Ukrainian (UKRN)
UKRN 0100 Ukrainian I
This course is the first in a series of first-year courses, intended for students with no previous background in Ukrainian. The course develops competence in speaking, reading, writing, and understanding contemporary Ukrainian. It will also introduce you to Ukrainian culture through exciting authentic materials, including songs, videos, and short stories. Class work emphasizes development of communicative competence in real-life situations, spontaneous interactions, pair and group work and is conducted almost entirely in Ukrainian. By the end of the course, you will be able to engage in simple conversations in Ukrainian on topics concerning your daily life. You will also be able to write short personalized messages in Ukrainian.
Two Term Class, Student may enter either term; credit given for either
1 Course Unit
UKRN 0200 Ukrainian II
This course is the second in a series of first-year courses, continuation of Ukrainian I. The course continues to develop competence in speaking, reading, writing, and understanding contemporary Ukrainian. We will continue the exploration of Ukrainian culture through exciting authentic materials, including songs, videos, and short stories. Class work emphasizes development of communicative competence in real-life situations, spontaneous interactions, pair and group work and is conducted almost entirely in Ukrainian. By the end of the course, you will be able to engage in simple conversations in Ukrainian on many topics in informal and some formal contexts concerning your daily life. You will also be able to write longer personalized messages in Ukrainian.
Two Term Class, Student may enter either term; credit given for either
Prerequisite: UKRN 0100
1 Course Unit
UKRN 0300 Ukrainian III
This course is the first in a series of second-year courses, continuation of Ukrainian II. The course will strengthen students' competence in speaking, reading, writing, and understanding contemporary Ukrainian and will expand students' active and passive vocabulary on a variety of topics. We will continue the exploration of Ukrainian culture through exciting authentic materials, including Ukrainian newspaper articles on current events in business, education, politics, science, sports, and other topics. Class work emphasizes development of communicative competence in real-life situations, spontaneous interactions, pair and group work and is conducted almost entirely in Ukrainian. By the end of the course, you will be able to engage in increasingly complex conversations in Ukrainian on many topics in informal and formal contexts concerning your daily life, significant personal and cultural events and situations, important cultural figures. You will be able to write longer messages in a variety of informal and formal contexts.
Two Term Class, Student may enter either term; credit given for either
Prerequisite: UKRN 0200
1 Course Unit
UKRN 0400 Ukrainian IV
This course is the second in a series of second-year courses, continuation of Ukrainian III. The course will continue strengthening and expanding students' competence in speaking, reading, writing, and understanding contemporary Ukrainian and increasing active and passive vocabulary on a variety of topics. We will continue the exploration of Ukrainian culture through exciting authentic materials, including Ukrainian newspaper articles on a variety of cultural themes and current events. Class work emphasizes development of communicative competence in real-life situations, spontaneous interactions, pair and group work and is conducted almost entirely in Ukrainian. By the end of the course, you will be able to engage in increasingly complex conversations in Ukrainian on many topics in informal and formal contexts concerning your daily life, significant personal and cultural events, attitudes and perspectives. You will be able to write longer messages in a variety of informal and formal contexts. Satisfies Penn Language Requirement.
Two Term Class, Student may enter either term; credit given for either
Prerequisite: UKRN 0300
1 Course Unit
UKRN 1100 Advanced Ukrainian I
This course is the first in a series of third-year courses, continuation of Ukrainian IV. The course is designed to strengthen and expand students' competence in speaking, reading, writing, and understanding contemporary Ukrainian and increase students’ active and passive vocabulary on a wide range of topics. The course also aims to solidify the knowledge of the basic structure of Ukrainian students acquired in previous courses and focuses on more advanced grammatical concepts. Students will learn more about Ukrainian literature, history, and modern life through the authentic materials, poems and literature excerpts. The course is conducted almost entirely in Ukrainian.
Two Term Class, Student may enter either term; credit given for either
Prerequisite: UKRN 0400
1 Course Unit
UKRN 1200 Advanced Ukrainian II
This course is the second in a series of third-year courses, continuation of Ukrainian 1100. The course is designed to continue strengthening and expanding students' competence in speaking, reading, writing, and understanding contemporary Ukrainian and increasing students’ active and passive vocabulary on a wide range of topics. The course also aims to solidify the knowledge of the basic structure of Ukrainian students acquired in previous courses and focuses on more advanced grammatical concepts. Students will continue the exploration of Ukrainian literature, history, and modern life through the authentic materials, newspapers, literature excerpts and plays. This course provides a solid foundation for doing research in Ukrainian or working or studying in Ukraine. The course is conducted almost entirely in Ukrainian.
Two Term Class, Student may enter either term; credit given for either
Prerequisite: UKRN 1100
1 Course Unit