Іноземні мови (Aug 2017)
PhD training: general specification of the educational and scientific program in the speciality 011 «Educational, pedagogical sciences
Abstract
Introduction. The article describes one of the possible variants of the educational and scientific program in the specialty 011 “Educational, Pedagogical Sciences” developed by us in accordance with the state documents on higher education and instructive and methodological recommendations of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine for the Doctor of philosophy preparation. Purpose. To create the educational and scientific program for higher education applicants of the third (Doctor of philosophy) level in the specialty 011 “Educational, Pedagogical Sciences” with the description and definition of key targets which are considered to be the intended learning outcomes. Methods. Reviewing the studies on education and teaching foreign languages; rethinking study programs and curricula; comparing the evaluation forms of graduates, science representatives and trainers; amending study programs to make them comparable. Results. Competency-based approach is considered to be a promising one to form educational standards and study programs for training future academicians. Tuning project methodology, which can fully correspond to the context of the Bologna process and is considered to be a major academic tool for creating a single European higher education environment, was taken as a basis. The educational program in “Educational, Pedagogical Sciences” as a part of the University training is aimed to prepare specialists in pedagogy and methods of teaching foreign languages that can provide professional activity at the high level. Conclusion. We suggest for the reader’s attention the following: the profile of the educational and scientific program, the normative content of training, the amount of ECTS loans required to obtain at the third (educational-scientific) level, the list and scope of academic disciplines in ECTS credit, an indicative plan for the implementation of the educational and scientific program for the Doctor of philosophy training.
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