AN AESTHETIC APPROACH TO DEVELOPING LINGUISTIC AND CULTURAL COMPETENCE IN STUDENTS MAJORING IN TRANSLATION AND TRANSLATION STUDIES

Abstract

The article examines the aesthetic approach to the process of developing the language and cultural competencies of cadets in the field of translation and translation studies. The research is based on a philosophical and pedagogical analysis of aesthetics as a discipline that can enrich the methodology of modern language training. Aesthetic perception is construed as a form of experience that integrates cognitive, emotional, and communicative components of learning. The research demonstrates that the use of aesthetics contributes to development of translation intuition, artistic and imaginative thinking, as well as the ability to grasp a language as a space for cultural dialogue. The key to the aesthetic approach is the emotional and aesthetic situation, which is understood as a simulated educational event that shapes the professionally significant content of the lesson through aesthetic perception and experience. The practical part comprises a pedagogical experiment based on the interdisciplinary case “Language and Painting: William Turner’s ‘Rain, Steam and Speed’ (1844)”, during which an emotional and aesthetic situation is simulated and implemented via visual arts. The experiment resulted in an increase in lexical expressiveness, deepening of aesthetic perception, and growth of cadets’ motivation to understand the culture of the target language. The paper concludes that an aesthetic approach enriches teaching methods, forming a translator’s personality capable of empathy, aesthetic reflection, and effective intercultural interaction.