Department of English Philology

The University has been educating English teachers since 1984. Now the teaching staff is providing education in both Bachelor’s and Master’s academic programs for the students of the Faculty of Foreign Philology and at G.F. Kvitka-Osnovianenko Education and Research Institute of Ukrainian Philology, where English schoolteachers have been trained, as well as working with students of 5 other faculties where English is taught as a compulsory or elective subject.

The Subjects the Teachers of the Department Teach

Compulsory Subjects

• Introduction to Philology
• Introduction to Translation Studies
• History of the English Language
• Cross-Cultural Studies
• Culture of English Oral and Written Communication
• English Lexicology
• British Literature
• Methods of Teaching English
• Interpretation
• Practice of Translation and Interpretation
• Practice of Oral and Written English
• Practice of Media and Economic Translation
• Editing the Text of Translation
• Genre and Stylistic Features of Translation
• English Stylistics
• Contemporary Literature of the English-Speaking World
• Theoretical Grammar of English
• Testing Technologies in Education
• Academic Writing in English
• General English
• English for Specific Purposes

Electives for Bachelors (general cycle)

• Fundamentals of Everyday Communication
• Socio-Cultural Aspects of Communication in English
• Getting Ready for Unified Entrance Exam

Electives for Bachelors (professional style)

• DIY English: Learning English through Creative Projects
• English through Pop-Culture
• English Communication in Different National Cultures
• English through Idioms and Phrasal Verbs
• 21st Century English: Developing Soft Skills
• English for Your Career Growth

Electives for Masters

• Culture of International Communication
• Teaching Young Learners
• Tailoring Your Teaching Materials