Department lecturers evaluated participants of the Ukrainian Junior Academy of Sciences

Department members took part in the judging a competition. It dealt with defense of research works by members of the Ukrainian Junior Academy of Sciences. Associate Professors Larysa Shchyhlo and Diana Movchan worked in the jury of the German Language and Literature Section.

Jumanji: The philologist path

On 9 March 2024, the Department of Germanic Philology held a meeting with applicants. During the meeting, schoolchildren had an opportunity to learn about the peculiarities of admission and study in the 035 Philology specialty at Sumy State University. In addition, everybody had an opportunity to complete the game quest "Jumanji: The philologist path". Divided into teams, they overcame obstacles - interesting English exercises with questions about the specialty and the department - to reach the winning location! Happy photos of the winners are published on the department's Instagram page.

A philology graduate won a literary contest

Pavlo Zinchenko, a philology graduate of Sumy State University, became the winner of the short story contest "Thirty" with his work "Morning News" (February 2024). Pavlo began to admire poetry and prose still at school. Studying at the Department of Germanic Philology only contributed to the development of his literary skills. We wish the young writer creative inspiration! Link https://www.facebook.com/share/v/P5eu5yEithUuPsZv

Philology student's achievements have been presented at an international conference

Anzhelika Kalchenko (PR-11 philology student) under the guidance of Oksana Brovkina (senior lecturer at the Department of Germanic Philology) took part in the ХI International Scientific and Practical Conference “Innovative Solutions to Modern Scientific Challenges”. It was held on 21-23 February 2024 in Zagreb, Croatia. Anzhelika presented her work “Argot: Case of Polari”.

May I choose? What? When? How?

On 29 February 2024, the Department of Germanic  Philology hosted a meeting with the guarantors of the curriculum "Germanic Languages and Literatures (Translation Included), English as the First the Language" for the bachelors, masters and PhD students. Svitlana Baranova, Iryna Kobiakova and Nataliia Tatsenko spoke. They talked about ensuring a students' right to form individual educational trajectories.

Victory at the Intellectual Language Battle

On 21 February, the SumDU Library held the Native Language Day. For this occasion, the Intellectual Language Battle between faculties and institutes was organized. Polina Kuchmieieva, a Philology student, took the first place. At the battle beginning, participants got acquainted with Ukrainian equivalents of well-known foreign words. Also, they tested themselves in reading tongue twisters. Then, the competition was held as a Kahoot online game.

Positive impressions of the Mitacs Globalink Research Internship program

Hello! My name is Oleksandra. I am a Philology student of Sumy State University. I think Mitacs gives proactive students an opportunity to demonstrate their skills, talents and abilities, and gain practical experience in the areas they are interested in. It is important to enjoy the work you choose. Interest in unresolved issues, sometimes narrow topics, encourages you to research and find solutions. I love studying translation. Over time, I realized that I needed to look for ways to improve myself in my chosen specialty, so in my third year I chose the Mitacs Globalink Research Internship.

Virtual visit to Brazil with the Travel Office

On 14 February 2024, the Travel Office under the guidance of Olena Nazarenko (a lecturer at the Department of Germanic Philology) hosted an exciting online event. Kadine Saraiva de Carvalho (MA in Linguistics and Literature, doctoral student in the PhD program in Linguistics and Literature at the University of Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) shared her experience of studying and everyday life with bachelor's, master's, and doctoral students majoring in Philology and lecturers Nataliia Tatsenko and Olena Ovsianko.

A department lecturer participates in the artificial intelligence workshop

Alla Krasulia took part in the workshop "Using Generative Artificial Intelligence in Everyday Life". It was organized on the international educational platform "Ukraine Global Faculty". This workshop became a platform for discussing the basics of artificial intelligence, its potential and practical application in various spheres of everyday life. Participants had a unique opportunity to learn about the latest AI advances, including the usage of technology to create texts, voice content, music, images and video.

Professional self-improvement

Lecturers of the Department of Germanic Philology took part in the webinar "The SumDU Repository as a Tool for Reflecting University Achievements". It took place on 13 February 2024. The discussed issues: filling rules of the SumDU Repository, copyright, self-archiving, publication placement algorithms, typical errors when depositing materials.

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