The Associate Professor of the Foreign Languages Department gave a presentation on the academic writing assessment at the final meeting of the participants of the Language Assessment Literacy course, which was held as part of the Electronic Village Online (EVO) TESOL project from January 7 to February 12, 2023.
The course aimed to improve participants' assessment literacy through exposure to and discussion of key concepts in language assessment, as well as the creation of assessment tasks as an end result.
The course reached a wide audience of English language teachers from different countries and continents who were improving their assessment language literacy and sharing their assessment practices both in the classroom and online. The course program included modules on the principles and complexities of assessment, assessment of receptive skills (reading, listening), assessment of productive skills (speaking, writing), development of assessment criteria and testing rules, assessment tools. The course was built on the principle of interactivity, where participants communicated a lot both on the platform and in online meetings, and had the opportunity to discuss the results of their studies.
The International Day of Women and Girls in Science, celebrated on 11 February, is implemented by UNESCO and aims to promote women and girls in science. This Day is a reminder that women and girls play a critical role in science and technology communities and that their participation should be strengthened. The Day focuses on an opportunity to promote full and equal access to and participation in science for women and girls their full ability to make their ideas heard are levers for development and peace.
Congratulations to all the girls and women who are engaged in scientific research and development, and make this world a better place!
Dear students, postgraduates, teachers!
We have the pleasure to invite you to participate in the XVII-th all-Ukrainian Scientific and Practical Conference “To Make the World Smarter and Safer”, which will be held online on March 30-31, 2023.
Objectives of the conference:
- developing students’ motivation to learn foreign languages;
- developing research skills;
- improving presentation abilities using foreign languages;
- improving academic communication skills, both oral and written;
- exchanging teaching/learning experiences.
We might be having a difficult time this year, more than ever. Christmas is the time to receive and send blessings. This is a day to be grateful for all the wonderful things that you possess in life, Wishing you and your families good health, never-ending happiness, peace, and prosperity this Christmas and in the coming years. May all your stress fade away and your heart is filled with wonder and warmth.
Wishing you a very Merry Christmas!
A little smile, a word of cheer,
A bit of love from someone near,
A little gift from one held dear,
Best wishes for the coming year…
Merry Christmas!
January 2023 Voices from the Classroom talks will bring to the forefront stories of our colleagues teaching English in Ukraine in the time of Russia's war against their country. We would like to hear about the following:
● What is it like to teach in the time of war?
● How has the war against Ukraine affected your teaching and your own and your students’ learning?
● How did you adapt? How did your students adapt?
● What is one most important lesson you want the ELT profession to hear about your experiences and why? We invite all interested ELT professionals in Ukraine to contribute.
On December 17, at 12 00, the open day will begin in the congress center of Sumy State University. High school pupils and their parents are invited to meet the representatives of specialties. During the event, it is planned to present educational programs, in particular, "Secondary Education" - the new specialty of the FLSС faculty, and to hold interesting interactive events. Everyone is invited to Pokrovskaya Str. 9/1 (SumDU Congress Center).
Heidelberg, the city where Germany’s oldest University is located, warmly welcomed participants of a study visit “CLIL at Work” that went under the umbrella of Erasmus+ KA2 project “Foreign Language Teacher Training Capacity Development as a Way to Ukraine’s Multilingual Education and European Integration / MultiEd”. During 5 fabulous days neatly packed with a variety of activities the programme team were engaged in observing and discussing secondary schools CLIL-Classrooms in various subjects (such as Physical Education, History, Maths, Fine Arts, etc.); doing a lot of creative tasks connected with implementing CLIL methodology and multilingual education, developing creativity and critical thinking of future teachers of foreign languages, making the concept of inclusivity work in a classroom; meeting Ukrainian kids who had to flee from the war and are now studying in Germany.
Special thanks are addressed to the study visit organisers, Dr. Hans-Werner Huneke in particular, for the high-level professionalism, commitment and support they showed before and during the project participants’ stay in Germany.
On October 27, 2022 lecturer of Foreign Languages Department Svitlana Mikhno took part in International Forum in Virtual Teaching and Learning which was jointly organized by Camarines Sur Polytechnic Colleges (Philippines), Sumy State University (Ukraine), and Prince of Songkla University (Thailand), with the theme Harnessing Hyflex and Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) in Developing Global Citizens.
The Lecture featured three International lecturers: Mr. Tom Hendrick Freimuth, International Relations Officer, Faculty of Science (PSU) who discussed “COIL’s Mission and Framework”; Dr. Bagus Jati Santoso, Assistant Professor of Department of Informatics and Deputy Director of Academic Development, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, Indonesia, who presented his lecture on “Tools and Teaching Strategies for Effective COIL Projects”; and Dr. Alla Krasulia, Associate Dean for International Relations, Faculty of Foreign Philology and Social Communications (SUMDU) who focused her discussion on “Challenges and Benefits of COIL: Success Stories”.
Participants of the event came from 19 countries from Asia, Europe, Central America, Middle East, and Africa.
Stuart Carroll, a highly qualified teacher with an advanced scientific degree (PhD, Associate Professor) started the methodological seminars for teachers of the Foreign Languages Department. Dr. Carroll will provide answers to the questions and doubts concerning Grammar, basic professional concepts in the field of methodology and linguistics, different ways to engage students in lesson content, etc.
Teachers' Day is celebrated as a tribute to the valuable contribution made by teachers to the society by imparting knowledge and enlightening and shaping the career of students. The best teachers don’t give you the answer, they spark within you the desire to find the answer yourself.
To all the teachers in the world- you are doing an amazing job and you deserve the very best. Happy Teachers Day!