News of The English Language Chair

THE EVENT «INVITE YOU TO SKOVORODA FAMILY»

On 10 February 2021, the event «Invite you to Skovoroda family» took place at secondary school No. 113 in Kharkiv prepared by representatives of H.S.Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University for senior pupils from 10-11 grades (coordinator Razumenko T., Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor of English Language Department and Berigarazh O.V., Head of secondary school №113).

The pupils watched video presentations of the University, learned admission regulations, and got familiar with attractive student life during this event. Pupils asked a lot of questions about entering the University, especially at Foreign Language Department, Law Department, Psychological Department, Sociological Department, Preschool Education, and Natural Sciences Department.

English language brain-ring was held at the end of the event, winners were awarded prizes.

WEBINAR “THE EVI GUIDE: TASKS, TIPS AND TEACHING APPROACHES”

On February 08, 2021 Associate Professor Olena Kholodniak took part in the webinar from Dinternal Education on the topic “The EVI Guide: tasks, tips and teaching approaches” and got the certificate of participation. During the webinar, the structure of the exam and types of tasks were considered, the skills and abilities tested in the sections “Reading” and “Use of language” of the EVI were analysed and the peculiarities of using the integrated and intensive approaches in the process of exam preparation were discussed.

Sam McKean, a Methodist of the LLC “Dinternal Education”, gave useful advice which will be useful in preparing students of different faculties of H.S. Skovoroda Kharkiv Pedagogical University for taking the EVI to apply to Master’s Courses.

CAREER GUIDANCE

On February 4-5, the teacher of the department Baidala V.V. were the meetings with students of 9th and 10th classes in Solonitsevsky Lyceum № 1 on career guidance. There were 20 students of 9th class, 15 students of 10th class. The coordinator of the meeting was Natalia Oleksiivna Konyushenko, a mathematics teacher, who is also a graduate of the G.S. Scovoroda KhNPU.

TESOL

On January 28, 2021 Associate Professor O.L. Bezkorovaina became a member of TESOL, Inc., the international association of teachers of English to speakers of other languages.

WEBINAR "OXFORD EXAM TRAINER IS YOUR GUIDE TO SUCCESSFUL EXAMS!"

On January 27th, 2021, I. S. Balabay, a teacher of the Department, took part in the webinar of the British publishing house Oxford University Press "Oxford Exam Trainer is your guide to successful exams!"(speakers-Anna Morris and Tatiana Redchenko).

Expert and co-author of the Oxford Exam Trainer B1 exam textbook Tatiana Redchenko had powerful ideas on how to help students prepare for exams and shared an incredible amount of practical web resources and valuable tips for achieving success in passing the ZNO( external independent evaluation) . At the end of the online meeting, each participant received the latest methodological materials that will certainly be useful to the teacher in preparing students for successful exams

WEBINAR “ESSENTIAL OF TEACHING ONLINE”

Teachers of the English language chair participated in webinars "Essentials of Teaching Online" (11,12 January, 2021). The presenter was Sean Michael Hicks, the English language teacher at the U.S. Embassy Regional Center in Ukraine.

The webinar explored issues related to improving English language teaching online. Experienced teacher Sean Michael Hicks shared his experience in improving speaking, writing, reading and listening skills during distance learning. The result of the webinar is the implementation of the gained knowledge into the process of teaching online.