The history of the Department of Foreign Languages ​​begins in 1953 on the first day of the foundation of Berdiansk Lecturers’ Training Institute. One of the first heads was Alla. I. Volkova, a Senior Lecturer who contributed to the establishment of the Department as an independent educational unit. In the period from 1985 to 2002, the Department was headed by Liudmyla O. Chulkova, a PhD in Education, Associate Professor. Under her guidance, a new program subject area was opened − Language and Literature (English, German), initially at the Faculty of Preschool Education, and later − at the Faculty of Primary School Lecturer Training and the Faculty of Philology. In February 2005, as a result of the reorganization of the Department of Foreign Languages,​​ in order to train philologists in the field of ‘Philology, the Department of Romance and Germanic Philology was established that was headed by:

2005-2007 − Nadia S. Zubova, PhD in Philology, Associate Professor;

2007-2012 – Mykhailo P. Kocherhan, DSc in Philology, Professor;

2012 − Natalia Ye. Lemish, PhD in Philology, Associate Professor;

2012-2013 − Valerii V. Bohdan, PhD in Philology, Associate Professor.

In September 2013, the two departments merged into one − the Department of Foreign Languages and Teaching Methods under the guidance of Olena B. Yarova, a PhD in Education, an Associate Professor. From December 2014 until September 2016, the department was run by Iryna Ya. Hlazkova, a DSc in Education, a Professor. Since September 2016, the Department has been headed by Iryna V. Shymanovych, a PhD in Education, an Associate Professor.

Since September 2017  −  the Department of Foreign Languages and Teaching Methods is under the guidance of Natalia Yu. Panova, DSc in Comparative Literary Criticism, PhD in Social Psychology, Associate Professor.