogical knowledge. Over two days, more than 1,200 people took part.
HSE University Teaches Languages As a System, an Instrument of Communication, And As a Reflection of Culture
The Bachelor’s programme in Foreign Languages and Intercultural Communications, offered by the HSE Faculty of Humanities, is popular not only with Russian and international applicants alike. The programme helps students develop a broad outlook, as well as their communicative and analytical skills. The curriculum focuses on language teaching, translation and interpreting, intercultural business communication, and text creation. In an interview with HSE News Service, two international students talk about what attracted them to the programme and what they like about their studies, HSE University, and Moscow.
School of Foreign Languages Took Part in International Summer University 2020
In summer of 2020, students and teachers of the FLAIC programme took part in the International Summer University for the second time. The project gives students an opportunity to enrich their educational experience outside of the classroom by solving real intercultural problems through English.