Prof. Dr. Alexandra Bagasheva
Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” (Bulgaria)
https://doi.org/10.53656/for23.623what
Abstract. The research offered here reviews the content of teaching word formation within the bachelor and master’s degree programs at the Department of English and American Studies at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”. Stock is taken with the basic problems arising from the insufficiency of word formation related content taught and the overview nature of the elective courses included in the programs. Basic areas of asymmetry between the word formation systems of English and Bulgarian are discussed, including factors for these, and certain signposts considered musts in word formation courses at university level are suggested.
Keywords: word formation; English; Bulgarian; teaching at university level