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The aim of the article was to assess the effectiveness of learning English through YouTube as a factor in improving the future officers’ language skills. The study involved the following methods: survey, pedagogical experiment, Score-Rating System of Performance Control; Scale of Assessing the Need to Achieve the Goal by Yu. M. Orlov; Adapted Method of T. I. Ilina — Examining Motivation to Study in a higher educational institution (HEI); Diagnosis of the Level of Reflexivity Development by A. V. Karpov. The dynamics of change in the level of foreign language competence is very insignificant for students in the traditional form of education (control group), and it applies only to levels A1 (-8%) and A2 (+8%), that is, the lowest of the represented ones. Learning through the proposed model helps increase student involvement in foreign language learning, which is reflected in the increased number of completed assignments. The quality of education is growing, which is reflected in the increased level of student performance.

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The main directions of journalistic activity of the Major General, Minister of Military Affairs of the Ukrainian People's Republic (UPR), and the Ukrainian People's Republic in exile Volodymyr Salskyi, which became an integral part of his social and political activity, are considered. Passion for journalism was typical of many prominent personalities of the early 20th century. V. Salskyi considered opinion journalism an essential element of educational activities, and under the war conditions – an effective method of ideological influence on the people, the formation of its national consciousness and patriotism. The military-political figure's first attempts in opinion journalism occurred in 1920, stimulated by his own experience of participation in World War I and the Ukrainian National Revolution, difficult domestic and foreign policy circumstances in Ukraine, and the struggle against Bolshevik Russia. The top of his journalistic career was the emigration period, especially in the second half of the 1920s. The publications with which V. Salskyi collaborated were considered, in particular, «Tabor», «Hurtuimosia», «Tryzub», «Za Derzhavnist». The minister's articles were united around national-state issues, the propaganda of patriotism, sincere faith in the Ukrainian cause's success, and, finally, the building of an independent united Ukraine. The central leitmotif of almost all publications is the army, the history of its formation, heroism in the national liberation struggle of 1917–1921, as well as the role in the further struggle for the realization of the national idea. V. Salskyi's articles are analyzed. His articles demonstrated the author's remarkable writing talent; his publications on military-political and military-historical topics showed in-depth knowledge of political science, theory and practice of military affairs, and international politics. V. Salskyi's opinion journalism played a significant role in popularizing the Ukrainian national idea and the development of cultural, educational, and national life of Ukrainians in exile. Keywords: Volodymyr Salskyi, Minister of War, journalism, «Tryzub», national idea.

The paper focuses on developing of cadets' language training (CLT) in the professional military education (PME) schools in the framework of the Ukraine-NATO and Ukraine-EU academic military cooperation. It identifies an urgent need in improving the language training of cadets due to the contradictions between the required level of language proficiency for future officers (level 2 according to STANAG 6001) and insufficient foreign language skills of a considerable number of graduates from Ukrainian PME schools. Academic military cooperation is considered as important area of activities to domestic and partner-nation PME schools. Its main objective is to ensure integration of national military education in the global educational space. Such cooperation is mutually beneficial and allows Ukraine to develop capacity to influence the international security system; improve the Ukrainian Army operational capabilities and acquire interoperability with NATO forces. The main means to achieve these goals are implementing the Euro-Atlantic standards, perfecting the Ukrainian servicemen training, including improving CLT. The paper examines the key directions of the Ukrainian academic military cooperation with NATO and EU in developing CLT in the framework of adopted programs. It describes main aspects of these projects and their implementation mechanisms as well as key advantages, opportunities and achievements of such cooperation. Based on the effectiveness assessment of existing academic military cooperation programs, it was concluded that they have a positive impact on improving the CLT with use of open access to training resources, intellectual achievements, modern training technologies and best practices of partner countries. The main tasks for further development of the academic military cooperation include perfecting support to CLT, improving professional development of the faculty and implementing innovative forms of education.