Language Teaching (English for Specific and Academic Purposes)
World Literature

 

Highlights

Languages

• Ukrainian, English

Gender

• Female

PSMU Affiliations:

• Department of Foreign Languages with Latin and Medical Terminology

Location:

• 23 Shevchenko Str., 36011 Poltava, Ukraine 
• email: u.lysanets@pdmu.edu.ua

 

About Assoc. Prof. Yuliia Lysanets

Primary Academic Title

• 2013: PhD degree in Philology.
• 2018: Associate Professor

Professional Titles

• Associate Professor at Department of Foreign Languages with Latin and Medical Terminology.
• Manager of Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility projects at PSMU.

 

Background

Yuliia Lysanets is an Associate Professor at the Department of Foreign Languages with Latin and Medical Terminology, Poltava State Medical University (Ukraine). She received her Ph.D. from the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv (Ukraine) in 2013.

Since 2011, Lysanets has been performing in various capacities at Poltava State Medical University, encompassing academia, project management, and international collaboration. She teaches English for Academic Purposes and Advanced English to PhD students and English for Specific Purposes to undergraduate medical and dental students. Her expertise also includes curriculum design and development of teaching materials. In addition, Lysanets manages Erasmus+ projects at her home institution, organizes and moderates annual international conferences at her department, and represents PSMU at global networking events.

Her record of scholarship includes the Research Fellowship for Young Scientists, granted by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (2016-2018), Erasmus+ mobility for staff training at Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France (2017), participation in Erasmus+ International Staff Week at the University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain (2019), Erasmus+ mobility for teaching English for Specific Purposes at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (2019), Erasmus+ mobility for staff training at the University of La Rioja, Logroño, Spain (2022), and Fernandes Fellowship at the University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom (2022).

In 2024-2025, she was a Fulbright Visiting Scholar at Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD, USA), where she conducted a research project entitled “The Features of U.S. Academic English: Comprehensive Guidelines for Ukrainian Healthcare Students and Researchers.” The outcomes of the project served as the foundation for the development of a specialized textbook.

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Research Interests

• Teaching English for Specific and Academic Purposes (Healthcare)
• Second language acquisition
• Development of professional communication skills
• Intercultural communication
• Medical and dental terminology
• Digital tools and resources in language education

Researcher unique identifier: 0000-0003-0421-6362

Scopus Author ID 57193562916

 

Expertise

Education

–    September 2004 – July 2009: V.G. Korolenko National Pedagogical University of Poltava (Ukraine), English Philology Department.
–    September 2009 – April 2013: PhD studies at Ivan Franko National University of Lviv (Ukraine), Faculty of Foreign Languages.
–    2009: MA in the English Language and World Literature (with honors), certified for teaching English at the university level.
–    2013: PhD degree in Philology

Selected Publications

• Lysanets Yu, Bieliaieva O. The Use of Eponyms in Medical Case Reports: Etymological, Quantitative, and Structural Analysis. Journal of Medical Case Reports (United Kingdom, Scopus). 2023;17(151). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-023-03895-0
• Lysanets Yu, Bieliaieva O. The Use of Latin Terminology in Medical Case Reports: Quantitative, Structural, and Thematic Analysis. Journal of Medical Case Reports (United Kingdom, Scopus). 2018;12(45). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-018-1562-x
• Flores Moreno C, Lysanets Y, Bieliaieva O, Nebesnyi M. Spanish and French loanwords in Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises: Representation strategies of cultural and linguistic exchange in a travel narrative. Studies in Travel Writing (United Kingdom, Scopus). 2025; 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/13645145.2025.2457750
• Martínez-Tofé J, (…) Lysanets Y et al. Transcultural Adaptation and Theoretical Models Validation of the Spanish Version of the Self-Care of Diabetes Inventory. Front. Med. (Switzerland, Scopus). 2024; 11:1423948. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2024.1423948
• Bousquet J, Samolinski B, Kaidashev I, Maurer M, (…) Lysanets Y et al. UCRAID (Ukrainian Citizen and refugee electronic support in Respiratory diseases, Allergy, Immunology and Dermatology) action plan. Allergy: Official Journal of the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (United Kingdom, Scopus). 2023;78(10):2581-2595. https://doi.org/10.1111/all.15855
• Lysanets Yu. The Literary Identity of the Physician in the American Prose (the 19th-21st Centuries). Mapping Cultural Identities and Intersections: Imagological Readings. Newcastle upon Tyne (United Kingdom), 2019: 106-119. https://cambridgescholars.com/product/978-1-5275-3995-2

Honors and Awards

• 2016 – 2018: Research Fellowship for young scientists (granted by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine). 
• Fulbright award (01 September 2024 – 28 February 2025): Visiting Scholar at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA: research project “The Features of U.S. Academic English: Comprehensive Guidelines for Ukrainian Healthcare Students and Researchers”.

Memberships

• Member of NGO “TESOL-Ukraine” (“Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages”).
• Member of NGO “Lifelong Learning Centre”, Ukrainian Association of Formal and Non-Formal Education.
• Member of NGO “Sobornist” (“Unity”), Ukrainian Association of Researchers and Educators.
• Member of the Scientific Committee of the International Conference “Humanity in the Context of Sustainable Development: Challenges and Prospects” (Semmering, Austria, March 11-14, 2025).
• Member of the Scientific Committee of the 2nd International Congress “The Child in the World – Today and Tomorrow” (School of Health, Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, Portugal, May 27-28, 2024): https://essv.ipv.pt/evento/ii-international-congress-the-child-in-the-world-and-tomorrow/ 
• Member of the Scientific Committee of the International Congress “The Child in the World – Today and Tomorrow” (School of Health, Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, Portugal, June 01, 2023): https://www.essv.ipv.pt/evento/congresso-internacional-a-crianca-no-mundo-hoje-e-amanha/ 
• Member of UCRAID (Ukrainian Citizen and Refugee Support in Allergy, Immunology and Dermatology) European action plan: Digitally-enabled, person-centered care to support Ukrainian citizens and refugees with asthma, rhinitis, urticaria and COPD: https://ucraid.com

 

Professional Activities

• Delivering lectures and practical sessions in English for Specific Purposes (Health Sciences) to medical and dental undergraduate students (2013 – present).
• Training academic staff in English for Teaching Purposes (2015 – 2018).
• Training PhD students in English for Academic Purposes, Advanced English and Remedial English; conducting and grading entrance and final examinations for PhD students in English for Academic Purposes (2018 – present).
• Curriculum design and development of teaching materials (printed and online Moodle-based versions) for healthcare undergraduate and PhD students (2013 – present).
• Organizing, co-chairing and moderating annual international conferences “Essential Topics in Linguistics, Professional Language Teaching, Psychology and Pedagogy of Higher Education” (2016 – present) and “Modern Trends in Foreign Languages Research and Teaching” (2021 – present).
• Management of Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility projects: consulting and coaching applicants from PSMU, ensuring communication between the partners and dissemination of projects results, representing PSMU in Erasmus+ network.
• Representing PSMU at the official meetings and events of European University Foundation (EUF), European University Association (EUA), Magna Charta Universitatum Observatory, United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI), International Association of Universities (IAU).

Additional Training

• March 03, 2025 – April 11, 2025: International internship program “Humanity in the Context of Sustainable Development: Challenges and Prospects”, Institute of International Academic and Scientific Cooperation (Poland – Hungary – Ukraine).
• 2024 – “Humanities and Social Sciences Manuscript Publishing & Peer Review Workshop” (November 7, 2024), “Professional Grant Development Workshop” (November 21-22, 2024), and “Cleveland Fulbright Scholar Enrichment Seminar – Public Health Innovations” (December 3-6, 2024) as part of the Fulbright Visiting Scholar Enrichment Program.
• 2024 – “Teaching and Assessing Core Skills” (British Council).
• September 16, 2022 – November 18, 2022: Fernandes Fellowship at the University of Warwick, United Kingdom: teaching activities at the School of Modern Languages and Cultures; joint research projects with the academic staff of the University of Warwick.
• May 31, 2022 – September 15, 2022: a visiting researcher at the University of La Rioja, Logroño, Spain: joint research projects with the academic staff of the University of La Rioja; delivering lectures and workshops for researchers at the School of Nursing regarding the features of academic writing in English; development of teaching materials in English for Specific Purposes jointly with the academic staff of the University of La Rioja.
• April 01, 2022 – May 30, 2022: Erasmus+ training staff mobility at the University of La Rioja, Logroño, Spain: mastering the new experience and sharing best practices in teaching English for Specific Purposes; joint research projects with the academic staff of the University of La Rioja.
• 2020 – “How to Teach Online: Providing Continuity for Students” (FutureLearn, United Kingdom).
• 2020 – “Improve Your IELTS Speaking Score” (Macquarie University, Australia).
• 2020 – “Presenting Your Work with Impact” (University of Leeds, United Kingdom).
• November 04, 2019 – November 08, 2019: the 4th International Staff Week at the University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
• October 14, 2019 – October 18, 2019: Erasmus+ teaching staff mobility at Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece: delivering lectures and workshops in English for Specific Purposes (Health Sciences) and Academic English.
• September 11, 2017 – September 28, 2017: Erasmus+ training staff mobility at Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France: mastering the new methods of teaching medical undergraduate and PhD students.
• 2017 – “Researcher Connect”: training course on the features of academic writing in English (British Council).
• 2016 – “Understanding IELTS: Techniques for English Language Tests” (British Council).
• 2016 – “Constructive Classroom Conversations: Mastering Language for College and Career Readiness” (Stanford University Online, United States).