Tupchenko V. Students' Art Interest Upbringing in Educational Work of Agrarian University.

The dissertation deals with an actual pedagogical problem - students' art interest upbringing in educational work of agrarian university. Theoretical and methodological bases of students' art upbringing have been investigated. The history and present status quo of the problem under research have been represented. The essence of the concepts "interest", "art interest", "intercultural communication" has been determined due to the analysis of scientific literature. The role and functions of art and foreign language in students' art upbringing have been emphasized. The indicators, criteria and levels of students' art interest upbringing have been revealed. The pedagogical technology of students' art interest upbringing in educational work of agrarian university has been scientifically well-grounded and approbated therein by the experiment we have conducted.