To the Day of Ukrainian Writing and Language, graduate students of the Faculty of Philology full-time (groups UMLso-11m; UMLf-11m) and part-time (Uzmf-22) forms of study under the leadership of the director of the Educational and Scientific Institute of Ukrainian Studies, candidate of philological sciences, assistant professor of the Department of Ukrainian Language Greshchuk Valentina The Vasylivnys prepared videos in which they recited poems about the language of Valentina Hrestchuk and showed all the power and greatness of the Ukrainian word.
The students of the UMLso-11m group (Iryna Antonyak, Zapotochniy Nazar, Kostiv Ivanna, Perevalova Olga, Faifruk Liliya, Shamliy Oksana) recited the poem “I sing in the language of my parents…”. The same poetry was read together with students of the 8th grade of the Babchensky Lyceum of the Solotvyn Settlement Council by a correspondence course master’s student (Uzmf-22 group) Skrypnyk Tetyana. Students of the UMLf-11m group (Boyko Oksana, Vasyl Dumitrash, Anastasia Kruk, Maria Pavlykivska, Nataliya Semenyshyn) presented the poetry “Save your language!” from the collection “We will meet where there will be no war”.
Take care of your language!
Today the topic is serious:
looking for a reason for war
I know one of them for sure:
take care of your language!
My language, Ukrainian,
because you are Ukrainian
no “Russian-speaking”,
get it out of your head.
Who invented this:
oxymoron, hybrid,
do not speak the language of the occupier anymore.
Be a patriot, don’t hide from war
and stubbornly do not understand that you are Ukrainian,
and if you understand, then at the end see:
your language is Ukrainian, learn it and love it!
What is it like in Frankivsk:
“What, here, where are you going?”
Stop – everything is Ukrainian here,
don’t drag the enemy’s “tongue” here and don’t throw it away!
We will help of course
but you also do something:
word for word commendable
you already talk like us.
Be Ukrainian, people
throw out everything foreign from your mouth,
hateful is the word of the enemy,
it bombed us all!
How I love my language
thank God, parents
for extremely wonderful
for a charm, a talisman!
Valentina Greschuk
***
I sing in the language of my parents,
I turn to God in prayer with it,
even from the grandfather-great-grandfather, from the depths, from time immemorial
my road is covered with a Ukrainian word.
I despise the language of enemies,
I’m surprised you still speak it
haven’t you figured it out yet
that you are shooting at the heart of Ukraine with that word.
Why such contempt for your own
where is your dignity, where has your mind gone?
Your house is destroyed, there is no place for you,
a mortal enemy offers you a dose.
What Ukrainian do you have? Sad sadness…
You haven’t learned, you don’t learn and you don’t want to learn the language,
indescribable pain and sorrow grips the heart,
high in the sky the moon whispers a lullaby to the stars.
So quietly, quietly, the day falls asleep, the night comes,
slumbering around cities and villages,
and my native word goes side by side with me
and asks why I am sad and unhappy.
We will start a new day at dawn,
and we will still be happy with you,
no one can overcome our fighting spirit,
you know how to comfort and warm with a word.
Valentina Greschuk
You can watch videos by calling:
Video for the Day of Writing and Language of the UMLso-11m group
Video for the Day of Writing and Language Tetyana Skrypnyk (Uzmf-22 group)
Video for the Day of Writing and Language of the UMLf-11m group
It is gratifying that on this day, as part of the course “Stylistics and Culture of the Ukrainian Language” (Teacher – Director of the Educational and Scientific Institute of Ukrainian Studies, candidate of philological sciences, assistant professor of the Department of Ukrainian Language Greshchuk Valentyna Vasylivna) in the Facebook social network, students of the 4th year published their texts about the role and the importance of the mother tongue in wartime. Bachelors share their experiences:
Group UMLso-41
Punches Diana
Language… What deep meaning is embedded in this word. Language is not just a means of communication, it is the genetic code of a nation, its soul, history, tradition, mentality. Without language, there is no nation.
Our language went through a difficult path of formation together with the people, it did not allow it to become demoralized, it gave hope for prosperity.
Today, this holiday is special for every Ukrainian, it is filled with hope for the expected victory, carries an important message and acquired a unifying meaning for all those who live with Ukraine in their hearts.
Ukrainians, who are now defending their independence, perceive the language in a different way. Language today is a weapon that we inherited from our ancestors, which gives us strength and effort to fight. Let the study and popularization of the Ukrainian language, which has spread significantly since the beginning of the war, continue in the future.
Nowadays, it is important for the young generation to understand that language is life and a weapon. It is our duty to nurture, improve and take care of our native language in order to preserve the nation and pass on our genetic code to future generations.
Gonchar wrote: “Language is not just a way of communication, but something more significant. Language is all the deep layers of the spiritual life of the people, its historical memory, the most valuable possession of the ages, language is also music, melody, colors, life, modern, artistic, intellectual and thinking activity of the people.” Let’s remember this!
Let’s learn, improve, cherish, love our language, because it is everything for us!
Glory to Ukraine!
Hutnik Svetlana
Language is a person’s greatest wealth, the foundation of ethnoculture, a great spiritual asset of a people, a mirror of the soul, its heart. Does it matter what language you speak? Of course it is!
Language determines the identity of a people. Housing, things, clothes – all this dies, rots, burns, but the language is immortal – it is passed from mouth to mouth, from generation to generation, passes from one century to another. From an early age, babies hear a beautiful, elegant, native and melodious lullaby, the child gets to know all the riches and treasures of the language. And how sad it is when Ukrainians are ashamed of their native language, how sad it is when people shun it, showing disrespect, first of all, to themselves.
Language is a wealth sent to the people by God and cannot be given up, as, unfortunately, some people do. Oles Gonchar said: “He who treats his native language with disdain cannot inspire respect for himself,” and this is true, because he who has no respect for the spiritual treasury of his people is spiritually impoverished. Ukrainians should be proud that they have the opportunity to communicate in a charming, melodious, powerful, profound language. The people must show the aggressor that language matters, and we don’t care what language we speak. The Ukrainian word calls for struggle, it screams in hatred of evil, injustice, violence, because after going through such a long, difficult and thorny path, no one has the right to forbid it.
Remember, dear Ukrainians, that the language is the face of the nation, its culture, so if we want Ukraine to be respected by others, we must learn to respect our word and, first of all, ourselves. Language is the immortality of the people, if it is with them!
Leochko Vita
The Ukrainian language has always played an important role in the formation of national consciousness and self-identification of the Ukrainian people. But in times of war, its importance is invaluable, because it has become a symbol of our struggle against the aggressor.
First of all, language is one of the most important components of Ukrainian culture and identity. It is the node that connects us with the past, our ancestors and is the heir of centuries-old history and cultural heritage.
The Ukrainian language is the language of communication between Ukrainians, regardless of their ethnicity, religion or political beliefs. It unites, motivates, inspires us in the fight for freedom. The use of the Ukrainian language in various aspects of our life, such as education, mass media and the administrative sphere, etc., contributes to the strengthening of our state-building potential.
The Ukrainian language is also an ideological weapon in the information war with Russia. The occupier actively uses media and propaganda to influence our consciousness and uses the Russian language as a means of subjugation. The use of the Ukrainian language is a response to this aggressive linguistic attack.
We should also not forget the important role of our language in the education of the younger generation. Given the fact that children are most likely to perceive information, they are easily influenced by propaganda and ideological manipulation. We, as future teachers and students
UMLf-41
Bukina Anna
You sound like the early song of a bird in a garden near a country house.
When I hear you, a hundred thousand ants run over my body, or maybe two.
Hearing you, I just want to close my eyes and listen… Just listen…
You are everywhere – in father’s advice, mother’s lullabies, teacher’s teachings.
In the Carpathian highlands and in the waters of the Dnieper.
In the breath of the warm summer wind and in the barely audible murmur of the stream that flows near the village.
You smell like the sky, the sun, rye, ripe gardens, fragrant bread, warm milk and honey.
You can sound like a serenade on a hot summer night under the window of a couple in love, or you can penetrate to the bones, like the eerie sound of trembling that announces someone’s departure for eternity.
You went through a thorny path, but you managed to survive.
I am so sorry that you are still trying to get rid of years of forced fusion.
But you are like a strong steel pillar,
which is hard to break.
As long as you live, our people lives.
And when you disappear, we will not survive as a nation.
I dedicate all this and much more unsaid to you, NATIVE LANGUAGE!
Lyudmila Vakiv
Language, as we are convinced, is really a nation’s treasure, its wealth. There is no nation without a language. It is like a thread that binds the palms of Ukrainians. Through it, we learn about our heroic past, open the way to a bright future. From early childhood, we hear it from our mother, who sings lullabies, from our father, who reads Ukrainian folk tales before going to bed. Warmth envelops the soul when you remember how, together with my grandmother, she studied poems about her native language, about the Motherland. And even at such a young age, I already understood that our language is the sweetest, the best, the most valuable. She should be protected like the apple of the eye and respected like a mother.
The nightingale has gone through a thorny path. For many centuries, they tried to ban it, erase it from the face of the earth. But she, like the green sprout that broke through the solid asphalt, was able to grow in the most difficult conditions and preserve herself.
Now the country is going through the darkest times. A black cloud hung over her, but as they say, even after the darkest night, the sun rises. The Ukrainian language is again oppressed by the occupiers. The hand of the enemy easily tears down signs in occupied cities and villages, replacing them with their own, brazenly destroys literature, mercilessly kills people. This also kills the language.
Despite all the horrors, the language continues to live, develop, and spread. More and more people are learning about it. In social networks, I often come across videos of foreigners learning the Ukrainian language, and my heart feels so warm and comfortable that they want to learn your language, admire it, and try to reach the ideal. For them, Ukrainian became a symbol of courage, resistance to the horde, courage. At the same time, the heart is enveloped by sadness, torn by anger and misunderstanding. You ask yourself hundreds of questions “why?”. Why some Ukrainians, living in Ukraine all their lives, do not even try to speak Ukrainian. “I’m so used to it”, “I’m so comfortable” – we hear these phrases too often. Why was the government so indifferent to the development of the language for so many years? Why are Russian literature, music, and films still being imposed on us? Why is it said that language does not matter if it can save life.
Yana Mashtaler
The Day of Ukrainian Writing and Language is celebrated in Ukraine on the twenty-seventh of October. Our word… How does it appear? For some – melodious, for some – miraculous and even sacred… As early as the 11th-12th century, Nestor the monk recorded our history in the “Tale of Bygone Years”. In his text, the author managed to present the idea of unity and political independence of the Ukrainian state. It is the “Tale…” that disproves the myth of the unity of three brotherly peoples. It is especially about those whom it is no longer appropriate to name with a word… Friendly peoples? One story? Friendly, united, united is the Ukrainian people, which is now becoming a full-fledged nation. Yes, on February 24, 2022, each of us thought: “Isn’t this a dream?” However, the sun still shines brightly over Ukraine and will blind our enemy. Why? The answer is simple…Language is the DNA of the nation, and Ukrainians have encoded the words of the prophets – T. Shevchenko, I. Franko, Lesia Ukrainka, Skovorody… So on such a festive day, let each of us remember the eternal lines:
There is no Ukraine in the world,
There is no second Dnipro,
And you are going to a foreign country.
Looking for good good…
The high price of our freedom. And the road to victory is thorny. Let each of us say to our defenders: “Thank you!” Will is our destiny. So let’s create with words, because the talent of Ukraine is in the hands of talents: writers, artists, teachers, students, pupils. And this series is endless… On the Day of Ukrainian writing and language, let each of us feel the synergy of the Word – native, sacred, all-powerful!
Employees of the Educational and Scientific Institute of Ukrainian Studies join the celebration of the Day of Ukrainian Writing and Language and, together with everyone, write the All-Ukrainian radio dictation of national unity.
