Modern linguistics and methods of teaching foreign languages, English, in particular, are built on the three pillars: scientific knowledge, professional needs and new vectors set by the global markets. To a large extent, such a synthesis has evolved from the rapid grow of information technologies which have filtered into all spheres of social practices. These processes have forced the evident necessity in updating and extending the existing areas of scientific paradigms. The latter fact has been fostered by another global trend ranking the English language at the top of world communication an...

In June 2021 TESOL-Ukraine continued the tradition of National Teacher Development Summer Institutes. In cooperation with the English Language and Literature Departmment of V.O. Sukhomlynskyi National University of Mykolaiv and Project “Foreign Language Teacher Training Capacity Development as a Way to Ukraine’s Multilingual Education and European Integration” the training «CLIL Methodology in Secondary Education: Challenges and Implementation» was  held. The program of the Institute (30 academic hours) included: online trainings from the Language and Literature Departmment of V.O. S...

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TESOL-Ukraine members took part in the International Conference on Academic Integrity “Honesty, Trust, Unity: Academic Integrity & Education in a Globalized World”, organized by the Regional English Language Office (U.S. Embassy) in partnership with TESOL-Ukraine, the English Teachers Association of Georgia, and International Black Sea University, which took place online on February 1-4, 2021. Speakers and conference participants discussed a number of issues of academic integrity that concern the educational environment around the world, including the nature of academic integrity ...

Description of the Course (by Yuliia Savenko) The 21st Century Lesson Essentials Training course is designed for English teachers and aimed to prepare for the basis of the 21st century teaching EFL. The 25-hour course consists of five workshops and practical sessions that are delivered over five days and provides teachers with an opportunity to improve their teaching and language skills. The working language of the training course is English. The participants are expected to attend all sessions of the course to receive a certificate. TESOL-Ukraine Training Participants TESOL-Uk...

TESOL-Ukraine has become a part of the the project “Foreign Language Teacher Training Capacity Development as a Way to Ukraine’s Multilingual Education and European/ MultiEd” Erasmus + programme KA2 – Higher Education Capacity Building (610427-EPP) -1-2019-1-EE-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP) and during fall 2020 – winter 2021 participated in the following events: TESOL-Ukraine members participated in the training course “Curriculum Development Seminar”, which started in May 2020 and was completed in June. It was devoted to the principles of curriculum design and standards. The partners of MultiEd shared ...

In the fall and winter 2020-21 thanks to the help of the Regional English Language Office in Ukraine 45 English language teachers participated in the course “Essentials of Online Teaching” and got their certificates. The program of the Institute included: Workshop “Communicative Language Teaching Strategies for the Online Classroom” by Wendy Finlayson, English Language Fellow, U.S. Department of State – 3 academic hours Workshop “Encouraging Critical Thinking in the Online Classroom” by Wendy Finlayson, English Language Fellow, U.S. Department of State – 3 academic hours Workshop "...

The first volume of the publication includes research papers in the spheres of legal studies, journalism, and foreign languages, written by the students of the faculties of law and journalism of Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, and the student of the Open Unversity (UK), who participated in the National TESOL-Ukraine Students’ Research Academy “Knowledge Transfer in the Global Academic Environment” (Lviv: Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, May 18-22, 2020). The second volume of the publication includes research papers in the spheres of legal studies, journalism, and foreign la...

TESOL-Ukraine has become a part of the the project “Foreign Language Teacher Training Capacity Development as a Way to Ukraine’s Multilingual Education and European/ MultiEd” Erasmus + programme KA2 – Higher Education Capacity Building (610427-EPP) -1-2019-1-EE-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP) and participated in the following events: MultiEd team members participated in the conference “ERASMUS+ CBHE WINNERS’ DAY: Workshop for Capacity Building for Higher Education Projects on “How to Implement your Project Successfully and Manage the Grant Funds Smoothly”” (for CBHE winners and current projects teams). Th...

Dear TESWOL-Ukraine Members! You know that since March we had to endure a previously unknown challenge - the COVID -19 pandemic. In the conditions of stress and uncertainty, we managed to switch to the emergency distance teaching mode, spend a lot of time and efforts on learning new computer platforms and programs, marked all the works of our students and gave a worthy assessment. Unfortunately, we were not able to hold our annual meeting, TESOL-UKRAINE JUBILEE CONVENTION “25 YEARS OF TESOL IN UKRAINE: HONORING THE PAST AND SHAPING THE FUTURE” in Kyiv though we had been preparing for it ...