On April 29, 2023, the lecturers of the Departments of Foreign Languages and Linguodidactics, and Germanic Philology attended the next session of the academic mobility course featuring Stuart Carroll.
Traditionally, the course began with developing communicative techniques for enhancing communication skills, emotional support, and strengthening team spirit to be used in classes with students. The unique academic mobility course with Stuart Carroll puts these strategies and methods into action for use in student groups. Teachers have the opportunity to significantly enhance their professional growth by learning effective methods and tools in such sessions, studying modern experiences, and choosing the appropriate approach to meet student's educational needs.
The session continued with a presentation by Yuliya Korobova, a teacher of the Department of Foreign Languages and Linguodidactics, sharing her experience in applying social-emotional learning strategies, which includes acquiring and using knowledge and skills for the development of a healthy personality, including emotional regulation, empathy, and interpersonal communication skills. Social-emotional learning involves four key competencies: self-awareness and awareness of others, positive attitudes and values, responsible decision-making, and social interaction skills. Yuliya shared her experience learning such strategies from American programs and how she applies them to her students, noting the positive outcomes.
All teachers agreed that the opportunity to gain practical experience with modern teaching methods and strategies from leading specialists significantly strengthens the methodological base for teaching, enhances teachers' positive emotional state, unites them in joint problem-solving in education, and inspires better teaching practice.