Iryna Stepanova’s scientific contributions

Purpose. The purpose of this article is to investigate the current state of Open Educational Resources (OER) adoption in Ukraine, identifying the challenges, opportunities, and its potential impact on the nation’s educational landscape. Furthermore, the study aims to contribute to the broader understanding of OER implementation in transitioning countries and underscore the role of OER in promoting knowledge democratization, fostering innovation, and enhancing critical thinking and digital literacy skills among learners. Results. The investigation revealed that Ukraine has made significant strides in adopting OER, primarily driven by government initiatives, international partnerships, and growing awareness among educators and institutions. However, the implementation of OER is still uneven, with marked disparities in access and usage between urban and rural areas, as well as among various educational levels and disciplines. One notable finding is the positive impact of OER on students’ learning experiences, with improved engagement, critical thinking, and digital literacy skills reported across diverse settings. Additionally, the investigation highlighted the importance of ongoing professional development for educators to effectively integrate OER into their teaching practices and curricula. Despite these advancements, challenges persist, such as a lack of quality control mechanisms, limited digital infrastructure, and language barriers, which hinder the broader adoption of OER in Ukraine. The study concludes by emphasizing the need for continued investment in digital infrastructure, capacity building, and policy support to harness the full potential of OER in democratizing knowledge and fostering lifelong learning in the country. Scientific novelty. The scientific novelty of this investigation lies in its comprehensive analysis of OER adoption within the unique context of Ukraine, a transitioning country grappling with various political, social, and economic challenges. By examining the interplay of governmental policies, institutional involvement, educators’ perspectives, and students’ experiences, this study offers a holistic understanding of the OER ecosystem in the country. Additionally, the research contributes to the broader discourse on OER implementation in transitioning countries, highlighting the transformative potential of OER in democratizing knowledge and fostering skill development in such contexts. Practical value. The practical value of this investigation stems from its potential to inform policymakers, educators, and institutions in Ukraine about the current state of OER adoption and the existing challenges, enabling them to make informed decisions and develop targeted strategies for effective OER integration. By identifying opportunities and best practices, this study can serve as a roadmap for expanding access to quality education and bridging the gap between urban and rural learners. Furthermore, the insights gained from this research can be applied to other transitioning countries, encouraging the adoption of OER to enhance educational systems and promote lifelong learning on a global scale.

Mastering a professional foreign language is impossible without mastering special vocabulary. The higher the level of language formation and speech lexical skills, the more successful the specialist will be in the implementation of the tasks assigned to him in a foreign language. This article considers such type of organizing students’ independent work activities as compiling a glossary, or thematic dictionary. The main advantages of this type of work are described, and the motivational potential is revealed in the process of mastering professionally-oriented lexical material by students. The author gives the examples of compiling different sorts of glossaries and methods of using them, which expand their opportunities as the extracurricular kind of activity, and reveals their motivational capability for students’ active learning.

The article gives a brief description of some peculiarities of the work with popular scientific and technical literature in a non-linguistic university. Given types of exercises and materials demonstrate the variety of forms and methods of the work with foreign texts in specialty in technical universities. The role of choosing methods and techniques of the work when forming skills of productive reading and their improvement at all stages of learning a foreign language is considered. Reading is considered to be as one of the most important types of communicative and cognitive activity. Reading promotes mastering all aspects of foreign language and speech activity. Some of the issues are analysed both in theoretical and practical terms.

An effort to analyse the linguistic research of the Internet discourse is made in the article. The authors believe that the creation of linguistic corpora of the Ukrainian language at the present stage is not systemic. The authors also consider prospects and possible approaches to the Internet text space by means of Corpus Linguistics – a fairly new field of linguistics, closely related to computational and cognitive linguistics.

The article deals with functional-stylistic features of the modern scientific text. The categorical features of the scientific style are described. The authors of the article note that the style of scientific literature has changed significantly over the past 30-50 years under the influence of sociolinguistic factors and the scope of use of scientific and technical terminology is significantly expanding. The urgency of the problem, despite the great tradition of studying this issue in Ukrainian and foreign linguistics, is shown.