DigiFLEd in action: young researchers demonstrate how language education is changing

DigiFLEd in action: young researchers demonstrate how language education is changing

October 16, 2025 took place X All-Ukrainian Scientific and Practical Conference of Young Scientists “Language Communication and Modern Technologies in the Format of Multi-Level Systems”, organized Department of English Philology and Translation Horlivka Institute of Foreign Languages of the State Higher Educational Institution "Donbass State Pedagogical University" in cooperation with Ukrainian and European partners: Marie Curie-Sklodowska University (Lublin, Poland), Berdyansk State Pedagogical University, Oles Honchar Dnipro National University, Vasyl Stus Donetsk National University and Kharkiv Humanitarian and Pedagogical Academy.

The conference opened with welcoming remarks Tetyana Marchenko, acting director of the Institute of International Relations, Doctor of Philology, Professor; Valentina Marakhovska, Dean of the Faculty of Social and Language Communication, Candidate of Philological Sciences, Associate Professor, and Olena Krut, Head of the Department of English Philology and Translation, Candidate of Philological Sciences, Associate Professor. Moderated the plenary session Anna Vlasova, lecturer at the Department of English Philology and Translation.

The conference participants presented scientific research on topical issues of linguistics, translation studies, psycholinguistics, and language teaching methods in the digital age. The section attracted particular attention "Digital technologies and methods of teaching languages, literature and translation", where innovative approaches to integrating EdTech into the educational process were discussed. We are proud that some of the presentations in this section presented the experience gained by young scientists during webinars organized within the framework of the Erasmus+ DigiFLEd project!

Among the topics of the speeches were the use of online platforms Miro, Padlet, Canva, Mural, TED Talks in teaching languages and literature, developing lexical skills using digital tools, analyzing platforms in translation practice, applying EdTech in the study of literature, etc.

Other sections considered issues of linguostylistics, theoretical linguistics, translation transformations, psychological aspects of communication, media literacy, and student motivation in distance learning.

Thank you to all participants, speakers, and organizers for a fruitful day and a significant contribution to the development of language communication and modern technologies!

Vladislav Wanda