Liubov Khomenko

Education:

• 1983–1986 — postgraduate studies at the National Linguistic University of Ukraine.
• 1968–1973 — studied at the National Linguistic University.
• 1954–1965 — studied at and graduated from Secondary School No. 74 in Kyiv.

Academic degree

Candidate of Philological Sciences (1987), specialty 10.02.04 — Germanic Languages.

Professional interests

• Use of multimedia technologies in foreign-language learning
• Innovative methods of teaching foreign languages
• Distance and blended learning
• Modern foreign-language teaching methodology

Professional development:

1977, 1979, 1987, 1992, 1996, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2008, and 2010 — internships at universities in Germany (Göttingen, Erfurt, and Berlin) and at the Goethe-Institut, focusing on the latest foreign-language teaching methods and the use of information technologies in education.

1995–2010 — participated in seminars and accompanied official Ukrainian delegations as an interpreter.

2020 — participated in the All-Ukrainian online academic conference “Blended and Distance Learning Formats. Online Safety”; Diploma No. 763461141D.

2024 — European University professional-development certificate on “Innovative Methods and Practices in Education”, Series PK No. 24366800-000705-24, totalling 180 academic hours (6 credits ECTS).

Honours

• Excellence in Education of Ukraine badge
• Certificate of Honour of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine
• Distinguished Lecturer of the National Agricultural University of Ukraine

Achievements:

• 1984 — received the Candidate of Philological Sciences diploma.
• 1988 — received the Associate Professor diploma.
• 1998 — awarded the Excellence in Education of Ukraine badge by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.
• 2003 — awarded a Certificate of Honour by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.
• 2006 — awarded the title of Distinguished Lecturer of the National Agricultural University of Ukraine.

1997–2021 — prepared and published German- and French-language textbooks approved by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, as well as printed and electronic dictionaries, including:

• Dictionary of Agricultural Economics. German-English-Russian-Ukrainian. Kyiv: Pedahohika, 1997. 315 p.
• Betriebswirtschaft im Überblick. An Overview of Selected Issues in Economics. Kyiv: EksOb, 1999. 105 p.
• Applicant’s Guide to German and French for the National Agricultural University. Kyiv: NAU, 2000. 125 p.
• Lingua Latina. Latin for Agricultural Biologists. Vinnytsia: Nova Knyha, 2003. 250 p.
• Dictionary of Agricultural Biology. Second edition. Vinnytsia: Nova Knyha, 2004. 686 p.
• German-English-Russian-Ukrainian Explanatory Dictionary of Agricultural Economics. Vinnytsia: Nova Knyha, 2010. 333 p.
• German for Economic Cybernetics, Statistics, Economics, and Accounting Students at Higher Education Institutions of Levels II–IV of Accreditation. Vinnytsia: Nova Knyha, 2009. 450 p.
• French. Fourth revised and expanded edition. Vinnytsia: Nova Knyha, 2007. 556 p.
• German-English-Russian-Georgian Economic Dictionary. H. Strebel, L. Khomenko, I. Moistsrafishvili. Tbilisi, 2009. 343 p.
• German. A Practical German Course for Agricultural Higher Education Institutions of Levels II–IV of Accreditation. Vinnytsia: Nova Knyha, 2010. 517 p.
• Karriere mit Lehre. German-language study guide. 2010. 270 p.
• Introducing Computer Translation Technologies and Electronic Explanatory Dictionaries into the Educational Process. Teaching publication for foreign-language lecturers. Kyiv, 2010. 75 p.
• Business German. Teaching-methodology guide. 2009. 54 p.
• Business French. Teaching-methodology guide. 2009. 54 p.
• German. Translation Practice for Lawyers. 2014. 433 p.
• German. Tests for Lawyers. Teaching-methodology guide. 2019. 60 p.
• Practical German Grammar for Lawyers. Electronic teaching-methodology guide. 2021. 120 p.