BALABAI IRYNA SEMENIVNA

MOTTO

Words are worthless if they are not backed up by deeds

EDUCATION AND SCIENTIFIC TRAINING

From 1978 to 1983, I studied at the Faculty of foreign languages of the A. M. Gorky Kharkiv State University, majoring in English language and literature. Upon completion, I received the qualification “philologist, English teacher, translator”

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Since 1983 I have been working as an English teacher at the English Language Chair

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS

Modern methods of teaching English

EDUCATIONAL AND METHODICAL WORK

From 2005 to 2009, 5 Methodological recommendations on conversational topics were published for first-and second-year students of non-linguistic faculties of the KHNPU named after G. S. Skovoroda . In the period from 2009 to 2018, I supervised the preparation of students and masters of various higher educational institutions of Kharkiv and Sumy for reports and publications at Interuniversity scientific and practical conferences of students of KHNPU named after G. S. Skovoroda. During this period, 86 reports and publications were prepared. I also publish articles in the Materials of the annual interregional scientific and practical conference on Career Guidance and professional improvement of psychologists "Kharkiv autumn marathon of psychotechnologies". It was also published in the Collection of abstracts of scientific papers of participants of the international scientific and practical conference “Psychology and pedagogy: modern methods and innovations experience of practical application”, October 23-24, 2020,  Lviv.  From 2009 to 2018 I taught the Beginner, Elementary, Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate and Upper-Intermediate levels at the English language courses at the G. S. Skovoroda KHNPU for students and teachers of higher educational institutions in Kharkiv.

EDUCATIONAL DISCIPLINES

"Practical course of  the English language " for 2nd year full-time students and 2nd, 3rd and 4th year part-time students of the Faculty of physical education and sports; “Practical foreign language course” for 1st and 5th year students of the Faculty of primary education part-time and 5th year full-time students of the Faculty of physical education and sports

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Throughout my teaching career, I actively participate in seminars and webinars of “Oxford University Press” on advanced training and studying new methods in teaching English. I take part in the annual International Scientific and Practical Conference “Current Issues of Education and Science” as well, about which I have licensed certificates

HOBBIES

World literature, fine arts, ancient and medieval history, scientific discoveries

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