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ASPECTS OF INEQUALITY IN THE CONTEXT OF EMPLOYMENT OF PRE-SCHOOL TEACHERS IN LATVIA
Authors: Vanaga Inga , Grīnfelde Anda , Paula Līga
Published: May 2020

Policy-making in education involves social agents at national, municipal and institutional levels. National regulations and financial capacity of municipalities determine working conditions of teachers and employment aspects at all levels of the education system. For several years, discussions have been taking place in Latvia involving employers of education sector and policy makers on tackling inequalities in pay and workload principles for pre-school teachers. Situation of the pre-school teachers varies across municipalities and is affected by their financial opportunities to sustain educational institutions and ensure teachers’ salaries. In 2019, Latvian Trade Union of Education and Science Employees conducted a survey of all 119 municipalities in order to identify inequalities in the context of the pre-school teachers’ employment. Actor network theory was used to examine links and interactions between actors in education policy, thus addressing inequalities in pre-school education. According to the survey, workload of the pre-school teachers is being reduced in order to meet the requirements of the regulatory framework regarding the minimum monthly wage of the teachers. Higher wages the teachers receive in Pieriga region, which is comparatively wealthier than other regions of Latvia. In order to ensure equal pay for all pre-school teachers in all municipalities, it is necessary to ensure financing from the state budget.
MAIN FEATURES OF QUALITATIVE LEARNING SPACE AND PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
Authors: Tauriņa Agrita
Published: May 2020

The main goal of ongoing transformation of the Latvian pre-school education system is competence-based approach. The essence of this approach is to promote functionality, integrity and practical application of knowledge, explanation of the surroundings, universality of skills, creativity, problem solving. Modern society requests not only for teacher to demonstrate enthusiasm by sharing a deep level of content knowledge, but also necessity of learning space which focus on sensorial senses. It is a way of learning through doing, the process when children obtain knowledge and skills via personal experience, like being creative, flexible, able to analyse, think critically etc. The aim of this article is to analyse successfully created learning space and language development for pre-school age children based on literature analysis and adapted survey results. The empirical study, which took place in Riga, examines these two aspects in pre-school children development of language, communication and the prerequisites of reading and writing. The Latvia State Research Program “Latvian language” No. VPPIZM-2018/2-0002 researchers find out that children who attend minority pre-school education programme have insufficient support in Latvian language environment. Results, conclusions. Qualitative learning space promotes learning abilities and responsible attitudes. This important condition needs to be implemented in competence-based approach to see improvements in pre-school children language and communication development.
LEARNING DIFFERENT READING STRATEGIES AS A BASIS FOR LEARNING SKILLS
Authors: Āboltiņa Līga
Published: May 2020

Based on the latest OECD International Studies (The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development [OECD], 2019) on reading literacy of Latvian primary school pupils, the overall reading literacy has fallen.The ability to read and understand text is one of the first skills students need at school. Based on observations during practice, primary school learners are technically well literate, that is, they can clearly read what has been written, acknowledge sentence boundaries, and read with appropriate intonation. However, the task of the school is not to teach students to read technically, but to read thoughtfully, so that the information could be understood and used in further learning activities. Literacy is not just about drawing letters and stringing them together; it is about developing an interest in reading, as well as the quality of cognitive processes. Learning diverse reading strategies in the primary school curriculum is a way of stimulating students' interest and thinking ability, and their ability to learn in a self-directed way.The aim of the study is to analyse the experience of a school teachers’ team, encouraging pupils' reading proficiencies in order to develop the pupil as a skilled reader during the learning process.Research methods: literature and source analysis, survey method - questionnaire, obtained data processing and analysis, performance analysis. The results of the study show that mastering diverse reading strategies in the primary school curriculum is a way to enhance students' thinking and self-directed learning capabilities.
CHALLENGES FOR EDUCATION CAREER IN THE LITHUANIAN SCHOOLS OF GENERAL EDUCATION: EXPERIENCE OF CAREER SPECIALISTS
Authors: Merfeldaite Odeta , Railiene Asta , Indrasiene Valdone , Jegeleviciene Violeta
Published: May 2020

The article presents the challenges for the career specialist in provision of career education services in the school of general education. Based on the results of the qualitative research, employing the methods of the focus group discussion, the following conclusions should be made:  The main problems faced by the career specialists providing career services in general education schools are the following: heavy workload, lack of cooperation among the career specialists; the schools lack informational and methodological means which would correspond to special needs of the students, of age groups; for improvement of efficiency of the activity of career specialists an information data base containing all available informational, counselling, methodological material designated for the career specialist is required; psychological tests on the subjects of self-awareness and career which could be applied by career specialists on their own, without having psychological education; lack of attractive, corresponding to the needs of the modern labour market and of the students, video material designated for career education; training based on sharing of experience is necessary for qualification improvement
THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CONCEPT OF HOME IN THE EXPERIENCES OF HOMELESS PEOPLE
Authors: Smiciute Dovilė , Motiečienė Roberta
Published: May 2020

This paper analyses the construction of the concept of home on the basis of subjective experiences of homeless people. Home as a social construct is revealed by analysing experiences of 5 homeless people. Based on the subjective experiences of homeless people, a qualitative research revealed that safe and private home is one of the main needs of people experiencing homelessness. The construction of home is based on past events and the experience of the reality of the past: the childhood home and created constructs of home, safety and independence as well as certain feelings and emotions. The participants of the research are people experiencing homelessness.
FORMATION OF STUDENTS’ INFORMATION COMPETENCE WHEN STUDYING PHYSICS BY COMPUTER SIMULATION
Authors: Silveistr Anatolii , Mokliuk Mykola , Kolomiiets Taras
Published: May 2020

The article describes the expediency for students to acquire the skills to use software tools, the use of which gives the opportunity to form their information competence, to implement pedagogical methods of individualization and differentiation of their educational activities. The aim of the paper is to show the expediency and necessity of using the elements of computer simulation while learning Physics as a basis for the formation of information competence of the student. The main research methods were aimed at establishing the level of information competence of students using the elements of computer simulation in Physics lessons. The approach to the use of computer simulation elements in Physics lessons is considered, in particular, when studying the section “Atomic nucleus. Nuclear Energy” in the 9th form of general secondary education institutions.It has been found out that the study of Physics using the elements of computer simulation allows to increase the students’ interest in learning physical phenomena and processes, the level of mastering knowledge through the use of visual means of educational materials, to stimulate the development of cognitive activity and creative thinking, which in general will promote the formation of the information competence level in students. Based on the experimental study, it was found that the process of forming the students’ information competence using the elements of computer simulation has ensured the high achievements for the majority of students of the experimental class.
EDUCATIONAL PROJECT «PEDAGOGICAL INSIGHT» AS A TECHNOLOGY OF THE FUTURE TEACHERS’ PERSONAL PROFESSIONAL FORMATION
Authors: Slushny Oleg , Khamska Nelina , Akimova Olha , Kolomiiets Alla , Gromov Ievgen
Published: May 2020

The article highlights the topicality of the problem of improving the future teachers’ practical training in the process of their professional training in higher pedagogical educational institutions. The authors substantiate the necessity of applying the creative project «Pedagogical Insight: the 21st Century Educational Technologies» in order to secure the innovative component of the students’ professional competence. The authors emphasize on the project activity practical aspects which are based on the use of the pedagogical experience best examples in order to overcome the established stereotypes and search for innovative approaches to educational activities, including participation of the finalists of the «National Teacher Prize Ukraine 2019». The project’s goals, functions, structure, and stages of development have been defined. It has also been emphasized on the importance of the ongoing «Pedagogical Insight» project for the future teachers’ personal and professional formation on the basis of the young teachers’ pedagogical innovations presentation. Those young innovators have reached the pinnacles of pedagogical mastery having developed and implemented their own interpretation of the well-known educational technologies, such as: integrated learning, upturned learning, E-learning, interactive learning, development of emotional intelligence, and others. The effectiveness of the young innovator’s approach to the introduction of the practice oriented teaching of the higher pedagogical institutions’ students on the basis of using the best examples of the «new generation» teachers’ activity has been proved. This effectiveness manifested itself in formation a positive attitude towards their future pedagogical activity; enhancing their professional competence on the basis of mastering the newest pedagogical technologies; understanding the need for lifelong professional training. The article’s aim is to demonstrate the degree of influence of the innovative educational technology «Pedagogical Insight» on the level of motivation of future teachers to personal and professional development. Research methods: studying the advanced pedagogical experience of the young innovative teachers, pedagogical experiment, surveying students and monitoring them in order to determine the degree of influence of participation in the «Pedagogical Insight» project on personal and professional decisions and the beliefs of future teachers regarding the need for constant professional and personal development. Research result: the motivating effect of the innovative technology «Pedagogical Insight» on the adoption by future teachers their ultimate decision on the need for continuous professional and personal development was confirmed.
USE OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES IN CHILDREN'S SPEECH AND LANGUAGE CORRECTION WORK IN PRESCHOOL
Authors: Vindece Aija , Usca Svetlana
Published: May 2020

In today's society, a child lives in a technology environment since birth, and it changes children's perception and learning habits, determining the necessity to use digital technologies that are interesting for preschool children, motivates them to perform speech and language corrective actions consciously, and enables the development of self-control of speech.The objective of the paper is to stimulate discussion on the possibilities of using digital technologies in the correction of children's speech and language in preschool, based on the analysis of theoretical literature and the availability of means used in speech therapy correction.Methods - literature analysis, survey of practicing speech therapists.The results suggest that choice of means is determined by speech therapists' personal attitude toward digital technologies, which is influenced by respondents' experience and availability of technologies within the educational institution.
DATA GENERATION FOR THE ACQUISITION OF THE UNIVERSITY COURSES OF INFORMATICS AND STATISTICS IN THE HEALTH CARE SPECIALITIES
Authors: Rasnacs Oskars , Vitins Maris
Published: May 2020

The authors of the present article are investigating the influence of the data generation in the university courses of informatics and statistics (UCIS) on the acquisition of both the UCIS and other study courses in the health care specialities. First of all, the authors inquired students in order to find out their attitude to the UCIS. The inquiry results show evidence that an important role in the acquisition of UCIS has the work/study material – data. The UCIS work/study material can be associated with various branches, including health care. The data of the health care patients are of a special status. Their use is strictly regulated/limited.by legislation. The authors of the present article offer an acceptable solution – data associated with the health care patients are generated from the parameters of statistics of scientific publications. Investigations were performed in the Red Cross Medical College of Rīga Stradiņš University (RCMC of RSU). It was found out that the data generation resulted in higher marks both in UCIS and many other study courses. In this article, the authors present proposals how to generate data comparatively easy, apply traditional MS Excel generation tools as well as tools of Goal Seek and Solver.
PROBLEMS OF PARENTS CARING FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES
Authors: Lekholetova Maryna , Liakh Tetiana , Zaveryko Nataliia
Published: May 2020

The development of integrated social services for parents raising children with disabilities is one of the priorities of social policy in Ukraine. The purpose of this article is to identify the typical problems of parents raising children with disabilities. Based on the in-depth interviews conducted by parents raising children with disabilities in two regions of Ukraine (n=60), groups of typical problems they face (discrimination, medical problems, imperfection of regulatory support, information problems, access problems, problems of early diagnosis / early intervention, psychological problems, risk of institutionalization, financial and economic problems) and their analysis. In-depth interviews identified issues that could provide brief guidance on social work with families raising children with disabilities.The authors draw attention to the urgent and structural changes needed to improve the access of parents of children with disabilities to quality social services and to improve the quality of their social and pedagogical support, including enhancing the educational potential of such parents.
PEDAGOGICAL MODEL FOR THE INTEGRATION OF EDUCATIONAL MAPS IN A DIGITAL EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
Authors: Boyarinov Dmitry
Published: May 2020

The processes of digitalization of all aspects of social life are also completely manifested in the field of education. The most comprehensive form of digitalization in education is the digital educational environment. The purpose of our study: to develop a pedagogical model for the integration of educational maps in that environment.The problems of analyzing modern approaches to building a digital educational environment and determining its structure, identifying the didactic properties of educational maps, as a structural element of such an environment are considered in the article. The digital educational environment should provide support for collective forms of learning and contain a continuously operating system of information interaction between students and teachers which allows flexible change of scenarios of that interaction. It is indicated accordingly that the digital educational environment should provide equal access rights for the student and teacher to the information and the ability to quickly restructure educational maps when the content of educational material changes. Two main scenarios of the functioning of the digital educational environment with integrated educational maps - synchronous and asynchronous are discussed in the article and a system of quality criteria for assessing the effectiveness of the functioning of that environment is proposed.
PROMOTION OF YOUTH INVOLVEMENT FOR EARLY SCHOOL LEAVING PREVENTION
Authors: Kanina Inguna
Published: May 2020

Among the main challenges of contemporary education system are raising the motivation to study, strengthening the bond between the student and the school and prevention of early school leaving. In Latvia as well as in the rest of Europe the percentage of early school leavers still remains high. According to Eurostat data the percentage of students having left school early in Latvia reached 8% in 2018. Moreover the Baltic Social studies stated that altogether 26% of schools have faced the problem of early school leavers. Among the main factors reported as the reason for early school leaving are  lack of motivation and risks related to school environment. Using the competency-based learning model new educational goals have been set, as follows, namely methodically moving towards the desired future profession, active involvement in the community, cooperation and developing of the feeling of patriotism. Lielvarde municipality in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Science has launched a project aimed to gain a better understanding of students’ emotional and mental state, plans for the future as well as raising awareness of possible ways to get support during difficult times. The method used in the research were questionnaires. In the research there were involved students from all schools of Lielvārde district starting with age 13. The main goal of the research is to create a sustainable action plan, in order to gain more involvement from students. The results of research reveal students’ attitude towards studying, their future job options as well as the awareness of possibilities to use support systems in their lives.
METHODS OF UPBRINGING IN THE FAMILY AS AN AREA OF FORMING THE UPBRINGING AWARENESS OF PARENTS ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE FUNCTIONING OF PROFESSIONAL FOSTER FAMILIES IN SZCZECIN
Authors: Kazubowska Urszula
Published: May 2020

When implementing educational and socialization processes in the family, each parent uses specific educational methods. Methods of family upbringing are considered to be systematic ways of coexistence and coexistence of everyday life situations of the educator with the pupil in a direct or indirect context marked by family axiology. Family upbringing methods always have an awareness dimension. Family educational activity involves the use of various upbringing methods, selected appropriately for the adopted purpose of upbringing on the basis of a thorough knowledge of the child's mental development properties and in accordance with existing pedagogical knowledge. The aim of the research was to learn methods of parenting preferred in professional foster families in Szczecin. The canon of upbringing methods used by foster parents towards children entrusted to them was sought. The research consisted of three stages: theoretical and methodological conceptualization of research issues, pilot studies and actual research. The empirical material obtained was subjected to quantitative and qualitative analysis along with the desire to make a holistic diagnosis of the family. The upbringing methods most often chosen by foster parents include: the method of direct influence with its various implementation options (modeling, giving children educational tasks, persuasion). Equally often, foster parents used the method of adequate reward and punishment, a method of personal influence and a method of managing self-development (especially towards older children). Generally, the preferred methods of upbringing in professional foster families have a positive dimension and in a constructive way influence the optimal way of exercising upbringing and socialization interactions with children raised in family custody. Analyzing the results of research on the obtained data, the following regularity can be seen. The more positive upbringing methods are appropriate in professional foster families, the higher the level of involvement in family education processes saturated with axiology. What's more, the use of positive methods of education in a foster family directly contributes to raising their educational awareness and optimization of various activities towards children in the family.
IMPLEMENTATION OF E-LEARNING AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS
Authors: Havryliuk Nataliia , Osaulchyk Olga , Dovhan Larysa , Bondar Nataliia
Published: May 2020

The paper aims to examine current tendencies in implementing e-learning as an integral part of the educational process. The relevance of e-learning as an advanced and effective technology of intensification and digitalization of teaching is proved. Theoretical research methods are used to analyze scientific, pedagogical and psychological researches on the issues of using e-learning while teaching students. Synthesis and analysis refine the conceptual apparatus of the study. Methods of induction and deduction have been used to establish links between basic concepts and their peculiarities, the research method has been applied to formulate conclusions of the study, the prognostic method has helped to substantiate innovations in the educational process with the use of e-learning. Scientific views have been analyzed regarding the definition of e-learning. A scientific approach to implementing e-learning in educational institutions has been carried out. Modern methods forms of e-learning have been identifies and their classification into person-oriented and group-oriented ones have been developed depending on the target audience and particular objectives of the class. It is resulted that blended e-learning can be considered as the most suitable and farsighted one. Within our investigation it has been concluded that e-learning is an effective and innovative educational technology that can improve the teaching process in educational institutions. It is been established that implementation of innovative e-learning methods at the foreign language classes have increased foreign language proficiency of students, let us involve all the group into active work, provided the best conditions for gaining listening and reading skills, increased motivation for learning, promoted personal development of students, made the teaching process student-centered.
THE SPECIFICITY OF EMOTIONAL LABOR OF SOCIAL WORKERS HELPING CHILDREN
Authors: Tarkhanova Irina , Koryakovtseva Olga , Zhedunova Lyudmila , Upeniece Irena
Published: May 2020

The article presents the results of the study of the emotional perception of clients conducted among Russian social workers who help children. The research is based on the concept of the role of emotional labor in professional activities. At the same time, we proceed from the understanding that the content and volume of emotional labor depends on the type of clients of social workers: its specificity when working with children will not be the same as when working with adults. The results of the research show that social workers who help children have difficulties in regulating emotions when interacting with clients, and therefore in assessing children's actions and behavior. The results of the study show that the effectiveness of emotional labor of social workers helping children depends on the level of knowledge of the age characteristics of children and the pedagogical mechanisms of communicating with them. We conclude that we should pay more attention to the role of emotional labor in everyday social work with children.
TOPICAL PROBLEMS OF PEDAGOGY: HOW THESE CHANGE IN DIGITAL ENVIRONMENTS
Authors: Žogla Irēna
Published: May 2020

Digital technologies have brought about crucial educational changes that gained inexperienced scope. The article attends theoretical sources and introduces analysis of the most crucial changes in the science of pedagogy that might help explorers focus on the topical problems of pedagogy. Researchers have written extensively about the paradigm change in education in the digital era and have long understood that meaningful activities define effective educator and student decisions. Alongside with these, the characteristics of the problems of pedagogical science have obtained new appearances and require new investigation: the changes introduced by digital technologies have gained rapid global-wide dimensions and challenge adequate analysis; students and even experienced researchers find it difficult to distinguish between significant problems and their appearances in mobile environments; competencies’ approach in education also delivers new unknowns while the quality of graduates do not demonstrate the appropriate capability at their work places; holistic approach to the learner balanced development in the digital environment is seldom addressed. The article synthesizes the most common pedagogical problems triggered by the difusion of digital technologies in educational environment with the aim to highlight these and therefore shape or refine the scientific method of reaserch in pedagogy.
ELECTRONIC PORTFOLIO AS A MEANS OF FUTURE TEACHERS TRAINING TO PROFESSIONAL ORIENTED WORK
Authors: Kovalchuk Vasyl , Zinchenko Volodymyr , Sherudylo Andrii
Published: May 2020

The purpose of the publication is to substantiate the pedagogical impact of future teachers electronic portfolio on the quality of vocational guidance in general secondary education. The tasks of the research are solved by the use of methods of analysis of scientific literature, questioning of the educational recipients and scientific and pedagogical workers, testing. The study was conducted at Оlexander Dovzhenko Hlukhiv National Pedagogical University, where 194 undergraduate students of 3-4 courses from pedagogical specialties and 27 scientific and pedagogical staff participated. Students, who studied the disciplines such as "Fundamentals of Scientific Research" and "Fundamentals of Career Orientation" were combined into two groups: experimental and control one. The experimental group consisted of 98 students and the control group consisted of 96 students. The first group created an electronic portfolio while studying those disciplines. The second group has mastered those courses traditionally: lectures and seminars. The test was designed to check students' level of academic knowledge in career guidance, which consisted of questions that had basic aspects of program material. The results of the study show that the use of electronic portfolio helps to ensure the full assimilation of educational material by students and increase the amount of knowledge and practical skills in the implementation of the tasks of vocational guidance in future professional activity.
OVERCOMING SOCIAL INCLUSION BARRIERS FOR PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY
Authors: Zorzi Simone , Strods Gunars
Published: May 2020

The cultural changes that have taken place and the social sciences contributions that have been published over the last few decades have inaugurated a new vision of people with disabilities that upholds the values of rights, equality, participation, and social inclusion. Although these changes have been widely supported through the ratification of important international treaties (for example, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities) and by scientific evidence, however, they are still struggling to penetrate into the wider social and cultural system, or to become common practice in services directed at people with disabilities. Social inclusion for people with disabilities, and in particular intellectual disabilities, remains, in fact, a difficult objective to achieve. Above all, cultural barriers are still a hindering factor in social inclusion processes. This paper is a commentary on the research carried out within the two-year European project ESEC (Extending Social Educators Competences).
THE RIGHT MIX OF APPROACHES IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING: ACHIEVING DESIRED LEARNING OUTCOMES IN THE ESP CLASSROOM
Authors: Topuzov Oleh , Malykhin Oleksandr , Aristova Nataliia
Published: May 2020

The proposed study is focused on solving research questions concerning a common understanding of methodology in teaching English for Specific Purposes and language teaching approaches application in instruction process. The novelty of the paper lies in the theoretical substantiation of the necessity to apply the combination of competence-based, action-oriented and blended-learning approaches in the ESP classroom for improving ESP students’ languages competence regarded in our study as desired learning outcomes. The research is theoretical in nature and comprises the theoretical review of scientific literature aimed at understanding how methodology is conceived by scientists and ESP practitioners. The theoretical review contains the analysis of scientific publications and methodological materials on teaching English for Specific Purposes at higher education institutions. The authors also analyze the most trusted language teaching approaches, principles they are based on, learning outcomes they are aimed at in the ESP classroom, the advantages and disadvantages of their use in instruction process. The analysis of the most trusted language teaching approaches makes it possible to declare that the combination of competence-based, action-oriented and blended-learning approaches plays a crucial role in providing ESP students with improved languages competence.
21ST CENTURY SKILLS IN THE CONTEXT OF LIFE QUALITY
Authors: Zeide Inga , Odiņa Indra
Published: May 2020

The article addresses comparative qualitative content analysis as a part of the grounded theory research to explore the relationship between English language proficiency of economically active adults and their quality of life. Using comparative qualitative content analysis of the policy documents in respect of lifelong learning as main data collection method, the authors of the article aim to identify the relationship between the 21st century skills and indicators of life quality by comparing the sources that define the 21st century skills and analysing them in the context of the “8+1” dimensions of life quality offered by the European Union. The following research questions have been proposed: how 21st century skills are defined in the policy documents and how they relate to the quality of human life. The analysis of European Parliament, Council of the European Union, Word Economic Forum and Eurostat policies, models, strategies and their implementation in respect of lifelong learning reveals existing gaps and points at the urgent need in profiling the development of human skills to enhance human well-being and life quality in Europe. Besides, developing new skills and improving existing ones can be a tool for improving the quality of life in the future, whereas the dimensions of life quality can serve as a prerequisite for skills development.
THE DOLL IN THE PAINTINGS OF THE LATE 19TH – EARLY 20TH CENTURIES: HERMENEUTIC ANALYSIS
Authors: Bragina Natalia , Jermolajeva Jelena
Published: May 2020

The semantics of the doll in painting is not sufficiently investigated in art history and culture studies. The doll is never an accidental or unimportant component of a painting; it reveals deep psychological and symbolic undertones, complicates and concretizes the content of the painting. Each art style deals with this topic in its own way. The aim of the article is to analyse the interpretation of the image of the doll in various styles of painting of the second half of the XIX century – beginning of the XX century: in realistic painting, in symbolism, impressionism, and modernism. The research methods are the analysis of literature, the descriptive method, the hermeneutic method, and the comparative analysis method. The article may be useful for researchers in art and cultural studies, and can be used at school and university courses in the History of Art and Culture.
CONCEPTUAL METAPHOR AS MEANS OF TEACHING ENGLISH SPEECH PATTERNS IN HIGHER EDUCATION
Authors: Matsevich Svetlana , Korenetskaya Irina , Kuzmichenko Anna
Published: May 2020

The article focuses on the relevant problem of finding new methods in theory and practice of teaching foreign languages and attempts an interdisciplinary research of conceptual metaphors both as a phenomenon of linguistics and English-language training. The authors view the research novelty in considering conceptual metaphors of educational discourse as one of the means of teaching students English speech patterns. The research aim is to identify basic conceptual metaphors of educational discourse and describe the algorithm of using them in teaching English at universities. The primary methods of the study are conceptual-taxonomic analysis and the Metaphor Identification Procedure (MIP). The materials of the study include the articles of the English-language educational discourse and topical lectures on Education, Communication, Science and Society at TED Talks platform. The main research results present conceptual metaphor classification and its possible use as the means of teaching English speech patterns. The basic mechanism of learning new English speech patterns through conceptual metaphors suggests the implementation of cognitive-communicative approach. The results of the research are addressed to master and post-graduate students when learning English in professional sphere of education sciences.
CHOREOGRAPHIC AMATEURS IN THE STRUCTURE OF NON-FORMAL ART EDUCATION: HISTORICAL AND PEDAGOGICAL DISCOURSE
Authors: Blahova Tetiana
Published: May 2020

Development dynamics of choreographic amateur as a phenomenon of creative activity in the structure of non-formal art education is investigated in the article. The main stages of becoming a choreographic amateur in Ukraine in the context of socio-political and cultural-artistic determinants are characterized. It has been found that during the XX century choreographic activity as a component of non-formal art education had passed a difficult and contradictory path from the experiments of dance studios and the search for “Soviet dance” to the creation of groups, ensembles, creative associations, and later the appearance of amateur dancers of various genres of choreographic performances. Choreographic performance was actively implemented in the permanent and temporary forms of organization that brought together different social groups. The study analyzes the content of choreographic training in the activities of dance groups in different cultural and educational locations at different stages of historical development. The actual perspective of the development of theoretical studies in the field of choreographic education is the understanding of pedagogical resources of amateur choreography, the analysis of its strategies, meaningful content in various forms of organization.
TEACHING CHINESE PHONETICS TO NON-PHILOLOGY STUDENTS
Authors: Kim Olha , Naumenko Stanislav , Rudaya Nataliia , Siekina Nataliia , Zhukova Kateryna
Published: May 2020

China has been promoting the project of the “New Silk Road” (NSR) not just as a revival of the ancient trade road or a transport route between East and West. On a larger scale it is the redesigning of the entire commercial and economic model of the Middle East and Central Asia. Thus we have no time to wait until all the people involved in the project will graduate from the universities’ foreign language departments. We are well aware that we need short term language programs intended for non-philologist learners. One of the aspects that is compulsory for the beginner is the phonetics of the Chinese language. The article discusses the basic modern requirements for the content and form of teaching the phonetics of the Chinese language. The methods like synthesis, comparative analysis and literature review were used to outline the requirements for teaching phonetics of the Chinese language in short term language programs and in higher education. As a result of the study the textbook aimed at forming the correct pronunciation for beginners is introduced. While compiling the textbook the descriptive method and the method of comparison were used.
CONSULTING AS A PEDAGOGICAL GUIDANCE TECHNOLOGY IN THE CONTINUOUS EDUCATION OF A PEDAGOGUE
Authors: Lukashenia Zoya , Sianiuta Natallia
Published: May 2020

The present day tendency of rapid constant changes of the informational and technological space surrounding a pedagogue, suggests the necessity of continuous education. The necessity of constant renovation of knowledge leads a pedagogue to obtain new competences, to the emergence of new educational practices. As a result of high competition in all spheres of society the client-orientated course of modern system of professional education makes a pedagogue search for new forms of getting competences, which are not set in the frames of certain disciplines and thus provide the continuity of educational processes. Here we suggest consulting, having been worked out as a pedagogical technology that guaranties the achievement of the set goals, reproduction and replication. The purpose of our research is to substantiate the expediency of using the pedagogical technology of consulting to support the process of continuous professional training of a teacher directly at the workplace. The article deals with the theoretical stage results of our research in working out a consulting model as a pedagogical technology of continuous pedagogue’s educational guidance as well as the analysis of pedagogue-participants’ opinions concerning the pilot approbation of this model.
PROFESSIONAL POLICE OFFICERS BEHAVIOUR IN CRITICAL SITUATIONS
Authors: Nedzinskas Egidijus , Nedzinskienė Rūta , Šliažienė Renata
Published: May 2020

Fast-moving processes in today's society make the importance of prompt, responsible and professional decision-making by police officers. In everyday situations that do not require important and urgent decisions, the police officer can act appropriately and avoid hasty, inadequate decisions. However, the police officer must always be prepared to face an emergency situation, to evaluate it correctly and to use the powers granted to resolve it. The only one wrong decision can have irreversible consequences for the police officer or the public. This paper aims to investigate the behaviour of professional police officers in everyday and critical situations. The research was based on scientific literature analysis and statistical data analysis. One of Lithuanian universities where future police officers are educated has been chosen for the study. A written survey for students – future police officers was performed. The study has shown that police officers, performing their daily duties without the need to take especially important decisions or making critical decisions on which depend the fate of the human, feel the legal liability and social responsibility. In critical situations requiring officers’ self-decision, these decisions are affected by the officers’ sense of responsibility to people, his/her obligation to comply with the law and fear of punishment if the law is violated.
THE DEVELOPMENT OF A BACHELOR’S SOFT SKILLS THROUGH PROJECT ACTIVITIES IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Authors: Klets Tatyana , Malysheva Oksana , Presnyakova Nadezhda , Starovoitova Maria
Published: May 2020

The present period of higher education modernization is characterized by the need to improve the bachelor’s professional training aimed at the comprehensive development of the student’s personality, which, along with hard skills, should have a wide range of soft skills. On the basis of the content analysis of the concept ‘soft skills’ the authors define them as universal socio-personal and general cultural skills and qualities that contribute to successful professional activities and effective interpersonal interaction. The relevance of the study is due to the fact that, despite an active discussion in the scientific literature on the development of soft skills among bachelor students, the level of these skills’ acquisition is quite low and requires a systematic and focused work to improve them.The article presents an appeal to the topic of soft skills through the practice of project activities in a foreign language. The research is aimed at the theoretical substantiation of the psychological and pedagogical effectiveness of project activities for developing soft skills and the generalization of the results of experimental training using the project method in foreign language teaching of non-linguistic students. According to the authors, project work contributes to the obtaining of a complex of non-specialized, career-important supraprofessional skills that are responsible for successful participation in the work process, high productivity and are not related to a specific subject area. Among the most relevant soft skills the authors define communicative, interpersonal and cognitive skills, emotional intelligence, management skills.
EDUCATION AND SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING IN THE CONTEXT OF ASSESSMENT OF QUALITY OF ADULTS LIFE
Authors: Stiegele Dace , Paipare Mirdza
Published: May 2020

In recent decades, quality of life issues and research have been increasingly focused on seeing a direct link between indicators of subjective well-being and economic growth. In Latvia, the issue of subjective well-being has also been raised in recent years in population surveys, but there are no trends in emphasizing the importance of these indicators in the context of quality of life.In Latvia, education is included in the statistical data collection among the most important quality of life indicators. In Latvia, the level of life satisfaction decreases most rapidly at the age of 45-54.Purpose of the article: to research the components of quality of life in Europe and Latvia, identify significant indicators for the mantaining of adult quality of life and view on education and subjective well-being in the context of assessment of quality of adults life.Method: the study carried out an content analysis of the data of Eurostat population quality of life surveys, the EU and the Republic of Latvia's official guidelines on quality of life and lifelong learning, as well as pedagogical and psychological literature and scientific articles on quality of life, subjective well-being and adult education issues. Results: according to survey data, adults with higher level of education experience higher level of participation in lifelong learning activities; the level of education affects the assessment of life satisfaction.
ENHANCING AND IMPACTING OF THE INFOGRAPHICS POTENTIAL AS A PART OF DIRECTED ACTIVITIES RELATED TO MULTICODE TEXTS
Authors: Budnik Ekaterina , Kuvaeva Alena , Leshutina Irina , Naumenko Yulia , Vokhmina Liliya
Published: May 2020

The article presents the description of the linguo-didactic potential of infographics as one of the leading visual aids in teaching Russian as a foreign language at the present time. Infogaphics must be considered a paralinguistic tool which externally styles a text, pragmatically affects a recipient and performs some didactic functions within an educational text (informing, semantizing, stimulating utterance, controlling and facilitating the reconstruction of communication situations). The article gives the observation of different references which help to realize the nature of infographics and the principles of their creation. The authors also present their own teaching material with infographics which can be used in a foreign audience: it is based on “Directed Activities Related to Text” method as it forces students to interact with the text, use their background knowledge and thinking. The material includes tasks which promote the activation of language and speech skills of foreign students. It was approbated in the Russian language course within "Foreign language" discipline at the Philological faculty at Pushkin State Russian Language Institute during 2018-2019/2019-2020 academic years: 3-year students of baccalaureate (students from Southeast Asia).
THE EFFICIENCY OF TRANSFERRING ATTENTION-GETTING DEVICES FROM ENGLISH TO LATVIAN: A CASE STUDY IN TRANSLATING NEWSPAPER HEADLINES
Authors: Iļjina Svetlana
Published: May 2020

The present study aims to explore the effectiveness of translating newspaper headlines from English to Latvian. The present study examines the linguistic devices that are used in order to catch readers’ attention to the headlines in newspapers. The research focuses on the analysis of the techniques that are employed to maintain the linguistic and stylistic equivalence of the utterances in the source and the target languages. The method of discourse analysis is applied in the research. The study concludes that the languages may have similar linguistic techniques to create attractive headlines. Moreover, the contrastive analysis demonstrates the feasibility of rendering the source text attractiveness into the target language. The most difficult decisions to make deal with cultural references that remain attractive only in their original linguistic environment.
MARXIST IDEOLOGY IN AUGUSTS DEGLAVS’ NOVEL “THE NEW WORLD”
Authors: Genese-Plaude Inta
Published: May 2020

The literary texts of Augusts Deglavs (1862-1922) highlight themes of cultural history and sociology and contain a rich spectrum of ideas circulating in the Latvian society of the 19th century. These are ideas of nationalism, capitalism, feminism, Marxism promoted by “New Current” (Jaunā Strāva) movement. The article will analyze the manifestations of Marxist ideas in the novel “Jaunā pasaule”(“The New World”) (1897, 1898). Augusts Deglavs wanted to record and preserve both his own experience and the development and ideas of era. Marxism is a theory about the attitudes of the type of production and social relations. Modern ideas, including Marxism, were captured by Latvian intelligence including Augusts Deglavs. Thus it fits into the discourse of history and perception becomes meaningful directly in the background of the history. He shows the effects of alienation achieved by shock and fragmentation technique.The author depicts the impact of an era’s economic structure on social group attitudes and the life an individual and the cultural formation and consumption