II. the FACULTY of social and correctional pedagogy

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In 1989 the faculty “Pedagogy and Methods of Primary Education” introduced some additional educational programs for Social Pedagogy and Psychology. On basis of these additional specializations new specialties were opened – “Speech Therapy” and “Pedagogy and Psychology”.

By 2004, the faculty had already had two large branches: part-time (1.200 students) and full-time (1.050 students), 7 departments of training in eight specialties of full-time and nine specialties of part-time branches.

In September 2004 the Faculty of Pedagogy and Methods of Primary Education and Pre-school Education was transformed into the Institute of Pre-school, Primary Education and Special Pedagogy with two departments: the Faculty of Pre-school and Primary Education and the Faculty of Social and Correctional Pedagogy.

Now these faculties are separated. The Faculty of Social and Correctional Pedagogy is huge and has a qualified teaching staff, lots of students at full-time and part-time departments.

The faculty co-operates with several educational institutions of Volgograd and Volgograd Region, and several Russian and international universities.

Now there are a lot of different programs of education at the Faculty:

· Speech Therapy;

· Oligophrenia Pedagogy;

· Pre-school Psychology;

· Social Pedagogy;

· Social Pedagogy and Children's Practical Psychology;

· Psychological Support of Training for Children with Intellectual Problems.

Vocabulary

on basis of на базе

additional дополнительный

part-time заочный

to co-operate сотрудничать

support сопровождение, поддержка

 

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5. Answer the questions to the text:

1. What is the name of the faculty?

2. What additional educational programs were introduced at the faculty “Pedagogy and Methods of Primary Education” in 1989?

3. What happened in September 2004?

4. What program of education do you study?

 

III. the Institute of Arts Education

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The Institute of Arts Education consists of the department of Painting and Graphics and the department of Music Education. The Institute was founded in 2004.

Students of the Institute can receive such specialties as “a teacher of Music”, “a teacher of Arts”, “a designer”, “an artist” and “a pencil artist”. There are full-time and part-time departments at the Institute.

A teaching staff of the Institute consists of graduates of the leading higher educational establishments of Arts and Music Education. The teachers have a rich pedagogical experience. There are Candidates, Doctors of Pedagogical Science, professors, members of Russian Artists’ Union and Russian Designers’ Union, Honoured Artists of Russia and laureates of All-Russia and International Music Competitions.

The Institute of Arts Education has its own building at Barrikadnaya Street. There is a concert hall, workshops of ceramics and sculpture where students are able to do their practical works. There are also workshops of drawing and painting at the department of Painting and Graphics. Students’ concerts of Music Education department are held in Assembly Hall of VSSPU in the main building of our university.

Creative and research activities are carried out at the Institute. Students and their teachers take an active part in culture life of Volgograd and the Russian Federation: in concerts, All-Russia and international art exhibitions, music contests and so on.

Vocabulary

pedagogical experience педагогический опыт

Russian Artists’ Union Союз Художников России

Russian Designers’ Union Союз Дизайнеров России

Honoured Artists заслуженные артисты

laureates лауреаты

All-Russia Всероссийский

workshops мастерские,

Assembly Hall Актовый зал

 

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3. Answer the questions to the text:

1. What is the name of the Institute?

2. When was the Institute founded?

3. Where is the building of the Institute?

4. Where can students do their practical works?

5. Where are students’ concerts of Music Education department held?

6. Are creative and research activities carried out at the Institute?