B2907 - Ukrainian

Academic Year 2025/2026

Learning outcomes

The course is intended for absolute beginners. It will teach the Ukrainian alphabet, pronunciation, transliteration and then move on to grammar embedded in everyday communicative contexts. The course also looks at key elements of Ukrainian history and culture. By the end of the course, the student: - knows the basic elements of Ukrainian language and culture; - is able to understand and produce written texts and oral speech, expressing himself/herself with relative fluency and spontaneity; - knows the basic problems and strategies of dialogic interpretation; - is able to use them in elementary communicative situations.

Course contents

The course is designed for complete beginners. We start with the alphabet, pronunciation, and transliteration, and then move on to grammar, which is introduced within everyday communicative contexts. We also cover basic aspects of history and culture.

Readings/Bibliography

Khrystyna Krychkovska "Ласкаво Просимо!" - Corso di lingua ucraina – Hoepli

Олеся Палінська, Оксана Туркевич «Крок 1», «Крок 2» українська мова як іноземна – Львів 2010

Т.О. Дегтярьова Ukranian for foreigners - Університетська книга 2023

Materials provided by the lecturer

Teaching methods

Lectures, practical exercises, interactive activities, homework assignments

Assessment methods

Oral and written final examination

Teaching tools

Books, video and audio materials, grammar tables, presentations, worksheets

Office hours

See the website of Hanna Mentkovska