At the current stage of development of European relations, the Department of Business Foreign Language and Translation continues to expand its experience of international cooperation in order to improve the methodological base for providing high-quality educational services. It maintains extensive ties with international agencies and organizations in the field of education and science, which carry out their activities in Ukraine and abroad: the US Peace Corps in Ukraine, the American Council for Educational and Cultural Cooperation, the Cultural Department of the British Embassy in Ukraine, the English Language Resource Centers of the British Council, the German Cultural and Language Center of the Goethe Institute.
The department’s teachers are participants in joint projects of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and the US Peace Corps “Education-TEFL”, the German Academic Exchange Service DAAD and the British Council. Representatives of these organizations are constantly working on these projects at the department, and representatives of educational organizations, such as Oxford Education Group and British Linguistic Academy, are periodically involved to exchange professional experience.
Dutch citizen Rick von Heiden takes part in oral practice classes in English and German at the Department of DIMP, 2021. In the photo: Prof. Nedaynova I.V., Rick von Heiden, Prof. Badan A.A.
Cordelia Ongert (third from left) , a US Peace Corps volunteer in Ukraine , with teachers of the Department of Business Foreign Language and Translation, 2019-2020 . In the photo: Prof. Nedaynova I.V., Assoc. Prof. Myroshnychenko V.M., Cordelia Ongert, Assoc. Prof. Akop’yants N.M., Assoc. Prof. Karachova D.V., Assoc. Prof. Tsaryova S.O.
In the photo: Prof. Nedaynova I.V., Assoc. Prof. Golikova O.M., Peace Corps volunteer Cordelia Ongert, Assoc. Prof. Akop’yants N.M., 2020.
In the photo: Assoc. Prof. Akopyants N.M., Peace Corps volunteer Cordelia Ongert, Assoc. Prof. Karachova D.V., born in 2020.
In recent years, our teachers have also actively participated in numerous foreign internships . In May 2019, Assoc. Prof. Akopiants N.M. and Assoc. Prof. Karachova D.V. completed an internship under the advanced training program “Internship for educators + English language school” (Western Finland College, Huittinen, Finland, 120 hours). The purpose of the internship was to study the project approach in organizing the educational process in educational institutions in Finland in combination with intensive study of English at the Western Finland College in an international multicultural environment using active communication techniques.
Assoc. Prof. Akopiants N.M. at the ceremony of awarding certificates for the level of English language proficiency, Finland 2019.
Assoc. Prof. Karachova D.V. at the ceremony of awarding certificates for the level of English language proficiency, Finland 2019.
Assoc. Prof. Kozlov Y.D. Wyższa szkoła biznesu National – Louis University, Nowy Sącz (Poland), 2019.
In 2019, Assoc. Prof. Sukhova A.V. underwent advanced training at the Higher Theological Seminary UKSW, Warsaw (Poland) from October 14 to October 25, 2019 ( Certificate RW-102019/038 dated 10/25/2019 ) on the topic “Academic Integrity: Challenges of Modernity.”
Assoc. Prof. Sukhova A.V. is undergoing an internship at the Higher Theological Seminary UKSW, Warsaw (Poland) from October 14 to October 25, 2019 .
Assoc. Prof. Samarina V.V. underwent an internship in 2018 and 2019 at the Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg. The internship was designed for teachers of the German language, namely a course in technical German in the field of electrical engineering and mechanical engineering. The lectures were given by leading professors from the faculties of mechanical engineering and electrical engineering. Among the participants of this program were teachers from the Kyiv Polytechnic University and Donetsk Technical University.
Assoc. Prof. Samarina V.V. (first right) Magdeburg, summer school “Technical German” 2019.
In the winter semester 2022-2023, Professor I.V. Nedaynova completed an internship at the Department of English Language and Literature, Faculty of Philology, University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, Czech Republic, during which she taught courses on “Linguistic Analysis of English” and “Academic Writing” to students of the “Business English” specialty. During the internship, Prof. I.V. Nedaynova participated in two international conferences – at the universities of Pardubice and Hradec Králové, where she presented her research on political discourse.
Prof. Nedaynova I.V. is undergoing an internship at the Department of English Language and Literature, Faculty of Philology, University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, Czech Republic, 2022-23.
On April 19, 2023, the founding meeting of the KHARKIV-OXFORD ASSOCIATION 2023, initiated by the Department of International Cooperation of the Kharkiv City Council, took place. At the founding meeting, the initial composition, charter and symbols of the association were discussed and approved. The leading teachers of the Department of Business Foreign Language and Translation of the National Institute of Translation and Interpretation of the National Technical University of Kyiv Polytechnic Institute “KhPI” also became members of the association : Prof. Badan A. A. , Assoc. Prof. Akop’yants N.M. and Assoc. Prof. Golikova O.M.
Prof. Badan A.A., Assoc. Prof. Akop’yants N.M., Assoc. Prof. Golikova O.M. participate in the first remote founding meeting of the Kharkiv-Oxford Association, 2023.
Cooperation with the KHARKIV-OXFORD association has opened up opportunities for the department to organize conversation clubs organized by Oxford teachers and association members for our students, as well as a series of seminars on methodology by colleagues from Oxford. For example, on July 27-28, a guest series of professional development seminars was held by Oxford University (St. Clare’s College) lecturer Mark Bartram for NTU “KhPI” teachers . Mark Bartram has been working as a teacher, trainer and author of materials for over 30 years. He has taught and conducted trainings in Italy, the UK, Belgium and Hungary. He currently teaches preparatory courses at Oxford University and prepares teachers for the Cambridge DELTA qualification, as well as writes examination papers for Oxford exams.
A series of professional development seminars within the framework of the Kharkiv-Oxford Association from Mark Bartram on the Zoom platform , July 2023.
Also, within the framework of the laboratory’s work, the Department of Business Foreign Language held its own seminars led by its speakers on topics mainly devoted to artificial intelligence in teaching foreign languages:
01/29/24 Seminar “Large Language Models for foreign language acquisition” (Antonina BADAN, Nunu AKOP’YANTS)
5.02.24 Seminar “Application of digital technologies in foreign language teaching in industry 5.0” (Tetyana AGIBALOVA, Daria KARACHOVA).
12.02.24. Seminar “New and innovative teaching methods (based on online internships in
Krakow University of Economics (Krakow, Poland)” (Svitlana Tsarova)
Also, starting from spring 2023 to the present time, as part of cooperation with the Kharkiv-Oxford Association, our students have the opportunity to regularly participate in conversation clubs with Oxford teachers . The opportunity to speak with British teachers is an invaluable advantage, which makes our students competitive specialists in the future.
Remote weekly English conversation sessions for our students with Mr. Andrew Adams from Oxford, as part of the department’s cooperation with the Kharkiv-Oxford Association, spring semester 2023.
Remote weekly English conversation sessions for our students with Mr. Tim Sadler from Oxford, as part of the department’s cooperation with the Kharkiv-Oxford Association, spring semester 2023.
Remote weekly English conversation sessions for our students with Mr. Colin Cook from Oxford, as part of the department’s cooperation with the Kharkiv-Oxford Association, spring semester 2023.
Remote weekly English conversation sessions for our students with Mr. Adam Godfrey from Oxford, as part of the department’s cooperation with the Kharkiv-Oxford Association, spring semester 2023.
Our students have also won a number of victories in Olympiads and competitions in recent years , which indicates a decent level of knowledge and high standards of training.
The annual 1st stage of the All-Ukrainian Olympiad in English and German is a center for talented and ambitious young people studying in our specialty. During the pandemic and martial law, the Olympiad was held remotely in Teams .
35 students of the specialty “Germanic Languages and Literatures. Translation included, the first – English” participate in the 1st stage of the All-Ukrainian English Language Olympiad , 2024 .
Another traditional form of involving talented young people in learning foreign languages has historically been the English Miniature Theater, which was modified into the Phonetic Competition during the pandemic and martial law in Teams . For example, on March 29, 2024, the Department of Business Foreign Language and Translation held a game class on the discipline “Practical English Course” as part of the use of gamification methods in the educational process. The class held a Phonetic Competition, during which students presented video fragments with their own voiceovers in English and editing. Both group and individual student projects were presented .
Phonetic competition held on the Office 365 Teams platform , March 2024.
Screenshot of the winning project “Pirates of the Caribbean” by the SGT-221B group in the Phonetic Competition, March 2024.