Depatment of Professionally Oriented English Speech


The Department was established in December 2003 as the result of the reorganization of the Department of Foreign Languages ​​№ 3.  Educational, methodological, and research work of the Department is focused on the ways of improving teaching of ESP to undergraduate and postgraduate students of BSEU.

The Department employs 22 people: among them there are four Associate Professors (3 Ph.D. (philology) and 1 Ph.D. (pedagogy)), 11 senior teachers, and 6 teachers and 1 trainee teacher. Since 2013, 5 teachers have completed their postgraduate studies (at BSU, MSLU), 12 teachers acquired a Master's degree in philology or pedagogy.

The teachers of the Department conduct lectures and practical classes in undergraduate and postgraduate student groups at the following faculties: the Faculty of Finance and Banking (FFB), the Faculty of Commerce and Tourist Industry (FCTI), the Faculty of Law (FL), and the Faculty of International Business Communication (FIBC).

The Department is headed by PhD, Associate Professor Kseniya A. Belova.

Educational activities

Disciplines

The following disciplines are taught at the Department of Professionally Oriented English Speech:

I level of higher education (undergraduate)

  1. Business English;
  2. Business Communications in English;
  3. English as a Foreign language;
  4. English as the Second Foreign language;
  5. Culture of  English speaking countries;
  6. English for Specific Purposes;
  7. Workshop on Intercultural Communication (2nd foreign language) (optional);
  8. Workshop on Intercultural Communication (optional);
  9. Practical Translation Course;
  10. Country Studies;
  11. Country Studies (in English as the first foreign language);
  12. Country Studies (in English as the second foreign language);

II level of higher education (postgraduate)

  1. English as a Foreign Language (scientific-oriented Master's degree programme)
  2. Professional Communications in English in the Field of Legal Support of Economic Activities (practically oriented Master's degree programme)
  3. English for Specific Purposes (practically oriented Master's degree programme)

Teaching and methodological work on full-time undergraduate training at the FCTI is coordinated by the deputy head of the Department, senior teacher E.V. Klimuk, at the FFB – by senior teacher G.E. Kazyuchits, at the FL – by teacher N.V. Batishcheva, on the external form of learning - by senior teacher М.М. Akhramovich and senior teacher S.N. Berezovskaya.

The main purpose of teaching English at the department is the development of students' communicative competence, manifested in the ability and willingness to organize their foreign language activities adequately to the situations of professionally oriented intercultural communication. Authentic audio and video materials, domestic and foreign methodological complexes, computer training and test programs, video and audio materials, as well as textbooks and teaching aids prepared by the teachers of our department are used in the teaching process.

The Department is equipped with modern technology, audio and video materials. There is a specialized multimedia room (room 303 / building 5) with modern computers and software. For productive independent work, students have the opportunity to use original computer programs for the modules taught at the Department and have access to the Internet.

Research work

Currently, the Department is working on the research topic "Innovative approaches to teaching a professionally-oriented foreign language in the intercultural paradigm". The results of scientific research are regularly reported at scientific and practical conferences and published in academic journals in Belarus and abroad.

In order to study, analyse and introduce the best experience and new methods of teaching English, our teachers undergo advanced training at the leading universities of Belarus.

The Department is constantly working on improving the methodological support of the courses taught, on the preparation of teaching aids.

An important component of the Department's work is the organization and supervision of students' research and their participation in international and republican scientific conferences both at BSEU and other universities of the Republic of Belarus. Our students are permanent participants of the annual international student scientific-practical conference in foreign languages "The world in the XXI century: economic, political and socio-cultural aspects" as well as of the workshop in the English language "Problems and prospects for the development of trade and the tourism industry in the world market" within International Scientific and Practical Conference "Modern mechanisms of functioning of trading business and tourism industry: reality and prospects". Our students also participate and win prizes in the English Language Olympiads for Students of Customs Specialties, organized by the Faculty of International Relations of BSU, and the Olympiad held by the Business English Department of BSEU.

Our teachers actively participate in the international activities held by BSEU. Students of the FCTI took part in the events organized by the Italian-Belarusian Centre for Cooperation and Education "Sardinia". Our students and teachers attend lectures and seminars of foreign teachers at BSEU and other educational institutions. The teachers of our department work with foreign students from China, Turkmenistan, and Turkey, hold talks, consultations, and additional individual classes with them. Our teachers assist in the organization of meetings of students and the employees of the Indian, Iranian and Chinese Embassies. We regularly provide translation services to the teaching staff and executive management of BSEU, and cooperate with foreign charity organizations as volunteers.

The main teaching aids created by the teachers of the Department:

  1. Белова, К.А. The UK: country and people =Соединенное королевство: страна и люди/ К.А. Белова// Учебн.-метод. пособие. – Минск: БГЭУ, 2018. – 102 с.
  2. Белова, К. А. English tenses: Active voice. Textbook on English Grammar = Времена английского глагола: активный залог. Сборник текстов по грамматике англ. яз.: учебно-метод. материалы / К. А. Белова. – Могилёв: МГУ им. А. А. Кулешова, 2018. – 32 с.
  3.  Белова, К. А. My first focus on tourism industry : Student's book : = Знакомство с индустрией туризма : книга для студента : учебно-метод. материалы / К. А. Белова. – Могилёв : МГУ им. А. А. Кулешова, 2018.  – 68 с.  ил.
  4.  Березовская, С.Н. Профессионально ориентированный английский для студентов ФЭУТ / С. Н. Березовская, Е. В. Климук // Учебное пособие. – Минск: БГЭУ, 2009. – 67c.
  5.  Вершина, А.М. Основы делового английского языка / А.М. Вершина, И.Н. Частнойть. – Минск: БГЭУ, 2012. – 232с.
  6.  Зезюльчик, Е. Н. Профессионально ориентированный английский для изучающих финансы» / под редакцией Новик Н. А. / Е. Н. Зезюльчик, И. И. Ковалевская, др. // Учебное пособие под редакцией Н. А. Новик. – Минск: БГЭУ, 2007. – 122 с.
  7. Мазурук, Т. А. Поговорим о финансах и банковском деле / Let's talk about finance and banking // Учебное пособие / Т. А. Мазурук, Е. А. Константинович. – Минск: БГЭУ, 2014. – 75c.
  8. Новик, Н. А. Страноведение. США: география, история, экономика, культура / Н. А. Новик. – Минск: «Вышэйшая школа», 2015. – 245с. + 1 опт.диск (CD).
  9. Новик, Н.А. Японский стиль жизни / Н. А. Новик, Н. П. Могиленских // Учебн. пособие. – Минск: БГЭУ, 2006. – 117 с.
  10.  Новик, Н. А.  Listening Course in American English / Н. А. Новик, Е. В. Климук, др. // Учебное пособие. – Минск: РИВШ, 2006. – 183 с.
  11.  Новик, Н.А. Cultural Shock or Just Unspoken Cultural Rules? / Н. А. Новик, Н. П. Могиленских, Л. С. Кожуховская // Учебное пособие. – Минск: РИВШ, 2007. – 119 с.
  12.  Савчук, Ю. М. English for students majoring in customs // Учебно-методическое пособие по английскому языку для студентов специализации «Финансы и контроль в сфере таможенной деятельности» ФФБД // Учебное пособие / Ю. М. Савчук, О. А. Сенько. – Минск: БГЭУ, 2014. –102с.

The Department maintains close relations with other universities of the Republic of Belarus, in particular, with the Departments of Foreign Languages of M. Tank Belarusian State Pedagogical University, Belarusian National Technical University, Brest State University, the Department of English Language of the Faculty of International Relations of BSU, with the Faculty of English and the Faculty of Intercultural Communications of Minsk State Linguistic University. The Department also cooperates with universities of CIS, in particular, with the Department of Foreign Languages (School of Core Engineering Education) of the National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University and the Faculty of Linguistics and Journalism of the Rostov State University of Economics.

 

Contacts

Address: 7 Sverdlova str., Bldg 5, room 312

Tel.:+375 17 209 79-41

Email:kpoar@bseu.by

Site:http://bseu.by/fmbk/