General Linguistics and Foreign Languages Department

As a separate structural unit, the department of foreign languages was created in 1954. Over the years of her existence, she managed to develop her own teaching style, skillfully combining traditional and modern teaching methods. From 2016 to 2019, this structural unit functioned as the Department of Foreign Philology and Translation, and from September 2019 – the Department of General Linguistics and Foreign Languages.

Scientific and pedagogical staff of the department teach English, German, French and Polish. Since 1948, the department has been accepting candidacy exams not only from scientists of the National Technical University of Ukraine, but also from other institutions of higher education and enterprises of Ukraine.

Its first head was Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences Aleksaniants K. A. In subsequent years, the department was headed by Senior Teachers: E.I. Kasian, V.P. Valuiev, T.H. Pimenova, Candidates of Philological/Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professors: Zh.M. Simachevska, V.M. Pavlenko, V.P. Perli, Belenkov M.F., Demchenko N.O., Strilets V.S., Hrinchenko N.O. Currently, the head of the of General Linguistics and Foreign Languages Department is Candidate of Philological Sciences,Associate Professor Alla Bolotnikova.

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Educational Program “Secondary Education (English language and second foreign language)”

Field of study 01 Education/Pedagogics

Specialty 014 Secondary Education, Specialization 014.021 English Language and Literature

Educational level - Bachelor

Term of training - 4 years

The purpose of the program is to train highly qualified specialists who are capable of forming foreign language communicative competence of pupils and students of secondary and higher education institutions, professional higher education, to ensure their upbringing and development; providing an appropriate level of preparation for further education in order to obtain a second (master's) higher education level.

A high level of specialists’ practical training is provided through teaching disciplines by highly qualified academic researchers and teachers; developed international cooperation in scientific and educational spheres; involvement of native speakers, in particular, English, German and Polish, in the educational process; availability of specialized rooms and computer laboratories.

Positions that graduates can hold

• English teacher and lecturer;
• German teacher and teacher;
• Polish teacher and teacher;
• Specialist in teaching methods;
• Scientific consultant in the field of intangible production (education, culture, art);
• Teacher's assistant;
• Trainee teacher;
• Educationist of professional teaching;
• Cultural organizer of children's out-of-school institutions.

Partner Institutions

British Council in Ukraine (UK), Peace Corps (USA), Goethe-Institut (Germany), University of Natural Sciences and Humanities in Siedlce (Republic of Poland), National Academic Exchange Agency NAWA (Republic of Poland), Center of the Foreign Languages Learning "Status" (Poltava).

The concept of the development of research and innovation activities of the Department is aimed at fulfilling the social order for specialists of a wide range of economic, technical and humanitarian specialities who are able to use a foreign language in situations of the professional sphere at the level of an Independent User (B2).

The concept covers all the activities of National University “Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic” and presupposes the following steps:

Development of professional skills

Optimizing the teaching staff by means of implementing the strategic plan of theses defense by Department’s researchers, encouragement of doctoral studies.

Teaching work

Increase of the methodological publications, recommended by the University, and textbooks for the subjects taught at the Department.

Implementing the advanced educational technologies into the process of foreign languages training: teaching with the use of language portfolio, project work methods, “immersion” technique.

Research work

Raising of the Department’s scientific capacity by means of active participation in scientific conferences of different levels with the obligatory publication of articles or abstracts and personal presentations.

Publishing research findings in academic journals including those listed in academic databases.

Conducting academic seminars and providing consultations for academic staff members, post-graduates, students and University employees within the framework of the “Foreign Languages Centre” academic-methodology laboratory.

Information and Telecommunication Activities

Information and telecommunication activities of the General Linguistics and Foreign Languages Department are directed at the application of the computer language laboratory, equipped with modern software system “Dialogue Nibelung” in the training process. It ensures:

• Raising the media education level of the teaching staff through discussing the theoretical and practical issues of “Dialogue Nibelung” technical and didactic possibilities in foreign languages teaching at a technical university during the methodology workshop meetings;
• Giving master-classes, aimed at formation and improving computer skills of the teachers, working with the software system “Dialogue Nibelung;
• Defining the criteria for selection and implementation of texts, audio and video materials appropriate for use within the mentioned program;
• Creating task sets for teaching, reading, listening, speaking and writing in the interactive multimedia environment;
• Tests development and their input into the program;
• Holding demonstration classes in the computer language lab.

International Cooperation Development

1. Comprehensive study of foreign experience in teaching foreign languages at non-language universities.
2. Conducting joint research with foreign languages departments of nonlinguistic universities in Ukraine, participation in international conferences, seminars and symposia.
3.  Providing foreign languages training to teachers, postgraduates, students of the University for their participation in international exchange programs, internships, training and teaching abroad.
4. Participation of students and prospective applicants in seminars, workshops and other events held by native speakers.
5. Participating in the events within the framework of the English for Universities project implemented jointly with the British Council.
6. Sign the agreement on cooperation with the U. S. Peace Corps Education Department that involve teaching English by American teacher.

 

Participation of the Department in international and Ukrainian national associations, in particular membership in Ukrainian branch of the international English teachers association of teachers TESOL, as well as the association of Germanists of Ukraine, cooperate with Goethe Institute in German and DAAD.

In the course of studying students of different specialities master the basic disciplines that will constitute their professional training:

• Foreign Language
• Foreign Language (For Professional Purposes)
• Business English
• The Second Foreign Language
• Foreign Language for Academic Purpose

In the course of studying students from specialism 014 “Secondary education" (English language and second foreign language) master the basic disciplines that will constitute their professional training:

• Practice of Oral and Written Speech (English);
• Practice of Oral and Written Speech (German);
• Practice of Oral and Written Speech (Polish);
• Practical Grammar (English);
• Practical Grammar (German);
• Practical Grammar (Polish);
• Theoretical Course of a Foreign (English) Language (Phonetics, Lexicology, Grammar, Stylistics);
• Theoretical Course of a Foreign (German) Language (Phonetics, Lexicology, Grammar, Stylistics);
• Theoretical Course of a Foreign (Polish) Language (Phonetics, Lexicology, Grammar, Stylistics);
• Methods of Teaching a Foreign Language;
• History of Foreign Literature;
• Linguistics (English);
• Linguistics (German);
• Linguistics (Polish Language);
• History of English Language;
• Current Problems of Modern Linguistics;
• Fundamentals of Language Communication Theory;
• Third Foreign Language;
• Educational (Language, Pedagogical) Practice;
• Pedagogical Practice (Internship);
• Pre-Diploma Practice.

The teachers of the Department of General Linguistics and Foreign Languages actively use modern audio, video and computer equipment for teaching students. They constantly try to find new forms of educational work in order to turn the educational process into fruitful cooperation with students, graduate students and colleagues from other departments of the university.

An important aspect when studying foreign languages is the organization of round tables together with students of the countries whose language is being studied. Thus, the teachers of the Department of General Linguistics and Foreign Languages closely cooperate with the Santa Fe College, organizing joint monthly round tables where students have the opportunity to communicate and practice their language and speech skills.

One of the most important aspects of the university's innovativeness is the possibility of teaching students in multimedia language laboratories and on high-tech equipment.

Ukrainian-British Center

(Room 311 C)

The Ukrainian-British Center of the National University "Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic " was opened on September 26, 2017, which is the result of long-term cooperation initiated by the rector Volodymyr Onyshchenko with the British Council in Ukraine and the universities of Great Britain. The opening ceremony was attended by the director of the British Council in Ukraine, the educational attaché of the British Embassy in Ukraine Simon Williams and the manager of educational programs of the British Council in Ukraine Simon Etherton, scientific and pedagogical staff and university students.

The Ukrainian-British Center carries out activities in the following directions:

• implementation of the cooperation of the National University " Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic " with the British Council in Ukraine, in particular, participation in the "English for Universities" project, which provided for the participation of university teachers in trainings on teaching English for professional orientation (ESP) and English as a means of teaching professional discipline (EMI);
• implementation of cooperation with UK universities;
• English language classes for students of specialty 014 "Secondary education"
• organization and holding of round tables and other events dedicated to the history and culture of Great Britain involving students of the National University "Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic " and students of Poltava schools and gymnasiums;
• organization and work of a summer language camp for students of schools in the city of Poltava with the participation of students.

Ukrainian-Belgian Center

 (room - 312 C)

The Ukrainian-Belgian Center was opened at the end of April 2018. National University "Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic" has many years of fruitful cooperation with the Embassy of the Kingdom of Belgium in Ukraine and higher educational institutions of this country. Students of the language center learn with the help of the words2learn program in order to improve their language skills and use innovative learning technologies. As part of cooperation with the innovative Sikorsky Challenge ecosystem, students and scientific and pedagogical workers study a foreign language according to the latest international methods, acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for fluency in the language.

Scientists and students of National University “Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic”  maintain close ties with Belgian scientists in the fields of ecology and architecture. The opening of the Ukrainian-Belgian center contributes to the popularization of Belgian culture, provides an opportunity to learn the French language and develop international cooperation. Events for students of our university and students of Poltava gymnasiums are held in the premises of the center, which introduce young people to Belgian traditions, customs, literature and painting.

Ukrainian-German Center

(room– 324C)

In order to popularize the German language among students of the specialty 014 "Secondary education" of the National University "Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic", a Ukrainian-German center was created and functions, the training in which is aimed at the development of both written and oral communication, activation of communication skills and mastery of grammar constructions

Areas of activity:

• realization of joint educational and scientific projects;
• development of international cooperation;
• participation in conferences, seminars, scientific symposia;
• dialogue of cultures "Ukraine - Germany" (study of the German language, culture and traditions of Germany).

Ukrainian-American Center

(room - 325C)

The Ukrainian-American Center is an IDL multimedia language laboratory implemented in the form of special equipment, which includes a professional software and hardware product for learning foreign languages and highly functional and comfortable workplaces.

The IDL software product was developed specifically for high-quality playback of audio signals, which are important for foreign language learning. An audio concentrator is installed at the teacher's workplace, and audio units with connected headsets (headphones with a microphone) are installed at the students' workplaces. A dedicated audio network is used for control and audio communication, as well as a remote control or a teacher's computer with specialized software.

IDL Audio significantly improves the quality of the audio signal during direct oral communication. This is important when taking dictations, listening, as well as in all other cases where high quality and intelligibility of spoken speech and the possibility of high-quality self-listening in headphones are required.

IDL has a clear interface that allows teachers to easily master the technical capabilities of the laboratory and use them effectively when teaching foreign languages.

Activities of the center:

• implementation of cooperation of the National University "Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic" with educational institutions and organizations of the USA (US Embassy in Ukraine, Santa Fe Colleges, Peace Corps, etc.);
• implementation of Ukrainian-American educational, scientific and social projects ("Implementation of inclusive education through youth leadership", "Youth against violence", etc.);;
• seminars, quizzes, workshops on the study of traditions, history, culture of the USA

Ukrainian-Polish Center

(room — 326C)

It was the right choice of the program complex of the Ukrainian-Polish Center that made it possible to develop the content of the educational course, to solve certain educational tasks during the formation of foreign language communicative competence of students in reading, listening, speaking and writing, as well as to manage their independent work.

With the help of the language system "Dialog Nibelung", teachers organize simultaneous group work, while the duration of active speech of students increases many times; can selectively listen to students' speech in class, record their answers for further analysis.

This software system allows you to organize the work of applicants in different modes: individual, pair, group work. It is possible to differentiate tasks for students / pairs / groups depending on the level of language proficiency.

Teachers and students can interact in the following modes:

• listening (the teacher secretly listens to the speech of students / pairs / groups);
• dialogue (the teacher communicates with the selected student / pair / group);
• recording (the teacher records the speech of the selected student / pair / group and the audio is automatically saved in his personal folder);
• chat (chat session for the selected group);
• a written message from the teacher to the student / pair / group and vice versa;
• sending and collecting homework as a set of files.
• The electronic journal allows teachers to keep records of attendance and register grades for each type of work, which optimizes the control process.

Activities of the center:

• double degree programs;
• implementation of joint educational and scientific projects;
• development of international cooperation;
• teacher and student exchange programs;
• participation in conferences, seminars, scientific symposia;
• Dialogue of cultures "Ukraine - Poland" (study of the Polish language, culture and traditions of the Republic of Poland)

Teachers, working at the General Linguistics and Foreign Languages Department, have the opportunity to train students in the classrooms with modern audio, video and computer equipment. They constantly search for new forms of educational work aimed at transforming the educational process into the Department’s cooperation with students, postgraduates and colleagues from other University departments. Network computer lab with standard hardware, equipped with the appropriate headset (headphones and microphones), and with special software - modern software system “Dialogue Nibelung” - has become a real linguistic laboratory. The right choice of software permitted developing the course content, solving certain training objectives in the formation of foreign language students' communicative competence in reading, listening, speaking and writing, managing their independent work.

Teachers constantly publish guidelines and methodological recommendations on teaching foreign language for specific purposes to the students of all faculties and specialties. Department staff members regularly prepare and issue guidelines in English, German, Polish and French languages for students, masters and postgraduates in order to improve their monologue and dialogic speech, to automize the use of grammatical structures and to develop skills of translating professional texts.

The methodology workshop meetings are inseparable part of the Department’s activity. During these tutorial workshops the teachers discuss contemporary issues of teaching foreign languages, such as: information technology in teaching foreign languages - the use of computer training programs (e.g. Reward), applications (Word, PowerPoint), application-shells (Hot Potatoes, “Dialogue Nibelung”), the use of Internet services, and Internet resources, implementing the e-learning elements, analysis of textbooks for teaching foreign language for specific purposes, modern approaches to testing the level of forming the foreign language communicative competence, structure and content of international tests.

Teachers of the General Linguistics and Foreign Languages Department in National University "Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic", providing the study of English, German, French and Polish languages for students of all specialties of the university, actively use a powerful base of innovative technologies in the educational process.

Scientific and pedagogical staff of the of General Linguistics and Foreign Languages Department are working on the scientific and technical work "Communicative-pragmatic, functional and methodical aspects of the analysis of linguistic units" registered in 2020 in the Department of Registration of Scientific Activities of Ukrainian Institute of Scientific and Technical Expertise and Information  (state registration number: 0120U104822).

Supervisor: Alla Petrivna Bolotnikova (Ph.D.)

Implementation period: 5 years, from 2020-2025.

Research directions. Scientists of the department investigate the following problems:

• Grammatical indicators of the expression of the politeness category (A.P. Bolotnikova)
• Monitoring the effectiveness of distance learning. Distance learning models in Swedish universities (A.O.Ageicheva )
• Linguistic features of criticism as a component of an English-language scientific article (O.L. Balatska)
• Text regulation category (S.P.Halaur)
• Control of the formation of translation competence in the field of management and administration among future philologists (T.H.Korol )
• Problems of translation and interpretation of English-language works of art (Yu. O. Syrota)
• Modern trends in teaching English in the methodology of teaching it to future teachers (H.M. Talovyria .)
• Formation of communicative competence in the process of learning foreign languages (Yu.P. Fedorenko)
• Philosophical aspects of the formation of linguistic discourses from antiquity to the present (V.V. Chernyshov .)
• Basic concepts of Ukrainian mentality in artistic discourse (N.V. Bondar)
• Complex noun terms in modern English economic terminology (Yu.V. Hunchenko)
• The influence of emotional intelligence on the study of foreign languages by students of technical higher education institutions (M.V. Moskalenko)
• Linguistic-cultural and cognitive-discursive aspects of speech communication in social media (A.V. Sereda)
• Formation of communicative competence during learning a foreign language (Yu.Yu. Riznyk)

Staff’s scientific potential. The Department is actively working at raising its staff’s scientific potential. Nowadays teachers are of PhD degrees, several teachers are working at her own thesis research as applicants for the PhD degree.

Publication of scientific reports. Publication of scientific reports and research findings related to the Department’s research work.

Certificates of copyright registration for the work. Since 2020, scientific and pedagogical employees of the department have received 11 protective documents - certificates of copyright registration for a work (more detailed information can be found in the tab "Certificates of registration of copyright for a work of scientific and pedagogical employees of the Department of General Linguistics and Foreign Languages) ".

Scientific and scientific-technical activities. Scientific and pedagogical staff of the department take an active part in scientific and scientific and technical activities of various levels both in Ukraine (Kyiv, Dnipro, Drohobych, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kamianets-Podilskyi, Kropyvnytskyi, Lviv, Nizhyn, Odesa, Poltava, Kharkiv , Khmelnytskyi, Cherkasy, Chernihiv, etc.), and abroad (Azerbaijan, Brazil, Great Britain, India, Spain, Italy, Canada, Latvia, Germany, Peru, Poland, USA, Turkey, France).

In addition, scientific and pedagogical staff of the department on the basis of the university annually conduct a number of scientific and scientific and practical events, including:

• International scientific and practical conference "Innovative technologies in the context of foreign language training of a specialist";
• Scientific student conference "Philology through the eyes of youth";
• International event - round table "World Cafe: protection of intellectual property, problems and prospects".

Every year, scientific and pedagogical workers of the department hold a section of general linguistics and foreign languages as part of the annual scientific conference of professors, teachers, researchers, post-graduate students and university students of the National University "Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic".

Center of foreign languages. Within the scope of the work of the scientific and methodical laboratory "Center of Foreign Languages", scientific and consulting assistance is provided to scientific and pedagogical workers, graduate students, employees and students of the university for their adaptation to constantly changing modern educational processes in the field of international cooperation, namely participation in international scientific events, grants, projects and programs, conducting scientific research and highlighting their results in foreign specialized publications that are included in scientometric databases, implementation of the educational process in foreign languages and its scientific and methodological support.

Students scientific work. Under the guidance of scientific and pedagogical staff of the department, students of the university prepare reports for scientific and scientific-practical conferences of various levels, the results of student research are published in the form of articles and abstracts of conference reports.

Student research work is an integral part of the educational and research process, one of the most important means of improving the quality of training of specialists in higher education. This is a complex of scientific, methodical, organizational and educational activities that provides training of all students in the skills of scientific research in accordance with the chosen specialty within the educational process and outside it.

On the basis of General Linguistics and Foreign Languages Department there are four academic clubs: "Germanistics" (head - Yu.Yu. Riznyk); Historical and philological club (head – V.V. Chernyshov), School of Mentors (head – Yu.V.Hunchenko), literary studio “Do dzherel” (head – N.V. Bondar).

The participants of the clubs are a wide range of students of the faculty studying in the specialisms 014 Secondary Education, 035 Philology (1-6 courses).

Meetings of student scientific clubs are held in English, German and Ukrainian (depending on the direction) at least once a month, with discussion of the results of scientific works, publishing activities, abstract reports, participation in various competitions, etc.

The scientific club "Germanistics" (head - Yu. Yu. Riznyk) began its activities in September 2022. The group is actively engaged in the study of current topics in linguistic and regional studies, translation studies. Round tables on socio-political and cultural topics, as well as master classes, are also held.

With the help of authentic texts and up-to-date information, students acquire knowledge of the modern German language that they can apply in practice. The use of didactic films contributes to intercultural learning, develops media competence and provides students of higher education with active speaking practice. Grammatical material is integrated into the process of communicative learning. Forms of work in classes are constantly changing: students get invaluable experience of independent work on the Goethe-Institut educational platform and improve their language skills, professional skills in organizing German language learning, competence in oral and written professional communication, and get to know each other.

The historical and philological club (leader – associate professor V. V. Chernyshov) unites teachers, graduate students and students who are interested in research in the fields of history, philosophy, philology, theology, logic, ethics, aesthetics and religious studies and is a platform for discussing urgent scientific issues. The members of the circle make scientific reports and take an active part in their discussion, engage in scientific work, participate in university, regional, all-Ukrainian and international events on the subject of the club

The activity of Mentors School  (head – Senior Lecturer Yu.V. Hunchenko) is based on the idea of such a professional development tool as individual mentoring, where a student of a higher course than his ward acts as a source of information, helps to cope with possible difficulties in education, shares experience, recommends educational materials and inspires. At the same time, mentoring is a two-way process in which both parties benefit from cooperation. Within the framework of the School of Mentors, students get the opportunity to try themselves in future professional activities, to acquire the necessary professional and personal skills. The school of mentors of the department is a platform for the work of six mentors - students of the second and third year of the specialism 014 "Secondary education" who share their experience with students of younger years. Meetings in the format of mentor - mentee (protégé) take place in the format of individual consultations several times a month.

Since March 2023, on the basis of General Linguistics and Foreign Languages Department, the literary studio "Do dzherel" (head - Associate Professor N.V. Bondar) has started its activities, which brings together students, teachers, and university employees who are interested in the artistic word. Students polish their versification skills, participate in various literary events of the city, discuss novelties and curiosities of modern literature, participate in literary cafes of various genres. Prominent writers of the Poltava region occasionally present their own work at the studio meetings.

The scientific research work of students, being an integral part of the training of highly qualified specialists, is a guarantee of successful professional development!

The teachers’ research activities aim at studies of various fields, as well as translation science, foreign literature study, discourse study, methods of English teaching, the results of their work are given in scientific publications, speeches at conferences.

The  General Linguistics and Foreign Languages Department holds:

• International scientific conference “Innovative Technologies in the context of Foreign Languages Teaching”.
• Annual scientific student conference "Philology through students' eyes".

The purpose of the conference is the exchange of students' current and promising philological ideas; search, support, promotion of creative development of gifted schoolchildren capable of scientific activity.

Areas of work of the conference:

• Germanic, Romance and other languages.
• Slavic Languages and Literature
• Foreign literature.
• Current issues of intercultural communication and translation studies

Within the scope of cooperation with institutions of general secondary education, colleges of the city of Poltava and the Poltava region, the department conducts master classes, seminars, round tables for teachers and students in English, German, French, business Ukrainian languages, organizes meetings with heads of educational institutions, summer camps, language clubs for students, joint scientific events, conferences.

Address: 36011, Ukraine, Poltava, 24, Pershotravnevyi Avenue, Central Building

(study No  319)

Phone: (066) 427 99 10.

E-mail: kafedra_pntu@ukr.net

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