TEACHING AND LEARNING FOREIGN LANGUAGES AT THE UNIVERSITY COURSES ON THE WAY TO LIFELONG LEARNING

Modern theories and practical issues of developing learner autonomy as a prerequisite for life long learning are in the focus of this article. Special attention is drawn to developing learning strategies and reflection, in particular. The most effective ways of developing learning to learn skills at EFL university courses are identifie

The Future of Programming

Nowadays digital literacies are one of the requirements to employees in various areas of human activities, where programming which belongs to computer sciences is seen as a bonus when applying for a job. Some predictions how programming will develop in future are given in this paper

Teaching and learning english at higher educational institutions in Ukraine through pandemics and wartime

The study aimed to analyse online English teaching and learning experience in higher education institutions in Ukraine through pandemics and wartime. To answer our research questions, we employed a mixed-method research design, which considered social, methodological and emotional aspects of education. We conducted quantitative research to collect data on the experience of Ukrainian university teachers of English (N=100) and students (N=277) related to the emergency caused by pandemics and wartime. The qualitative data sources included online interviews and written comments of the participants. The main findings were as follows: teachers experienced challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic such as lack of interaction with students, and unawareness of effective teaching methods in the digital environment. The wartime challenges included: air raids and power outages and, consequently, disrupted communication and isolation, stress and sense of insecurity, excessive workload, with students experiencing technical issues, air raids and communication problems as well as large amount of homework, no access to the software, inconvenient schedule, and their own unwillingness. To solve the problems, teachers introduced an online synchronous mode during the COVID-19 pandemic, supported by blended and asynchronous modes which was a transformational period to teaching and learning English during wartime. The most common among the learning platforms and applications were Zoom and Google Classroom, as well as Moodle, MS Teams, YouTube, and Classtime, listed by both university teachers and students. Social networks such as Telegram, Viber, Facebook etc. were widely used too. To conclude, the COVID-19 pandemic caused Ukrainian teachers and students master new tools to use at online lessons of English, during wartime the demand on already familiar tools, as well as the range of them, increased as they provided more interaction. Considering emotional aspects, the study revealed disturbing data on teachers’ well-being: nearly 50% confessed that they were burned out and emotionally devastated, close to 40% were tired and pushed themselves to continue teaching. Despite these challenges, the majority were able to find solutions in conflict situations with students and colleagues, two-thirds were sure that their work was even more important during the wartime and they found ways to provide emotional support to their students needed in the times of war

Моделі й методи прийняття рішень

This coursebook covers the materials within the content of “Decision-making theory” Syllabus, designed for undergraduate students specialized in Systems Analysis. It encompasses main concepts and foundations of the theory of making decisions, typical methods of solving various problematic situations: choosing the best alternative from the given set, grouping and ranking alternatives and options, methods of making decisions for multicriteria problems, and making decisions in fuzzy conditions. Special attention is drawn to the applied aspects of making decisions and putting theory into practice when solving the tasks given. The coursebook is intended for the students who have taken and passed the university course in higher mathematics, especially for those who are specialized in Systems Analysis. It is also useful for all who apply decision-making methods to solve real life problems and tasks.Навчальний посібник охоплює матеріал, передбачений програмою дисципліни “Теорія прийняття рішень” для студентів , що навчаються за спеціальністю 124 – Системний аналіз. Викладено математичні основи теорії прийняття рішень. Розглянуто типові методи виходу з проблемних ситуацій – вибір кращої альтернативи із заданої множини, групове впорядкування альтернатив, методи прийняття рішень за наявністю багатьох критеріїв та в умовах невизначеності. Основну увагу приділено прикладним аспектам теорії прийняття рішень. Книгу розраховано на осіб, які опанували математику в межах курсу ЗВО, зокрема на студентів спеціальності «Системний аналіз». Вона може бути корисна всім, хто застосовує методи прийняття рішень до розв’язування практичних задач