Olena Mykolayivna Sivachuk

Olena Mykolayivna Sivachuk

Position

senior teacher of the department «Foreign philology and translation»

Education

higher

Zaporizhsky State University, 1999, specialty – English language and literature, qualification – philologist, teacher of English language and literature

Subjects taught

  • Foreign language (English);
  • Foreign language (English) by professional direction;
  • Foreign language of scientific direction;
  • Foreign language of scientific and professional communication;
  • Business foreign language;
  • Foreign language for business communication.

Main languages of communication

Ukrainian, English, French

  • Scientific interests:

    • language interference; • English language of professional communication; • comparative philology; • sociolinguistics; • discourse analysis; • academic English.

  • Advanced training:

    1. Online course «Professional development of English language teachers» conducted by teachers of Cardiff University (15 hours, 0.5 ECTS credits, protocol No. 5 of the meeting of the academic council of the Faculty of Humanities from February 29, 2024) 2. Advanced training in the amount of 0.5 ECTS credits. Online course «Professional development of English language teachers» within the framework of the Twinning Ukraine initiative - partnership of NU ZP and Cardiff University 3. Internship at the Department of «Foreign Languages ​​of Professional Communication» from May 5, 2022 to June 30, 2022. Certificate No. 488, dated June 30, 2022. (180 hours, 6 ECTS credits) 4. Pedagogical internship from 2017-2018 with the British Council in Ukraine as part of the project «English for Universities» in cooperation with the British Council in Ukraine: «Certificate in Vocational English Language Teaching»: CiVELT 1 - 35 hours, CiVELT 2 - 42 hours, CiVELT 3 - 35 hours (total internship 112 hours).

  • Main scientific works (publications):

    1. Innovative pedagogy. Scientific journal. Odesa: «Helvetyka» Publishing House, 2025. ‒ No. 82. (Professional edition). 2. Kubich V., Pavlenko D., Fasol Ye., Syvachuk O. Comparison of High-Temperature Wear Resistance of Gas-Flame and Ion-Plasma Sealing Coatings with 0.1% Yttrium. Tribology in Industry. (SCOPUS, DOI: 10.24874/ti.1587.11.23.03) 3. Fesenko I. M., Sivachuk O. M. English computer terminology: structural features and methods of creation. New philology. Collection of scientific works. Zaporizhzhia: Helvetica Publishing House, 2021. ‒ No. 84. ‒ P. 248-254 (Special edition) 4. Fesenko I.M., Sivachuk O.M. Reality in the system of non-equivalent vocabulary of the modern English language and methods of its translation into Ukrainian (based on the stories of Jack London). New philology. Collection of scientific works. Zaporizhzhia: Helvetica Publishing House, 2021. ‒ No. 82. ‒ P. 308-314 (Professional edition) 5. Fesenko I.M., Sivachuk O.M. English terms in the field of transformer construction and methods of their creation. New philology. Collection of scientific works. Zaporizhzhia: Helvetica Publishing House, 2020. ‒ No. 80. Volume II. ‒ P. 295-301 (Professional edition) 6. Syvachuk O. Most essential reading skills your students need. Page 131-133. // Problems and prospects of teaching foreign languages ​​in higher education institutions: materials of the international scientific and methodical seminar (Kharkiv, January 23, 2019). - Kh.: Khnadu, 2019. - 170 p. 7. Sivachuk O. M. Peculiarities of the transfer of English economic terms in the Ukrainian language. Pages 164-168 // Problems and prospects of teaching foreign languages ​​in universities: materials of the international scientific and methodological seminar (Kharkiv, November 18, 2016). - Kh.: Khnadu, 2016. - 214 p. 8. Sivachuk O.M. Professional jargon / O.M. Sivachuk // State ethno-national policy: legal and cultural aspects in the conditions of Southern Ukraine: [Coll. of science of the VI All-Ukrainian Scientific and Practical Conference October 6-8, 2005]. – Zaporizhzhia: ZNTU, 2005. – C. 258-260.

  • Participation in conferences:

    89th International Scientific-Technical and Scientific-Methodological Conference of the University, May 12-16, 2025, KhNADU, Kharkiv. Report «Overcoming Literacy Challenges in the Field of Artificial Intelligence for Educators»; III International Multidisciplinary Conference «Resilience in Education Amid War and Global Challenges: Ukrainian Perspective», April 24-25, 2025. Report «Adapting Assessment in the Age of AI». Certificate; II International Scientific and Practical Conference «Actual problems of teaching educational components of socio-humanitarian direction in higher education». 06/05/2024. Certificate. (30 hours, 1 ECTS credit); Participation in the annual scientific and practical conference of ZNTU «Science Week» of the department's teachers and preparation of speeches and theses on the following topics: Adapting assessment in the age of AI, 2025 88th International Scientific-Technical and Scientific-Methodological Conference of the University, May 13–17, 2024, KhNADU, Kharkiv. Report «Modern resources for the development of listening skills». X International scientific and practical conference «Innovative development of higher education: global, European and national dimensions of change», April 26, 2024, Educational and Scientific Institute of Pedagogy and Psychology of Sumy State Pedagogical University named after A. S. Makarenko. International scientific and practical seminar «Modern paradigm of foreign language education: perspectives from Cambridge University Press and Assessment», NUBiP of Ukraine (National University of Bioresources and Nature Management of Ukraine), May 12, 2023. Report «Developing listening skills to prepare for a language exam». 87th International Scientific-Technical and Scientific-Methodological Conference of the University, May 10-13, 2023, KhNADU, Kharkiv. Report «Listening skills needed by students and how to improve them.» International scientific and practical webinar «Problems and innovations in teaching a foreign language in institutions of higher education», NUBiP of Ukraine (National University of Bioresources and Nature Management of Ukraine), March 24, 2023. Report «The most common mistakes of ESL students when speaking and ways to correct them» International scientific-methodological seminar «Modern problems of teaching foreign languages ​​in educational institutions», January 21, 2022, KhNADU, Kharkiv. Report «Telescopy - as a way of creating English-language computer terminology». 86th Scientific-Technical and Scientific-Methodological Conference of the University, May 11–13, 2022, KhNADU, Kharkiv. Report «The most common mistakes of ESL students when speaking and ways to correct them.» 85th Scientific-Technical and Scientific-Methodological Conference of the University, May 11–14, 2021, KhNADU, Kharkiv. Report «English terms of transformer construction and methods of their creation». 84th Scientific-Technical and Scientific-Methodological Video Conference of the University, May 04-08, 2020, KhNADU, Kharkiv. Report «Thirteen steps of helping students in the process of learning writing.» International Scientific and Methodological Seminar of the Khnadu, January 22, 2020, Khnadu, Kharkiv. Report «Reading Paragraphs More Effectively.» International scientific and methodical seminar, January 23, 2019, KhNADU, Kharkiv. Report «Most essential reading skills your students need». II International Scientific and Practical Seminar, November 17, 2017, KhNADU, Kharkiv. Report «Means of expressing modality in English technical texts». 81st scientific-technical and scientific-methodological conference of the university, May 10–12, 2017, KhNADU, Kharkiv. Report «Means of Modality Expression in Modern English and Peculiarities of Its Translation». International scientific-methodological seminar «Problems and prospects of teaching foreign languages ​​in universities», November 18, 2016, KhNADU, Kharkiv. Report «Peculiarities of the transmission of English economic terms in the Ukrainian language». 80th scientific-technical and scientific-methodical conference of the university, May 10-13, 2016, KhNADU, Kharkiv. Report «Analysis of universal and scientific means of the language of professional communication». International scientific-practical seminar «Mechanisms of formation of motivation for learning foreign languages ​​of university students», November 13, 2015, KhNADU, Kharkiv. Report «Overcoming intralingual interference during vocabulary learning as a mechanism of encouragement to learn foreign languages». International scientific-methodological seminar «Ensuring cultural training of university students by means of foreign language education», November 7, 2014, KHNADU, Kharkiv. Report «Formation of a culture of professional communication by means of a foreign language» International seminar of young scientists and students «Peculiarities of formation of foreign language communicative culture of students of VTNZ», November 9, 2012, KhNADU, Kharkiv. Report «Analysis of stylistic features of scientific and technical discourse on the example of computer discourse». IV All-Ukrainian scientific and practical conference of ZNTU «State ethno-national policy: legal and cultural aspects in the conditions of Southern Ukraine», October 6-8, 2005, ZNTU, Zaporizhzhia. Report: «Professional Jargon»

  • Participation in the annual scientific and practical conference of the NUSP «Science Week» of the department's teachers and preparation of speeches and theses on the following topics:

    1. Constructions with negation, 2004. 2. Peculiarities of the transmission of English economic terms in Ukrainian, 2009. 3. Means of communication in abstracts of scientific and technical articles, 2010. 4. Analysis of stylistic features of scientific and technical discourse on the example of computer discourse, 2012; 5. The phenomenon of paronymy in teaching English to non-native university students, 2013; 6. Phonetic and grammatical interference in computer jargon, 2014; 7. Overcoming intralingual interference in vocabulary learning, 2015. 8. Phonetic and grammatical interference in computer jargon, 2016; 9. Means of Modality Expression in English Technical Texts, 2017; 10. Conversational elements in English scientific and technical texts and peculiarities of their translation using the Ukrainian language, 2018; 11. Most Essential Reading Skills Your Students Need, 2019; 12. Strategies for Helping English Language Students Throughout the Writing Process, 2020; 13. The importance of improving reading and writing skills for a student's overall literacy, 2021; 14. The most common mistakes made by ESL students and ways of correcting them (The most common mistakes made by ESL students and ways of correcting them), 2022; 15. Real life listening skills your students need and how to improve them, 2023; 16. Effective Integrated Learning in an ESP Course, 2024

  • International projects:

    - 2025. Participation in the course «Gen AI in Teaching and Learning» within the framework of the Twinning Ukraine initiative ‒ partnership of NU ZP and Cardiff University (Certificate, 7.5 hours) - 2025. Participation in the course «Trauma-informed Pedagogy» within the framework of the Twinning Ukraine initiative ‒ partnership of NU ZP and Cardiff University (Certificate, 7.5 hours) - 2023-2024. Participation in the course «Teachers of English Professional Development» within the framework of the Twinning Ukraine initiative - a partnership of the University of Applied Sciences and Cardiff University - 2023-2024. Participation in the course «English for Academic Purposes» within the framework of the Twinning Ukraine initiative - a partnership of NU ZP and Cardiff University - 2017-2018. Participation in the «English for Universities» project was initiated with the support of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine in cooperation with the British Council in Ukraine.

  • Teaching aids:

    Fesenko I.M., Sivachuk O.M. «The main foreign language (English): Study guide for second-year students of the Faculty of Foreign Philology (specialty »Translation (English)"). – Zaporizhzhia: NUZP, 2018. – 110 p. Fesenko I.M., Sivachuk O.M. «The main foreign language (English): Study guide for senior students of the faculty of foreign philology (specialty »Translation (English)"). – Zaporizhzhia: NUZP, 2009. – 82 p.

  • Non-formal education:

    Online training (30 hours) «Language Assessment in the Digital Age: Best Practices and New Frontiers», 17.02.25-12.05.25. (Certificate) Advanced Assessment Day Webinar (Certificate, 2 hours), May 6, 2025 Oxford Professional Development Event «ELTOC Chapter 10 Block 3» (Certificate, 5 hours 45 minutes), March 15, 2025 Oxford Professional Development Event «ELTOC Chapter 10 Block 2» (Certificate, 5 hours), March 14, 2025 Oxford Professional Development Event «ELTOC Chapter 10 Block 1» (Certificate, 5 hours), March 13, 2025 World Festival of Teachers 2025. Macmillan Education. (Certificate, 16 hours), February 10-21, 2025 2nd International Scientific and Practical Conference «CURRENT PROBLEMS OF TEACHING EDUCATIONAL COMPONENTS OF SOCIAL AND HUMANITARIAN GUIDANCE IN HIGHER SCHOOLS». 06/05/2024. Certificate. (30 hours, 1 ECTS credit); The course on the use of the English language for teaching «English as a Medium of Instruction», created within the international project VIMACS of the German Academic Exchange Service DAAD. Certificate No. VIMACS-IDEMI-2024-23 (30 hours, 1 ECTS credit); Oxford Professional Development Webinar: Oxford Professional Development Day for Northern and Eastern Europe. April 18, 2023. 3.5 hours (Certificate); Oxford Professional Development Webinar: How to Build Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) in High School. March 29, 2023. 2 hours (Certificate); Online webinar «Challenges in teaching professional English and ways to overcome them». March 24, 2023. 1.5 hours (Certificate); Cambridge Day online conference. March 11, 2023. 4 hours (Certificate); From 09/07/2020 to 09/11/2020, she completed a training course on the application of modern methods of organizing and conducting the educational process in a remote and mixed form «Facilitation tools for conducting effective educational activities in an online program format», conducted by the Central European Academy Studies and Certifications (CEASC) Foundation in cooperation with the NGO «Association of Project Managers of Ukraine». Certificate No. 1202.20, September 2020. (30 hours, 1 ECTS credit); Online workshop «Facilitation tools for conducting effective training events in an online format» (September 2020). 7.5 hours (Certificate); Online seminar «E-TOOL» (TEACHING ONLINE OPPORTUNITY LAB) supported by A.S. Hornby Educational Trust and managed by the British Council. 20 hours (Certificate); The course on media literacy Very Verified: Course on Media Literacy, which is implemented by the IREX organization, the Council for International Scientific Research and Exchange, with the support of the Ministry of Education and Culture of Ukraine and the embassies of the United States and Great Britain in Ukraine (July 2019). 7 hours (Certificate).

  • Honors and awards:

    Thanks to ZNTU (Order No. 268 dated September 31, 2004) Thanks for active participation in the work of the jury from the organizing committee of the All-Ukrainian Student Olympiad in the discipline «English», Dniprodzerzhinsk State Technical University (2006) Certificate for active participation in the work of the jury from the All-Ukrainian Student Olympiad in the discipline «English», Dniprodzerzhinsk State Technical University (2007) Certificate for significant contribution to the training of highly qualified specialists for the electrical engineering industry, high professionalism, personal contribution to the development of education and on the occasion of Energy Day (2007) Certificate of ZNTU (Order No. 300 dated November 16, 2009) Thanks for preparing students to participate in the international student «round table», Kharkiv National Automobile and Road University (November 9, 2012) Certificate in connection with the 51st anniversary of the founding of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and the celebration of «Energy Day» (2012) Acknowledgment for participation in the academic course on aircraft engine technology, BEST Zaporizhzhya local group, (2014) Certificate of Honor of the Executive Committee of the Zaporizhzhia City Council on the occasion of the Energy Day and the 53rd anniversary of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering (December 2014) Diploma of ZNTU (2020) Certificate of honor of the NU ZP (order No. 137 of 12/17/2021) Acknowledgment of NU ZP (order No. 4 dated 11.01.2023) Acknowledgment of NU ZP (Order No. 110 dated November 19, 2023) Thanks to NU ZP for training the winners of the university student Olympiad in English for students of technical and economic specialties in the 2023-2024 academic year (2023) Thanks to the NTSA of Zaporizhzhya Polytechnic University for assistance in organizing and conducting the All-Ukrainian Forum of Higher Education Applicants and Young Scientists «Science for Youth-2024» on the basis of Zaporizhia Polytechnic University. Thanks to NU ZP for organizing and holding the University Essay Competition in English «The Role of a Translator in the Age of AI» and on the occasion of the International Translator's Day (2024) Thanks to NU ZP for supporting gifted youth, promoting the realization of their abilities and preparing the winner of the university student Olympiad in English for students of non-philology majors in the 2024/2025 academic year (2025) Thanks to NU ZP for supporting gifted youth, promoting the realization of their abilities within the framework of the 1st stage of the All-Ukrainian competition for student scientific works «How business sectors benefit from Information Technology» in the English language and computer sciences of the 2024/2025 academic year (2025)

  • Membership in professional organizations and/or public associations:

    - member of the public organization «Association of English Language Teachers »TESOL-Ukraine" (TESOL-Ukraine); - a member of the All-Ukrainian Association for Language Testing and Assessment (UALTA)/UALTA

  • Year of starting activities at the university:

    2000 (February 16)

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69063, Ukraine, Zaporizhzhia, st. University (Zhukovsky), 64

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