Building on the experience developed since the launch of the Open Centre for Languages and Cultures, this free short course provides an introduction to Ukrainian Languages and Culture.This free online course is for everybody who is interested in finding out about Ukraine and its people and wants to get a first insight into its rich cultural heritage. It is also for learners who interact directly with Ukrainian refugees, for example by hosting refugees in their homes, and who want to bring what they have found out – their knowledge and experience – to a space where they can engage with like-minded others and can find and provide mutual support and advice.The course has been written by and developed with an Ukrainian academic with extensive experience of teaching Ukrainian. It will be moderated by a learning/community advisor who will provide support to learners during the course and will provide check-ins at key points throughout the course. Learners can chat together on the course forum, where the advisor will answer questions about the language and other Ukraine-related topics.Ukrainian culture will be taught in English throughout the course. You can also access a range of further free resources to support Ukrainians settling in the UK and Ireland, which is also now available as a Ukrainian language version.
Overview
Syllabus
- Introduction and quick start guide
- Introduction
- 1 The forum discussion
- 2 Who is the course for?
- 2.1 This is your course, make it your own!
- 3 Take it at your own pace
- 3.1 How to get the most out of the course
- 4 The alphabet
- 4.1 Typing Ukrainian
- 4.2 Grammar
- 4.3 Using Google Translate
- 5 And finally, enjoy…
- Acknowledgements
- Week1Week 1: Greetings
- Introduction
- 1 Greetings
- 1.1 First meeting
- 1.2 Compare your pronunciation
- 2 More greetings
- 2.1 Morning, afternoon and evening
- 2.2 How would you greet someone?
- 2.3 Compare your pronunciation
- 3 Introducing yourself
- 3.1 My name is…
- 3.2 Compare your pronunciation
- 4 The Ukrainian alphabet
- 4.1 Breaking the alphabet down
- 4.2 Different sounds
- 5 How are you?
- 5.1 New language
- 5.2 How are you feeling today?
- 6 What do you do?
- 6.1 Party talk
- 6.2 Popular occupations
- 6.3 Male and female
- 6.4 Compare your pronunciation
- 7 Ukraine information
- 7.1 Celebrating Vyshyvanka Day
- 7.2 Stories of hope
- 8 Forum discussion
- 9 Week 1 summary
- Further reading
- Acknowledgements
- Week2Week 2: Family talk
- Introduction
- 1 Close family
- 1.1 Natalka and her family
- 1.2 Mariia and her family
- 1.3 Practise what you’ve learned
- 1.4 New language
- 1.5 Mary makes some new friends
- 1.6 How to say ‘my’ in Ukrainian
- 2 Personal pronouns
- 2.1 Compare your pronunciation
- 3 Wider family
- 3.1 Extended families
- 3.2 Key language
- 3.3 Practise what you’ve learned
- 3.4 Compare your pronunciation
- 4 Getting familiar with the alphabet
- 4.1 Let’s learn the vowels!
- 4.2 Letters я, ю, є and ї
- 5 Ukraine information
- 5.1 Easter
- 5.2 Hope story: Dnipro Kids
- 6 Forum discussion
- 7 Week 2 summary
- Further reading
- Acknowledgements
- Week3Week 3: At home
- Introduction
- 1 Houses and homes
- 1.1. Viktoriia’s home in Kharkiv
- 1.2 Mary invites Viktoriia to visit
- 1.3 Viktoriia visits Mary
- Welcoming language
- 1.4 Practise what you have learned
- 1.5 Which room?
- 1.6 Furniture and domestic appliances
- 1.7 Short dialogues
- 2 Time to practise
- 2.1 More practice: listen and match
- 3 Ukraine information
- 3.1 The land
- 3.2 The people
- 4 Learning the alphabet
- 4.1 False friends
- 4.2 Softening of consonants
- 4.3 More alphabet practice
- 5 Ukrainian Christmas magic
- 6 Hope story: the power of music
- 6 Forum discussion
- 7 Week 3 summary
- Further reading
- Acknowledgements
- Week4Week 4: Food and drink
- Introduction
- 1 Mary’s garden
- 2 Fruit and vegetables
- 3 Food and drink
- 3.1 Practise the new language
- 3.2 Що це? Shcho tse? What is it?
- 4 Ukrainian meals
- 5 How does it taste?
- 6 Tea with Viktoriia
- 7 Learning the alphabet
- 7.1 New consonants and old friends
- 7.2 Reading practice: read first, then listen
- 8 History of Ukraine
- 9 Ukrainian cuisine
- 9.1 Hope story: soup for soldiers
- 10 Forum discussion
- 11 Week 4 summary
- Further reading
- Acknowledgements
- Week5Week 5: Education and healthcare
- Introduction
- 1 Education
- 1.1 Words related to education
- 1.2 Danylo chooses his GCSE subjects
- 1.3 Compare your pronunciation
- 1.4 The Ukrainian education system
- 1.5 The UK school system
- 2 Healthcare
- 2.1 Let’s learn parts of the body in Ukrainian
- 2.2 A visit to the doctor
- 2.3 Practise the new language
- 2.4 Compare your pronunciation
- 2.5 Medical language glossary
- 3 Ukrainian consonants and apostrophe
- 3.1 Read and check the consonants
- 3.2 Use of apostrophe
- 4 Ukraine information: Independence
- 4.1 Ukraine history: independence to invasion
- 4.2 Learning while the bombs fall
- 4.3 A personal story
- 5 Forum discussion
- 6 Week 5 summary
- Further reading
- Acknowledgements
