Peculiarities of teaching latin to students majoring in philology: the experience of Poltava university of economics and trade

Abstract

The article focuses on some new approaches to teaching Latin for the students majoring in Philology on the university level, as well as practical experience of using interactive teaching methods in the process of teaching the course “Latin language” in Poltava University of Economics and Trade. The traditional method of teaching Latin is guided by the principle of "read and understand". However, an approach to learning the classical language based on the methods of modern languages is currently being developed, which aims to develop skills not only in reading and translation, but also in speaking and writing. Among the methods used in classes are considered such as “brainstorming”, work in small groups, educational games, and method of projects. The authors of the article emphasize that the use of information technologies is important. When studying the Latin language course, a distance course designed for philology students is used, and students also prepare presentations, whichare presented in practical classes. The results of the research and the general experience of using interactive teaching methods show that the use of such a strategy has a positive effect on the level of philological training of students, deepens the knowledge of the basic rules of the grammar of the Latin language in comparison with the grammars of modern languages, namely English and German, helps to master the vocabulary of Germanic languages, which has a Latin origin, and also increases the motivation to study the Latin language in general.