HISTORY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES WITH LATIN AND MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY OF UKRAINIAN MEDICAL STOMATOLOGICAL ACADEMY

ІСТОРІЯ КАФЕДРИ ІНОЗЕМНИХ МОВ З ЛАТИНСЬКОЮ МОВОЮ ТА МЕДИЧНОЮ ТЕРМІНОЛОГІЄЮ УКРАЇНСЬКОЇ МЕДИЧНОЇ СТОМАТОЛОГІЧНОЇ АКАДЕМІЇ Олена БЄЛЯЄВА, Юлія ЛИСАНЕЦЬ, Ірина СОЛОГОР, Інеса РОЖЕНКО, Людмила ГРИЩЕНКО, Українська медична стоматологічна академія, Полтава (Україна) orcid.org/0000-0001-9060-4753; orcid.org/0000-0003-0421-6362 orcid.org/0000-0001-9899-6552; orcid.org/0000-0001-6656-5117 orcid.org/0000-0003-1554-7685 ISSN: 2411-6181(on-line); ISSN: 2311-9896 (print) Current issues of social studies and history of medіcine. Joint Ukrainian -Romanian scientific journal, 2020, No:2(26), P. 14-18 UDK 378.096:3.08 DOI 10.24061/2411-6181.2.2020.173

in training of dentists in the then USSR, moved to Poltava, and it was renamed as Poltava Medical Stomatological Institute. In 1978, the department was headed for Cand. Ped. Sci., Assoc. Prof. Ye.Ye. Yudina (1916Yudina ( -2012. Yevdokia Yevdokymivna paid much attention to methodical and methodological work, aimed at improving the educational process. Under the supervision of the head of the department, V.О. Wulfing, E.P. Shakhov, H.O. Krakovetska, L.S. Levchuk, V.Ye. Makarenko, B.M. Shevchenko, N.O. Danyliuk, Ye.V. Tutolmina, and others conducted dynamic educational work 2 . At that time, this team created modern methodical support in all subjects taught at the department (English, French, German, Latin), as well as initiated the purchase of equipment for the language laboratory. This period was characterized by significant positive developments in the content selection of Latin language teaching: lecturers began to elaborate and gradually implement the section "Clinical terminology" into the teaching practice, which was not foreseen at the time by the program of Ministry of Public Health. However, gaps in students mastering clinical terminology were observed at every step in the study of professional disciplines. One should emphasize that 1 Odkrovennya. 1921-2016: VDNZU "Ukrayinsʹka medychna stomatolohichna akademiya" u spohadakh suchasnykiv [Revelation. 1921[Revelation. -2016

History of Alma mater
Історія Альма-матер the idea of introducing clinical terminology into the Latin language curriculum originated at the All-Union Conference of Latin Teachers in 1978, which was held in Poltava on the basis of Poltava Medical Stomatological Institute.
In 1976, an order was issued by the Ministry of Higher and Secondary Special Education of the USSR to designate the Department of Foreign Languages of Poltava Medical Stomatological Institute as a reference department of foreign languages for higher educational institutions in Poltava. The staff of the department organized methodological seminars and meetings where advanced training took place with participation of lecturers from higher and secondary educational institutions of Poltava and Poltava region.
Head of the department, Associate Professor Ye.Ye. Yudina was approved as a member of the educational and methodical council at the Ministry of Public Health of the USSR, whose task was to improve educational and methodological work at higher educational establishments of Ukraine. In 1977, representatives of the Central Methodological Commission noted the significant achievements and rich experience of the department. According to the decision of the Ministry of Public Health, a conference for teachers of foreign languages from higher educational establishments of Ukraine was held at the department. Ye.Ye. Yudina was a renowned methodologist, active in the development of textbooks and manuals in English for medical students 3 .
From 1978 to 1995, the department was headed by the Excellent performer of higher education of the USSR, Cand. Philol. Sci., Associate Professor V.S. Aleksiuk, who combined the management of the department with various public tasks: he was the Dean of the Faculty of Public Professions, Vice-rector for educational work, republican lecturer of the "Knowledge" society. During that period, Assoc. Prof.  (1994,1998,2000,2002,2004). During this period, "Training Word-Building German-Russian Dictionary" was published in 4 volumes (by Prof. V.K. Zernova, 1994-1995, "Practical Course of English for the Students of This period was distinguished by the fact that in 2003, the II stage of the All-Ukrainian Student Olympiad in Latin was conducted for the first time in the history of the Ukrainian higher medical school on the basis of the Latin language and medical terminology course, which at that time functioned as a separate structural unit of the Academy.
From 2005 to 2014, the department was headed by Cand. Philol. Sci., Assoc. Prof. I.M. Solohor. Much attention was paid during this period to the educational and methodological work, training of masters, postgraduate students and applicants for the preparation of candidate exams in foreign language, as well as to assisting in the translation of lectures by foreign lecturers from Germany and the USA. The department was faced with a common task: improving the skills of teachers, introducing new methods of teaching Latin and foreign languages, preparing students for participation in the second stage and the All-Ukrainian Student Olympiad in Latin and medical terminology.
During Academic staff of the department work equally well in the field of peer reviewing of exemplary programs, textbooks and manuals, developed by representatives of leading medical universities of Lviv, Chernivtsi, Ternopil, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhya, Odessa, which certainly testifies to their expertise in teaching foreign languages and Latin, as well as high esteem in the professional circles.
In addition to publishing activities, close attention is paid to scientific work. Now the department plans and successfully executes the initiative research works, which is headed by Assoc. Prof. O. M. Bieliaieva. Within these research works, academic staff became the authors of 17 articles published in scientific journals that are indexed in science-metric databases Scopus and Web of Science. During the entire period, over 250 scientific publications were published by the academic staff of the department 6 .
In 2016, the annual International Scientific and Practical Conference "Topical Issues in Linguistics, Professional Linguodidactics, Psychology and Pedagogy of Higher Education" was launched. Traditionally, the conference is coorganized by the leading universities not only from Ukraine, but also from Poland and Belarus.
Close attention is paid to the logistical support of the educational process. Since 2014, there has been a significant updating of the tables fund and thematic design of the department: 15 stands were designed and produed, such as: "National Symbols", "Magna Charta Univesitatum", "Сarmen scholasticum", information stands ("Latin", "English language", "German language", "Scientific work" (stand for postgraduate students), "Student scientific circle", "Scientific achievements of the department", "Publishing achievements of the department". Corner of prevention of deviant behavior was organized, the stand "Stop drug" in particular. Among other stands are "History of the Department", "Anthem and prominent places of Poltava", "Medicine in Ancient Rome and Greece", "Ancient sculpture", "Medicinal plants", as well as two thematic niches: "Scientific and pedagogical staff of the department" and "Asclepius".
On the initiative of the head of the department, Assoc. Prof. O. M. Bieliaieva and with an extensive support from Academy authorities, in 2017 the department was provided with a modern computer lab, where all the computers are connected to the Internet and equipped with the latest program "Nibelung", enabling to implement the most up-to-date methodological approaches to teaching foreign and Latin languages; to carry out an objective assessment of the knowledge and skills of students, as well as other categories of attendees -PhD students and staff; it serves as a tool for interactive communication with learners and a means of managing their learning activities.
Another priority of the department's activity was preparation of students for participation in international and All-Ukrainian Olympiads in English and Latin and Medical Terminology. The testimony of this is 28 winners and prizewinners of the Olympiads in Latin and Medical Terminology (for the period from 2003 to 2019) and one prize-winner from Ukraine (the third place) in the International Olympiad in English -"Best in English" (2019).
Representatives Given that in the context of globalization and Ukraine's accession to the European Higher Education Area, English has acquired the status of a lingua franca, the department has focused on such an important aspect of its activity as preparing academics for the international examinations in English. Thus, starting from 2018, the Head of the Department has established cooperation with the British Council in Ukraine. On a permanent basis, the department offers courses on the preparation of teachers of fundamental and clinical disciplines for the APTIS exam. During this period, more than 100 UMSA staff representatives have been trained to demonstrate proficiency in English and to receive documents certifying English language proficiency at B2 and C1 levels in accordance with the Common European Guidelines for Language Education.
In recent years, the Department of Foreign Languages with Latin and Medical Terminology has been ranked first in the ratings, which presents the results of educational work, due to the careful attention that is always paid to this type of activity: the formation of tolerance and respect for other nationalities; promotion of universal moral and patriotic values, such as honesty, responsibility, tolerance, humanism; respect for the historical and cultural past of Ukraine; education of respect for the Constitution of Ukraine, Ukrainian legislation, state symbols; development of ethnic and national identity, recognition of cultural and spiritual unity of all regions of Ukraine; promoting multilingualism and multiculturalism; encouragement to counteract immorality, pseudo-values, manifestations of chauvinism, nationalism, discrimination on any grounds; observance of rules and norms of behavior at the Academy and beyond, careful attitude to the property of the Academy (buildings, premises, furniture, equipment, inventory, educational publications, devices, etc.); promotion of healthy lifestyles, en-suring personal safety through education; promotion of norms of medical ethics and deontology.
Conclusions. Thus, the department has an extensive focus on international cooperation through the preparation of academic staff to English language proficiency exams, active implementation of mobility projects and participation in foreign professional symposia, seminars and conferences. The publication activities are aimed at constant updating and refinement of training materials, with due consideration of research findings, obtained by the academic staff of the department and reported in the international journals, indexed in the leading citation databases. The priority direction of the department is the formation of the communicative competence of medical students in order to ensure their successful professional activities in a foreign language context, which determines the emphasis of the department on the use of cross-curriculum integration in the process of teaching Latin, medical terminology and English for specific purposes.