Project work

In groups, work out the outline of your own concept of teacher education for Ukraine. Take into account pluses and minuses of the existing system. Design a curriculum for your speciality.Defend your project in class.

VIII. ARE YOU READY TO WORK AS AN ENGLISH TEACHER?

1. In pairs discuss with your group-mates whether your ideas about your future profession you had before entering the university were different from those you have now. What has changed since you were a first-year student?

2. In groups, fill in the following table and explain your point:

Teacher of English

Pluses of the profession	Minuses of the profession
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.	1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

3. Try to evaluate your academic work at the university during the five years. Are you satisfied with your professional preparation? Do you feel you lack something you believe necessary for your future work?

Write five recommendations for the first-year students which from your point of view might be helpful to them during their five years at the university.

5. What is the aim of teaching English at secondary schools in Ukraine today?

In your opinion, which factors limit the study of English in Ukraine?

6. Discuss the methods of teaching English used in Ukrainian schools. Why do you think the traditional (grammar translation) method has been steadily falling out of favour in recent years?