1st International Scientific and Practical Conference “Current Problems of Discourse Studies, Translation Studies and Teaching Methods”

On November 21, the 1st International Scientific and Practical Conference «Current Problems of Discourse Studies, Translation Studies and Teaching Methods» dedicated to the 125th anniversary of the Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University was held at the Department of Foreign Philology and Translation.

The event was co-organized by higher education institutions from Ukraine and abroad: National Technical University of Ukraine «Ihor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute», Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University, National University «Dnipro Polytechnic», Donetsk National University named after Vasyl Stus, State University «Zhytomyr Polytechnic», Kherson National Technical University (Ukraine), Dyal Singh College (Karnal, India), Cardiff University (Wales).

The conference was attended by over 200 representatives of the teaching staff and students of three levels of higher education from Ukraine, Great Britain, Wales, Poland, Germany and India.

Participants of the event were greeted by the rector of Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic University Viktor Greshta, v. at. Dean of the Faculty of Humanities Tetyana Khitrova, v. at. the head of the department of foreign philology and translation Nataliia Zhukova.

Reports at the plenary session were presented by outstanding world-renowned scientists and practitioners, who covered a wide range of topics, demonstrating the importance of language and translation as a tool of influence and understanding, and also shared opinions on the further development of teaching methods in the era of artificial intelligence:
– Anatoliy Prykhodko – professor of the Department of Foreign Philology and Translation of Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University (Ukraine)
– Tetyana Kozlova – Professor of the Department of English Philology and Linguistics, Zaporizhzhia National University (Ukraine)
– Mariia Eisenmann – Head of the Department «Teaching English as a Foreign Language», Julius-Maximilian University of Würzburg (Germany)
– David Cornelius – Program Manager, Department of English Language Programs, Cardiff University (Wales)
– Nataliya Torkut — academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Higher School of Ukraine, professor of the department of foreign philology and translation of Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic University (Ukraine)
– Piotr Blomchynsky — doctor of translation studies, professor of translation and intercultural studies, director of the Center for Translation and Interpreting at Queens University (Great Britain)
– Iryna Simkova — Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor, Head of the English Language Department of the Humanitarian Direction of KPI named after Ihor Sikorskyi (Ukraine)
– Tomasz Kalaga — Doctor of Philosophy, Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Law, Social Sciences and Humanities, Director of the Institute of Foreign Languages, Cultures and Literatures, Kuyavian-Pomeranian University (Poland)

The work of the sections was devoted to the study of complex aspects of language as a tool of communication and culture. The participants focused on the analysis of discourse-textual systems, consideration of current problems of terminology and industry translation in the context of technological changes and European integration. A significant block of works covered the issues of linguopoetics, stylistic interpretation of artistic works, and intercultural communication. Particular attention was paid to the methodology of teaching foreign languages, in particular the integration of artificial intelligence, the development of intercultural competence and the improvement of the quality of language education.

Thank you to all participants for their activity! We work together — we develop together!