Report on the Language-Communicative Practice

29.11.2024

According to the academic schedule, third-year students of the Department of Romance and Germanic Philology undertook their language-communicative (academic) practice from November 4 to November 24, 2024.

The practice aimed to develop students’ communicative competence based on social and historical-cultural information about their native region.

The objectives of the practice included mastering the lexical and grammatical material necessary for presenting social and historical-cultural information, creating a thematic vocabulary, composing a museum tour in English, presenting the tour, and discussing it.

Due to the remote learning format, the practice was conducted online, enabling the use of various digital tools for task completion.

As a result of the practice, students developed thematic vocabularies, incorporating vocabulary related to the history, culture, and social aspects of their native region. Special attention was paid to interactive learning methods, ensuring better material comprehension.

Participants created detailed descriptions of tours to local museums and historical landmarks. When visiting a museum in person was not possible, they were encouraged to use the resource “Museums of Ukraine in the Virtual Space.”

Each student presented their tour in English, followed by group discussions. This process facilitated the development of public speaking skills, critical thinking, and the ability to analyze and evaluate information.

Olha Yevhenivna Yunina, Ph.D. in Pedagogy, Associate Professor of Romance and Germanic Philology, supervised the practice. She provided students with methodological support, assisted in creating thematic vocabularies, recommended organizing tours, and assessed the presentations.

The language-communicative practice allowed students to:

• Deepen their knowledge of the English language in the context of social and historical-cultural information.
• Develop skills in designing and conducting tours.
• Improve their ability to present and discuss cultural and historical information.

The practice proved important for students’ professional development, combining theory and practice and fostering essential competencies required for work in the modern world.

Department of Romance & Germanic Philology,
Information Centre of the Educational and Research Institute of Philology & Journalism