До питання вивчення іноземних мов у навчальних закладах України ХІХ століття

Abstract

The article considers the issue of learning foreign languages in the educational institutions of Ukraine in the XIX century. It was established that according to the circulars of the Ministry of Education, there were four types of educational institutions. The main foreign languages studied were ancient (Latin and Greek) and languages (German, French), and the study was based on the principle of formal education, based on the principle of memory training through mathematical sciences and the study of classical languages. It was found that the development of teaching methods of foreign languages consists of four stages, each of which had its characteristics. The article describes the purpose and the objectives of learning foreign languages. The processes of globalization, integration, multicultural transformations of modernity determine the relevance of one of the priority areas of  the educational policy of the Ukrainian state – foreign language learning. Given the demands of the time, there is an urgent need to improve the study of  foreign languages, update and rethink the purpose of education not only in regards  to the requirements of the educational system of Ukraine, but also the recommendations of the Council of Europe on language education, the principles of the Bologna Declaration. Research on the history of the domestic education system in the XIX century was represented by many publications. Some scientific works concern the issue of teaching foreign languages in specific educational institutions of Ukraine. Analysis of the scientific literature proved the need to cover the study of foreign languages in educational institutions of Ukraine in the XIX century. This article covers the study of foreign languages in educational institutions of Ukraine in the XIX century. Foreign languages learning in the educational institutions of Ukraine in the XIX century was regulated by circulars of the Ministry of Education. The growth of interest in foreign languages (classical and new) was determined by the requirements of modern times in general and socio-economic and political realities in particular. The choice of a foreign language depended on cultural and religious policy, and the main place belonged to Latin and Greek. The study of new languages (German, French, and later English) was caused by the practical needs of economic and cultural development of society at that time. The development and formation of methods of learning foreign languages occurred in stages with the change of the educational system and the creation of general approaches to teaching methods.