Scientific Journal of Polonia University

V. NESTAIKO’S NOVEL “TOREADORS FROM VASYUKIVKA” AS AN EXAMPLE OF ADVENTURE LITERATURE FOR CHILDREN

2025-10-30T16:25:15+02:00

The article analyzes the poetics of Vsevolod Nestaiko’s adventure novel “Toreadors from Vasyukivka”, which represents one of the most remarkable examples of Ukrainian children’s literature of the second half of the 20th century. The study focuses on the plot and compositional features of the text, emphasizing the role of adventurous elements and unexpected narrative twists that create dynamism and sustain the interest of young readers. The combination of humorous and folkloric motifs, as well as the use of epistolary fragments, songs, legends and folk beliefs is explored as a part of the artistic mosaic of the novel. The article highlights the function of historical and cultural allusions that broaden the semantic space of the work and integrate children’s literature into the wider context of national culture. Particular attention is paid to the portrayal of the main characters and the representation of friendship as a central moral and value-oriented category. The novel is presented as not only an entertaining text but also as a significant cultural phenomenon that merges traditional and modern artistic models.

FRAMING FEMININE BEAUTY THROUGH PERSUASIVE METAPHOR IN ADVERTISING MEDIA DISCOURSE

2025-10-30T16:31:24+02:00

This study investigates the metaphorical representation of women's beauty in post-modern media advertisements, particularly Cosmopolitan magazine (June 2023 – June 2025).Although previous studies have analysed metaphor in advertisements and gender language, few understandings exist on how different arrangements of conceptual metaphors, ontological, orientational, and structural, function in upmarket fashion magazines to shape consumer consciousness and consolidate gender ideologies. Drawing from Conceptual Metaphor Theory and Critical Discourse Analysis, this study analyses 50 advertisement texts to categorise and understand trends of metaphors. The findings show a dominance of ontological metaphors (e.g., WOMAN IS FOOD, WOMAN IS ANIMAL) that essentialize and objectify women and orientational metaphors (e.g., BEAUTY IS UPWARD MOVEMENT) that stem from neoliberal ideals of self-change. Structural metaphors (e.g., BEAUTY IS TRANSFORMATION, BEAUTY IS FIGHT) are less frequent but occupy significant positions in conceptualising beauty as a struggle to be transcended by way of discipline and consumption. These metaphorical strategies do more than represent beauty, but actively work towards the building of gendered norms and consumer selves. The thesis promotes metaphor studies and media linguistics as it uncovers how figurative language use in beauty advertising represents and regurgitates prevalent cultural ideologies. It also opens up possibilities for cross-cultural and multimodal research into meta- phor in framing media discourse.

THE ROLE OF YOUTH COUNCILS IN FORMING THE LEGAL CULTURE OF STUDENTS

2025-10-30T16:33:20+02:00

The author of this article explores the role of youth councils in shaping the legal culture of young students. The study revealed that the "legal culture of youth" in the sense of a holistic dynamic social phenomenon, a component of the general culture of the individual, reflecting the system of legal knowledge, the formation of skills to apply them in accordance with the situation, the presence of a system of moral and ethical beliefs and a sense of responsibility for one's own behavior, as well as awareness of the importance of legal values and guidelines.The formation of the legal culture of students is carried out on the basis of a number of legislative and regulatory legal acts of an international, national and regional nature. Of particular importance in these processes is the typical provision on youth advisory and consultative bodies, on the basis of which each youth council develops its own program documents. In the Chernihiv region, youth councils, as advisory and consultative bodies, play an important role in shaping the legal culture of youth by organizing a number of events, such as: meetings with public and political figures, round tables, forums, competitions, etc.

UKRAINIAN MURALS AS AN APPLIED SOCIAL AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY: A TOOL FOR DECOLONIZATION AND GEOBRANDING

2025-10-30T16:37:04+02:00

The aim of this paper is to identify the specifics of murals as a tool of decolonization and geobranding of Ukraine within the framework of applied social and communication technology.A feature of the study of murals is that the research offers an unconventional approach to this type of street art, which is usually studied within the framework of art and culture. A feature of the study of murals is that the research offers an unconventional view of this type of street art, which is usually studied in the context of art and culture. The methods used in the study are general scientific (analysis of literary sources; method of comparative analysis and description of study results) and specific scientific methods (qualitative content analysis). The mural has been explored as a tool for promoting decolonial discourse, possessing several key characteristics, which make it an effective applied socio-communication technology, including following ones: accessibility and publicity, visualization and symbolism, narrative and reinterpretation of space, dialogism and reactivity, durability and sustainability. Among the main functions of murals in the Ukrainian industrial space the following are identified: creating visual narratives, affirming Ukrainian identity, educating a new representative of a conscious Ukrainian, preserving cultural heritage, etc.

FACHTERMINOLOGIE IM DEUTSCHSPRACHIGEN PHILOSOPHISCHEN DISKURS

2025-10-30T16:39:24+02:00

Der Beitrag untersucht die sprachlichen Besonderheiten des deutschsprac higen philosophischen Diskurses anhand der Werke von Immanuel Kant, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel und Martin Heidegger. Im Zentrum steht die Rolle der Sprache nicht nur als Kommunikationsmittel, sondern als aktives Instrument der Begriffsbildung und Erkenntnisvermittlung. Die Philosophie greift auf sprachliche Mittel hoher Abstraktion zurück, um komplexe, nicht-gegenständliche Konzepte auszudrücken. Besonders hervorgehoben wird die kreative Neologismenbildung, etwa bei Hegel (z. B. Für-sich-sein, An-und-für-sich-sein) und Heidegger (In-der-Welt-Sein, Seinkönnen), sowie die Umdeutung alltagssprachlicher Lexeme wie Sorge, Möglichkeit oder Dasein.Ein zentraler Fokus liegt auf der semantischen Analyse des Lexems Idee bei Kant und Hegel. Die computergestützte Auswertung zeigt, dass dieses Lexem in beiden Philosophien unterschiedliche Konzepte objektiviert – bei Kant als regulative Prinzipien der Vernunft, bei Hegel als reale Stufen der Selbstverwirklichung des Absoluten. Die Untersuchung macht deutlich, dass philosophische Begriffe häufig autorenspezifisch gefüllt sind und sich der konzeptuelle Raum von einem Denker zum anderen erheblich unterscheidet.Der philosophische Diskurs schafft somit nicht nur neue Inhalte, sondern auch neue Formen sprachlicher Darstellung. Die Sprache fungiert dabei zugleich als Medium, Struktur und Gegenstand des Denkens, was die Analyse philosophischer Texte zu einem besonders ergiebigen Feld linguistischer Forschung macht.

A LEVEL-BASED APPROACH TO INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION FOR DEVELOPING PRE-SERVICE PRIMARY TEACHERS' LEARNING AND STRATEGIC COMPETENCE

2025-10-30T16:41:45+02:00

This article investigates the implementation and challenges of the level-based approach within the Ukrainian higher education system, specifically concerning the formation of English-language learning and strategic competence of pre-service primary school teachers. Against the backdrop of Ukraine's ongoing educational reforms and its integration into the global academic landscape, the study highlights the critical need to align national foreign language education standards with European requirements, as exemplified by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). While the CEFR provides a robust framework for defining and assessing language proficiency levels, a detailed analysis reveals inconsistencies in its application within Ukrainian universities, particularly regarding the allocation of guided classroom hours and the variability of student entry levels. The research emphasizes that a significant proportion of incoming students do not meet the expected B1+ proficiency level for bachelor's programs, posing a substantial challenge for institutions tasked with developing communicative and professional competence within limited timeframes.The study critically examines the current curriculum for primary education specialists, noting discrepancies in course titles, placement within programs, and overall hours dedicated to foreign language instruction. It advocates for a more structured and extended foreign language curriculum, proposing distinct courses for general and professional communication. The article also underscores the advantages of the level-based approach, including clear learning objectives, the use of authentic materials, and the potential for international certification. Ultimately, this work provides a foundational analysis for establishing and correlating specific levels of foreign language learning and strategic competence in future primary school teachers with recognized international proficiency standards.

VERBAL REPRESENTATION OF A CHARACTER`S INTERNAL CONFLICT IN FICTION AND TRANSLATION: B. ANTONENKO-DAVYDOVYCH`S SMERT' AND ITS ENGLISH VERSION BY YU. TKACH

2025-10-30T16:43:38+02:00

The article deals with the broad and complex issue of verbalizing a character’s internal conflict in literary texts and examines the specificities of its transmission in the target language. It reveals that the internal conflict of the main character in B. Antonenko-Davydovych’s Smert' (Death) is constructed through a complex interplay of lexical, stylistic, and syntactic devices, which transform psychological struggle into an intense narrative experience. Special attention is paid to the keyword неприємно which is traced throughout the entire artistic text and becomes a verbal marker of Kost Horobenko’s internal conflict, mapping the shifts in the character’s emotional state. Yu. Tkach’s translation is examined with particular attention to the achievement of pragmatic equivalence, focusing not only on the accurate transfer of propositional meaning but also on the preservation of the emotional intensity and rhetorical force that shape the stylistic impact of the source text. Consideration is given to the risk of attenuation in translation, whereby the focus shifts from moral and existential torment toward milder, more neutral emotional states, thus partially diminishing the dramatic effect intended by the author.

SELBSTREFERENZIALITÄT MITTELS SCHÖPFERISCHEN VERFAHRENS ALS QUELLE KOGNITIVER RESILIENZ: LINGUISTISCHE HERMENEUTIK

2025-10-30T16:45:32+02:00

In diesem Artikel wird anhand des Werks des Militärdichters der Gegenwart Volodymyr Tymchuk das Phänomen der Selbstreferenzialität oder Autoreferenzialität, das die Authentizität einer Persönlichkeit ausmacht, mit Hilfe der linguistischen Hermeneutik zufällig ausgewählter Texte und Titel betrachtet, mit dem Ziel, die Mechanismen der kognitiven Resilienz im Krieg zu optimieren. Das Phänomen der Selbstreferenzialität als Appell an sich selbst, inneren Halt zu finden, das sich in poetischer Kreativität manifestiert, ist nicht nur ein Mittel, Emotionen zu erkennen und zu verbalisieren, sondern auch, auf der Grundlage der Erfahrung von Authentizität die eigene Reaktion auf zerstörerische Ereignisse, physische und mentale Beeinträchtigungen und Belastungen zu regeln und eine Quelle der Resilienz in sich selbst zu finden. In der Zeit der harten bewaffneten Konfrontation ist das Problem der Aufrechterhaltung der kognitiven Resilienz eines Kriegers von großer Bedeutung. In diesem Ansatz dient die Poesie neben ihrer therapeutischen Wirkung auch zur Vitalitätssteigerung, da sie sowohl Ursache als auch Folge der Selbstreferenzialität ist, die die Authentizität des Individuums ausmacht.

EXISTENTIAL MODES IN TETIANA OSIN’S TAVRIAN SONNETS

2025-10-30T16:47:46+02:00

This article examines the modes of being in Tetiana Osin’s Tavrian Sonnets, analyzing how fear, anxiety, and despair function as both thematic content and structural principles. The study reveals the impact of Heideggerian ideas, particularly Existentia and Das Man, on the protagonist's inner conflict between authentic selfhood and social conformity. These ontological models function as conceptual frameworks that enrich the philosophical dimension of the text, structuring the lyrical subject's perception of existence and foregrounding themes of free will, stoic endurance, and personal responsibility.The paper focuses on the theme of destiny and the culturogeme of existential death, through which the lyrical heroine represents world cognition as an enduring drama of human life. Particular attention is devoted to spatiotemporal symbols that illustrate the transformation of worldview, the emancipation of consciousness, and the recognition of suffering as inherent to human experience.The article positions the artistic space of the collection as a metaphysical landscape where time and space undergo symbolic transformation, becoming keys through which the Universe and nature are interpreted. The spatial dimension assumes the characteristics of philosophical allegory. It highlights the poet's skill in rendering introspective themes, the intertextual projections that function as allusive dialogues with the cultural cosmos, and the poetic reinterpretation of Tavria – its landscape, spirit, and emblematic symbols.Ultimately, the article examines Osin's poetic vision in shaping her creative identity, illustrating how this self-conception intertwines with the external world. This reveals the Ukrainian sonnet's engagement with philosophical discourse and its capacity to embody reflections on human being.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN PHYSICS EDUCATION: CHALLENGES AND PERSPECTIVES ON THE PATH TO PERSONALIZED LEARNING

2025-10-30T16:51:00+02:00

This article presents a comprehensive literature review on the integration of artificial intelligence tools in physics education. The study aims to analyze how various AI technologies – from adaptive learning platforms and virtual laboratories to intelligent chatbots – can contribute to personalized learning, support the development of experimental thinking, and improve overall educational outcomes.The review synthesizes scholarly sources that highlight the numerous benefits of AI, including: the enhancement of critical thinking and problem-solving skills, increased student engagement, and a deeper understanding of abstract physics concepts. The application of AI in the educational process allows for the adaptation of task difficulty to individual needs, which promotes more effective learning. The paper also meticulously analyzes the key challenges associated with the implementation of these technologies, including issues of data privacy, algorithmic bias, and the preservation of academic integrity in an era of increasing automation.This article provides a comprehensive assessment of the pedagogical advantages and difficulties, laying the groundwork for a balanced and strategic application of AI tools. This will allow for the effective improvement of learning outcomes while minimizing associated risks and contributing to the further development of educational methodologies.

THE DEPICTION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN HOLLY RINGLAND’S NOVEL THE LOST FLOWERS OF ALICE HART AND ITS CINEMATIC ADAPTATION

2025-10-30T16:53:43+02:00

This article investigates the depiction of domestic violence in Holly Ringland’s The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart and its screen adaptation, with a focus on the interplay between literary and cinematic representations. Applying a comparative multimodal approach, the study examines textual strategies in the novel, such as floral symbolism, metaphors, and narrative techniques. It also investigates audiovisual strategies in the series which include cinematography, sound, performance, and pays attention to the intermedial translation of symbolic elements.Flowers emerge as a central motif which shapes narrative meaning and functions as a medium for reflection, resilience, and healing. The research also contextualizes Alice’s experiences using criminological frameworks, including victim typologies and Lenore E. Walker’s cycle of abuse, highlighting the generational impact of domestic violence and the psychological consequences for victims. The study demonstrates that multimodality enhances audience understanding of trauma and recovery, providing a nuanced depiction of gendered violence. The findings underline the importance of symbolic devices across media and suggest directions for future research on cross-media portrayals of abuse and the narrative power of symbolic imagery.