To initiate - положить начало, вводить

Punishment - наказание

To participate - участвовать

Representatives - представители

 

Vasily A. Sukhomlinsky

(1918-1970)

Sukhomlinsky started his pedagogical work as a village teacher in the Kirovograd Region. From 1948 he worked as director of a secondary school in the village of Pavlysh.

Sukhomlinsky is the author of numerous works in the field of applied pedagogics. He worked on questions concerning management of schools, teacher's professional skills, problems regarding intellectual, ethical, labour, esthetical and physical education of children. In his school he initiated an integral pedagogical system, based on trust and respect towards the child as an individual, on the idea of turning learning into a creative process, limiting the scope of group influence over an individual, and educating without resorting to punishment. Sukhomlinsky was a devoted advocate of humanitarian ideals in education, substantiated his theoretical concepts by his own daily practical work. As a pedagogue, he was an ideal of a popular teacher, who "gave his heart to children". His school was a scientific laboratory, where the whole school participated in its director's innovations. It was here that a "School of joy" for the six-year old was opened for the first time, here were organized psychological consultations, classes for senior pupils in ethics and family life psychology, school for parents and many other projects that later on were introduced into general practice of pedagogy.
Sukhomlinsky's views on education repeatedly led to conflicts with the official pedagogics and to heated discussions with its most conservative representatives.

EXERCISES:

1. Practice in pronunciation of the following words:

pedagogical, village, director, numerous, applied, concerning, management, regarding, intellectual, ethical, labour, esthetical, initiated, integral, trust, influence, punishment, humanitarian, substantiated, theoretical, pedagogue, consultations, representatives.

2.Give Russian equivalents to the following words and word combinations:

a village teacher, works in the field of, applied pedagogics, questions concerning management of schools, teacher's professional skills, integral pedagogical system, based on trust and respect towards the child, a creative process, limiting the scope of group influence, a devoted advocate, humanitarian ideals, director's innovations.

3. Give English equivalents to the following words and phrases:

педагогическая деятельность, многочисленные работы, прикладная педагогика, профессиональные умения, основываться на доверии и уважении, творческий процесс, ежедневная практическая работа, научная лаборатория, новшества.

4. Find the right word order:

1. S ukhomlinsky started his pedagogical work as a village teacher in the Kirovograd Region.

2. Sukhomlinsky is the author of numerous works in the field of applied pedagogics.

3. He worked on questions concerning management of schools, teacher's professional skills.

4. In his school he initiated an integral pedagogical system.

5. Sukhomlinsky was a devoted advocate of humanitarian ideals in education.

6. His school was a scientific laboratory, where the whole school participated in its director's innovations.

7. Sukhomlinsky's views on education repeatedly led to conflicts with the official pedagogics.

5. Give the answers to the following:

1. How did Sukhomlinsky start his pedagogical work?

2. Where did he work as director of a secondary school?

3. Is Sukhomlinsky the author of numerous works in the field of chemistry?

4. What didhe initiate in his school?

5. He was foreducating without resorting to punishment, wasn’t he?

6. A "School of joy" for the six-year old wasn’t opened for the first time, was it?

7. Did Sukhomlinsky's views on education repeatedly lead to conflicts with the official pedagogics?

6. Fill in the blanks with prepositions if necessary:

1. Sukhomlinsky started his pedagogical work as … village teacher in … Kirovograd Region.

2. From 1948 he worked as …director of … secondary school in … village of Pavlysh.

3. Sukhomlinsky is … author of … numerous works in … field of applied pedagogics.

4. In his school he initiated … integral pedagogical system.

5. Sukhomlinsky was … devoted advocate of humanitarian ideals in … education.

6. His school was … scientific laboratory.

7. Point out the nouns, adjectives and verbs and write them down in three columns:

Pedagogical, work, worked, pedagogics, professional, profession, intellectual, ethical, esthetical, physical, intellect, ethic, aesthetics, physic, individual, creative, create, punishment, punish, theoretical, theory, practical, practice, pedagogue, pedagogy.

8. Make up sentences of your own using the words and word combinations given below:

a teacher, professional skills, trust and respect, a creative process, punishment, humanitarian ideals, daily practical work, innovations.

PART II

PSYCHOLOGY

LESSON 1

I. Read and translate the following international words. Mind the pronunciation.

Psychology, psychologist, sociology, anthropology, biology, psychiatry, mental, laboratory, hospital.