Viktoriia Kukharska

Viktoriia Kukharska

Viktoriia Kukharska, Associate Professor of the Department of Ukrainian and Foreign Languages, PhD in Psychology.

Research

– Research interests: Romance and Germanic philology, psychology.

– Number of scientific publications (Google Scholar): 19

Main scientific publications

  1. The Importance of Sociocultural Knowledge in Learning Foreign Languages in the Process of Globalisation of Education and Internationalisation of Universities // Current Issues of Romance and Germanic Philology in Ukraine and the Bologna Process. Proceedings of the international scientific conference, 24-25 November 2004. – Chernivtsi, 2004. – 2 p.
  2. Studying Intercultural Communication in the Context of the Bologna Process // Modern Problems of Linguistics and Foreign Language Teaching: collection of scientific papers. – Khmelnytskyi: KhNU, 2005. – 2 p.
  3. Developing Empathy in Psychology Students in Foreign Language Classes // Current Issues of Philology and Translation Studies. Collection of scientific papers. Issue 2. – Khmelnytskyi: KhNU, 2006. – 2 p.
  4. Learning the Basics of Non-Verbal Communication by Economics Students in Business Foreign Language Classes // Proceedings of the 10th Scientific Conference of Ivan Puluj TSTU. – Ternopil, 2006. – 1 p.
  5. Distance Education: Advantages and Disadvantages // Foreign Language Communication: Achievements and Prospects. Abstracts of the 2nd international conference, 24-25 April 2008. – Ternopil: TNEU, 2008. – 2 p.
  6. The PPP Approach in Communicative Language Teaching // Proceedings of the 12th All-Ukrainian Scientific Conference of Ivan Puluj TSTU. – Ternopil, 2008. – 1 p.
  7. Teaching Multiculturalism and the Basics of Intercultural Communication in Foreign Language Classes // Modern Problems of Linguistic Research and Foreign Language Teaching: collection of papers of the 2nd All-Ukrainian Scientific and Practical Conference of Students, PhD Students and Young Scientists, 10-11 October 2008. – Khmelnytskyi: KhNU, 2008. – 2 p.
  8. On the Appropriateness of Using Anglicisms in Modern Ukrainian // Proceedings of the 13th All-Ukrainian Scientific Conference, 13-14 May. – Ternopil: Ivan Puluj TSTU, 2009. – 1 p.
  9. Victoria Kukharska. “African Proverbs and Sayings as a Means of Learning and Understanding Culture”. All-Ukrainian scientific and methodological conference “Current Issues of Teaching International Students at Technical Universities of Ukraine”. 26-28 April 2012. – pp. 166-170.
  10. Victoria Kukharska. “Concept of Time in African Culture”. All-Ukrainian scientific and methodological conference “Current Issues of Teaching International Students at Technical Universities of Ukraine”. 26-28 April 2012. – pp. 163-166.
  11. Trust Alerubo, Victoria Kukharska. “Cultural Adaptation of Foreign Students in Ukraine”. All-Ukrainian scientific and methodological conference “Current Issues of Teaching International Students at Technical Universities of Ukraine”. 26-28 April 2012. – pp. 170-171.
  12. Kukharska V.B. Some Aspects of Terminology Studies in Modern Linguistics. Proceedings of the All-Ukrainian scientific and practical online conference. Ternopil, 16 May 2013. – pp. 15-17.
  13. V. Kukharska. Cultural Awareness as a Key Component of Cultural Adaptation. Current Issues of Teaching International Students in the European Educational Area: International scientific and methodological conference, 13-16 May 2014. – Ternopil: Ivan Puluj TNTU Publishing House, 2014. – pp. 151-154.
  14. Kukharska V., Plavutska I. Some Approaches to Foreign Languages Teaching. Proceedings of the 17th Scientific Conference of Ivan Puluj TNTU. 2013. Vol. III. Humanities, Social and Economic Sciences. – p. 95.
  15. Kukharska V., Kokhan V. Truth in the Professional Activity of a Social Worker. – Socio-Psychological Dimensions of Professional Skills of the Individual in a Globalised World. – Proceedings of the International Scientific and Practical Conference. – Ternopil, 2013. – pp. 31-33.
  16. Plavutska I.R., Kukharska V.B. Some Aspects of Teaching a Practical Course of Technical Translation. – Proceedings of the 17th Scientific Conference of Ivan Puluj TNTU. 2013. Vol. III. Humanities, Social and Economic Sciences. – p. 80.
  17. Kukharska V.B., Plavutska I.R., Fedak S.A. Integrating Video Materials in a High School English Learning Program. Proceedings of the 1st International Scientific and Practical Conference “Developing Foreign Language Competence: Methodological, Psychological and Linguistic Aspects”. Ternopil, 2015. – p. 89-
  18. Kukharska V.B., Plavutska I.R., Fedak S.A. Integrating Multimedia Technology in a University English as a Foreign Language Program. 11th International Scientific and Practical Conference “Modern Trends in Teaching Foreign Languages for Professional Purposes in Higher Education”. – 2015.
  19. Kukharska V.B. Intercultural Training with Films // Proceedings of the 19th Scientific Conference of Ternopil Ivan Puluj National Technical University. – Ternopil: Ivan Puluj TNTU (Ternopil, 18-19 May 2016), 2016. – p. 287

Teaching and methodological literature

  1. Kukharska V.B. Methodological guide for 1st–2nd year full-time and part-time students on the course “Technical Foreign Language” / V.B. Kukharska. – Ternopil: TSTU, 2002. – 174 p. Library catalogue
  2. Methodological guidelines for laboratory work. English conversation topics for 1st–2nd year students of all specialities / Zh.V. Babiak, L.Y. Petryshyna, L.A. Dzhydzhora, V.B. Kukharska. – Ternopil: TSTU, 2006. – 53 p.
  3. Programme and methodological guidelines for working with PhD students and research applicants preparing for the candidate examination in English / comp. L.Y. Petryshyna, V.B. Kukharska. – Ternopil: TSTU, 2006. – 27 p. Library catalogue
  4. English for Students of Food Technology: teaching and methodological guide / V.B. Kukharska. – Kyiv: INKOS, 2007. – 352 p. ISBN: 966-8347-43-9. Library catalogue
  5. Methodological guide for 1st–2nd year full-time and part-time students majoring in Radio Engineering. – Ternopil: TSTU, 2009. – 140 p.
  6. Ukrainian for International Students of the Preparatory Department: textbook / comp. V.B. Kukharska, H.R. Matsiuk, I.R. Hinsirovska, O.Yu. Levkovych. – Ternopil: TNTU, 2010. – 84 p. Library catalogue
  7. English for 1st–2nd year full-time students majoring in 6.030507 Marketing: textbook / V.B. Kukharska. – Ternopil: TNTU, 2010. – 188 p. Library catalogue
  8. English for 1st–2nd year full-time students majoring in Construction: textbook / V.B. Kukharska. – Ternopil: TNTU, 2010. – 168 p. Library catalogue
  9. Methodological guidelines and practical tasks “English for Professional Purposes” for 1st–2nd year students of the Faculty of Entrepreneurship / V.B. Kukharska, I.R. Plavutska, 2016. http://elartu.tntu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/17829
  10. English reference and study guide for PhD students / comp. N.R. Denysiuk, V.B. Kukharska, I.R. Plavutska, S.A. Fedak. – Ternopil: TNTU, 2016. – 124 p. Library catalogue

Courses

5.1. English for Professional Purposes

Degree: Bachelor

Speciality 053 Psychology

Online course: https://dl.tntu.edu.ua/bounce.php?course=4618

Short course description (general characteristics, features, advantages):

Course “ESP (English for Specific Purposes)”.

The course enables students to acquire general professional communicative competence in English. Learning is carried out by integrating language skills and knowledge within a familiar general and situational context related to students’ academic and professional fields. Self-study is considered an integral part of the course, and the programme pays special attention to students’ independent work.

The “ESP” course programme takes into account current trends in language learning and teaching and is based on the following principles:

  • internationalism and plurilingualism
  • democracy and equal rights
  • novelty
  • transparency and flexibility
  • variability
  • integration

The course aims to develop everyday and professional communicative competence, regarded as language behaviour specific to academic and professional environments. Such behaviour requires linguistic competence (language skills and knowledge), as well as sociolinguistic and pragmatic competences necessary for study- and work-related tasks. Communicative competence is developed according to students’ learning ability, subject knowledge and previous experience, within a familiar situational context related to their studies and speciality.

The course enables students to:

  • find specific information related to the learning process or subject using a library catalogue, table of contents or index, reference books, dictionaries and the Internet
  • ask questions to obtain essential information related to their studies or speciality
  • predict information using “keys” such as headings, subheadings, the author’s name, etc.
  • communicate effectively in a professional environment;
  • develop communicative competence and speaking skills in engineering;
  • understand and assess diverse international sociocultural issues in order to act appropriately in various professional communicative situations.

Expected outcomes:

Upon successful completion of the course, along with other professional skills, students are expected to be able to communicate in a foreign language in a familiar academic and general professional environment in order to:

  • discuss general academic and speciality-related issues to reach mutual understanding;
  • prepare public presentations on a range of general political, economic and cultural topics using appropriate verbal and non-verbal means of communication;
  • find new textual, graphic, audio and video information on general academic and professional issues in foreign-language materials (both printed and electronic) using appropriate search methods;
  • analyse information from foreign-language sources to obtain data needed for general academic and professional tasks;
  • write in a foreign language a range of documents required for participation in international academic events, student exchange programmes and employment

Competences provided:

After completing the course “ESP (English for Specific Purposes)” students will be able to understand key values, beliefs and behaviour in academic and professional environments; understand different corporate cultures in specific professional contexts and how they relate; apply intercultural understanding in direct oral and written communication in academic and professional settings; behave and respond appropriately in typical social, academic and professional situations of everyday life, and know the rules of interaction in such situations (recognising appropriate gestures, eye contact, the meaning of physical distance and body language in each situation).