Kryvyi Rih State Pedagogical University actively cooperates with colleagues to improve their professional skills. Recently, the lecturers of the Department of English Language and Methods of Teaching took part in the summer course "Storytelling with a Purpose" in Siófok (Hungary).
The workshop "Storytelling with a Purpose" is an interactive event aimed at improving the quality of teaching English using the story method. This event was organized by Angoltanárok Nemzetközi Egyesülete - Magyarország (TESOL Hungary) and TESOL-Ukraine, with the support of the Regional Office of English at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv.
About 50 participants from different countries, including Ukraine, joined the training. The representatives of Kryvyi Rih State Pedagogical University the Head of the Department of International Relations, senior lecturer Olha Bilozir and lecturer Valeriia Poliarenko improved their “soft” and “hard” skills. During the week-intensive course, the selected candidates had the opportunity to attend various sessions, such as "Stories from the Soul", "Semiotics of the Body", "Professional Stories", "Identity Wheels", "The Healing Power of Storytelling", "Silent Books", "Storyboarding", etc.
"The exchange of experience with colleagues from Hungary and Ukraine was extremely useful; it provided an opportunity to get new ideas and inspiration for further work. Established contacts and cooperation with other participants and organizations open up new prospects for international cooperation and resource sharing. The certificate of participation in the international course confirms professional competence and improves qualifications as a lecturer. The acquired knowledge and skills will help to optimize the educational process for students," Olha Bilozir shares her impressions.
The final project allowed participants to reflect creatively and fill their "suitcase of experience" with various philosophical, moral, and practical meanings. In general, the program was very interesting and intense, and the proposed exercises opened up new modern approaches to mastering a foreign language.