English Philology and Foreign Language Teaching Methodology
The Department of English Philology and Foreign Language Teaching Methods was established in October 2022 as a result of the consolidation of two leading departments of the faculty: the Department of English Philology, which traces its history back to the founding of the Kharkiv Pedagogical Institute of Foreign Languages in 1930, and the Department of Methodology and Practice of Teaching Foreign Languages.
Thus, the newly created department combined the long-standing traditions of the philological school and modern approaches to linguodidactics, continuing to develop the best achievements of the Kharkiv school of English language teaching.
Today, the department brings together 28 scientific and pedagogical workers, including 5 professors, doctors of philological and pedagogical sciences, 14 associate professors and candidates of sciences, 3 doctors of philosophy, 1 doctoral student, and 2 graduate students. Thus, the department has 100% scientific potential.
The Department of English Philology and Foreign Language Teaching Methods is a powerful educational and scientific center that combines deep theoretical knowledge with modern professional competencies in the field of international communication. The main goal of the department is to provide high-quality training for specialists in English as a first and second foreign language, capable of implementing modern teaching methods, possessing a high level of foreign language competence, and effectively operating in the field of international communication.
The department carries out extensive work on the development of conceptual approaches to the formation of foreign language competence, the creation of methods for the theoretical and practical training of teachers and translators, as well as their testing in the educational process. The department's teachers are actively involved in educational and methodological activities: they create and improve work programs for disciplines, reference notes, presentations, teaching and test materials; develop methodological recommendations and electronic manuals, and form transparent assessment criteria; coordinate pedagogical, assistant, and pre-diploma practice of students.
Among the key areas of activity of the department are: analysis of modern theories and practices of speech training of future teachers; study of the theoretical foundations of foreign language competence formation; development of interactive learning models and technologies for the development of professional communication; organizing scientific, methodological, and student conferences that promote the development of young science; active international cooperation and involvement of foreign experts in scientific events; conducting English language competitions and career guidance events in schools in the city and region; preparing and publishing textbooks, teaching aids, and scientific and methodological collections.
The department not only provides a high level of professional training for students, but also shapes their awareness of the importance of language as a cultural phenomenon, developing their interest in linguistic research and pedagogical creativity.
The department has a postgraduate program, which trains young scientists. The department's research covers a wide range of current topics:
- functional-communicative text stylistics;
- cognitive linguistics and discourse analysis;
- nonverbal aspects of communication;
- linguistic folklore and other contemporary linguistic studies.
The department is headed by Iryna Morozova, PhD in Philology, Associate Professor, who combines the experience of a scientific school with the innovative development of educational and research programs.