Direction:Oriental Studies
Position:Full Professor
Graduated from Tbilisi State University Department of Oriental Studies. Defended PhD Degree in 1986 in the field of Georgian-Oriental relations.
2006-to present, Professor at the Department of Oriental studies, The Faculty of Science and Art, Ilia Chavchavadze State University.
1994-to present, Lecturer of Hebrew Studies at the Hebrew-Aramaic Department, The Faculty of
Oriental Studies, Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University.
1995-2006, Lecturer of the Hebrew Language at the Department Oriental Languages, The Faculty of Humanities, Sulkhan-Saba State Pedagogical University.
1991-2009, Lecturer of the Hebrew Language at the Department of Hebrew Language, Tbilisi Institute of Asia and Africa and Free University.
1980-2006, Senior Researcher, Department of Semitic Studies, G. Tsereteli Institute of Oriental Studies of the Georgian Academy of Sciences.
1975-1985, Arabic Language Teacher, Department of Foreign Languages, Tbilisi Palace of Pioneers
and Pupils.
2003 – to present, Curator at The Museum of Academician Kote Tsereteli and Painter Soso Tsereteli. A member of the first convocation of Ilia state University Representative Council.
Hebrew Philology (in particular, Issues of Hebrew Grammar, Lexicology and Literature); Georgian - Hebrew Literary Relations
Books
Articles
An extensive list of publications
Conference Proceedings:
Language of the Bible; Introduction to the Bible; Books of Old Testament; Ivrit - Revived Biblical Language
Civilization and Culture of the Middle East; Language of the Bible; Introduction to the Bible; Ivrit - Revived Biblical Language
Bachelor’s Degree:
• History of Hebrew Literature (Old Period)
• History of Hebrew Literature (New Period)
• Peculiarities of Phonetics of the Jewish Language
• Morphology of the Hebrew Language I
• Morphology of the Hebrew Language II
• Syntax of the Hebrew Language
• Lexicology of the Hebrew Language
• History of “Aliyah” and Contemporary Public Figures
• Prose by Shalom Aleikhem and Perets and the Poetry by Famous Jewish Poets
• The East – Stereotype and Reality
• Culture and Civilization of the Near East (Jewish)
• Introduction to the Bible
• The Books of the Old Testament
• The Language of the Bible
• The Prophets of the Bible
• Practical Course of the Hebrew Language - Basic Level I
• Practical Course of the Hebrew Language – Intermediate Level I, I I
• Practical Course of the Hebrew Language – Intermediate Level III, IV
Master’s Degree:
• Linguistic Analysis of Economic Texts
• Linguistic Analysis of Political Documents
• Linguistic Analysis of Legal and Social Documents
Participation in important international and local grant projects:
• 2016-2019, Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation, DI-2016-32, Speech of Georgian Jews in Israel, Coordinator
• 2013-2016, The Volkswagen Foundation, 86869, Jewish Identity in Georgia at the Dawn of
Globalization, Key Personnel
• 2005-2008, Linguistic Terminology in Semitic Languages - Arabic, Hebrew, Ethiopic-Geez, Institute of Oriental Studies, Key Personnel
• 2003-2004, The System of Verb-Conjugation in Modern Semitic Languages, Institute of Oriental Studies, Key Personnel
• 2000-2002, Arabic-Georgian and Hebrew-Georgian Dictionary, Institute of Oriental Studies, Key Personnel
• 1997-1999, Georgian-Arabic-Hebrew Dictionary, Institute of Oriental Studies, Key Personnel