Proposing A Conceptualization Of Terminological Training In Veterinary Education

Abstract

Agrarian universities play a significant role in the delivery of quality veterinary medicine by means of professional training. Special attention should be paid to terminological training of future specialists in veterinarian education. However, there is no systemic approach to realisation of terminological training in university practices. The purpose of the study is to provide a theoretical framework for terminological training of specialists in veterinarian education. The research was carried out on the basis of systemic and person-centred approaches. The concept of terminological training of veterinarians has been specified as a three-stage continuing process of developing the conceptual and terminological apparatus in the field of veterinary medicine, expertise and research work and its practical application in solving academic, professional and research tasks accompanied by the development of specialists’ motivation to constantly improve their professional language for continuous professional self-development. The aim of terminological training is to develop sequentially terminological literacy, terminological competence, and terminological culture in veterinarians. The content of terminological training is comprised of three directions: cognitive (the formation of a conceptual and terminological apparatus of specialists), practical (the formation of skills to use professional terminology to solve academic, professional and research tasks), and motivational (the development of high motivation to learn and improve the professional language for continuous professional self-education). The novelty of the study is associated with the conceptualization of terminological training in relation to its content and outcomes in veterinary education.