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Alexei Leontiev(1936-2004)

Jyväskylä -2006: «Language and activity»

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A.L. was born on 14.01.1936 in Moscow

He was the unique son of A.N. and M.P.

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«It may seem, that I tell of him too much and too detailed. But what mainly formed me as a personality and as a scientist was the communication with him.

The main part of the autobiography that A.A. started to write was devoted to the life of his father, A.N. He wrote:

Alexei A.Leontiev7 years old

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Alexei N. Leontiev

7 years old →

A.L. - teenager

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Leontievs family(A.L. with parents and grands)

From 1953 to 1958 A.L. was a student of

the philological faculty in Moscow State University

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Baudouin deCourtenay

Ivan Aleksandrovich

The first PhD paper (1963):“General linguistic views of I.A. Baudouin de Courtenay ”

As a historian of science

Polivanov Evgeny Dmitrievich

Bernstein SergeyIgnatievich

As a historian of science

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Lev S.Vygotsky

As a historian of science

Alexei N. Leontiev

As a linguist

From 1958 A.L. worked in the Linguistic Institute of USSR Academy of Sciences

1974 1981

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Popularization of science

- Origin and early development of the language (1963)

- Linguistics and psychology (1966)

- What is language (1976)

- A voyage on the map of languages (1981)

PsycholinguisticsIn 1968 was prepared the second PhD “Theoretical problems of psycholinguistic modelingof language activity”

In 1975 the third PhD“The psychology of language communication”

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Applied linguistics

• Language teaching

• Criminological examination

• Psychology of public speaking

• Mass communication

etc.

Psychology

From the memorial conference for A.N.Leontiev’s 100-anniversary (2003)

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Education

A.A. Leontiev was the scientific leader of the education system

“School 2100”,which is now the fourth official system in Russian Federation

A.L. with his children

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The memorial scientific events• Conference on rehabilitation

psychology (Zelenograd, May 2005)

• Conference on reading psychology (Moscow, January 2006)

• Conference on Russian language in cultural contexts (Warsaw, May 2006)

• Conference “Beyond the barriers” (Moscow, May 2006)

• Conference on Psycholinguistics (Moscow, May 2006)

• Conference on Applied Linguistics (Jyväskylä, June 2006)

• Student summer school “Language, personality, activity” (Moscow, September 2006)

Student school:

”Language, Personality, Activity: in the memory of A.A. Leontiev” September 7-10 2006, Moscow

▲Psycholinguistics and neurolinguistics

▲ Psychology of communication

▲ Ethno psychology and psychology of culture

▲ Psychology of art

▲ Psychology in the context of other sciences

▲ Psychology of teaching

▲ Methodology of psychology

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A.N.L. with students on a school (1968)

A.A.L. with students on a school (2003) →

Students and young scientists are very welcome to take part in this event! The applies arereceived till 30.06.2006

For more information please see www.lpsh.narod.rumail to: lpsh @ yandex.ru

A.L. in Finland:

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