Language and Literature
Help desk
As a Hungarian major, you can turn with questions or demands either to the staff of the Department of Hungarian Literature or that of the Department of Hungarian Linguistics, regardless of which form or level of study you are engaged in. If necessary, you can also consult the head (or vice head) of the institute for help or advice.
Should you have learning difficulties or any lag in proceeding with your studies as a Hungarian major, do not hesitate to contact any of the following mentors:
general linguistics (Lívia Ivaskó)
Finno-Ugristics (Bernadett Bíró)
literary theory (Annamária Hódosy)
classical Hungarian literature (Katalin Hász-Fehér)
Hungarian linguistics (Balázs Sinkovics)
modern and contemporary Hungarian literature (Zsófia Szilágyi)
old Hungarian literature (Dávid Molnár)
world literature (Ákos Tóth)
Non-Hungarian majors are kindly asked to consult the website of their host department for information on administrative procedures or mentoring.
Programs
More information.
Final exam
Hungarian teacher training, final exam questions in linguistics and literary studies (pdf)
Hungarian teacher training, final exam questions in methodology (pdf)
Talent nurture
Academic student workshops (TDK) and co-ordinators
classical philology and Neo-Latin (János Nagyillés)
comparative literature (Ákos Tóth)
Finno-Ugristics (Sándor Szeverényi)
general linguistics (Tibor Szécsényi)
Hungarian linguistics (Anita Schirm)
Hungarian literature (Ágnes Hansági, Zsolt Gere)
visual culture and literary theory (Miklós Sághy)
Other student workshops, contests, conferences, and publication possibilities
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Workshops
– this humanities workshop operates in the framework of Eötvös Loránd Student Dormitory; beside attending guest lectures or readings offered by outstanding representatives of contemporary Hungarian art and research, members of the workshop are also invited to participate in excellent artistic events of local or national importance; organizers of the workshop are János Nagyillés and Tamás Jászay
(Department of Classical Philology and Neo-Latin)
– CHSEC (Collegium Hungaricum Societatis Europaeae Studiosorum Classicae Philologiae) is the academic organization for programs in classical philology in Hungary, helping graduate students in their efforts to prepare papers for the annual national conference, whose proceedings are published on a regular basis; CHSEC Officina Försteriana is the local division of CHSEC named after Aurél Förster
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Contests
Online contest in literary and film theory (Department of Visual Culture and Literary Theory)
– a multi-phase online quiz contest, primarily for high school students
Horváth István Károly Contest in Ancient Studies and Latin (Department of Classical Philology and Neo-Latin)
– a three-phase national contest for high-school students
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Conferences
– a national conference for MA and doctoral students of any language or linguistics
Annual Conference of the Hungarian Society of Comparative Literature(Department of Comparative Literature)
– a thematic conference with an annually changing location and open to both MA and doctoral students
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Publication possibilities
– a series of books including papers by doctoral students of linguistics
Apertúra Magazin (Department of Visual Culture and Literary Theory)– a magazine for edited reviews, essays, reports, interviews etc.
Apertúra journal, „Student Work” section (Department of Visual Culture and Literary Theory)
– a peer reviewed academic journal for scholarly essays
Interculturalism conference and book series (Department of Comparative Literature)– an international biannual doctoral student conference organized in cooperation with Masaryk University (Brno) and Martin Luther University (Halle-Wittenberg); papers are published in edited proceedings volumes
Among Texts book series (Department of Comparative Literature)
– an annual series of books publishing student essays on world literature and comparative literature (started in 1994, online since 2013)
Et al.– Critical Theory Online book series ((Department of Comparative Literature)– an online series of thematic volumes, comprising theoretically oriented peer reviewed essays and review articles, a potential forum for doctoral research
Corollarium journal (Department of Classical Philology and Neo-Latin)
– an electronic peer reviewed journal, edited locally, and promoting the advancement of young scholars
Erasmus scholarships and coordinators
Department of Classical Philology and Neo-Latin (János Nagyillés)
Department of Comparative Literature (György Fogarasi, Tamás Jászay)
Department of Finno-Ugric Studies (Katalin Sipőcz)
Department of General Linguistics (Lívia Ivaskó)
Department of Hungarian Linguistics (Anita Schirm)
Department of Visual Culture and Literary Theory (Miklós Sághy)