Valentyna Sergiyivna Polina
Associate professor, honored professor of People’s Ukrainian Academy
Graduated from Gorky State University (now V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University), the department of foreign languages. After graduation worked at this university as a teacher of English at the chair of translation and the English language, later as a senior teacher at the chair up to 1999.
In 1987 successfully completed 4 months internship at Leeds University, Great Britain. Since 1999 has been working in Kharkiv University of Humanities “People’s Ukrainian Academy”, teaching General English, Business English, English for Specific Purpose to the students of Social Management and Business Administration departments.
The author of over 60 publications, including 5 chapters in monography “Theoretical and Applied Aspects of Teaching English at Non-philological Departments”, 3 manuals “Improve your English”, “Manual on Topical Vocabulary of Profile 3 – for the 3d and 4th year students”, “Manuals on Topical Vocabulary of Profile 3 – Teacher’s resource” , scientific articles and articles on innovative methods of teaching English.
Individual scientific theme is “Competence – based approach to training future specialists”.
Since 2001 has got summer practice of spoken English in the USA, Great Britain, Hilderstone College thus developing her language and methodological competences.
V.S.Polina trains the students for participating in English section at annual International students scientific conference held in People’s Ukrainian Academy.
Awards:
- A holder of the badge Honored professor of People’s Ukrainian Academy
- Badge of honor “Excellence in Education of Ukraine”