An immersive exploration of a variety of topics in Ukrainian history, literature, the arts, and contemporary life and politics. Guiding students in their learning about areas of Ukrainian culture of particular interest to them, the course develops their ability to read and interpret a broad range of texts in Ukrainian in such areas as politics, contemporary events, culture, history and literature, etc. Students build their language proficiency through engagement in supervised and independent reading, discussion, presentation, and translation practices. This course is designed for students with diverse language proficiencies, from advanced language learners to heritage speakers.

Advanced Readings in Ukrainian offers an immersive exploration of a variety of topics in Ukrainian history, literature, the arts, and contemporary life and politics, and exposes students to several informational media, from the printed word to the blogosphere to film and television and the visual media. Guiding students in their learning about areas of Ukrainian culture of particular interest to them, the course develops their ability to read and interpret a broad range of texts in Ukrainian in such areas as politics and current affairs, culture and society, history and literature, etc. Students build their language proficiency through engagement in supervised and independent reading, discussion, presentation, and translation practices. This course is designed for students with a diverse range of language proficiencies, from advanced language learners to heritage speakers. This advance-level course will assist students in acquiring sophisticated command of different functional styles and discourses, such as journalist, both printed and broadcast; literature; scholarship; social media, etc. Students will be introduced to the stylistic peculiarities of the contemporary Ukrainian language and to the differences between the two current literary standards of Ukrainian, the Kyiv-Poltava and Lviv. The course has variable content and can be repeated for credit.

Prerequisites: High intermediate or advanced command of Ukrainian (determined by placement test).

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