Multilingual Education

The purpose of the study is the research of the opportunities for developing professional foreign language communicative competence within the concept of multilingual education. The study is based on the method of the experiment, presented by a survey of students. The course was tested by 70 master's degree students of Gumilyov Eurasian National University. The functionality of the Google Meet communication platform and mobile applications has created a comfortable environment for learning Business English. The educational course revealed students’ ability to carry out high-quality communication. The results show that students improved their skills in spontaneous business discussion with rational construction of communication, proper speech intonation, lexical sufficiency within the framework of speech topics, and grammatical correctness. The practical significance and prospects for further research are presented by the opportunity of using the developed methodology in the process of communicative competency formation by students of different specialties.

Self-rated familiarity with autism spectrum disorders among practicing nurses: a cross-sectional study in the palestinian nursing practice

Background Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are one of the most prevalent neurodevelopmental disabilities of early childhood. Practicing nurses are in a key position to help patients with ASDs and/or their caregivers/families. This study was conducted to assess self-rated familiarity with ASDs among practicing nurses in Palestine. The study also aimed to identify the sociodemographic and practice variables that could predict high self-rated familiarity scores. Methods This was a cross-sectional study using a questionnaire. The study was conducted in the period between January 2019 and May 2019. The questionnaire collected: 1) the sociodemographic, pedagogic, and practice variables of the nurses, 2) their self-rated familiarity with signs and symptoms, treatment options, and community resources of ASDs, 3) their self-rated confidence in their abilities to provide counseling for parents/family/caregivers on the drugs prescribed for children/patients with ASDs and their potential adverse effects, and 4) their willingness to receive education/training on issues in ASDs. Results The questionnaire was completed by 357 practicing nurses. The practicing nurses self-reported inadequate familiarity with symptoms, treatment, and community resources of ASDs. The mean familiarity score was 35.8% (SD: 18.9%). The nurses also expressed low confidence in their ability to provide counseling services to caregivers/families of children with ASDs. About 75% of the nurses agreed that they could benefit from taking a continuing educational/training program in the area of ASDs and about 82% of the nurses agreed that the nursing school curriculum should include courses in the area of ASDs. The multiple linear regression model showed that higher familiarity scores were predicted by having longer practical experience, having a higher academic degree in nursing, and having a continuing educational course/program on ASDs. Conclusion Findings of this study highlighted inadequate familiarity with issues of ASDs among practicing nurses. Higher familiarity was predicted by the length of practical experience, higher academic degree in nursing, and having continuing educational course/program on ASDs. Specifically designed pedagogic interventions might be helpful in increasing familiarity of practicing nurses on ASDs. More investigations are still needed to evaluate if these interventions can improve familiarity and services provided to patients with ASDs.

Towards an Adaptive Educational Course on the Mathematical Foundations of Machine Learning

Today the development of information technology is closely related to the creation and application of machine learning and data analysis methods. In this regard, the need for training specialists in this area is growing. Very often, the study of machine learning methods is combined with the study of a certain programming language and the tools of its specialized library. This approach is undoubtedly justified, because it provides the possibility of accelerated application of the knowledge gained in practice. At the same time, it should be noted that with this approach, it is rather not machine learning methods that are studied, but a certain set of methodological techniques for using the tools of the specialized library. The presented work is devoted to the experience of creating an adaptive educational course on the mathematical foundations of machine learning. This course is aimed at undergraduate and graduate students of mathematical specialties. It is divided into core and variable parts. The obligatory core part is built around the PAC learning model and the binary classification problem. Within the variable part, issues of the weak learning model and the boosting methods are considered. Also a methodology of changing the variable part of the course is discussed.

UKRAINIAN LINGUO-FOLKLORE STUDIES: THEIR HISTORY, CURRENT STATE, AND PERSPECTIVES

The article is devoted to the evolution, present state and perspectives of development of the Ukrainian linguo-folklore studies that are conducted by Sv. Yеrmolenko, N. Zhuravliova, A. Moisiienko, T. Betsenko, Y. Diadyshcheva-Rosovetska, N. Kolesnyk, R. Serdeha and others. The main aspects of the analysis of the language of the Ukrainian folk poetic texts of the period from the end of the 19th century until the middle of the 20th century were considered. They are historical linguistic, linguo-stylistic, linguo-didactic, linguo-cultural, ethnolinguistic, linguo-conceptual, linguo-semiotic. Two stages in the development of linguo-folklore studies were distinguished: 1) 60s — 80s of the 20th c., and 2) 90s of the 20th c. — the early 21st c. It was pointed out that the Ukrainian linguo-folklore studies had already evolved into a separate branch of philology and an educational course with its own object (a linguostructural, artistic-figurative organization of folkloristic texts of various genres, peculiar features of a folkloristic style formation), and subject of research, tasks and trends. There were mentioned the present day approaches to the analysis of folk poetic texts, being based on the language layers (folklore stylistics of language units), language expressive means (folklore stylistics of language expressive means), genres (folklore stylistics of genres) and separate parts of linguistics. The following perspectives of the linguo-folklore studies were defined: the analysis of understudied language units and figurative means, used in the texts of various genres (not only the traditional but new ones as well), development of a folklore lexicography, folklore dialectology, folklore linguo-cognitology, folklore linguosemiotics, folklore communication, linguo-genderology, contrastive linguo-folklore studies, and other trends, as well as a wider application of modern systems of an automatic analysis of texts, dictionaries’ compilation, and data creation.

«INTRODUCTION TO THE SCIENCE OF LANGUAGE». TO HERMENEUTICS OF THE TITLE OF THE EDUCATIONAL COURSE

В статье представлены результаты моделирования семантических процессов при герменевтической интерпретации названия учебного курса «Введение в языкознание». Пропозициональная фреймовая структура ключевых лексем вести / введение включает семантические места «субъект», «объект», «направление», «инструмент / средство». Русские термины языкознание и языковедение не являются полными синонимами термина лингвистика, акцентируют антропоцентризм и теоцентризм науки о языке. Вариантное именование курса «Введение в науку о языке» целесообразно прочитывать с множественным числом: «Введение в науки о языке». The article represents the results of modeling of the semantic processes taking place during hermeneutic interpretation of the title of the educational course «Introduction to the Science of Language». The propositional frame structure of the key lexemes introduce / introduction includes the semantic places «subject», «object», «direction», «means». The Russian terms языкознание and языковедение are not complete synonyms of the term linguistics, they emphasize the anthropocentrism and theocentrism of the science of language. The variant naming of the course «Introduction to the Science of Language» should be understood in the plural form: «Introduction to the Sciences of Language».

The role of educational cycles in the training system for vitreoretinal surgeons. Ten years of WetLab work experience in Kazan

Purpose. To analyze the ten-year experience of the WetLab educational course on vitreoretinal surgery in Kazan, to evaluate the effectiveness of a multi-stage approach in the training of vitreoretinal surgeons. Material and methods. Since 2011, 210 doctors from 47 regions of the Russian Federation and 5 neighboring countries completed the Wetlab educational course in Kazan. C 25 courses have been conducted. After completing the course, the trainees participated in various seminars and master classes on vitreoretinal surgery, an individual training and mentoring program was organized. Results. More than 80% of the students, within 2 years after completing their studies on the main course and subsequent participation in additional educational activities, began to independently perform vitreoretinal surgeries. More than 50% of graduates today know all the main methods of modern vitreoretinal interventions. Conclusion. The effectiveness of multi-stage training of vitreoretinal surgeons is shown. Multi-stage training includes at the first stage a basic theoretical course and practicing practical skills within the WetLab program, at the second stage – participation in specialized seminars and master classes, supervision of a graduate of the course by a teacher-mentor according to an individual program. Such a training system for vitreoretinal surgeons allows about 80% of those who have completed training to start independent work after training. Keywords: vitreoretinal surgery, ophthalmology, training.

EXPLORATION ON THE TEACHING INNOVATION OF INTERDISCIPLINARY THINKING OF APPRECIATION OF PIANO ART

Appreciation of piano art, as a public elective and general educational course for all undergraduates in comprehensive universities, aims to enhance all-round appreciation level for students, help them build confidence and team spirit, and keep the forever passion for music, art and life as well. In my teaching for students who come from different colleges with different majors, I hope that I can interpret piano, human and passion through the knowledge and the way of thinking which they got from their professional learning. Moreover, I hope this course is able to provide them with some inspiration. This article is going to explore the reform on interdisciplinary thinking during the teaching of Appreciation of piano art, in terms of piano and architecture, piano and machinery, and piano and language.

Methodology of Ukrainian for Professional Purposes as a branch of Ukrainian language didactics

The relevance of the topic of the article is determined by the necessity of studying the objective preconditions for the establishment and development of the methodology of teaching Ukrainian for Professional Purposes as a new branch of linguodidactics and creation of a holistic scientific and methodological system of teaching the course at pedagogical institutions of higher education. The work aims to figure out the essence of the “methodology of teaching Ukrainian for Professional Purposes” concept, the specificity of formation of this branch of linguodidactics, its interscientific bases, process structure, and regularities of historical development. The methodological basis of the research consists of the comparative, retrospective, systemic and chronological approaches. A set of methods has been used during the study: reflexive and comparative analysis, visualisation, mathematical and statistical processing, generalisation. The article determines five fundamental scientific platforms that ensure the theoretical and methodological content of the branch of linguodidactics: the platforms of linguistics, documentation science, scientific research, psychology, professional pedagogy. The fact that the development of the methodology of teaching Ukrainian for Professional Purposes as a new branch of linguodidactics requires synthesis of theoretical and applied aspects for the formulation of initial statements and conduction of independent scientific and methodological research into this sphere, which, in its turn, has a reverse impact on the practice of teaching Ukrainian for Professional Purposes, has been emphasized. The study of the historical past, particularly the period of the emergence of the educational course, has shown that the formation of the methodology of teaching this discipline as a branch of Ukrainian linguodidactics had been taking place according to the requirements of the time and based on the practical experience of teaching. Based on studying the dynamics of the scientific interest in the methodology of teaching Ukrainian for Professional Purposes between 1994 and 2020, a low level of consideration of the methodological aspects of teaching the course in scientific publications has been determined (10 %) and acknowledged as insufficient for the development of a holistic scientific and methodological system of teaching the discipline at pedagogical institutions of higher education.

BUILDING HARD, SOFT AND SELF-SKILLS IN THE CONTEXT OF DIGITALIZATION

Рассмотрены вопросы необходимости развития у студентов-центениалов профессиональных, надпрофессиональных и самостоятельных навыков. Представлены результаты четырехлетней (с 2017 по 2021 г.) работы со студентами инженерной школы информационных технологий и робототехники в рамках образовательного курса «Предприимчивость». За этот период в исследовании приняло участие более 400 студентов 2-го курса в возрасте 19–20 лет, из них 93 % – мужчины. География респондентов представлена от Калининграда до Благовещенска, включая Томскую, Новосибирскую, Кемеровскую области, Алтайский и Красноярский края, Республику Алтай и Республику Бурятию, а также в исследовании приняли участие иностранные студенты из Казахстана, Китая и Вьетнама. Предложены возможные модели подготовки специалистов, способствующие формированию профессиональных (твердых), надпрофессиональных (мягких) и самостоятельных навыков у студентов-центениалов. The article deals with the question of building hard, soft and self-skills among students – centennials. The article presents the results of four – year (from 2017 to 2021) work with students of the School of computer sciences and robotics as part of educational course “Entrepreneurial behavior”. During this period, more than 400 students of the 2nd year, aged 19–20 years, took part in the study, of which 93 % were men. The geography of respondents is presented from Kaliningrad to Blagoveshchensk, including Tomsk, Novosibirsk, Kemerovo regions, Altai and Krasnoyarsk territories, the Republic of Altai and Buryatia, and foreign students from Kazakhstan, China, and Vietnam took part in this study. The author suggests the models for the building hard, soft and self-skills of students. The author considers the Tshaped model which is aimed at the simultaneous development of hard and soft skills. The Vshaped model offers the building hard skills at the intersection of two new professions from the future. The W model, so named the model of winner, is a model that allows to develop, first of all, self-skills. These model helps to train a creative and proactive specialist who is able not only to use what is available, but also to create something new.

WAYS OF USING THE ARDUINO PLATFORM FOR EDUCATION OF FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS OF THE RIGA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

This paper describes the actual problem of organizing the process of professional education of students in applied problems in their specialty. The problem is considered from two aspects: pedagogical (substantive) and technical, while the solution of learning problems is planned to be realized with the help of new information technologies. The article describes two study schemes based on two programming technologies: VBA and the Arduino platform, explores the advantages and disadvantages of each scheme, and provides examples of specific tasks and the results of a survey of first-year students, which study scheme is most suitable for professional education. The study involved first-year students of RTUFaculty of Electrical and Environmental Engineering, studying the educational course “Computer science”.