OVERVIEW OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION OF LINGUISTICS STUDENTS AT UNIVERSITIES OF GREAT BRITAIN

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https://doi.org/10.20535/2410-8286.110921

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linguistics, linguist, professional education, linguistics students, Great Britain, university, bachelor’s degree, master’s degree

Abstract

The article deals with the problem of professional education of linguistics students at universities of Great Britain. The authors analyse the role of linguistics as an academic discipline in Great Britain, outline recent trends in university admission campaigns of 2008-2016 which indicate a gradual but stable increase in the number of applicants wishing to pursue a career in linguistics. They focus on the analysis of degree programmes as defined by Frameworks for Higher Education Qualifications of the UK Degree-Awarding Bodies in the context of linguistics professional education, as also define features of curricula of professional education of linguistics students at British universities with consideration of the Subject Benchmark Statement for Linguistics and look at career prospects of future linguistics specialists in Great Britain.

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Author Biographies

Natalya Bidyuk, Khmelnytskyi National University

Head of the Department of Foreign Language Practice and Teaching Methodology

Maryna Ikonnikova, Khmelnytskyi National University

Associate Professor at the Department of Foreign Philology

Olga Komochkova, Khmelnytskyi National University

Senior Lecturer at the Department of Foreign Language Practice and Teaching Methodology

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Published

2018-06-16

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Bidyuk, N., Ikonnikova, M., & Komochkova, O. (2018). OVERVIEW OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION OF LINGUISTICS STUDENTS AT UNIVERSITIES OF GREAT BRITAIN. Advanced Education, 5, 5–10. https://doi.org/10.20535/2410-8286.110921

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2018: Issue 9

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Education

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