ELECTIVE COURSE «LITERATURE AND PSYCHOLOGY: PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL» AS AN INTEGRATIVE COMPONENT OF PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF PHILOLOGY STUDENTS

Abstract

The article reveals theoretical and methodological foundations of the elective course “Literature and psychology: personality development potential”, tested in the process of professional training of philology students (Master’s degree pursuers). The psychological impact of artworks on the reader's personality is highlighted. It is emphasized that, in the course of studying an academic discipline, literary education is considered a crucial factor in addressing the challenges of war. The purpose of teaching the course, its interdisciplinary nature, and the topics of classes are presented. The competences that students should focus on developing are determined. The methods of work for the teacher/lecturer and types of educational activities for pupils/students aimed at implementing the methodology for revealing the psychological potential of an artwork are proposed. Methodological recommendations for conducting a cycle of practical classes on the topic “Presentation of an artwork through the lens of psychology” are provided, and the rules of the game “Reading promoter, experts” are presented. An indicative list of the foreign literature program works that are advisable to use in bibliotherapy practice is provided. The importance of studying an integrated academic discipline is revealed both for the professional training of future philologists, literature teachers, and for the development of their life competence. The experience of teaching the elective course has demonstrated its effectiveness. The described methodology contributes to the involvement of anti-phobic resources in literary writing, preventing retraumatization of the personality during the reading activity, developing an optimistic worldview, and fostering stress resistance in education seekers. Tasks of bibliotherapeutic and media creative character, the use of situational roles of reading promoters and experts encourages course participants not only to highlight the relationship between fiction and psychology, but also to creative self-realization and self-knowledge.