Educational and Scientific Institute of Linguistics
List of the programmes
Baccalaureate (first-cycle academic degree):
Master’s degree programmes (second-cycle academic degree):
Educational and Scientific Institute of Linguistics is a legal successor of the Faculty of Romance and Germanic Languages. It began its operation on September 1, 2023. The Faculty of Romance and Germanic Languages was established under the order of the rector of the NaUOA dated January 2, 2001. The Faculty was conferred the 4th level of accreditation on July 30, 2014 (Decree No. 2657л of The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine).
The Institute alums know the fundamental principles and concepts of the theory and history of the English language and literature, communication theory, philological analysis and text interpretation principles; are familiar with the history, current state, and the prospects for the development of the science of philology; speak fluent English, German/French in their literary form; are aware of and use the basic methods and techniques of different types of oral and written foreign language communication and also have the developed skills in computer processing and natural language analysis, interpreting and translation using modern automatic translation applications and lexicographic systems.
Studying at the Educational and Scientific Institute of Linguistics of the NaUOA means:
- conceptual knowledge adapted to the modern requirements of the labour market;
- abilities and skills in solving complex problems and issues that need integration of expertise in future practice;
- the ability to conduct research and innovative activities for professional purposes;
- robust material and technical base (language laboratories, computer classes, modern digital multimedia equipment);
- effective online education system (Moodle platform, Google Meet, Google Class, Zoom, etc.), convenient e-information systems (Umsys, LitPro);
- a system of grant support from graduates, philanthropists, and the Ukrainian diaspora;
- tutoring and psychological support of education seekers for effective adaptation and formation of self-regulated learning skills;
- vast opportunities for educational and scientific research (regional resource centre for learning foreign languages, video centre, media centre), scientific specialist collections, etc.
Additional features:
- participation in international educational, scholarship, grant programmes and study abroad;
- parallel correspondence study at another institute/faculty of the NaUOA to obtain an additional speciality;
- deepening of own knowledge thanks to certificate programmes and participation in extracurricular projects;
- communication with leading cultural, social and public managers and motivational meetings with successful graduates.
Administration
Director of the Institute: Inna V. Kovalchuk, Cand.Sc. (Psychology), Associate Professor
Contact information:
e-mail: inna.kovalchuk@oa.edu.ua
Office hours: Monday – Friday: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Associate Director of Research: Oksana Yu. Kostiuk, Cand.Sc. (Pedagogics), Associate Professor
Contact information:
e-mail: oksana.kostyuk@oa.edu.ua
Office hours: Monday – Friday: 9 a.m. – 3.30 p.m.
Associate Director for Education: Liubov I. Didyk, lecturer
Contact information:
e-mail: liubov.didyk@oa.edu.ua
Office hours: Monday – Friday: 9 a.m. – 3.30 p.m.
Associate Director for Quality in Education: Lesia M. Kotsiuk, Cand.Sc. (Philology), Associate Professor
Contact information:
e-mail: lesya.kotsyuk@oa.edu.ua
Office hours: Monday – Friday: 9 a.m. – 3.30 p.m.
Senior Assistant: Inna B. Zarichna
Contact information:
e-mail: dekanat.rhm@oa.edu.ua
Office hours: Monday – Friday: 8.45 a.m. – 5 p.m., lunch break: 1 p.m. – 1.30 p.m.
Scientific Activity
Fields of scientific research:
The comprehensive research topic of the Department of English Language and Literature – «Modern Technologies in Teaching English and Interpretation of the Texts of World Literature», with State registration number 0120U103937.
The comprehensive research theme of the Department of Language Mediation is Applied Linguistic Research in Conditions of Intercultural Communication, with State registration number 0116U003900.
The comprehensive research theme of the Department of Intercultural Communication is Specialized English for Non-Linguist Students in Higher Educational Institutions, the State registration number 0120U105113.
The comprehensive research theme of the Department of English Philology is Lexical and Phraseological Semantics and Discourse-Analysis, with State registration number 0120U105117.
Specialized scientific periodicals:
Scientific Proceedings of the National University of Ostroh Academy. "Philology" Series. The periodical is included in The List of Specialized Scientific Editions Empowered to Publish the Results of Doctoral or Candidate of Science Dissertations, B Category. The collection is indexed by Index Copernicus ICV 2020 = 65.18. and Google Scholar.
Academic conferences
The Institute members have vast experience holding regional and international academic conferences and round table meetings. 2002, the International Summer School of American Studies in Ukraine was held. For ten days, 65 instructors from the leading Universities of Ukraine and Eastern Europe and 15 professors from the USA and Europe have been discussing the issues of American Studies. According to leading experts and representatives of the Embassy of the United States, the event was organized at a high level and was quite efficient.
In April 2002, the Nationwide Student Scientific Conference on TESOL was held. The participants of the Conference represented all the regions of Ukraine.
In 2007, the International Scientific and Practical Conference Intercultural Communication: Language – Culture – Personality was launched; in 2016, it was replaced by the International Scientific and Practical Conference Applied Linguistic Studies in Terms of Intercultural Communication.
In 2010, the International Internet Conference Linguo-Cognitive and Sociocultural Aspects of Communication was launched.
In 2011, the All-Ukrainian Student Scientific and Practical Conference Linguistic and Cultural Aspects of Communication was held for the first time.
The Symposium on Canadian Studies was launched in 2011.
2013 was the starting point of the Annual Canadian Scientific Readings and the All-Ukrainian Scientific and Practical Internet Conference English for Specific Purposes.
2015, the first Virtual International Conference, Modern Technologies in Teaching English and Interpretation of the Texts of World Literature, was organized.
In September 2018, the Faculty hosted the IX Congress of Ukrainian Spaniards.
From 2017 to 2019, following the orders of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine "On holding the All-Ukrainian Student Olympiad", the second stage of the All-Ukrainian Student Olympiad in the speciality "English Language and Literature" was held based on the Institute.
Scientific groups and seminars:
- The Structural and Semantic Features of Phraseological Units in the Languages of Different Structural Types (supervised by Victoria L. Polishchuk, Cand. Sc. (Philology), Associate Professor)
- Text Linguistics, Discourse Analysis, Cognitive Linguistics (directed by A. O. Khudoliy, Doctor of Science (Politics), Cand. Sc. (Philology), Full Professor)
- Literary Translation Studio (run by Oleksii A. Pelypenko, senior lecturer)
- The Semantics of Language and Text (managed by Halyna V. Kraichynska, Cand. Sc. (Philology), Associate Professor)
- Linguocognitive, Pragmatic, and Sociocultural Aspects of Communication (led by Inna V. Kovalchuk, Cand. Sc. (Psychology), Associate Professor)
- Educational and methodological seminar "New Trends in TESL" (Department of International Communication)
- Educational and methodological seminar “Modern Technologies in Teaching English and Interpretation of the Texts of World Literature”, (supervised by Oksana Yu. Kostiuk, Cand. Sc. (Pedagogics), Associate Professor)
Language Clubs:
- English-Speaking Club,
- English Club Chatter Box
- Polish language club Polskie wieczorki,
- French language club Panorama,
- German language club Loreley.
Partners
The Educational and Scientific Institute of Linguistics cooperates with Ukrainian and foreign higher educational establishments and scientific institutions:
- Lesia Ukrainka Volyn National University (Lutsk)
- Zhytomyr Ivan Franko State University (Zhytomyr)
- Vinnytsia State Pedagogical University (Vinnytsia)
- Taras Shevchenko National University (Kyiv)
- Ivan Franko National University of Lviv (Lviv)
- Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University (Ternopil)
- Northumbria University (New Castle, England)
- Jan Kochanowski University of Humanities and Sciences in Kielce (Poland)
- Universities of Warsaw and Krakow (Poland)
- University of Social Sciences and Humanities (Warsaw, Poland)
- Catholic University of Paris (France)
- Goethe University Frankfurt (Germany)
- The Cervantes Institute (Spain)
- The University of Rzeszów (Poland)
- The University of Rennes (France)