Rethinking the Sociocultural Component of Foreign Language Education under the Influence of the russian–Ukrainian War

- Пасічник, Олександр Сергійович (orcid.org/0000-0002-0665-2099), Редько, Валерій Григорович (orcid.org/0000-0002-4035-4925), Пасічник, Олена Олексіївна (orcid.org/0000-0003-0792-2406) and Школяр, Наталія (orcid.org/0000-0003-4845-4653) (2025) Rethinking the Sociocultural Component of Foreign Language Education under the Influence of the russian–Ukrainian War Проблеми сучасного підручника (35). pp. 114-130. ISSN 2411-1309

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Abstract

According to the widely accepted linguodidactic paradigm, culture is regarded as an integral component of foreign language learning, ensuring the development of learners’ intercultural communicative competence. Contemporary approaches to foreign language education emphasize that learners should not only become familiar with the cultures of the countries whose languages they study, but also be able to represent their own culture in a foreign-language environment. This, in turn, requires a clear identification of those elements of the native culture that are appropriate for integration into the educational process. An analysis of commonly used cultural models and foreign language teaching materials demonstrates that they primarily focus on everyday life, festive, and tourist-related topics, while avoiding complex and sensitive issues, including wars, armed conflicts, and their sociocultural consequences. Such an approach proves insufficient in the context of current global challenges. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has made it necessary to rethink approaches to the cultural representation of one’s own country within foreign language education. The article substantiates the claim that war has significantly transformed the image of Ukraine both domestically and within international discourse, as well as influenced the formation of a new global agenda. The authors argue that it is no longer possible to present Ukraine solely through the prism of peaceful coexistence while ignoring the experience of war and its consequences for society, culture, and identity. To this end, the article outlines a range of war-related topics that may be pedagogically appropriate and methodologically sound for integration into the content of foreign language education, taking into account learners’ age-specific and psychological characteristics.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	sociocultural component; foreign la nguage education; cultural representation; the russian-Ukrainian war; image of Ukraine; content of language education
Subjects:	Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 3 Social Sciences > 304 Social questions. Social practice. Cultural practice. Way of life (Lebensweise) Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 3 Social Sciences > 37 Education > 37.01/.09 Special auxiliary table for theory, principles, methods and organization of education > 37.02 General questions of didactics and method Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 3 Social Sciences > 37 Education > 37.01/.09 Special auxiliary table for theory, principles, methods and organization of education > 37.09 Organization of instruction Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 3 Social Sciences > 37 Education > 373 Kinds of school providing general education Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 8 Language. Linguistics. Literature > 81 Linguistics and languages
Divisions:	Institute of Pedagogics > Department of Foreign Language Teaching
Depositing User:	Ігор Олександрович Горошкін
Date Deposited:	20 Apr 2026 07:16
Last Modified:	20 Apr 2026 07:16
URI:	https://lib.iitta.gov.ua/id/eprint/748918

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