UKR2070

Ukrainian Studies 7 ( 6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL)

Leader: Marko Pavlyshyn

Offered:
Clayton First semester 2006 (Day)

Synopsis: Advanced conversation and composition, as well as the study of major works of Ukrainian literary modernism.

Objectives: Students who have completed this unit and its continuation, UKR2080, will be expected to demonstrate a knowledge of Ukrainian grammar based on D.S. Struk, Ukrainian for Undergraduates. Students should have acquired vocabulary relating to selected subjects from everyday life. They should be able to read, write, speak and understand standard Ukrainian correctly at the level of non-technical communication. Students will be expected to have a knowledge of the main developments in Ukrainian literature from the 1960s to the present day and of representative works of poetry and short prose from that period (Symonenko, Drach, Kalynets, Hutsalo, Shevchuk, Berdnyk, the 'Bu-Ba-Bu' group). They should have acquired basic skills in the analysis and interpretation of literary texts, and should have an awareness of various approaches to the study of these texts.

Assessment: Examination (1.5 hours): 40% + Language Weekly homework (1000 words): 20% + Tutorial paper: 10% + Essay (1500 words): 30%

Contact Hours: 3 hours (1 x 1 hour lecture and 2 x 1 hour tutorials) per week

Prerequisites: UKR1050 and UKR1060

Prohibitions: UKR3070