LINGUISTIC PERSONOLOGY OF THE MASTER OF ARTISTIC WORD IN THE CONTEXT OF PEDAGOGICAL EXCELLENCE

Abstract

This article explores various aspects of the linguistic personology of Vasyl Budianskyi, Associate Professor of Ukrainian Literature at Sumy State Pedagogical University named after A. S. Makarenko (active from the 1990s until 2012), particularly in the context of his pedagogical mastery. It forms part of a series of articles developed under the "Culture of Mentorship" project, which is aligned with the celebration of the university's 100th anniversary. The discussion centers on V. Budianskyi’s distinctive idiostyle, emphasizing key concepts such as «elite linguistic personality», «linguopersonology», «pedagogical mastery», and «linguistic mastery». Using anthropocentric, axiological, and acmeological approaches, alongside biographical methods and linguistic portraiture, the article outlines certain worldview and linguistic traits that shaped Budianskyi's linguistic personality. These traits were cultivated within his family and during various stages of his professional journey, including his schooling, education at the Kharkiv State Institute of Arts named after I. P. Kotliarevskyi, and work at the Sumy Drama and Musical Comedy Theater named after M. S. Shchepkin, Sumy Regional Philharmonic, and the Department of Ukrainian Literature at Sumy State Pedagogical University. Drawing from an extensive range of sources – publications, memoirs from grateful contemporaries, theatrical performances, videos, interviews, speeches, student lectures, and V. Budianskyi’s educational materials («The Art of Expressive Reading», «Rhetoric, the Art of Eloquence», «Pedagogical Wisdom of the Slobozhanska Family», among others) – and supplemented by direct interactions with Budianskyi, the article suggests that his pedagogical skills are deeply embedded in his Ukrainian-centric theatrical and educational activities. His artistic mentorship and pedagogical practices are directed toward the holistic development of students. The article highlights Budianskyi’s linguistic expertise, marked by a profound understanding of the philosophy and psychology of the Ukrainian Word and its strong educational influence. His mastery in expressive reading, philosophical optimism, and linguistic patriotism are underscored as essential qualities to be nurtured in future educators, especially during times war.