Pedagogical Discourse

The Use of Bandura in Modern Art Projects: Revival of Traditions in the Modern World

Galyna Buchkivska, Serhii Kachurynets, Liutsiia Tsyhaniuk — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0200

The article analyzes the historical and socio and political conditions of the emergence and development of bandura art in Ukraine, characterizes the main principles of the academicization of bandura performance, which began at the beginning of the 20th century and is connected with the activities of an outstanding Ukrainian figure, composer, writer, engineer, kobzar and designer of bandura Hnat Khotkevych and his followers. The review of the process of bringing the bandura art beyond the boundaries of the authentic Kobzar tradition, the introduction of the professionalization of bandura performance at various levels of education, the improvement of the bandura design, which had a significant impact on the change in the historical and social functions of this instrument at the turn of the 20th and 21st centuries, is carried out, the consequences of the Soviet intervention in the development of Ukrainian culture and the process of replacing the authentic content of bandura performance with a pseudo-bandura performance, which in modern studies has received the definition of a simulacrum of bandura art, are analyzed. The research examines the use of the bandura in artistic projects in the 21st century, which involves the application of knowledge about the methods of sounding the instrument, working with a microphone, stage image, choosing a location for a performance, public relations, promotion, etc. It is noted that bandura is used in related art forms, such as choreography, which promotes a deep emotional connection between a sound and movement, and in theatrical performances, where bandura becomes an important element of scenography and dramaturgy. The important idea of this article is that despite the long-term oppression and extermination of kobzarism by the Soviet government, its attempt to distort the deep essence of bandura art in Ukraine, it survived and regained both its authentic beauty and acquired other various artistic forms.

Application of AI Technologies in Teaching ESL and ESP at Agro-Technical Higher Educational Institutions

Zoriana Dziubata — Fri, 15 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0200

The paper is aimed to contribute to lectures’ AI readiness and their understanding of potential benefits and drawbacks of AI technologies in order to integrate AI (namely, ChatGPT) into language education. The study offers recommendations on practical application of AI in teaching English as a Second language (ESL) and English for Specific Purposes (ESP) at agro-technical higher educational institutions, namely on localizing content, personalizing materials, developing specific language skills and soft-skills, introducing profession-specific learning materials and creating a comfortable learning environment. It discusses the impact of AI on language teaching, including its problems, concerns (plagiarism, bias, ethics, inequalities) and the ways it can transform language teaching and learning practices on condition of providing the AI readiness of both educators and learners.

Formation of Professional Competence of Future Physical Culture Teachers by Means of Innovative Health Care Technologies

Mykola Balukh — Tue, 19 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0200

In the times of dynamic modernity, the received information changes at a dizzying speed, so an outdated source can often serve. Therefore, in the current educational process, it seems more important to seek to explore unexplored information and open new horizons than to simply accumulate knowledge. Therefore, there is a growing demand for the education of physical culture teachers, who are both inspirers and advisors, able to push away old patterns and implement innovative health care technologies.

In order to meet the new requirements, physical culture teachers must begin to take into account and use modern innovative health technologies in accordance with generally accepted teaching principles. Only a flexible and creative mind will allow to achieve a quick result to adapt to the rapid changes taking place in the world.

Based on the analysis of psychological and pedagogical literature, the generalization and systematization of the experience of professional training of future physical culture teachers, it was determined that the educational process should be aimed at a competence approach, which shifts the emphasis from the process of accumulating normatively defined knowledge, abilities and skills to the formation and development of the ability of future physical culture teachers to act practically and creatively apply the acquired knowledge and experience in practical activities.

In our study, innovative health care technologies that can be used in the educational process were presented, namely: «Endomondo», «Runkeeper», «Adidas miCoach», «Nike+GPS», «My Tracks», «Sports Tracker», «Workout Trainer», «TGFU Games», «Coaches Eye». The use of innovative health technologies in the educational and educational process forms the professional competence of future physical culture teachers and positive motivation for self-development, and significantly expands the range of pedagogical knowledge, abilities, skills and interests of future physical culture teachers.

Teaching English Through Movies: Theoretical and Pedagogical Aspects

Yuliia Hlavatska — Thu, 18 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0300

Some theoretical and pedagogical aspects of teaching English through movies are highlighted in the present paper. Its topicality is related to the overall aim set by any foreign language teacher: students’ motivation, their being interested in the educational process and development of communication skills. The basic goal of the article is to point up the most prominent pedagogical strategies the foreign teachers use in language classrooms to activate students in their developing language skills. The subject of the paper is English movies as the pedagogical tool of making a communication process ongoing, firstly, and embracing four language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing), finally. The objective and the subject of the article are deeply tied with the outlining the connection of movies with the development of students’ four language modalities; showing the relationship between movies and culture; describing the challenges in using English films in classes; illustrating numerous strategies foreign educators use. Five fruitful strategies (attracting attention, authentic, perceptive, linguistic, and confidential) have been revealed due to linguistic, pragmatic, discourse, socio-cultural and world competence. It is summarized that attracting attention strategy is deeply linked with the challenges both teachers and students deal with. Authentic strategy is associated with several didactic tasks at once (within the framework of competency-based approach). It has been found out the perceptive strategy is identified with teachers’ intentions and objectives they set, on the one hand, and students and teachers’ comprehension of movies being implemented in the educational process to develop language skills, on the other hand. The linguistic strategy is bound with the various grammatical topics which can be presented in English classes with the help of movies. The confidential strategy implies the use of productive and constructive methods to raise students’ confidence in learning English, the audio-visual approach is being noticeable.