Katedra anglistiky a amerikanistiky

Understanding communication is a fascinating endeavour. Humans have always lived in a world of narratives that frame our understanding of reality. Language is not just a complex system that helps us tell our stories, but literally a miracle that has lured generations of philosophers, intellectuals, artists, and scholars to invest their whole lives in deciphering its true nature. Language defines us, encodes our beliefs and values, reflects our culture and worldview, and enables us to interact with the world. Through language, we do business, describe reality, make peace, interact with others, and seek truth. Language is our passion at the Department of British and American Studies.

The forerunner of our department was the Department of Languages, which was established in 1952. This prestigious facility ranked high among the institutional workplaces, conducting research and providing language education in English, German, French, Latin, Russian, and Slovak at all four faculties of our university within the general humanities framework. This department became the basis of the Institute of Philologies and Social Sciences, the establishment of which was approved by the Academic Senate of the Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice on 19 May 2005. The Institute of Philologies encompasses the Department of British and American Studies.

The Department of British and American Studies ranks among the top linguistic workplaces nationally and is of notable significance internationally. It is home to renowned and experienced researchers in linguistic, literary, cultural, translation, and educational studies, balancing the dynamic expertise of established scholars with the international zeal and energy of younger faculty members. The department blends high professional erudition grounded in intensive scholarly research with quality education of new generations of graduates fit for international competition.