UKR2080 - Ukrainian Studies 8

Leader: Marko Pavlyshyn

Offered

Clayton Second semester 2007 (Day)

Synopsis

Advanced conversation and composition, as well as study of cultural developments in Ukraine from the 1910s to the 1950s, with emphasis on Mykola Khvyl'ovyi and his school.

Objectives

Students on completing this unit should be able to show that they have acquired the ability to discuss topics of moderate complexity at a near-native level, to write freely with the aid of a dictionary, utilizing a broad range of grammatical constructions, and to translate into Ukrainian texts of moderate difficulty. Students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the main grammatical rules, both morphological and syntactic, governing modern Standard Literary Ukrainian. Students should also have gained an understanding of the development of Ukrainian literature and culture from the 1910s to the 1950s, with emphasis on Mykola Khvyl'ovyi and his school, a detailed knowledge of selected texts, and intermediate skills in literary analysis and criticism.

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

UKR1060 and UKR1070

Prohibitions

UKR3080