Profile
Biography
I joined the department as a Researchers at Risk Fellow on the British Academy and CARA sponsored Programme in August 2022.
Prior to this, I worked as an Associate Professor at the Department of English and German Philology of Poltava V.G. Korolenko National Pedagogical University (Poltava, Ukraine).
I obtained a first degree in the Ukrainian language, Ukrainian literature, the English language, and World literature from Poltava V.G. Korolenko State Pedagogical Institute (Poltava, Ukraine). I completed my PhD in English lexical semantics and text stylistics at Kyiv National Linguistic University (Kyiv, Ukraine).
I am also a creative writer in Ukrainian.
Research
Overview
My research interests revolve around semantic and pragmatic dimensions of meaning making in educational, societal, and aesthetic contexts.
My main current research interests are:
- language policies and debates on them in Ukraine,
- decolonised TESOL practices and current challenges of teaching English in Ukraine,
- EMI in higher education,
- ekphrasis in literary texts and essays.
Projects
I am currently collaborating with Dr Ursula Lanvers and Prof Rachel Wicaksono (York St John University) on the British Council funded project “Decolonising teaching of English in Ukrainian secondary schools: understanding teachers’ perceptions of English and promoting teacher professional development and wellbeing”.
In 2017-2019 I worked together with Dr Ursula Lanvers and Dr Paul Roberts on the British Council funded project “A critical approach to training for English Medium Instruction in Higher Education: towards a theory of EMI”.
In 2016-2017 I collaborated with Dr Martin Lamb (the University of Leeds) on Exploratory visit Partnership/Mobility project funded by the British Council.
Research group(s)
Centre for Advanced Studies in Language and Education (CASLE)
External activities
Overview
I am a member of the following international professional associations:
- BAAL – the British Association of Applied Linguistics
- PALA – Poetics And Linguistics Association
- IALS – International Association of Literary Semantics
I am a member of the following professional associations in Ukraine:
- Ukrainian Association of Cognitive Linguistics and Poetics
- TESOL-Ukraine
- IATEFL-Ukraine
I am also a member of the National Union of Writers of Ukraine and a member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine (section of Art criticism).
Public talks and lectures
In June 2023 I delivered the talk “The Linguistic Aspect of Russia’s war in Ukraine” with Dr Ursula Lanvers at York Festival of Ideas.
In April 2023 I delivered the public lecture “The history of the Ukrainian language” with Dr Maryna Kapas-Romaniuk at the University of York.
Research showcase
In June 2023 my drop-in activities “The Paintings Quest Trail Worksheet” developed for the wider public were used at The British Academy Summer Showcase.
