The public SPbU Faculty profile lists her department work, online courses, textbooks and taught courses; SPbU Pure and OrientaliaRossica add publication and biographical context.
Academic profile
Elena Emelchenkova
Elena Emelchenkova works with modern Chinese at the intersection of grammar, vocabulary, translation, HSK and teaching methodology.
- Institution
- Saint Petersburg State University
- Position
- department head, associate professor
- Degree
- Candidate of Philological Sciences
- Program
- Translation Theory and Practice
Approach
Language Logic, Not a List of Rules
The emphasis is not memorization for its own sake, but understanding how grammar works, why constructions behave as they do, and how vocabulary, meaning and culture meet in text.
Public profiles
Academic Sources
Research and teaching
Main Directions
These directions connect publications, textbooks, materials and future courses.
Chinese grammar
Structures, word order, function words and the logic of the modern Chinese sentence.
HSK and textbooks
Preparation for the new HSK standard through vocabulary, grammar, exercises and a clear route.
Translation and terminology
Russian-Chinese translation, precision, terminology and context.
Teaching methodology
How to teach Chinese as a system rather than a pile of rules.
Academic work
Noun phrases, the suffix 们 -men, punctuation, 补语 bǔyǔ, translation and terminology.
Lectures and talks
Public lectures, seminars, conferences and resources for professional audiences.
Books
Authorial Bookshelf
New-standard HSK 1 and HSK 2 textbooks, the Russian-adapted Boya Chinese line, books and academic publications by Elena Emelchenkova on Chinese, grammar and text.
Chinese Course: HSK 1 Grammar and Vocabulary
A textbook for the new HSK 3.0 standard: updated vocabulary, grammar blocks and exercises.
DetailsChinese Course: HSK 2 Grammar and Vocabulary
The continuation of the HSK textbook line: vocabulary, grammar and reading practice.
DetailsBoya Chinese: Russian-Adapted Textbook Series
A Russian-adapted version of the Boya Chinese series, including lexical and grammar reference materials for the volumes.
DetailsPublications
Research Topics
Bibliographic catalog of Elena Emelchenkova’s publications: Chinese noun phrase, 们 -men, punctuation, 补语, syntax and translation.
Linear Structure of the Noun Phrase in Chinese
Puti Podnebesnoy, vol. XII, part 1. Minsk State Linguistic University, pp. 46-55.
On the Semantics of the Suffix 们 -men in Chinese
New World. New Language. New Thinking, issue VIII. Diplomatic Academy of the Russian MFA, pp. 30-36.
On the Power of the Full Stop and the Cost of the Comma: From the History of Chinese Punctuation
Puti k nefritovomu istochniku, a volume for Prof. N. A. Samoylov. St Petersburg: RHGA, pp. 441-465.
Evolution of Chinese Linguists’ Views on the Complement (补语 bǔyǔ) in the Sentence
Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies, 15(2), pp. 307-331. DOI: 10.21638/spbu13.2023.206.
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