TEACHERS LEARN: SIXENGLISH TEACHERS PARTICPATED IN THETRAINING SEMINAR*

On November 1 2017, the Cherkasy Regional Institute of Post-graduateEducation conductedthe trainingseminar «The realization of competency approach to teaching through an activity approach as a means of ensuring a high level of student’s learning”. The seminar was attended by Chris Curby, an international teaching and assessment expert (Pearson, UK).

Our gymnasia was represented by a group of English teachers consisting of Y. S. Brovchenko, L. M. Basysta, O. A. Duka, Y. V. Momot, N. A. Ovcharova, and V. I. Yulargy.

Special attention was paid to such issues as changes to educational programs and the realization of competency approach to teaching English. The socialand civilcompetency as well as the ability of life-long education were also actively considered and discussed at the seminar. Our teachers were introduced to three basic concepts: integratedcontent lines, activity approachand achieving a particularexpectedresult.

Despite a large number of attendees of the training, the British methodist managed to engage everyone into interactive participation and cooperation. He also shared his own experience in teaching English at school. The seminar was very fruitful and definitely useful for bettering the skills of our teachers.