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.

«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. Leontiev7 years old

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A.L. - teenager

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

Baudouin de Courtenay

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 Sergey Ignatievich

As a historian of science

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

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”

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)

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

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

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 are received till 30.06.2006

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

A.L. in Finland:

Thank you for your attention!