According to order dated 12.12.2014 of SSU, departments of Foreign language (for humanitarian faculties), Foreign language (for natural and technical faculties) and Russian language were united and called department of Foreign Languages. Professor Isgandarova Nigar Valish gizi has been leading the department since that year.

2 professors, 5 candidates of science docents, 15 senior lecturers and 11 lecturers are working at the department.

1. Isgandarova Nigar Valish gizi –part-time professor, head of the department

2. Mammadov Ramazan Salam oglu -professor, consultant

3. Najafova Shafiga Yusif gizi – docent, cand.phil.sc

4. Yunusova Shola Asad gizi - docent, cand.phil.sc

5. Isgandarova Konul Yashar gizi – senior lecturer, cand.ped.sc

6. Behbudova Esmira Shafa gizi – part-time senior lecturer, PhD in philology

7. Jahangirova Goyarchin Valyaddin gizi – senior lecturer

8. Karimova Dilara Abuzar gizi – senior lecturer

9. Safarova Sevda Gabil gizi– senior lecturer

10. Sadraddinova Tahira Nariman gizi– senior lecturer

11. Khalilova Saadat Ikhtiyar gizi– senior lecturer

12. Ahmadova Zeynab Gasim gizi– senior lecturer

13. Guliyeva Tarana Alasgar gizi– senior lecturer

14. Hidayatova Mirvari Soltan gizi– senior lecturer

15. Musayeva Amina Tabagul gizi– senior lecturer

16. Abbasova Natavan Bakir gizi– senior lecturer

17. Abdullayev Alik Nariman oglu– part-time senior lecturer

18. Mammadova Arzu Edil gizi – lecturer

19. Yahyayeva Kamala Yahya gizi– senior lecturer

20. Yusibova Khatira Sharif gizi– senior lecturer

21. Mammad Ilhama Avtandil gizi– senior lecturer

22. Mammadova Zhala Eldar gizi – part-time senior lecturer

23. Ibrahimov Rufat Mammad oglu– lecturer

24. Bunyatova Aytan Bakhtiyar gizi– lecturer

25. Valiyeva Sevil Vazirkhan gizi– lecturer

26. Valiyeva Hagigat Shamkhal gizi– lecturer

27. Khanlarova Aynura Shohrat gizi– lecturer

28. Valiyeva Gunel Ismail gizi – part-time lecturer

29. Heydarova Lamia Ali gizi–lecturer

30. Rzayeva Samira Murtuza gizi – lecturer

31. Gojayeva Laman Shahmar gizi– lecturer

32. Murtuzayeva Gunay Mahbub gizi – lecturer

33. Piguliyeva Yagut Elshen gizi – part-time lecturer

7 dissertation students, 4 PhD students are engaged in scientific work at the department.

Business and academic communication in a foreign language (English, Russian)

Specialization of foreign language (English, Russian) (History and Political Science major)

Communicative grammar of a foreign language (English)

Communicative phonetics of a foreign language (English)

Foreign language skills (English)

Foreign language teaching methodology (English language)

Lexicology of the language of a foreign language (English)

Basics of foreign language curriculum in secondary schools

Methodology of English language teaching in primary school

Stylistics of a foreign language (English)

Foreign country literature (England)

Country Studies (Great Britain, USA)

Fundamentals of translation

Introduction to Linguistics (English)

• History of the English language

• Methodology and teaching of English language in primary school

• Principles of reading periodical literature in English

• Teaching of additional reading in secondary school

• Theory and practice of translation

• Fundamentals of the general education curriculum

• Formation of English language and literature in the Middle ages

• Grammar of history of English language

• Azerbaijani culture in English-language sources

• History of lexicography and word formation in English

• Linguistic aspects in teaching English

• Development of mobile and electronic resources in e-learning of English

• Modern English language and speech culture

• Oriental theme in US literature

• Transformation of phraseological units in languages with different systems

Modern problems of linguistics

History and methodology of linguistics

Phonetics and phonology (English)

The lexical-semantic system of the specialized language (English)

Morphology

Text discourse

Stylistics of the specialized language (English)

Psycholinguistics

Phraseology of the specialized language (English)

Basics of pragmatics

The subject of linguistics

Language and society

Problems of translation

Research methods

Foreign language (Russian)

Stylistics

Comparative and historical-typological linguistics

World literature

4 monographs, 5 textbooks, 530 articles and theses, 20 subject programs were published in the republic and prestigious journals of foreign countries. Among them, the publications of recent years: prof. N.V. Isganderova ‘Oriental theme in American literature of the 18th-19th centuries’ (in Russian) / N. Isgandarova. - LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, - 2017. -320 p.; Isgandarova N., Karimova D., Ahmadova Z., Khalilova S., Yahyayeva K. English-Azerbaijani-Russian Comprehensive Phraseological Dictionary (teaching material) for high school students. Sumgait, - 2022. - 281 p.; Isgandarova K.Y. Stylistics: A Learner Reference Book/ K. Isgandarova Sumgait, - 2023. -167p.; Isgandarova N.V. A History of the English Language/ N. Isgandarova, - Sumgait, - 2024. – 216 p.

The personnel of the department collaborate with Institute of Linguistics of ANAS named after Nasimi, Baku State University, Baku Slavic University, Baku Business University, Azerbaijan University of Languages, Azerbaijan State University of Oil and Industry

Mammadov Ramazan Salam oglu – ‘Advanced education employee’ badge of Ministry of Education of Azerbaijan Republic; 2012

Mammadov Ramazan Salam oglu - By the decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the title of ‘Honored teacher’, 2017

Isgandarova Nigar Valish gizi – ‘Taraggi’ medal by order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, 2017

1. Najafova Shafiga Yusif gizi - doc., cand. of phil. sciences - ‘Advanced education worker’ badge by the Ministry of Science and Education, 2022

2. For their effective scientific-pedagogical activity, active participation in the public life of the university, and on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the university, a group of lecturers was awarded the Honorary diplomas of the rector of SSU and the Sumgait City Executive Power.