Olga MELESHCHENKO

Olga MELESHCHENKO

Associate Professor at the Department of Business Foreign Language and Translation, PhD in Philology/Linguistics

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7283-5213

Education:

- graduated with honors from the School of Foreign Languages of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University;

- defended the PhD thesis “Discursive strategies of Donald Trump’s English political twitting: cognitive multimodal analysis” (2021, V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University).

Professional Career:

- has been a lecturer at V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University since 2021

Research Interests:
Multimodal communication, cognitive linguistics, conceptual metaphor theory, discursive strategies

Courses Taught:
• English Language
• English for Specific Purposes
• Second Foreign Language (English)
• Foreign Language for Professional Purposes

Membership:
TESOL-Ukraine (All-Ukrainian Professional Association of English Language Teachers)

Participation in International Research and Educational Projects

1 January 2024 – 31 December 2026 – Erasmus+ KA2 project “Modernisation of University Foreign Language Programmes through Integration with Information Technologies / DigiFLEd” (No. 101128713 — DigiFLEd — ERASMUS-EDU-2023-CBHE):

• Member of the project working group;
• Co-developer of the course “Communication and Digital Media”;
• Co-developer of the online course “The Ukrainian Language and Culture” (Moodle platform) for international students;
• Speaker at the webinar “Modern Digital Tools for Foreign Language Teaching, Communication and Collaboration”, held on 30 May 2025 at the School of Foreign Languages, V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University.

Professional Development and Training

• Online course “Phonetics for English Language Teaching”, University of York, Department of Language and Linguistic Science, 2024 (11 weeks, 22 hours) (no certificate);

Professional development within the Erasmus+ KA2 DigiFLEd project:

• Training “Multimedia Content Creation for Education and Theories & Principles of Multimedia Learning”, University of Western Macedonia, Kastoria, Greece, 24 June 2024 – 28 June 2024 (offline) (1 ECTS credit, Certificate No. 054);

• Module “Digital Tools for Creation, Communication and Collaboration”, University of Western Macedonia, 25 November 2024 – 24 February 2025 (online) (1 ECTS credit, Certificate No. M106);

• Module “Communication and Digital Media”, University of Western Macedonia, 20 November 2024 – 15 May 2025 (online) (Certificate No. M211);

• Professional development programme “Digital Methods in Language Teaching” (joint programme: Zhytomyr Ivan Franko State University, V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University), 5 January 2026 – 16 January 2026 (1 ECTS credit, Certificate No. P051).

Selected Publications:

Publications indexed in Scopus and Web of Science:

1. Martynyuk A., Meleshchenko O. Socio-pragmatic potential of (verbo)-visual metaphtonymy in Internet memes featuring Donald Trump // Metaphor and the Social World. 2022. Vol. 12, Iss. 1. P. 69–91. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1075/msw.20010.mar (SCOPUS Q1, SCImago Journal Rank).

2. Martynyuk A., Meleshchenko O. Twitter-based multimodal metaphorical memes portraying Donald Trump // Lege artis. Language yesterday, today, tomorrow. 2019. Vol. 4, Iss. 2. P. 128–167 (Web of Science). DOI: https://doi.org/10.34135/lartis.19.4.2.04 URL: https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000500506200004

Publications in Ukrainian Recognised Academic Journals:

3. Meleshchenko O. Multimodal metaphtonymy in internet memes: A response to Donald Trump’s mug shot on X (formerly Twitter) as a case study // Cognition, Communication, Discourse. 2024. № 28. P. 78–90. DOI: https://doi.org/10.26565/2218-2926-2024-28-05

4. Мелещенко О. О., Олійник Н. А. Навчання студентів рівня B2 розпізнаванню дискурсивних стратегій у англомовному цифровому середовищі (на прикладі платформи X) (Teaching B2-level students to recognise discursive strategies in the English-language digital environment (a case study of the X platform)) // Інноваційна педагогіка. 2025. № 89. С. 44–50. DOI: https://doi.org/10.32782/ip/89.8 (Index Сореrnicus)

5. Мелещенко О. О., Радченко О. І. Академічна доброчесність у контексті використання інструментів штучного інтелекту для формування письмової компетентності здобувачів вищої освіти (Academic integrity in the context of using artificial intelligence tools to develop students’ writing competence in higher education) // Педагогічна Академія: наукові записки. 2025. № 22. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17088356 (Index Сореrnicus)

6. Meleshchenko O., Radchenko O. Multimodal simile in internet memes on X responding to the 2024 U.S. presidential election // Cognition, Communication, Discourse. 2025. № 30. P. 92–104. DOI: https://doi.org/10.26565/2218-2926-2025-30-06

7. Oliynyk N., Meleshchenko O., Morozova O. Digital transformation of language education: Insights from the European DigiFLEd project // Studies in Comparative Education. 2025. № 1–2. P. 33–43. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31499/2306-5532.1-2.2025.346718 (Index Сореrnicus)

Abstracts:

8. Meleshchenko O. Multimodal simile in political memes: a cognitive-linguistic analysis of post-election discourse on X // Multimodality and transmediality in the Social World: The Third International Conference, 16–17 April 2026 : Book of Abstracts. Kharkiv, Ukraine: V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, 2026. P. 44–45.

9. Oliynyk N., Meleshchenko O., Morozova O. Digitalising university language education: DigiFLED project insights // Karazin Readings: Human. Language. Communication : ХXIV International Scientific Conference, 6 February 2026 р. : Abstracts. Kharkiv : V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, 2026. P. 125–127.

10. Meleshchenko O. Donald Trump’s 2024 US presidential victory: Metaphor, metonymy, contrast, and humor in internet memes on the X platform // International Scientific Conference, 6 February 2026 р. : Abstracts. Kharkiv : V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, 2026. P. 97–99.

11. Meleshchenko O. Verbo-(visual) metaphtonymy in internet memes: Reaction to Trump’s mug shot on X as a case study // Multimodality and transmediality: Interdisciplinary studies : The Second International Conference, 19–20 April 2024 : Book of Abstracts. Kharkiv, Ukraine: V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, 2024. P. 57.

12. Мелещенко О.О. Вербально-візуальна метафтонімія в інтернет-мемах із зображенням Дональда Трампа: семіотичний та соціально-прагматичний аспекти (Verbal-visual metaphtonymy in internet memes featuring Donald Trump: semiotic and socio-pragmatic aspects) // Karazin Readings: Human.Language. Communication: 23rd International Scientific Conference, 2 February 2024: Conference abstracts. Kharkiv: V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, 2024. P. 70–72.

13. Meleshchenko O. Visual metaphor and antithesis in Banksy's street art in Ukraine // Karazin Readings: Human. Language. Communication: 22nd International Scientific Conference, 3 February 2023: Conference abstracts. Kharkiv: V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, 2023. P. 82–84.

14. Мелещенко О. О. Мультимодальне метафоричне порівняння як засіб руйнування іміджу політичного лідера у інтернет-мемах (Multimodal metaphorical simile as a means of undermining a political leader’s image in internet memes) // Modern Germanic Studies: Philology for Life: 10th Anniversary International Online Scientific Forum, 19 October 2022: Conference abstracts. Kharkiv: V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, 2022. P. 43–44.

15. Мелещенко О. О. Мультимодальна метафтонімія у політичних інтернет-мемах (на матеріалі твітера Дональда Трампа) (Multimodal metaphtonymy in political internet memes (based on Donald Trump’s Twitter)) // Multimodality and Transmediality: Cognitive, Pragmatic and Semiotic Approaches: International Scientific Conference, 22–23 April 2022: Conference abstracts. Kharkiv: V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, 2022. P. 43–45.

16. Мелещенко О. О. Мультимодальна метафтонімія як засіб комунікативного впливу в політичних інтернет-мемах (Multimodal metaphtonymy as a means of communicative influence in political internet memes) // Karazin Readings: Human. Language. Communication: Homo Universitatis: 21st International Scientific Conference, 4 February 2022: Conference abstracts. Kharkiv: V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, 2022. P. 44–46.

Contacts

E-mail: o.o.meleshchenko@karazin.ua