One of the main activities of the department is the research work, which includes the development of a scientific theme "The research of the poetics of artistic work and issues of comparative studies", which is part of the general university scientific direction - fundamental research on the most important issues of natural sciences, social sciences, and the humanities. The scientific issue of the department is to study the text as an artistic issue.
In connection with this, the department organized a temporary creative team, the results of which are published monographs, manuals, and it indicates the constant increase of the scientific and methodological level of teachers. The lecturers of the department work on the study of modern literary issues.