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The book is aimed at preparing trainees to function as professional and competent users of English, able to perform a wide range of tasks in and outside the classroom. This promotes written and oral fluency through the creative use of language, and facilitates practice of the basic skills in a naturally integrated way in a professionally relevant context. It also involves trainees in professionally-oriented, large-scale project work.
The book covers the following topics: “The Author and His/ Her Voice in Fiction”, “Teaching and Learning Styles”, “Teaching Materials”, “Cross-Cultural Studies”, “Diversity and Convergence in Contemporary World”, “Moral Values and Virtues among the Ukrainian, British and American People” and is provided with Supplement. It contains the active word list, the guideline on project work, the scheme of the stylistic analysis of fiction and some materials for autonomous learning (supplements).
The following syllabus can be suggested:
9 semester
Thematic Block #1: The Language and Styles of Emotive Literature Texts (6 hrs)
- James Hilton and His Voice in “The Passionate Year”
Thematic Block #2: Learning and Teaching Styles (4 units/ 8 hrs)
Thematic Block #3: The Language and Styles of Emotive Literature Texts (6 hrs)
- Bel Kaufman and her Voice in ‘Up the Down Staircase’
Thematic Block #4: Materials: Evaluation, Selection, Adaptation, Design (4 units / 8 hrs)
Thematic Block #5: Cross-Cultural Studies (7 units/ 14 hrs)
10 semester
Thematic Block #1: The Language and Styles of Emotive Literature Texts (10 hrs)
- W.S. Maugham and His Voice in “The Escape”
Thematic Block #2: Diversity and Convergence in Today’s World: Wedding Customs in English-speaking countries and Ukraine (7 units/ 14 hrs)
Thematic Block #3: Diversity and Convergence in Today’s World: Overcoming Stereotypes and Prejudices (6 units/ 12 hrs)
Thematic Block #4: The Language and Styles of Emotive Literature Texts (10 hrs)
- J.B. Pristley and His Voice in the Play “Dangerous Corner”
Thematic Block #5: Virtues and Values among Ukrainian, British and American People (7 units/ 14 hrs)
Each unit consists of three sections: Reading and speaking, Vocabulary and grammar, Writing.
The units for conversational topics ‘Materials: Evaluation, Selection, Adaptation, Design’, ‘Diversity and Convergence in Contemporary World: Wedding Customs and Traditions in English-Speaking Countries and Ukraine’, ‘Diversity and Convergence in Contemporary World: Overcoming Stereotypes and Prejudices’, ‘Moral Values and Virtues among the Ukrainian, British and American People’ were compiled by O.Y.Korolyova, I.V.Nikityuk; ‘Teaching and Learning Styles’ – by O.I.Fedotova (Unit 1), T.V.Fomenko (Unit 2), G.D.Polschak (Unit 3), L.M.Pinkovska (Unit 3), M.Y.Voloshko (Unit 4); ‘Cross-Cultural Studies’ – by I.V.Sham, O.M.Ryzhykh.
Exercises based on the textbook for fifth year students by V.D.Arakin, S.N.Bronnikova, O.F.Afanasyeva and others «Практический курс английского языка для 5 курса» were compiled by O.Y.Korolyova, I.V.Nikityuk, G.D.Polschak, L.M.Pinkovska, the Pattern Stylistic Analyses of the extract from ‘The Passionate Year’ and ‘Up the Down Staircase’ are taken from the method-guide «Методические указания к лингвостилическому анализу английского текста на занятиях по аналитическому чтению. V курс» (Горловка, 1988) compiled by L.I.Serdyukova and V.G.Baikov.
Supplement 1 ‘The Active Word List’ was prepared by I.V.Nikityuk.
Supplement 2 ‘Guidelines on Projects as Formats of Independent Studies Activities’ was worked out by L.I.Serdyukova.
Supplements 3 on the stylistic analysis of fiction – by L.M.Pinkovska and L.I.Serdyukova.
Supplement 4 The Scheme of Grammatical Analysis.
Supplement 5 Teaching and Learning Styles.
Supplement 6 Wedding Customs and Superstitions.
Supplement 7 Character and characteristics: a humorous look at stereotypes.
Supplement 8 Values topics (a game).
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The journey that this book has been through has been a long, and at times, an arduous one. That journey has been aided by the suggestions, ideas, input and support of many people.
Iryna Bezhenar, Candidate of Science, Senior Lecturer of Horlivka State Pedagogical Institute of Foreign Languages, as well as numerous reviewers of these materials all deserve special thanks for the helpful comments and assistance that have helped shape the book into its final form.
We are thankful to Larisa Zh. Norkina for general assistance and valuable advice.
We are also grateful to Yelena I. Fedotova, Tamara V. Fomenko, Lidia M. Pinkovska, Galina D. Polschak, Mikhail Y. Voloshko for their contribution to the chapter on teaching and learning styles.
We also gratefully acknowledge the generous contributions of the following people: I.V.Sham, O.M.Ryzhykh for their contribution to the chapter on Cross-Cultural Studies.
For fostering the book, we would like to thank Julia Korolyova for technical support.
And, of course, no list of acknowledgements would be complete without mention of those who supported us by being there and taking on extra tasks – our families.
TOPIC 1: JAMES HILTON AND HIS VOICE IN ‘THE PASSIONATE YEAR’
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