Developing Reading Skills With and Through Digital Technologies (eREAD)


The team of the School of Foreign Languages (Svitlana Virotchenko, the dean of the School of Foreign Languages and Ganna Gusieva, the acting Head of the Department of Foreign Languages for Professional Purposes) prepared Karazin University team for study visit of the international project. Yulia Kalashnyk and Halyna Gubareva, Associate Professors of the Department of the Ukrainian Language took part in a study visit within the framework of the Erasmus+ project “Developing Reading Skills With and Through Digital Technologies (eREAD)”, which took place on October 9-13, 2023 in Koper (Slovenia). The working language of the project is English. The project, in particular, is aimed at implementing innovative digital practices in teaching Ukrainian as a foreign language.

During the week, the participants of the eREAD project from four countries (Slovenia, Estonia, Latvia, Ukraine) exchanged theoretical studies and practical experience of teaching the state language as a foreign/second language in institutions of different levels: kindergartens, schools, universities, educational centers for adults. Events took place in several locations: University of the Sea (Univerza na Primorskem), People's University (Ljudska univerza Koper), Central Children's Library.

An important part of the program was also attending classes in local kindergartens and schools where Slovene is taught as a second language: the participants had the opportunity to participate in the learning process and familiarize themselves with methodological materials. In addition, the focus was on the formation and development of reading skills in children and adults.

At the meeting, directions for further work to implement the project's goals, terms, and stages of development were outlined.