Department of English philology

The department of English philology in September 2008

The origin of the department of English philology looks back to 1957, when a foreign language as second specialty was established on the Philological Faculty. Then in 1963 English was selected as the separate specialty within the coursework of the philological faculty. In 1966 year the first graduating students received the diplomas in specialties “Russian and English languages”, and the department of English was formed then.
From 1966 to 1978 the department was headed by M.O Balaban, D.V. Malyavin, T.I. Fomenko, O.I. Ostapenko, S.Ya. Litvak, Yu.A. Zacniy.
In 1978 year on a faculty there were two departments, which taught English: department of English language (head – E.A. Shama), and department of English philology (manager – Yu.A. Zacniy).
In December 1992 they were transformed in the department of the practice of English language (head of L.M. Latun), and the department of the theory of English language (head of V.I. Skibina).
In diffeent periods the department of practice of English language was headed by L.M.Latun, S.Ya.Litvak, G.I.Prikhod'ko.

The department of Practice of English Language in 1996

In 2004 the department of practice of English language and department of theory of English language was joint in one department of English Philology what headed by G.I.Prikhod'ko till 2007.
Since 2007 the head of department of English philology is the Candidate of Philological Sciences, associate professor S.M.Enikeeva.
In September 1998 on the base of department of theory of English language the department of theory and practice of translation was founded.
M.O.Balaban, K.A.Sedleckiy, I.Z.Khalemskiy, P.S.Yakhno, S.Ya.Litvak, Yu.A.Zacniy, L.M.Latun, D.V.Malyavin, T.O.Tret'yakova, Zh.I.Dolyuk, Zh.O.Get'man, E.A.Shama, S.I.Prus, L.I.Smurova, M.O.Zaruba and other teachers who participated actively in creation of the faculty of the foreign languages were working on the faculty as heads of departments, professors, associate professors, and senior teachers for the long years.

Teacher of the department S.Ya. Litvak with students during labor practice in a collective farm (helped to collect tomatoes)

Teachers of the department Zh. I. Hetman and Y.Z. Khalemskiy during the communistic community service clean-up project with the students of 1973-1978 years of studying.

 

After the Tashkent earthquake of 1966 the students from Uzbekistan studied at the department. The teachers took care of them as of their own children. In 1971 for their input to the development and education of the young specialists of the Uzbek SSR the teachers S.Ya.Litvak and E.A.Shama were awarded by the Ministry of education of Uzbek Soviet Socialistic Republic the title “Excellent teacher of UzSSR”.
In the first years of existence of the department its scientific potential began growing up. In 60-70th of the last century the following teachers worked at the faculty and defended their candidate's dissertations: S.M. Krivoruchko, Y.Z.Khalemskiy, O.I.Ostapenko, P.S.Yakhno, S.F.Savel'eva, S.Ya.Litvak, S.O.Valiev. These scientists educated a number of followers.
30 students were studied at the English department during 1966. Comparing to the current situation this number, of course, doesn’t seem to be large. In 2008 48 students majoring in English language and literature are enrolled at the department and 14 students are studying extramurally.
The department alumni work in schools of Zaporizhzhia, Dnepropetrovsk, Kherson, Kirovograd, Poltava, Mikolaiv, Khmel'nitsk oblasts of Ukraine.
Today, as well as at the time of the department’s first steps, the department of English philology prepares highly skilled specialists in the field of education and science. The alumni of the department are teachers of the secondary and higher educational establishment of Zaporizhzhya. Nowadays the faculty stall members are S.I.Prus, V.V.Ovsyannikov, O.I.Shevchenko, G.I.Prikhod'ko, V.M.Emel'yanova, I.M.Fesenko, T.A.Chaplinska, O.P.Fefelov, I.M.Shama, O.V.Shevchuk, O.L.Klimenko, O.A.Kisileva, Yu.I.Golub, S.P.Zapol'skikh, K.M.Vasilina, N.O.Nadtochiy, G.B.Fogel', A.B.Yunacka, S.M.Enikeeva, G.O.Sles', Yu.I. Gorbenko, O.I.Luzhanicya, O.V.Aksyutina, I.A.Galuckikh, M.V.Zaluzhna, I.V.Vasilenko, N.L.Petrashina, I.O.Zinkevich, R.K.Makhachashvili, O.I.Saldecka, N.D.Kostenko, I.O.Andreeva, O.M.Kanibolocka, M.V.Lisenko, Ya.S.Pan'kovskiy, T.A.Gracheva and others.
We are proud of our alumni who teaches at the different schools and faculties:
The department works on the various research projects in different directions.
Today 18 teachers work at the department. Among them are 5 doctors of sciences, 7 candidates of philological sciences and 1 candidate of pedagogical science, and 3 teachers, who are working on their candidate dissertations at the moment. 12 department alumni work there as well.
Currently the department of English philology prepares the specialists of the complete study system of a classic university: baccalaureate (undergraduate education), specialization, master’s studies (graduate education), aspirantura (post-graduate education).
Preparation of the specialists in the specialty 8.030502 «Language and literature (English)» (4th level of accreditation) conducted both intra and extramurally.
Among our alumni there are a lot of teachers of the secondary and high schools, schools principals and vise principals, university teachers, translators, tourist agents, journalists etc.
The scientific research work of the department is conducted within the framework of the interdepartmental scientific topics of the Faculty of foreign philology of the Zaporizhzhia National University « Cognitive and discursive aspects of functioning of the linguistic units», approved by the Ministry of Education of Ukraine (state registration code – 0103Ã002181).
In 1993 the aspirantura in specialty 10.02.04 «Germans languages» was opened at the department of the theory of English language.
The department of the English philology keeps the international relations with British Councils, Peace Corps, American House.
Preparation of the future researchers begins at the student age, that’s why talented young people are engaged in the researching the issues of the modern linguistics.
The teachers of the department pays much attention to the recruiting of the potential students. Within the recruiting period a lot of activities are done all the time: keeping in touch with department’s alumni, organizing the Open Doors days and weeks of the English language, consulting the future students etc.

Opened Doors Day of 2006. Now these girls are sophomores of ZNU.

The student theater was created at the department. Every October and December the students perform plays in English. In the repertoire of the theater there are following plays by English and American authors: Devid Ayvis’ «Death of Trotskiy», «What is «KRONKIN?», Noel Kovard’s «Barely noticeable ghost») and others.

Some scenes from the play of Noel Kovard «Barely noticeable ghost» in performing of the faculty sophomores.
Students actresses with Peace Corps volunteer Kate Kallal.