Arab World English Journal (AWEJ) Volume 14. Number 3 September 2023 Pp. 276-291
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.24093/awej/vol14no3.17
Pedagogical Concept of Integrative Teaching and Learning in the Context of Interdepartmental
Interaction
Oleksandr Khomenko
Department of Foreign Languages,
Kyiv National Linguistic University, Kyiv, Ukraine
Corresponding Author: oleksandr.khomenko@knlu.edu.ua
Liudmyla Vasylchuk
Department of Foreign Languages,
Kyiv National Linguistic University, Kyiv, Ukraine
Andrii Sotnykov
Department of Foreign Languages,
Kyiv National Linguistic University, Kyiv, Ukraine
Oksana Slaba
Department of Foreign Languages,
Kyiv National Linguistic University, Kyiv, Ukraine
Received:06/09/2023 Accepted:09/08/2023 Published:09/24/2023
Abstract:
This article presents the pedagogical framework for integrative teaching and learning, melding foreign language instruction with professional disciplines within the interdepartmental interaction. Through a comprehensive review of both foreign and domestic literature, the authors highlight the insufficient development of this concept in Ukraine, particularly in practical application. The study advocates for adapting and assimilating positive foreign experiences to the distinctive contours of Ukrainian higher education, underpinned by a robust theoretical and methodological foundation. The authors contend that the demands of modern life necessitate the active integration of interdisciplinary links into higher education curricula, leveraging foreign languages to develop foreign language professional communicative competence as an integral component of professional competence. They emphasize the pivotal role of interdepartmental collaboration in fostering such interdisciplinary convergence. Considering the unresolved nature of this issue in Ukraine, the significance and imperative for establishing an integrative teaching and learning concept in the context of interdepartmental interaction are undeniable. The article delineates the concept’s goals and objectives, scrutinizes the pivotal preconditions and rationale for its development, and furnishes a comprehensive algorithm for the seamless integration of professional subjects and foreign language instruction. Two main stages of integrative training, preparatory and organizational-procedural, are distinguished, with their characteristics outlined. Additionally, the article underscores the need for designing specialized transitional courses to harmonize profession-oriented content in foreign languages with specific disciplines.
Keywords: Foreign language professional communicative competence, integrative learning, integrative teaching,
interdisciplinarity, pedagogical concept, professional competence
Cite as: Khomenko, O., Vasylchuk, L., Sotnykov, A., & Slaba,O. (2023). Pedagogical Concept of Integrative Teaching and Learning in the Context of Interdepartmental Interaction. Arab World English Journal, 14 (3) 276-291.
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.24093/awej/vol14no3.17
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