Associate professor at the Department of Foreign Languages for Professional Purposes(V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University), PhD in Professional Education (2019)
Academic profiles:
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2844-0441
Scopus Author ID: 58507892700
Web of Science Researcher ID: KOD-7779-2024
Membership:
Ukrainian Association for Teachers of Japanese (International Sakura Network)
Education:
2003 – Specialist`s diploma with distinction from H. S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University.Obtained qualification of “Teacher of the English and Japanese language and literature.” School of Foreign Philology.
2007 – Master`s diploma with distinction from V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University. Obtained qualification of “Philologist, Lecturer of the English language and literature. School of Foreign Languages.
2014 – Passed the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test administered by the Japan Foundation. Level N2.
Thesis Defended:
PhD thesis in Pedagogical Studies (Theory and Methods of Vocational Training): “Professional adaptation of novice teachers to work at school in Japan” (2019, scientific advisor: Prof. Valentyna Gryniova).
Individual grants and scholarships:
2025-2026 - Received a grant as a result of international competitive selection “”The Japan Foundation Japanese Studies Fellowship for Scholars and Researchers” (Short-Term).
2023 – Received a grant as a result of international competitive selection. Successfully completed “Comprehensive Japanese Teaching Methods for Foreign Teachers of the Japanese Language” at the Japan Foundation Japanese-Language Institute (Saitama, Japan);
2022-2025 – Research stay at the Department of East Asian Studies and the Department of Languages, Faculty of Arts, Comenius University (Bratislava, Slovakia). The scholarship has been awarded by the Slovak Government Office (Recovery Plan Project Scheme).
2019 – Received a grant as a result of international competitive selection. Successfully completed “Japanese-language Program for specialists in Cultural and Academic Fields” at the Japan Foundation Japanese-Language Institute (Osaka, Japan).
International scientific projects:
April-July 2022 – Research project theme: “Application of the positive Japanese experience in the professional adaptation of novice teachers in Slovakia”. Research Grant within the program of UMB Support Scheme for International Researchers at Matej Bel University in Banska Bystrica, Slovak Republic (Department of English and American Studies, Faculty of Arts).
Teaching mobility:
2022 – Erasmus + teaching mobility in the study field of Languages at the Department of East Asian Studies, Faculty of Arts, Comenius University (Bratislava, Slovakia).
Professional Career:
2022 – present – Associate professor at the Department of Foreign Languages for Professional Purposes.
2020 – 2022 – Associate professor at the Department of English Language (V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University).
2019 – 2020 – Senior lecturer at the Department of English Language.
2012 – 2019 – English language lecturer at the Department of English Language.
2007 – 2009 – Methodologist at Language Center.
2006 – present – Japanese language lecturer at the School of Foreign Languages.
2003 – 2022 – Senior assistant.
International activities:
December 2023 – organized the participation of students from the Faculty of Foreign Languages and graduates of V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University in an online cultural exchange meeting with students from Kyoei University (Japan) as part of Global Citizenship Education.
February 2023 – organized and held an online seminar on the topic “Ukraine Today” together with Kyoei University (Saitama, Japan) with the participation of five Japanese universities.
May 2023 – organized and held an online meeting for university students and graduates with the Japanese company KOWA on the topic of “Employment in Japan.”
July 2023 – took part in the “With a Wish for Peace” charity concert, where she gave a speech on the topic “Today's Ukraine” at the Hokkaido University of Education.
December 2023 – organized and held an online cultural exchange meeting with students and teachers of Kyoei University (Japan) as part of Global Citizenship Education. The meeting was held under the theme “Russia's invasion of Ukraine and what we can do” to highlight the actual situation in Ukraine and deepen mutual understanding between Ukraine and Japan.
Other accomplishments:
2015-2016 – Project director of international educational activity: Teaching Materials Purchase Grant-Support Program for Organizations in Japanese-Language Education.
2020-2021 – Project director of international educational activity: Teaching Materials Purchase Grant-Support Program for Organizations in Japanese-Language Education.
Scientific and language supervisor for 10 students’ articles (2013-2022). Supervising research activities for undergraduate students (academic writing in English).
Certification training:
2024 – participated in the series of educational webinars on scientometrics for professional development “From idea to successful publication” Certificate No. UA 1501
2023 – a series of educational webinars on the topic of scientometrics for professional development “International experience in the field of publishing. Successful publications in Scopus and Web of Science” (Scientific Publications Ukraine), Certificate No. 1680
Teaching:
Practical course of English for students with non-language majors. They are as follows: Geographers and Geologists, Computer Science, Mechanics and Mathematics, Sociology, Psychology;
Practical course of Japanese for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th-year students at School of Foreign Languages (third foreign language).
Research Interests:
Theory and methodology of professional education.
Methods of teaching foreign languages (EMI, Multilingual education).
Teachers’ professional education in Japan.
List of the most recent publications from the past five years:
Scientific monographs
1.Luchenko, O., Chervinko, Y., & Doronina, O. (2024).Teacher induction in Japan, the UK and the USA.Comenius University Bratislava. 157 p. (9,93 author’s sheet). ISBN 978-80-223-5865-1 (online)
Study manual:
1.Luchenko, O. (2023). Introduction to Japanese. Comenius University in Bratislava. 76 p. (3,5 author’s sheets). ISBN 978-80-223-5646-6 (online).
2.Cherkashyna, N., Luchenko, О. (2024). English by specialty. V.N.Karazin Kharkiv National University. 100 p. (5,76 author’s sheet). ISBN 978-966-285-827-3
Articles published in journals registered in the databases WoS or Scopus:
1.Luchenko, O., Doronina, O., & Králiková Hashimoto, L. (2026)[forthcoming]. Japanese native-speaker teachers’ use of English in JFL classrooms: A comparative study across non-anglophone countries worldwide. Theory and Practice of Second Language Acquisition, 12(1). (Scopus Q2)
2.Luchenko, O., Doronina, O., & Chervinko, Y. (2024). The use of English medium instruction in multilingual classrooms in Japanese language teaching. Advanced Education, 24, 58–74. (Scopus, WoS Q3)
3.Luchenko, O., & Kovinko, K. (2024, May 24-25). Exploring staffing patterns and multilingual classrooms in teaching Japanese as a foreign language. Society. Integration. Education. Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference, 2, 198–212. Rezekne Academy of Technologies. (awaiting indexation in WoS)
4.Luchenko, O., Doronina, O., & Chervinko, Y. (2024). Possible factors influencing the willingness to use english in teaching japanese as a foreign language by non-native speakers. Sustainable Multilingualism, 24, 45–78. (Scopus Q2)
5.Luchenko, O., & Doronina, O. (2023). Application of the positive Japanese experience for teacher induction in Slovakia. Studia Orientalia Slovaca, 22(1), 21–48. (Scopus Q3)
Recent articles published in various specialized journals:
1.Luchenko, O., & Kovinko, K. (2025). The direct method and multilingual turn in teaching Japanese as a foreign language. Educational Challenges, 30(1), 191-205.
2.Ковінько К. В., Лученко О. О., Єршова І. Ш. (2025). Важливість впровадження курсу ESP “Military English” для військовослужбовців з урахуванням рівня володіння англійською мовою. Педагогічна академія: наукові записки, 15, 1–21.
3.Luchenko, O, Yurchenko, V. (2023). Entering the teaching profession in Slovakia. Educational Challenges, 28(1), 113-127.
4.Luchenko, O., Doronina, O. (2023). Out-of-school training and its role in supporting beginning teachers during the induction program in Japan. Human Studies. Series of Pedagogy. № 16 (48)
Conference proceedings:
1.Larina, M., & Luchenko, O. (2025, May 8). Japan’s invisible appeal: Soft power and cultural influence. The IX All-Ukrainian Remote Scientific and Methodological Conference “The Issues of Oriental Studies in Ukraine,” Kharkiv: V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, pp. 84–85.
2.Bucko, R., & Luchenko, O. (2025, May 8). Comparison of kyūjitai and shinjitai character forms in modern Japanese writing system. The IX All-Ukrainian Remote Scientific and Methodological Conference “The Issues of Oriental Studies in Ukraine,” Kharkiv: V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, pp. 9–10.
3.Luchenko, O., & Doronina, O. (2024, December 13). The idea of a “native speaker” in teaching foreign languages. The Collection of Scientific Papers ‘ΛΌГOΣ’ on the Materials of the VII International Scientific and Practical Conference “Grundlagen der Modernen Wissenschaftlichen Forschung”, Zurich, Switzerland, pp. 340–343.
4.Luchenko, O., & Chervinko, Y. (2024, October 18). Metalinguistic awareness in teaching and learning foreign languages. The Collection of scientific papers «ΛΌГOΣ» with Proceedings of the VII International Scientific and Practical Conference “Education and science of today: intersectoral issues and development of sciences,” Cambridge, UK, pp. 355–357.
5.Luchenko, O. (2024, September 6). EMI and ELF in teaching languages other than English. Proceedings of the VIII Correspondence International Scientific and Practical Conference: An integrated approach to science modernization: methods, models and multidisciplinarity. 43, pp. 479–481. LLC International Centre Corporative Management (Vienna, Austria) & NGO European Scientific Platform (Vinnytsia, Ukraine).
6.Luchenko, O., & Chervinko, Y. (2024, April 18). The influence of multilingualism on Japanese teachers’ practice – implementing EMI. The Issues of Oriental Studies in Ukraine: the VIII All-Ukrainian Remote Scientific and Methodological Conference, pp. 8–10. V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University.
7.Kovinko, K., & Luchenko, O. (2024, April 26). Brief structure and aims of ESP for psychologists. Methodological and Psychological Issues of Teaching Foreign Languages: Reaching for School and University Integration, pp. 35–36. V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University.
8.Luchenko, O., & Doronina, O. (2024, May 10). Translanguaging in teaching foreign languages. Globalization of Scientific Knowledge: International Cooperation and Integration of Sciences. pp. 610-611.LLC International Centre Corporative Management (Republic of Austria) & NGO European Scientific Platform (Ukraine)
9.Luchenko, O., Doronina, O. (2023). The current state of the teaching profession in Slovakia and Japan. Scientific Collection «InterConf», (142), pp.122-124.
10. Luchenko, O., Bognanova, H. (2023). Teaching the Japanese language in multilingual classrooms – EMI approach. Scientific Collection «InterConf», (152), pp.110-113.
11. Luchenko, O., Doronina, O. (2023, April 21). Different approaches to second language learning: EMI vs CLIL. Proceedings of the 15th International Scientific and Practical Conference «Methodological and Psychological Issues of Teaching Foreign Languages: Reaching for School and University Integration», Kharkiv, Ukraine, pp.53–55.
12. Luchenko, O. (2021, February 6-8). Application of the positive Japanese experience in the professional adaptation of novice teachers for developing countries. Scientific Collection «InterConf», (41): with the Proceedings of the 7th International Scientific and Practical Conference «Scientific Horizon in The Context of Social Crises». Tokyo, Japan; 2021; pp. 260-261
13. Luchenko O., Aulia B. (2020, April 10) Teaching and Learning Japanese as A Foreign Language by Non-native English Speakers. Methodical and psychological issues of teaching foreign languages. Kharkiv, pp. 83-84
Contact Information
Address: room 10-10, Maidan Svobody 4, Kharkiv, 61022
Phone: (057) 707-53-50
E-mail: luchenko@karazin.ua
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