Research Activities

Directions of scientific research

In 2023, the academic staff of the English language department for maritime officers (abridged programme) commenced a research project titled “Andragogical principles of using modern educational technologies and methods of teaching Maritime English” (Registration No. 0124U001985).

Stages and Timelines of the Research Project:

  1. Development of roadmap for the study of innovative educational technologies and methods of teaching Maritime English to higher education applicants who already have professional experience and study under an abridged program (January 2024 – December 2024).
  2. Search and justification of modern educational technologies and methods of teaching Maritime English to higher education applicants who already have professional experience and study under an abridged program (January 2025 – December 2025).
  3. Testing of modern educational technologies and methods of teaching Maritime English to higher education applicants who already have professional experience and study under an abridged program (January 2026 – December 2026).

The objective of the Research Project – single out and substantiate innovative educational technologies and methods of teaching Maritime English to higher education applicants who already have professional experience and study under an abridged program.

Scientific achievements of the department

Thesis

  1. Pindosova Tamara. The category of intertextuality in the literary texts of D. Brown: pragmastylistic aspect, 10.02.04 – Germanic Languages, specialized scientific council K 67.051.05, Kherson State University. Date of defense: June 26, 2019. Date of graduation: October 15, 2019. DK № 054341.
  2. Ryabukha Ivan. Trends in the development of maritime education in Ukraine (second half of the 18th ‒ beginning of the 21st century), 13.00.01 ‒ general pedagogy and history of pedagogy, specialized academic council D 58.053.01, Ternopil National Pedagogical University named after V. Hnatyuk. Date of defense: October 31, 2019. Date of graduation: December 16, 2019 DD№ 009384.
  3. Yurzhenko Alona. Formation of communicative competence of future ship engineers on the basis of a gamified approach, 13.00.04 – Theory and Methods of Vocational Education, specialized scientific council K 67.051.02. Date of defense: June 13, 2020. Date of graduation: September 24, 2020. DK № 057742.
  4. Kutsenko Iryna. Monitoring of academic achievements of students of Ukrainian maritime educational institutions (1944 ‒ beginning of the 21st century), 011- educational, pedagogical sciences, specialized academic council DF 67.900.001, Kherson Academy of Continuing Education. Date of defense: August 26, 2021. Date of graduation: September 27, 2021 DR№002428.

Scientific degrees

During the existence of the department since 2016, the scientific degrees of associate professor were received by O. Diahyleva, I. Ryabukha, T. Pindosova, O. Fedorova, I. Kutsenko.