Department of Language and Literature

Names and positions of department staff:

1. Eminli Boyukkhanim Ibrahim gizi – PhD in Philology, part-time associate professor
2. Huseynova Arzu Huseyn gizi - Doctor of Sciences in Philology, professor
3. Pashayeva Gunel Bakhsheyish gizi – PhD in Philology, part-time associate professor
4. Mammadova Aytan Jeyhun gizi - PhD in Philology, associate professor
5. Mugamat Khayala Mugamat gizi - PhD in Philology, associate professor
6. Ibayev Nemat Alish oglu - PhD in Philology, associate professor
7. Allahverdiyeva Leyla Nasib gizi - PhD in Philology, associate professor
8. Hamzayeva Sevinj Sayyad gizi - PhD in Philology, associate professor
9. Mammadova Tora Kamal gizi - PhD in Philology, associate professor
10. Jumanov Dayanat Almaz oglu - PhD in Philology, associate professor
11. Valiyeva Ilaha Khaleddin gizi - PhD in Philology, associate professor
12. Aghayev Ismayil Aydin oglu - PhD in Philology, associate professor
13. Maharramova Matanat Hidayat gizi - PhD in Philology, associate professor
14. Aliyeva Leyla Allahgulu gizi – PhD in Philology, senior lecturer
15. Aliyeva Afiga Ali gizi - PhD in Philology, senior lecturer
16. Bayramova Arzu Astan gizi – PhD in Philology, senior lecturer
17. Imamaliyeva Gunay Sardar gizi - PhD in Philology, senior lecturer
18. Jabarova Medina Agakarim gizi - PhD in Philology, senior lecturer
19 Ahmadova Elnara Huseynaga gizi - senior lecturer.
20. Bagirova Aynura Siyabkhan gizi - senior lecturer
21. Musayeva Ilaha Ilham gizi - senior lecturer
22. Aliyev Elshad Taleh oglu - senior lecturer
23. Ismayilova Afsana Shamsaddin gizi - senior lecturer
24. Hamzayeva Lala Aladdin gizi - senior lecturer
25. Dadashov Ilham Minajat oglu - senior lecturer
26. Guliyeva Dilara Rustam gizi – senior lecturer
27. Ahmadov Gara Huseyn oglu -part-time senior lecturer
28. Agasiyeva Matanat Safar gizi – PhD in Philology, teacher
29. Zeynalli Gunel Fazil gizi - PhD in Philology, teacher
30. Rahtari Mahira Famil gizi - teacher
31. Hashimova Elmira Mail gizi – senior laboratory assistant

32. Agalarova Vusala Agamirza gizi – senior laboratory assistant

In 2025-2026, 1 doctoral student is engaged in scientific work in the Department of Language and Literature under the Doctor of Philology program; 2 doctoral students under the Doctor of Philosophy program.

Subjects taught

At the undergraduate level of education:

Modern Azerbaijani language -1,2
Modern Azerbaijani language -3,4
Methodology of teaching the Azerbaijani language
Business and academic communication in Azerbaijani
Expressive reading
Ancient Turkic written monuments
General linguistics
Linguistic analysis of the text
History of the Azerbaijani language
Old alphabet
Introduction to Linguistics
History of the language
Main language learned -1,2
Main language learned -3,4
Ancient language
National Studies
Stylistics and rhetoric
Azerbaijani onomastics
Comparative grammar of Turkic languages
Azerbaijani dialectology
Old Azerbaijani script
History of Azerbaijani literary language
Basics of the general education curriculum
Azerbaijani language and its teaching methodology in primary schools -1,2
Textbooks and teaching aids in secondary schools
Developing students' coherent speech
Teaching problem-based texts
Modern pedagogical technologies
Azerbaijani language
Speech development methodology in preschool educational institutions
Spelling and orthoepy training
Curriculum Fundamentals
Azerbaijani language and its teaching methodology in special schools
Introduction to Literary Studies
Oral folk literature
History of Azerbaijani literature -1,2
History of Azerbaijani literature -3
Literature teaching methodology
World Literature -1,2
World Literature-3
Modern literary process and literary criticism
Literature of the Turkic peoples
Mythology
Modern Azerbaijani poetry
Molla Nasreddin Literary School
​​Azerbaijani oral folk literature
History of the country's literature -1,2
History of the country's literature -3,4
Azerbaijani epics
Literary schools and trends
Literature of the Turkic peoples
Azerbaijani emigration literature
Literature of the Turkic peoples
Literary Theory
World literature
Azerbaijani literature
Technology and its teaching methodology in primary schools
Fine arts in primary schools and its teaching methodology
Children's literature
Children's folklore
Fairy tale genre in written literature
Fine arts and its teaching methodology in special schools
Technology and its teaching methodology in special schools
Psychologism in literature
Speech technique
Descriptive activity in preschool educational institutions and its teaching methodology
Labor and its teaching methodology in preschool educational institutions
Azerbaijani folklore
Children's modern poetry
At the undergraduate level of education:

1. History, methodology and methodology of teaching the Azerbaijani language

2. Academic ethics and writing

3. History, methodology and teaching methodology of Azerbaijani literature

4. Philological analysis of the text

5. Subject curriculum development and instructional design

6. History and methodology of philology

7. Indeterminate literary and linguistic experience

8. Ecological aspects of philological sciences

9. Comparative grammar of Turkic languages

10. Syntax and text linguistics

11. Postcolonial literature

12. South Azerbaijani literature

13. History and methodology of teaching the Azerbaijani language

14. History and methodology of literature teaching methods

15. Modern problems of literature teaching methodology

Scientific direction of the department (code and name) and title of the scientific work: 5801.01– Theory and methodology of training and education by fields and levels of education. 5706.01 – Azerbaijani language.

5716.01 – Azerbaijani literature; 5718.01-World literature; 5717.01- Literature of the Turkic peoples; 5715.01 - Literary theory, literary analysis and criticism. Digital transformation and language development trends in modern Azerbaijani language. New trends in 21st century Azerbaijani literature: postmodernism, neorealism and hybrid genres

In 2025, the department published 1 monograph, 2 programs, 3 textbooks, 38 articles (11 published abroad), and 31 theses (8 published abroad).
The department's staff have connections with the Nasimi Institute of Linguistics of ANAS, the Institute of Folklore of ANAS, the Fuzuli Institute of Manuscripts of ANAS, the Nizami Institute of Literature of ANAS, Baku State University, Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University, and the Institute of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan.