Lesia Nazarevych

Lesia Nazarevych

Lesia Nazarevych, Associate Professor of the Department of Ukrainian and Foreign Languages, PhD in Philology.

Education

Volodymyr Hnatiuk Ternopil National Pedagogical University, 2004

Speciality: “Pedagogy and Methods of Secondary Education. Ukrainian Language and Literature”.

Qualification: “Teacher of Ukrainian Language, Literature and World Literature”.

Volodymyr Hnatiuk Ternopil State Pedagogical University, 2005

PhD in Philology, speciality 10.01.06 “Theory of Literature”

Thesis: “Existentiality as a Philosophical and Artistic-Aesthetic Dominant of Ukrainian Short Prose of the Late 19th – Early 20th Century”. Supervisor: Prof. Z.B. Lanovyk.

Professional achievements

Associate Professor of the Department of Ukrainian and Foreign Languages (Ukrainian language course).

Associate Professor certificate: 12 ДЦ No. 043830 of 29 September 2015, minutes No. 4/02-Д.

PhD in Philology, 2009.

PhD diploma: ДК No. 055902

Work experience

Ternopil Ivan Puluj National Technical University

2008 – 2009: junior researcher at the research laboratory of secondary power supply systems, Ivan Puluj State Technical University.

2009 – 2011: assistant at the Department of Ukrainian Studies and Philosophy, Ternopil Ivan Puluj State Technical University.

2011 – 2012: lecturer at the Department of Foreign Languages, Ternopil Ivan Puluj National Technical University (TNTU).

2012 – 2013: senior lecturer at the Department of Ukrainian and Foreign Languages, TNTU.

2013 – present: Associate Professor of the Department of Ukrainian and Foreign Languages, Ternopil Ivan Puluj National Technical University.

Research interests

Methods of teaching Ukrainian as a foreign language, eidetics, linguo-cultural studies, theory and practice of communication, theory of literature.

Professional activity

Teaches Ukrainian for Professional Purposes, Ukrainian as a Foreign Language and Business Communication in Ukrainian. Organiser and chair of language and literature competitions, information quests, interactive seminars and olympiads. TNTU annually hosts:

  • the 2nd stage of the Taras Shevchenko International Language and Literature Competition for pupils and students;
  • the 2nd stage of the Petro Yatsyk International Ukrainian Language Competition;
  • the “All-Ukrainian Radio Dictation of National Unity” (organisers I.P. Ravliv, L.T. Nazarevych);
  • the cultural and educational project “The Shakespeare We Don’t Know” within the “Shakespeare Days in Ukraine 2019” initiated by the Ukrainian Inter-University Shakespeare Centre of ZNU;
  • scientific and practical interactive seminars on “Translation as a Form of Intercultural Interaction” and others.

Author of a number of methodological guides and textbooks, in particular “A Practical Course of Ukrainian. Professional and Business Speech in Ukrainian as a Foreign Language” (2013), co-author of the textbook “Ukrainian for Foreigners. Level B1–B2” (L. Nazarevych, N. Havdyda, 2017), which is used by learners in many parts of the world, including Poland, Japan, the USA, Italy, Canada, Belgium and Germany.

Developer of visual materials and a series of audio podcasts for the course Ukrainian as a Foreign Language.

Publications

Author of about 70 scientific and teaching works, including 1 collective monograph, 37 scientific publications in Ukrainian professional journals (including 1 publication indexed in Index Copernicus and Google Scholar) and about 40 teaching and methodological works.

  1. Theoretical and Practical Approaches to Teaching Ukrainian as a Foreign Language at TNTU. – Medical Education / N.R. Denysiuk, L.T. Nazarevych, N.I. Havdyda. – Ternopil: TSMU, 2020. – pp. 56-61. (Index Copernicus, Google Scholar)
  2. Nazarevych L.T., Fedak S.A. Existentiality in the Short Story Discourse of Ukrainian Modernism: a Theoretical Aspect // Current Issues of Literary Terminology: collection of papers. – Issue 3 / ed.-in-chief Ye.M. Vasyliev. – Rivne: O. Zen, 2020. – pp. 133–137
  3. Nazarevych L.T. Working with Linguo-Cultural Texts in Ukrainian as a Foreign Language Classes // Language Education at Modern Universities: Trends, Challenges, Prospects: abstracts of the All-Ukrainian Scientific and Practical Conference with international participation, 6-7 March 2020. Bila Tserkva: BNAU, pp. 80–83
  4. Nazarevych L.T. Learning Ukrainian as a Foreign Language: Eidetic Techniques and Methods // Studia methodologica: [scientific almanac]. – Ternopil: TNPU, 2015. – Issue 40. – pp. 129-133.
  5. Nazarevych L.T. Introducing Eidetic Methods in Ukrainian as a Foreign Language Classes // Scientific Notes of Volodymyr Hnatiuk Ternopil National Pedagogical University. Series: Pedagogy. – Ternopil: TNPU, 2015. – Issue 1. – pp. 163-168.
  6. Nazarevych L.T., Havdyda N.I. Professional and Youth Slang: Features of Use among Students // Odesa Linguistic Bulletin: [scientific and practical journal]. – Odesa: National University “Odesa Law Academy”, 2015. – Issue 5. – pp. 103-108.
  7. Nazarevych L.T., Havdyda N.I. Specifics of Learning Ukrainian as a Foreign Language // Scientific Notes of Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi Vinnytsia State Pedagogical University. Series: Philology (Linguistics): collection of scientific papers [ed.-in-chief N.L. Ivanytska]. – Vinnytsia: Planer, 2015. – Issue 21. – pp. 336-340.

Took part in about 30 national and international scientific and practical conferences, including:

  1. Translation: Word and Meaning in Learning a Foreign Language / N.R. Denysiuk, L.T. Nazarevych // Proceedings of the 2nd International Scientific and Practical Conference “Francophonie in a Globalised and Multicultural World”. – Ternopil: TNPU, 2020. – pp. 224-227.
  2. Completed the seminar by Dzvenyslava Novakivska “How to Make Impactful Presentations. Secrets of Clear, Concise and Impactful Presentations” / Vyshche team and the Centre for Innovative Learning and Teaching of NaUKMA (certificate received).
  3. The Artistic Heritage of Yakiv Strukhmanchuk in the Context of Socio-Historical Events of the Early 20th Century / L.T. Nazarevych, O.B. Nazarevych, O.S. Pankevych // Koniukhy in the First World War. Proceedings of the Regional Scientific Conference. Koniukhy / Kozova District Museum of Local History. – Ternopil, 2017. – pp. 32-38.
  4. Using Audio Podcast Technology for Learning Ukrainian as a Foreign Language / L.T. Nazarevych, O.B. Nazarevych // Proceedings of the 5th Scientific and Technical Conference “Information Models, Systems and Technologies”. – Ternopil: TNTU, 2018. – p. 113.
  5. Innovative Approaches to Learning Ukrainian as a Foreign Language Using Internet Technologies / L.T. Nazarevych, O.B. Nazarevych // 4th International Scientific and Methodological Conference “Current Issues of Teaching International Students in Ukraine”. – Ternopil (2-4 May 2018). – Ternopil: TNTU, 2018. – pp. 76-78.
  6. Practical and Game-Based Approaches to Learning Ukrainian as a Foreign Language / L. Nazarevych // Proceedings of the 6th Scientific and Technical Conference “Information Models, Systems and Technologies”, 12-13 December 2018. – Ternopil: TNTU, 2018. – p. 110.
  7. Distance Learning as a Supporting Factor in Learning Ukrainian as a Foreign Language / Lesia Nazarevych, Oleh Nazarevych // Proceedings of the 3rd International Scientific and Methodological Conference “Current Issues of Teaching International Students in Ukraine”, 18-20 May 2016. – Ternopil, 2016. – pp. 185-187.
  8. Communicative Principles of Professional Communication / L. Nazarevych // Proceedings of the 18th Scientific Conference of Ivan Puluj TNTU, 29-30 October 2014. – Ternopil: TNTU, 2014. – pp. 287-288. – (Section: Humanities).
  9. War in the Short Stories of Marko Cheremshyna / L. Nazarevych // Socio-Humanitarian Bulletin. Collection of scientific papers. Issue 29-30. “Modern Trends in the Socio-Humanitarian Development of Ukraine and the World”. Kharkiv, 2019. pp. 83-85

Supervision of student research

  1. Voitsishchuk A. Stages of the Development of Ukrainian Military Terminology // Proceedings of the 8th All-Ukrainian Student Scientific and Technical Conference “Natural Sciences and Humanities. Current Issues”, 23-24 April 2015. – Ternopil: TNTU, 2015. – Vol. 2. – pp. 129-130. – (Humanities).
  2. Kramar T. The Role of a CV and Motivation Letter in Professional Communication // Proceedings of the 3rd International Student Scientific and Technical Conference. – Ternopil: Ternopil Ivan Puluj National Technical University (Ternopil, 23-24 April 2020), 2020. p. 162
  3. Dyshkant I. Digital Etiquette in Business Communication // Proceedings of the 3rd International Student Scientific and Technical Conference. – Ternopil: Ternopil Ivan Puluj National Technical University (Ternopil, 23-24 April 2020), 2020. p. 154
  4. Lutsyshyn R. Existential Rebellion in Lesya Ukrainka’s Dramatic Poems “Orgy” and “On the Field of Blood” // International Student Scientific and Technical Conference “Natural Sciences and Humanities. Current Issues”. – Ternopil: TNTU, 2018. pp. 192-193
  5. Mamedova E. Interdisciplinary Terminology // Abstracts of the International Student Scientific and Technical Conference “Natural Sciences and Humanities. Current Issues”, 26-27 April 2018. – Ternopil: TNTU, 2018. – Vol. 2. – pp. 194–195. – (Humanities).
  6. Levytska O. Borrowings in Ukrainian: Norm or Problem? // Abstracts of the 10th All-Ukrainian Student Scientific and Technical Conference “Natural Sciences and Humanities. Current Issues”, 25-26 April 2017. – Ternopil: TNTU, 2017. – Vol. 2. – pp. 187–188. – (Section: Humanities).
  7. Derlytsia K. Inconsistency in the Translation of Terms in Students’ Research Papers // Abstracts of the 10th All-Ukrainian Student Scientific and Technical Conference “Natural Sciences and Humanities. Current Issues”, 25-26 April 2017. – Ternopil: TNTU, 2017. – Vol. 2. – pp. 171–172. – (Section: Humanities).

Reviewing the manuscript of part of the Ukrainian as a foreign language textbook “Key to Ukraine. Cities and People”, prepared by Ukrainian studies specialists of the International Institute of Education, Culture and Diaspora Relations of Lviv Polytechnic National University.

Other duties

  • Creating content for the Facebook page of the Department of Ukrainian and Foreign Languages and the Facebook page “Ukrainian for Foreigners” (@ukrainian.for.foreigners)
  • Member of the organising committee of the International Scientific and Methodological Conference “Current Issues of Teaching International Students in Ukraine”
  • Preparing students for the regional stages of the Petro Yatsyk All-Ukrainian Ukrainian Language Competition and the All-Ukrainian Student Olympiad in “Ukrainian for Professional Purposes”.
  • Student Maksym Hladii (group SP-22, 2015) won 3rd place in the 2nd stage of the 6th Taras Shevchenko International Language and Literature Competition for pupils and students.
  • Student Diana Palkova (group SN-31, 2019) was awarded a 3rd degree diploma at the regional stage of the 19th All-Ukrainian Ukrainian Language Competition.
  • Student Diana Palkova (group SN-31) was awarded a certificate “For Thorough Linguistic Knowledge” at the 2nd stage of the All-Ukrainian Student Olympiad in “Ukrainian for Professional Purposes”.
  • Supervising research of pupils who are members of the Minor Academy of Sciences of Ukraine: the research paper “Mythopoetics in the Works of Taras Shevchenko” by Khrystyna Bodnarchuk won 3rd place at the regional stage.
  • Jury member of the research paper competition of pupils – members of the Minor Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.

Community activity

Organising excursions, art events, flash mobs and literary meetings.

Internships

  • 09.10.2017 – 10.11.2017 (order No. 1130-33/03 of 9 October 2017) at Volodymyr Hnatiuk Ternopil National Pedagogical University, Department of Philological Disciplines of Primary Education.
  • 17.09.2012 – 19.10.2012 (order No. 044/388-26 of 31.10.2012) at the Institute of Philology of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Department of Modern Ukrainian.

Certificates

  • “Effective Presentations” – online course on the learning and teaching community platform “Vyshche” GoHigher.org (2019).
  • 4-hour training “How to Make Impactful Presentations. Secrets of Clear, Concise and Impactful Presentations” (Kyiv-Mohyla Academy and the “Vyshche” platform, author Dz. Novakivska, 2019).
  • “The Verb Is Not as Scary as They Say: Tenses for Practitioners” (3 licensed hours). (Certificate of the Ternopil Municipal Methodological Centre for Scientific and Educational Innovations and Monitoring and the Polish Language and Culture Centre “Moja Polska”, 2019).
  • “Szkolenia dla nauczycieli języka polskiego jako obcego, zorganizowane przez Szkołę Języka Polskiego GLOSSA” (4.5 hours) – 2019
  • “Summer Language Camp: from Idea to Implementation” – participation in the 4th methodological seminar for foreign language teachers (Polish Language and Culture Centre “Moja Polska”, 2018).
  • Certificate of A2 level in Polish (Lublin University of Technology, Poland, 2015).

Skills

  • creating effective presentations and designing visual learning materials;
  • public speaking;
  • organising and managing methodological work in a team;
  • organising and maintaining students’ motivation and performance;
  • MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, WordPad), graphic editors (CorelDRAW), e-mail (Outlook Express); confident use of various browsers (Opera, Firefox, Chrome, Internet Explorer) and Windows operating systems.

Languages

Ukrainian, Russian, Polish – fluent; English – basic.

Awards

  • Certificate of honour of the Department of Education and Science of Ternopil Regional State Administration for many years of conscientious work, high professionalism and on the occasion of Education Workers’ Day (2015).
  • Certificate of honour of the Rector of Ivan Puluj TNTU for high professional skills, conscientious performance of duties, a creative approach to teaching and on the occasion of the 5th anniversary of the Faculty for International Students (2016).
  • Certificate of honour of the Rector of Ivan Puluj TNTU for high rating results (2012 – 2013).

Courses

  • Ukrainian for Professional Purposes
  • Business Communication in Ukrainian
  • Ukrainian as a Foreign Language
  • Country Studies