Зміст професійної підготовки фахівців із прикладної лінгвістики в системі вищої освіти України

Abstract

The article discusses professional training in applied linguistics in the higher education system of Ukraine. Much emphasis is placed on the content characteristics of such training. Its aim is to analyze and justify the content of professional training in applied linguistics in the higher education system of Ukraine. As one can see, linguistic globalization and internationalization of applied linguistics, as well as the rapid development of ICT, create the need for specialists who can design effective algorithms and methods of processing automatic text, creating automated and machine translation technologies, conducting research activities related to the skillful use of information systems. In Ukraine, linguistics is viewed as a discipline studied within the framework of philology, rather than as an independent specialty/specialization, which, in turn, significantly slows down its development and narrows its scientific potential. The specialization «Applied Linguistics» reveals the specifics of linguistics/applied linguistics, updates current demands of science and helps adjust professional training in applied linguistics to relevant standards of leading countries. A detailed analysis of corresponding university curricula shows that the content of degree programmes in applied linguistics involves mastering natural-scientific, professional-practical, humanities-related and socio-economic courses, courses chosen by each university independently, as well as optional courses. The content of degree programmes in applied linguistics is structured based on linguistic, translation-oriented, literary and combined approaches. Further research lies in studying the features of blended learning in applied linguistics in the leading countries of Europe. Keywords: linguistics, philology, applied linguistics, professional training, higher education.