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30/10/2026

🏆🎉Congratulations to our colleague 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗲̇ on successfully defending her thesis! We wish her every success in her future academic and professional endeavours.🎉🏆

27/10/2026

🩷🩵🎵𝗚𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗟𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 🌿🩷🩵🎵

Join us on 𝟮𝟬 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗮𝘁 𝟵:𝟬𝟬 𝗮.𝗺. for a guest lecture by 𝗝ö𝗿𝗴 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝘇𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗻 (Mozarteum / University of Salzburg and Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg).

🩷🩵🎵𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲𝘀 – 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘂𝗹.” 𝗙𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀, 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗨𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆🩷🩵🎵

The lecture explores The Ingenues, an all-female musical ensemble active in the American Midwest from 1925 to 1937, and their place in the vibrant entertainment culture of the interwar period.

Drawing on early sound films, the talk examines how audiovisual recordings reveal musical performance, stage presence, and ensemble interaction, while shedding light on the relationship between women, music, cinema, and urban modernity.

A case study of cellist 𝗔𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗹𝗱 will offer insights into instrumental technique, professional identity, and the representation of female musicians on screen.

𝟮𝟬 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 | 𝟵:𝟬𝟬 𝗮.𝗺.
𝗞𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗷𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘀 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘀 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝗺, 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆, 𝗩𝗶𝗹𝗻𝗶𝘂𝘀 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆

🩷🩵🎵The lecture is part of 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆: 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗪𝗲𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘆𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱, a course led by 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁. 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗗𝗿 𝗗𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘀 𝗭𝗶𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘀.🩷🩵🎵

Link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULjmHqPU-Pg&list=RDULjmHqPU-Pg&start_radio=1

26/10/2026

🌿💜𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞. 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐬.🌿💜
Music will always endure.

🌿 Piano: 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐬 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐬, English Studies. 🌿

25/10/2026

🌿🍃 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁. 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲𝘀: 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝗱𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗺𝗻 🌿💚

🍃 As we pause on Sunday, we turn our attention to The National Trust and another beautiful aspect of England’s natural heritage: its birds and the changes autumn brings.

🌿 From light-bellied Brent geese arriving for the winter to waxwings searching for berries, birdwatching can reveal fascinating stories about seasonal change and the journeys birds make across the world. 🪿🍒💚💚🍃

🌿 From “the early bird catches the worm” and “birds of a feather flock together” to “a little bird told me,” “to spread your wings,” “as free as a bird,” “to take someone under your wing,” “to have a bird’s-eye view,” and “one swallow does not make a summer,” English is full of colourful bird expressions that bring nature, wisdom, and humour into everyday language.

🌿🕊️ Birds have also long held a special place in fiction and poetry, symbolising freedom, hope, love, loss, and the mysteries of life. From the raven in Shakespeare’s Macbeth to the nightingale in John Keats’s poetry to the hopeful thrush in Thomas Hardy’s The Darkling Thrush, birds often become more than part of the natural world; they often serve as a way for writers to explore the boundaries between the human and the natural world, giving shape to emotions, uncertainties, and desires that are otherwise difficult to express.

💚🌿 More: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/discover/nature/wildlife/birds-to-spot-through-the-seasons

24/10/2026

💜🌿𝐎𝐟𝐟-𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐎 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐮𝐦: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥. 𝐀𝐫𝐭, 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐔𝐬 💜🌿

What does it mean to feel real in a world increasingly shaped by technology? How does artificial intelligence influence our choices, identities, and relationships? And how much control do we really have over the digital systems that surround us?

💜🌿For our latest 𝐎𝐟𝐟-𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐬 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭, students from 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 and 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬, together with students from the 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞, visited the 𝐌𝐎 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐮𝐦 to explore the exhibition How to Feel Real. Art, Technology and Us.

💜🌿Our special thanks go to our guide, 𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐣𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐬 𝐆𝐮𝐤𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐤𝐚𝐬, for his exceptional presentation. His knowledge of the exhibition, researched explanations, and ability to bring its ideas to life left us inspired and eager to continue the conversation.

💜🌿 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐃𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫, an English Philology student currently undertaking her Intercultural Communication internship, prepared this short reflection as part of her internship assignment on one of the sections of the MO Museum exhibition:

💜🌿“The Automation and Intelligence section examines humanity’s long-standing ambition to automate decisions, predict outcomes, and make everyday life easier.

Artificial intelligence is often presented as a driver of progress, but AI systems are not inherently neutral. They can reproduce social biases and gender norms, rely on human labour, and depend on physical infrastructure such as data centres, which require energy, cooling systems, and water.

These processes often remain hidden from users. By bringing them into focus, the exhibition encourages a closer look at the systems behind the technologies we use every day — and the assumptions embedded within them.”

💜🌿Indeed, technology promises progress, convenience, and connection — yet it can also reproduce inequalities, reinforce social biases, and conceal the human and environmental costs behind our digital lives. Rather than offering easy answers, the exhibition encourages us to sit with these contradictions, think critically, and preserve our capacity to imagine a (possibly) different future. 🌿

💜🌿A big thank-you, too, to everyone who joined us!💜🌿

Visit 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐤𝐨𝐬 𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐣𝐚 on Monday for the full story about our visit and Maria Dreer’s reflections on the exhibition! 🌿🍃💚

𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐬: Maria Dreer (artworks), Justina Urbonaitė, Rūta Burbaitė, and Linara Bartkuvienė.

MO muziejus
Multilingualism & Digital Technologies

23/10/2026

🌿 🌹🌿𝐀nglistikos akademija🌿 🌹🌿

Today, 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐤𝐨𝐬 𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐣𝐚, in collaboration with the 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞, had the pleasure of welcoming students from 𝐊𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐤𝐨𝐬 𝐍𝐚𝐮𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐬 𝐕𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐚𝐬 𝐊𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐤𝐚 𝐆𝐲𝐦𝐧𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐮𝐦.

💚🌹We are truly humbled and deeply grateful that our wonderful guests travelled three hours and thirty minutes each way — a seven-hour round trip — to spend this special day with us. Your presence means more to us than words can express! 🌿🍃💚🌹

🌿 🌹🌿𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐠𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬! Thank you for your attentiveness, curiosity, kindness, and thoughtful contributions to the class activities. We will remember you in the very best light — and we mean it! ❤️

🌿 🌹🌿We would also like to extend our sincere gratitude to their wonderful teachers and 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐄𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐚 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐮𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐧ė and 𝐈𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚 𝐏𝐞č𝐢𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧ė, for joining us; to the entire 𝐊𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐤𝐨𝐬 𝐍𝐚𝐮𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐬 𝐕𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐚𝐬 𝐊𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐤𝐚 𝐆𝐲𝐦𝐧𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐮𝐦 community for its cooperation; and to the students’ families. Thank you for nurturing and supporting a generation of young people who are not only talented and curious, but also so kind and beautiful. 💚

🌿 🌹🌿A big thank-you to our volunteers, 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚 Š𝐢𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐯𝐲𝐭𝐲𝐭ė and 𝐀𝐫č𝐢𝐬 𝐀𝐮š𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐬 (English Philology, Year 4), for their help and for introducing our guests to the Hall of the Nine Muses, the Writers’ Hall, the Repšys frescoes, and the underground labyrinths. We may have briefly lost track of a few students down there — but thankfully, we found everyone again! 😄 🌿

🌿 🌹🌿Our special thanks also go to 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐃𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 (English Philology, Year 4), who patiently documented the activities and is preparing a detailed story about our day. Keep an eye on 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐤𝐨𝐬 𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐣𝐚 and our 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 account — the story will be coming soon! 🌿 🌹🌿

🌿 🌹🌿We are deeply grateful to our colleagues, L𝐞𝐜𝐭. 𝐉𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐚 𝐊𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐞𝐧ė, A𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜. P𝐫𝐨𝐟. D𝐫. 𝐆𝐢𝐞𝐝𝐫ė 𝐁𝐚𝐥č𝐲𝐭𝐲𝐭ė, A𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜. P𝐫𝐨𝐟. D𝐫. 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐚 Š𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐢𝐭ė-𝐊𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐢, P𝐫𝐨𝐟. D𝐫. 𝐀𝐠𝐧ė 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐭ė from the Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics, and A𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜. P𝐫𝐨𝐟. D𝐫. 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐣𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐲𝐭ė. Thank you for your professionalism, dedication, and commitment to our collective effort.

🌿 🌹🌿𝐀💚 𝐀 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤-𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐆𝐢𝐞𝐝𝐫ė 𝐁𝐚𝐥č𝐲𝐭𝐲𝐭ė for sharing such a deeply personal and moving family story about her mother, who, as a little orphaned girl, was taken in, nurtured, and raised by the Alkimavičius family, teachers at Vinco Kudirkos Gymnasium in Kudirkos Naumiestis. This remarkable story of kindness, compassion, and human generosity added a particularly touching dimension to our day, reminding us that the connections between schools, families, and academic communities can reach across generations. 🌿🌹💚

🌿🌹💚And a final, very special thank-you for the cake in the last photo — heaven on earth! It was so delicious that words simply cannot do it justice. Thank you! 🌿❤️🌹
𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮, 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞, 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐝𝐚𝐲! 🌿🌸💚
VU Filologijos fakultetas
Vinco Kudirkos gimnazija
Jurga Kasteckienė
Diana Šileikaitė-Kaishauri
Multilingualism & Digital Technologies
VU Matematikos ir informatikos fakultetas

23/10/2026

🌿🌿 𝐓𝐖𝐎 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐒, 𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐋𝐄𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐃 🌿

The ESSE Messenger is launching 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬, inviting undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate students in the broad field of English Studies from across Europe to submit:

🌿 𝐎𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 for the cover of an upcoming special issue dedicated to the Arthurian legend, entitled 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝: 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝.

🌿 𝐎𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐨𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐲 inspired by the Arthurian legend, to be published in the same special issue.

🏆 The winners will have their work published or featured in The ESSE Messenger special issue and will receive a book of their choice from academic publisher Taylor & Francis.🏆

https://essenglish.org/messenger/

𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: 𝟏𝟓 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

🌿🌿 🌿 For full details on eligibility, submission requirements, and guidelines, our students are invited to check their MS Teams platforms or university email inboxes.🌿

P.S. Most of our academic staff in English Philology and English Studies are members of LAUTE (the Lithuanian Association of University Teachers of English), a constituent association of the European Society for the Study of English (ESSE). 🌿

22/10/2026

🍀🌷“𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦.”🌷🍀

We are delighted to share that 𝐎𝐥𝐞𝐠 𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐤𝐨𝐯, a first-year 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 student, will be leading a session at the Science Communication Academy (Mokslo komunikacijos akademija) 𝐨𝐧 𝟒 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫, 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟏𝟑:𝟎𝟎 𝐭𝐨 𝟏𝟔:𝟎𝟎, 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 “𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦” (𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠'𝐚𝐬 𝐤𝐥𝐚𝐬ė𝐣𝐞 𝐢𝐫 𝐮ž 𝐣𝐨𝐬 𝐫𝐢𝐛ų).

💚🌷🍀 We are incredibly proud that established professionals working in creative industries choose our English Studies (MA) programme to continue their academic and professional journeys. Their experience, expertise, and fresh perspectives also enrich our academic community.

🌷🍀🌿 Whether you are a future schoolteacher, a teacher already following our programme, one of our alumni teaching in schools, or simply someone working with cultural codes and communication in public relations, marketing, etc., this is your chance to learn new things and learn from a leading professional in the field!

🌷🍀4 November | 13:00–16:00🌷🍀
https://www.vu.lt/renginiai/seminaras-storytellingas-klaseje-ir-uz-jos-ribu

https://www.anglistikos-akademija.flf.vu.lt/news
https://www.instagram.com/p/DezG0XyDp3w/
Oleg Volkov
Multilingualism & Digital Technologies
Jurga Kasteckienė
Diana Šileikaitė-Kaishauri
LAKMA - Lietuvos anglų kalbos mokytojų asociacija

21/10/2026

❤️🌿𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐀𝐔Š𝐑𝐀 𝐊𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐀𝐔𝐒𝐊𝐀𝐈𝐓Ė! ❤️🌿

❤️🌿We are delighted to congratulate 𝐀𝐮š𝐫𝐚 𝐊𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐤𝐚𝐢𝐭ė, a third-year English Philology student, on winning the 𝐀𝐥𝐠𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚 𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐭ė-𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐯𝐢č𝐢𝐞𝐧ė 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 with her translation of Lady Macbeth’s monologue from William Shakespeare’s Macbeth from English into Lithuanian.

❤️🌿 𝐑ū𝐭𝐚 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐢𝐭ė, Chair of the Jury, shares the jury’s assessment on behalf of its members:

“The students faced a serious challenge in translating Lady Macbeth’s monologue, while the jury faced the difficult task of selecting a winner from several distinctive and accomplished submissions. The winning translation takes a creative approach to the English text and, without losing the meaning of the original, speaks in natural, dramatically compelling Lithuanian. It successfully conveys the horror, cruelty, and pathos of the original, convincingly revealing the character’s emotional state and inner conflict.

The translation stands out for its vivid, poetic language, skillful use of epithets, and rich vocabulary. The rhythm falters a little at first, but gradually the translator finds her stride, as if taking on the moods and tone of Shakespeare’s character. Attention to rhythm, assonance, and alliteration gives the text a wonderful sound. An additional point is the beautiful rhymes, which, admittedly, belong more to the translator than to Shakespeare.

[..] we encourage her to continue pursuing literary translation, sharpen her pen, and nurture her talent!”

❤️🌿The scholarship diploma will be presented by the scholarship’s patron, 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐮𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐯𝐢č𝐢𝐮𝐬, at a Faculty Council meeting on 27 November.

💐 Congratulations, 𝐀𝐮š𝐫𝐚, on this wonderful achievement!

❤️🌿An interview with 𝐀𝐮š𝐫𝐚 is in the works - coming soon! ❤️
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❤️🌿With Aušra’s permission, we are delighted to share her Lithuanian translation alongside Shakespeare’s original English text.

https://www.anglistikos-akademija.flf.vu.lt/news
https://www.instagram.com/p/DeyUk_CDqrZ/?img_index=1
Rūta Burbaitė
Andrius Pranckevicius

20/10/2026

🎧🍃 𝗩𝗶𝗹𝗻𝗶𝘂𝘀 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗗𝗼 𝗪𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆? 🍃🎧

🍃Spectrum: 🍃
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