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Dear friends!
Students’ club of linguistic and cultural studies “Travel office” at Translation Training and Resource Center «LinguoStar» of the Department of Germanic Philology makes you an online appointment https://meet.google.com/puc-xarv-cjd on February, 1st at 1 p.m.
Let’s learn to write a motivation letter! The second year #SumDU_translators of the group PR-91 Alina Serdiuk and Hlafira Mazur joined the online webinar the "Formula for a motivation letter" from the community on the international educational programs and studying abroad "UniStudy Community". Now they are ready to share gained experience.
The head of “Travel office” – lecturer of the Department of Germanic Philology Olena Nazarenko.
We invite every interested person!

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 With this certificate, the administration of the ETS certification consortium confirms that the test center of Sumy State University TOEFL-center fully meets the requirements for international certification centers of this type. Congratulations!

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Translation Training and Resource Center «LinguoStar» announces English language courses for all interested people
Translation Training and Resource Center «LinguoStar» invites everyone to start studying or renew English speaking knowledge and skills.
We start with levels A1 / A2 (Elementary) and increase your level of English to levels B1 / B2 (Upper Intermediate).
In classes we:
- develop, deepen and improve basic knowledge;
- apply a communicative approach aimed at course participants;
- use Cambridge and Oxford textbooks, educational audio and video materials;
- implement modern teaching methods developed by experienced teachers.
The training period lasts for 4 months.
Classes are held 2 times a week.
Registration on the courses at the following link>>

The group consists of 5 people minimum. Groups are formed depending on the received applications.
Cost of courses: English language courses for everyone - 1000 UAH per month. Cost of the full course of study - 4000 UAH.
The deadline for submission of applications/registration is February 10, 2021

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 The second year #SumDU_translators of the group PR-91 Alina Serdiuk and Hlafira Mazur joined the online webinar the "Formula for a motivational letter" from the community on the international educational programs and studying abroad "UniStudy Community" on January 21th.
The experienced manager of the UniStudy website and the head of the community Hanna Tron shared valuable and informative tips on how to write a motivational letter for a successful application for various projects.
The peculiarities of the structure and the differences of motivational letters for work, for volunteering, for internship, for getting grants and for studying abroad were considered. Listeners also found out about diverse techniques and useful schemes concerned the rational arranging of thoughts. Hanna answered the most frequently asked questions: how to start writing a letter, what is not necessary to point out, how to present yourself properly and what are the opportunities for applicants? Apart from that, the moderator shared her own experience with failure stories emphasizing that you should never give up and it is better to try again all the time because to the one who knocks the door will be opened.
– Personally I learnt that the motivational letter must have a certain structure because my previous attempts of writing it looked like an all-in-one composition about everything. I also took into account that participation in school contests and certificates are unlikely to be needed but the latest achievements at the university might come in handy, - Alina shares her new acquired experience.

Yuliia Huzenko, student of the group PR-91
Translated by Alina Serdiuk, student of the group PR-91

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Have you spent your childhood in camps? What about Online Christmas Camp? Victoria Zakusylo, a graduate student of #department_GPh_SumDU took part in the volunteer project Together with the organization "AfterSchool" and with "Alternative-В" - "Online Christmas Camp".
The program was created specifically for children to deepen their knowledge of the culture and traditions of celebrating Christmas in Europe.  And also to explain the basics of volunteering and familiarize children with the volunteer programs of the organization "Alternative-B".  The course consisted of 10 sessions 5 times a week for 2 weeks. All classes were conducted only in English without any translation.
Victoria shares her impressions “Participation in yet another atmospheric online projects has come to an end.  It turned out to be a very Christmas and New Year Online Christmas Camp, which brought together volunteers from all over the world (I'm telling the truth) and students from all over Ukraine!  Thanks to the sponsors for the opportunity to participate! For me, it was an interesting and useful experience of working in ZOOM with children 9-12 years old”.
Anna Zinchenko, Assistant at the Department of Germanic Philology

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On January, 12th the Head of the Department of Germanic Philology, Professor Iryna Kobyakova in the presence of the Dean of the Faculty FPSC, Associate Professor Olena Sushkova, lecturers and the staff of the department made an annual report on the work of the Department of Germanic Philology in the year 2020.
In her report Iryna Karpivna emphasized the achievements and successes of the Department, highly estimated students’ and lecturers’ work in the research field and in the area of promoting the Department in the world, noted that our students and graduates are demanded among Ukrainian and foreign employers, admitted some drawbacks in the working results, mentioned plans and outlooks for the year 2021.
Summary
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First-year students of specialty Philology Kateryna Knyha, Anastasіia Liubych, Anastasіia Sierysheva, and Anna Shcherbak took online courses on the FutureLearn platform, which were offered by senior lecturer of the Department of Germanic  Philology  Iryna Ushchapovska within the discipline the Theory of Language Communication Fundamentals.
Future experts share their impressions:
- The course "An Introduction to Sociolinguistics: Accents, Attitudes, and Identity" is actually very interesting and I did not regret that I chose this one. I liked that the articles and new information are supported by a variety of videos and most importantly real-life examples. I was also impressed with the results of the research provided in this course. Most people do have a preconceived notion of different accents and dialects, namely that some are even considered abnormal and unacceptable. I think this is a real problem, as it affects a person's daily life, - shares Anastasiia Sierysheva.
- Personally, I really liked the course "An Introduction to Sociolinguistics: Accents, Attitudes, and Identity". I am very glad to have learned so much about sociolinguistics. It was interesting to read research on the impact of a person's emphasis on him or her and the current issues that people face based on this. I do not regret a single minute spent on this course. Thank you for such a wonderful recommendation! - says Anastasiia Liubych.

- I'm very thankful that I had an opportunity to take part in the "Introduction to Intercultural Studies: Language and Culture" course. I learned a lot of new information relevant to intercultural communication. It was a good way to know something new about the principles of effective communication, - says Anna Shcherbak, still remaining on the wave of the English language.

- I chose the course for a long time because they were all interesting, but then, after thinking about everything, they seemed too easy. Therefore, "An Introduction to Sociolinguistics: Accents, Attitudes, and Identity" became the best option. I was particularly interested in researching the interaction between accent changes and identity. One example of this connection between language and identity is how people perceive their accents. Attention was paid to the letter "r" and how it is pronounced by the British and Scots. Audio materials and videos have become integral aids and, in an accessible way, helped to better understand the material. So, the course from FutureLearn made only a positive impression on me and interested me in sociolinguistics, so in the future I plan to deepen the study of this topic, - thanks Kateryna Knyha.

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The Department of Germanic Philology continues to implement distance learning actively. We are glad to answer the questions of students, applicants, and their parents concerning the completion of the session and results of the year, requirements of admission to the specialty "Philology", opportunities and advantages for students of the SumDU.  
Please contact us by the department's mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or directly by the mails of your lecturers https://gf.sumdu.edu.ua/uk/pro-kafedru-uk/shtat-kafedry.html

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Last year Yuliia Lazutkina, the graduate of the specialty "Philology" of the SumDU, received an offer from the publishing office "Sunflower" to publish one of the works in the textbook for grades 5-7 Modern literature of motherland with which the author gladly agreed.
And so she is holding a beautiful book recommended by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine for use in the educational process.
Yuliia began writing poems at school. Furthermore, studying in the specialty "Philology" contributed to the development of literary skills.
"Back at school, it is interesting that Yuliia shares, one of my classmates said seeing my pieces, "Don't write such long poems, one day you will be famous, your works will be learned at schools and children will remember you with a softy spoken, the kindly word". The first part of these words has already come true, but I hope the second one will not be fulfilled", Yuliia laughs.

                                                      Mariia Hrinchenko, student of the group PR-72/2

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The post-graduate student of the Department of Germanic Philology of SumDU Viktoriia Zakusylo took part in the hands-on training online course on digital storytelling "Far Away So Close". The project was implemented within the framework of the program "MEET UP! German-Ukrainian youth encounters" supported by the foundation "Remembrance, Responsibility and Future" (EVZ).
 The main method which was used in the project is a digital story (storytelling). It is based on the assumption that everyone has something to tell and that all the stories matter. The digital story helps people to use simple digital tools to create short videos that reflect their own point of view on important topics. The main purpose of the project was to study the home concept and how the idea of this concept is changing in new realities.
"Reflection, memories, and thoughts on one of the important stages in my life which resulted in working on my own script and creating a short video.  The outcome exceeded all my expectations but it turned out to be too intimate and personal to dare to spread it on social networks. I am thankful to the organizers who invited me to take part, to the mentor who was there and always answered all the questions and helped with generating the idea.  Cool project, cool people, cool thoughts and ideas!" Victoria Zakusylo shares her impressions.

Anna Zinchenko, Assistant of the Department of Germanic Philology