At the Department of English for Engineering No. 2 of the National Technical University of Ukraine “Ihor Sikorskyi Kyiv Polytechnic Institute” a group based on the students’ interests in the field English for Science has been functioning since 2020 p.
The Group English for Science is a voluntary association of higher education students and University employees, united by a common interest in the field of professional foreign language. Students from various faculties, including first-year students, can participate in the work of the Group.
The goal and task of the Group is to acquire new scientific knowledge by involving students in scientific activities; creation of conditions for the expansion of university all-Ukrainian and international student cooperation; providing favourable conditions for educational material consolidating and developing the Academic English language skills in order to prepare students for participation in all-Ukrainian and international student conferences and seminars; popularization of scientific activities among students, promotion of the students’ involvement in scientific research; preparation for independent scientific work and the exchange of information between researchers; participation in the publication of scientific works and other scientific and informational materials; promoting the development of students’ skills and abilities in critical and creative thinking, academic writing, improving students’ public speaking skills; advising students on issues related to writing structured and meaningful scientific papers.
Every month, we gather in a virtual meeting room and discuss current scientific topics. We invite everyone.
The date and time of the meeting, as well as the topic of the discussion, are announced the day before via the link.
https://www.facebook.com/109363674121349/
The Group coordinator is the teacher of the English language department for engineering No. 2 Maryna Degtyarenko.