Valentyna Molotkina
Doctor of History, professor, Head of the Department of History and Culture of Ukraine and Special Historical Disciplines Hryhorii Skovoroda University in Pereiaslav
ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6092-5927
DOI: 10.17721/2522-4611.2023.47.11
Liudmyla Khmelnytska
PhD in History, Associate Professor at the Department of History and Culture of Ukraine and special historical disciplines Hryhorii Skovoroda University in Pereiaslav
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2482-4322
DOI: 10.17721/2522-4611.2023.47.11
THEORY AND METHODS OF TEACHING THE BASICS OF
ACADEMIC WRITING IN THE CONTEXT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION
OF THE LATEST EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES
The article substantiates the expediency of introducing the educational component «The Basics of Academic Writing» in the educational process of higher education institutions of Ukraine in the context of the implementation of the latest educational initiatives and advanced world trends in the development of a civilized society focused on the education of a citizen with a sense of national consciousness and human values.
The author shares his own experience of working on the educational component and analyzes the main reasons and objectives of its implementation in educational programs, considers the basic principles and concepts of the course, its tasks and functions. The author focuses on the main task of «The Basics of Academic Writing» as an educational component, which is designed to form an academic culture in higher education students, to instill practical skills of oral and written language, academic and information literacy, all the necessary skills for writing qualified academic texts.
As part of the teaching of this course, higher education students should develop and practically test the basic principles of critical thinking, which in the future will make them qualified specialists of such a level to be competitive in the market of educational services, able to respond quickly and professionally to the challenges of scientific and technological progress, have a non-standard type of thinking, be able to deepen and systematize the acquired knowledge to solve the tasks, be ready for continuous lifelong self-development and self-improvement.
The author also points to the interdisciplinary direction of «The Basics of Academic Writing» as a course that practices the use of integrated activities, which makes it possible to comprehensively develop the skills of future specialists, in particular, the discussion of the principles of academic integrity and issues related to the eradication of plagiarism, study of educational and special terms, work with texts of different types and styles, development of speech culture, writing essays, abstracts, reports, resumes, motivation letters, annotations, abstracts, important for the implementation of academic mobility of students and their successful participation in grant activities.
Key words: academic integrity, academic literacy; academic culture, higher education institution, information literacy, plagiarism, basics of academic writing.
Received by the editorial board: 19.12.2022
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