The content of the professional and practical training of teachers-philologists in Ukraine

The aim of the article is to analyze the content of language professional and practical training of future teachers-philologists using the curriculum for specialty 014 “Secondary Education. English Language and Literature” at Zhytomyr Polytechnic State University as a case study. The authors review the 2021/2022 academic year curriculum for this specialty. The article states that the teacher philologist training consists of three cycles: general, professional and practical training. In turn, the first two cycles are divided into two parts: educational disciplines of the normative and variable part. The article calculates the percentage ratio of study time allocated to the study of academic disciplines of the normative and variable part of the professional training cycle of specialty 014 “Secondary Education. English Language and Literature” in the 2021/2022 academic year. It is concluded that the language professional and practical training of teachers-philologists in Ukraine is balanced due to the successful distribution of study time for the study of basic philological and methodical disciplines. Optional educational disciplines in the variable part significantly enrich the curriculum and thereby contributing to positive dynamics in students’ knowledge.