The 1st extended meeting of the "Languages" department of the "Tourism Management" faculty of  "Silk Road" International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage was held. Completed research works of 2 independent researchers conducting scientific activities, in the field of 10.00.06 - comparative literature, linguistics and translation studies, were discussed at the meeting.

In the discussion the dissertations and abstracts prepared for the doctoral degree (PhD): "Ideological and Artistic Images in the Works of Edgar Allan Poe and Methods of their Reconstruction in Translation" by Akramova Tahmina Kamiljonovna and "Pragmatic and Stylistic Means of Image of Human Wealth in the Originals and Translations of Works Herbert E. Bates" by Abduvakhabova Umeda Mamatyusufovna were reviewed by professors and lecturers.

According to the decision of the meeting, the thesis and dissertation abstracts of T.K.Akramova and U.M.Abduvaxabova were evaluated as a research papers written responding to the latest requirements of the Supreme Attestation Commission of Republic of Uzbekistan and were recommended for the research seminar at the Academic Council under the number of PhD.03/30.12.2019.Phil/Ped.83.01 at Samarkand State Institute of Foreign Languages.