units

ATS2215

Faculty of Arts

18 September 2017 28 April 2024
Monash University

Undergraduate - Unit

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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LevelUndergraduate
FacultyFaculty of Arts
Organisational UnitUkrainian Studies
OfferedClayton First semester 2015 (Day)
Coordinator(s)Professor Marko Pavlyshyn

Synopsis

  1. Language: A review of Ukrainian grammar; development of conversation and composition skills using texts on contemporary themes
  2. Literature, Culture and Society: this part of the course will consider selected topics on 19th and 20th century Ukraine.

Secondary literature and selected texts of the period will be studied. The narrower focus of the course will change from year to year.

Outcomes

  1. Students who have completed this unit, will be expected to demonstrate a knowledge of Ukrainian grammar based on the prescribed materials
  2. Students should have acquired an advanced vocabulary relating to selected subjects from everyday life
  3. They should be able to read, write, speak and understand standard Ukrainian correctly at the level of non-technical communication
  4. Students will be expected to have a knowledge of the main developments in modern Ukrainian history, literature and culture, of the representative works from the period, and of the major explanatory frameworks
  5. They should have acquired basic skills in the analysis and interpretation of primary texts, events, and secondary literature.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 100%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Chief examiner(s)

Professor Marko Pavlyshyn

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Ukrainian studies

Prerequisites

ATS1211 and ATS1212 or VCE in Ukrainian or equivalent