Education, titles and degrees

Doctor;
Associate Professor.

Professional experience

2012 - Present. Secretary of the LEU senate;
2009 - Present. Chairperson of the Faculty of Philology Council;
2005 - Present. Head of the Department of English Philology, LEU;
2003 - Present. Associate Professor of the Department of English Philology, LEU;
2003 - Present. Associate Professor of the Department of Russian Philology and Didactics;
1999 - 2004 Senior assistant of the Research Office of the (then) Vilnius Pedagogical University.

• Undergraduate studies

• Grammar and its Theory of English Language;
• Lexicology of English Language;
• Business English Language in Authentic Documents;
• Comparative Linguistics (English and Lithuanian Languages);
• Russian Language Lexicology;
• Russian Language Syntax.

• Master studies

• Functional Comparative Linguistics;
• Semantics;
• Applied Lexicography.

• PhD studies

• Applied Lexicography.

Research

• Research areas

• Lexicology;
• Semantics;
• Syntax;
• Education of foreign languages.

• Publications

Scientific Publications published in 2007-2011:

1. Selmistraitis, L. “Semantic Features of Indian Loanwords in the English Language”. Innovations and Perspectives in Teaching Foreign Languages in the Context of Globalization and Cultural Dialogue. Proceedings on International Scientific-practical Conference. Almaty: KazNPU, 2011, p. 4-8.
2. Selmistraitis, L., Rinkauskaitė, E. “Zoomorphic Idioms Expressing Human Unhappiness in English and Lithuanian”. Žmogus ir žodis. Svetimos kalbos. Mokslo darbai. Vilnius: Vilnius Pedagogical University publishing house, 2011, Vol. 13, No. 3, p. 34-41. ISSN 1392-8600 (Databases: CEEOL and MLA).
3. Selmistraitis, L., Nakutienė, A. “Juxtaposition of Linguistic Characteristics of Entries in English and Lithuanian Dictionaries”. Kalba ir kontekstai. Mokslo darbai. Vilnius: Vilnius Pedagogical University publishing house, 2011, Vol. IV (1), p. 47-59. ISSN 1822-5357.  (CSA Database).
4. Selmistraitis, L., Kauklytė, I. “Employment of Personifying and Dehumanizing Metaphors in “Carry on, Jeeves” by P.G. Wodehouse”. Kalba ir kontekstai. Mokslo darbai. Vilnius: Vilnius Pedagogical University publishing house, 2009, Vol. III (1). p. 58-68. ISSN 1822-5357 (CSA Database).
5. Л. Сельмистрайтис, И. Баданина. "О некоторых внешних заимствованиях в литовском и русском языках". Русистика и компаративистика. Moscow: Moscow State Pedagogical University, 2009. Vilnius: Vilnius Pedagogical University publishing house. p. 110-119 (ISBN: 978-9955-20-197-7).
6. Selmistraitis, L., Rinkauskiene, R. “A litvan nyelnpolitika”. Europai nyelvmueles. – Budapest (Hungary): Inter Kht. – PRAE.HU, 2008. p. 150-156.
7. L. Selmistraitis “Temporal Peculiarities of the Text Structure in the Short Novel “Sula” by Toni Morrison”. Humanities in New Europe [Set of research articles]. Vytautas Magnus University; editor-in-chief Romualdas Apanavičius. Kaunas: Vytautas Magnus University publishing house, 2007, Vol. 2., p. 354-362, ISBN 978-9955-12-166-4, p. 532.
8. Selmistraitis, L., Rinkauskiene, R. “The Lithuanian Language and its Cultivation in Lithuania”. Acta Academiae Paedagogicae Agriensis. Hungary, Eger, 2007, p. 144-151.
9. Selmistraitis, L., Paulauskienė, D., Pavlovskaja, S. and others. “2007 m. brandos egzaminų užduočių analizė. Rusų (užsienio) kalba”. 2008, Vilnius: Firidas, p. 20-22, 38-48, 101-102, 105-113, 122-124.
10. Selmistraitis, L. “The Role of Time Expressing Devices in Text Cohesion and Coherence”. Kalbos vienetų semantika ir struktūra. Klaipėda: Klaipėda University publishing house, 2006, p. 163-174. ISBN 978-9955-18-171-2.
11. Selmistraitis, L. “The Correlation of Morphemic and Derivational Structures of Seemingly Identical Lexemes”. Sharing Experiences in ELT, Literature, Culture and Linguistics. The 11th International Biennial Conference of LAKMA. Conference theses. Vilnius: VPU, 2006. P. 19-20.
12. Сельмистрайтис, Л. “Англицизмы в русском языке последних десятилетий (на материале средств массовой информации на русском языке)”. Žmogus ir žodis. Svetimos kalbos, Vol. 7, No. 3, 2006, p. 52-57.
13. Сельмистрайтис, Л. “Семантические особенности рассуждений в форме внутренней речи героев в романе Л.Н. Толстого «Война и мир»”. Девятые международные Виноградовские чтения. Функционирование языка и речи. Moscow, Moscow City Teacher Training University, 2006, p. 166-171.
14. Сельмистрайтис, Л. “Вхождение рассуждения в форме внутреннего монолога героя в текст художественного произведения”. Žmogus ir žodis. Svetimos kalbos, Vol. 7, No. 3, 2005, p. 58-67.
15. Selmistraitis, L. “The Use of Internet Resources in Developing Four Communicative Skills”. Kalba ir kontekstas. Vol. 1. Vilnius, 2006, p. 194-200.
16. Selmistraitis, L., Januškevičiūtė, I. “Deicitc Markers in monologue and Dialogue”. Kalbotyra. Mokslo darbai. – Vilnius, 2005, No. 55 (3), p. 22-30.
17. Selmistraitis, L., Duvold, K, “Attitudes among Doctoral Students Towards PhD Studies in Baltic States”. Bildungs reform als Lebensreform. Educational Systems Development as Development of Human Being. Series: Baltische Studien zur Erziehungs- und Sozialwissenschaft. Vol. 13. – Frankfurt, Germany, 2005, p. 41-51.
18. Сельмистрайтис, Л. “Использование интернетных ресурсов в обучении РКИ”. Взаимодействие языковых культур: русский язык в культурно-коммуникативном пространстве новой Европы. Сборник научных статей под. ред. Ю.Е. Прохорова. – Рига, Latvia, 2005, p. 356-364.
19. Сельмистрайтис, Л. “Использование интернетных ресурсов в развитии коммуникативной компетенции”. National scientific methodical conference “Rusų (užsienio) kalbos komunikacinės kompetencijos ugdymas bendrojo lavinimo ir profesinėse mokyklose”. Šiauliai, 2005.
20. Сельмистрайтис, Л. “Текстема как единица текстового уровня”. Žmogus ir žodis. Svetimos kalbos, Vol. 5, No. 3, 2003, p. 48-54.
21. Selmistraitis, L. “Prospection and Retrospection in „The Great Gatsby“ by F.S. Fitzgerald”. Žmogus ir žodis. Svetimos kalbos, Vol. 4, No. 3, 2002, p. 51-58.
22. Rudaitienė, L., Selmistritis, L. “The phenomena of Cultural Transformation in Lithuanian Lexis”. Acta Academiae Paedagogicae Agriensis. – Hungary, Eger, 2002.
23. Сельмистрайтис, Л. “Восприятие текста в коммуникативном аспекте”. Žmogus ir žodis. Svetimos kalbos, Vol. 3, Nr. 3, 2001.
24. Сельмистрайтис, Л. “Структурные и семантическте особеноости внутреннего монолога”. Tekstas: forma ir turinys. - Šiauliai, 1999.
25. Сельмистрайтис, Л. “Анализ текстовых единиц при овладении навыками связной речи”. Švietimo reforma ir mokytojų rengimas. Mokslo darbai. 2nd Part. Vilnius, 1999.
26. Сельмистрайтис, Л. “К вопросу о терминах и соотношении некоторых компонентов текста”. Edukologija. Kalbotyra. Literatūrologija. Vilnius, 1997.
27. Сельмистрайтис, Л. “Способы и средства связности художественного текста”. Business and management ’97: International Conference. - Vilnius, 1997.

Educational books

1. Selmistraitis, L. “Seminars in English lexicology: Semantics”. Vilnius: Vilnius Pedagogical University publishing house, 2011, 70 p. ISBN  9789955206293.
2. Сельмистрайтис, Л. “Сборник упражнений по синтаксису современного русского языка”. Vilnius: Vilnius Pedagogical University publishing house, 2011, 104 p. ISBN 978-9955-20-657-6.
3. Сельмистрайтис, Л. “Сборник упражнений по лексикологии современного русского языка”. Vilnius, 2004, 2006.
4. Jasudavičiūtė, R., Selmistraitis, L. “Seminars in English Lexicology: Word Structure”. Vilnius: Vilnius Pedagogical University publishing house, 2006, 50 pages. ISBN  9955200863.

• EU Structural Fund Projects

Project supervised by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Lithuania “Improvement of the system for assessment of the basic education outcomes and secondary education final examinations” VP1-2.1-ŠMM-01-V.

• Expert activities

Independent language expert of the Education Development Centre.
 

• Scientific conferences, seminars

1. “Linguistic Features of Entries in English and Lithuanian dictionaries”. 4th international scientific conference “Aspects of Language Functioning in Different Linguistic, Didactic and Sociocultural Contexts”. Vilnius: Vilnius Pedagogical University. 2010-11-18/19.
2. “Semantic Features of Indian Loanwords in the English Language”. International scientific practical conference “Innovations and perspectives in Teaching Foreign Languages in the Context of Globalization and Cultural Dialogue”. Almaty: Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University. 2011-12-09.
3. “О некоторых внешних заиствовниях в русском и литовсом языках”. 2nd international scientific conference “Language and intercultural communication”. Vilnius: Vilnius Pedagogical University, May 12-15, 2009.
4. Seminar “The usage of Web 2.0 in a classroom“.Vilnius Pedagogical University, International Language Office, British Council. February 2009.
5. Seminar “Kompetencijų ugdymas ir bendrojo lavinimo dalykų vadovėlių ir kitos mokymo(si) medžiagos turinio vertinimas“. 2009-12-09.
6. “Užsienio kalbų mokytojo profesinės kompetencijos”. National conference-seminar “Rusų kalbos (užsienio kalbos) ugdymo turinys atsižvelgiant į dabartines užsienio kalbų mokymo terndencijas“, Palanga Gymnasium, 2008 November 8-9.
7. “Employment of Personifying and Dehumanizing Metaphors in “Carry on, Jeeves”, by P.G. Wodehouse”. 3rd international scientific conference “Aspects of Language Functioning in Different Linguistic, Didactic and Sociocultural Contexts”. Vilnius, Vilnius Pedagogical University. September 25-26, 2008.
8. “The Correlation of Morphemic and Derivational Structures of Seemingly Identical Lexemes”. 11th International Biennial Conference of LAKMA “Sharing Experiences in ELT, Literature, Culture and Linguistics“.  Šiauliai, 2006 October 20-21.
9. “Англицизмы в русском языке последних десятилетий (на материале русскоязычных средств массовой информации)”. International conference “Художественный текст: восприятие, анализ, интерпретация в контексте межкультурной коммуникации”, Vilnius Pedagogical University, 2006 April 27-29.
10. “The Use of Internet Resources in Developing Four Communicative Skills”. International conference “Aspects of Language Functioning in Different Linguistic, Didactic and Sociocultural Contexts”, Vilnius, November 17-18, 2005.
11. “Семантические особенности рассуждений в форме внутренней речи героев в романе Л.Н. Толстого «Война и мир»”. International conference “IX Виноградовские чтения. Актуальные вопросы филологии и проблемы столичного образования”, 10-12 November, 2005. Moscow, Moscow City Teacher Training University.
12. "The Role of Time Expressing Devices in Text Cohesion and Coherence". International conference “Semantics and Structure of Language Units”, 2005 June 10. Klaipeda University.
13. “Использование интернетных ресурсов в обучении РКИ”. International conference “Interaction of Languages and Cultures: Russian Language in the Cultural and Communication Space of the New Europe”. Organisers: Vilnius University, Pushkin State Russian Language Institute, Baltic Russian Institute. Latvia, Riga. April 28-30, 2005.
14. “Использование интернетных ресурсов в развитии коммуникативной компетенции”. National scientific-methodical conference “Rusų (užsienio) kalbos komunikacinės kompetencijos ugdymas bendrojo lavinimo ir profesinėse mokyklose“, 2005-03-22, Šiauliai, Romuva Secondary School.
15. “Temporal Peculiarities of the Text Structure in the Short Novel “Sula” by Toni Morrison”. International conference “Humanitarian Sciances and the New Europe”. Vytautas Magnus University, 2005 January 13-14.
16. International conference "Co-operation on research training in the Baltic Sea Area". Riga, May 2004.
17. Seminar for Russian language teachers from the CIS and Baltic countries. Moscow, Pushkin State Russian Language Institute. November 02-08, 2003.
18. Seminar “Debatai aukštojoje mokykloje”, Druskininkai. January 30 - February 01, 2001.