ISSUES OF TEACHING UKRAINIAN AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE: THE APPLIED ASPECT Cover Image

ПРОБЛЕМИ ВИКЛАДАННЯ УКРАЇНСЬКОЇ МОВИ ЯК ІНОЗЕМНОЇ: ПРИКЛАДНИЙ АСПЕКТ
ISSUES OF TEACHING UKRAINIAN AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE: THE APPLIED ASPECT

Author(s): Antonina Anistratenko
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Foreign languages learning, Eastern Slavic Languages
Published by: Видавництво ВДНЗ України « Буковинський державний медичний університет »
Keywords: Ukrainian as a foreign language; learning process; language skills; leveled language training; academic course; intensive course;

Summary/Abstract: Nowadays the priority of language education, which determines the level of young specialist in the integration of Ukraine into the global information, economic, cultural space. It requires care for the Ukrainian language not only in Ukraine, but also worldwide. Mastering the Ukrainian language by foreigners, Ukrainian abroad, migrants, refugees became urgent need for Ukraine. Regarding the study of Ukrainian foreign nationals engaged in professional training in Ukrainian institutions of higher education, the problems in the teaching of the subject beyond teaching specifical issues. Factors of influence, both positive and negative, to study a foreign language can be transformed and represented as a Maslow pyramid of needs. Such presentation is also ease associated with the organization stepped transition from one level of proficiency in another with the "steps", it runs like quantum transitions in the physical theory of quantum mechanics. Teaching Ukrainian as a foreign language in higher medical education is also associated with a number of teaching problems. Standards for language training and theoretical foundation of knowledge and skills of the medical university students profile of Ukrainian as a foreign language does not reflect the real needs in education and everyday life of foreign nationals totally and realise not all aspects of it into account of sociocultural factors in the formation of linguistic competence of the student. Therefore, standardization of speech skills and requirements to the level of proficiency does not fully coincide with the standards of higher education in Ukraine. The article attempts to demonstrate, that intensive study of the Ukrainian language has advantages in language learning and use of it, effective organization of educational process promotes the implementation of three-goal of teaching Ukrainian for English speakers.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 168-171
  • Page Count: 4
  • Language: Ukrainian