Ukrainian Language and Literature
A.Y. 2021/2022
Learning objectives
The course aims to provide a knowledge of the essentials of Ukrainian grammar (phonology and morphology) and to develop the ability to communicate, orally and in writing, in a number of straightforward situations. It also introduces students to some aspects of the culture and literature of modern and contemporary Ukraine.
Expected learning outcomes
Knowledge and understanding: elementary knowledge of Ukrainian language; basic knowledge of modern and contemporary Ukrainian culture and literature. Applying knowledge and understanding: understanding familiar words and basic sentences; using simple phrases and sentences to talk about everyday topics; understanding and interpreting at least two Ukrainian literary texts in Italian translation.
Lesson period: year
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
year
More specific information will be given in the following months, based on the evolution of the sanitary situation.
Course syllabus
The course consists of three parts:
A: Ukrainian grammar. Part 1
B: Ukrainian grammar. Part 2
C: Ukrainian literature.
During parts A and B, the phonetic system and essential notions about the morphology of Noun, Pronoun, Adjective, and Verb will be proposed. The grammar lessons will be combined with the first conversations. The large part will be dedicated to Ukrainian culture and everyday life to practice simple communication structures.
Part C is dedicated to Ukrainian literature and reviewing grammar material studied in parts A and B. Classical and contemporary Ukrainian literature examples will be exposed to students: Taras Ševčenko, Mychajlo Kocjubinskyj, Vasyl' Barka, Vasyl' Stus, Serhij Žadan. All the texts in the program are available in Italian. Some texts will be proposed in the original language.
Students who want to take 6 credits are required to attend parts A-B. Those who want to take 9 credits are required to attend parts A-B-C. The program is valid until September 2023.
A: Ukrainian grammar. Part 1
B: Ukrainian grammar. Part 2
C: Ukrainian literature.
During parts A and B, the phonetic system and essential notions about the morphology of Noun, Pronoun, Adjective, and Verb will be proposed. The grammar lessons will be combined with the first conversations. The large part will be dedicated to Ukrainian culture and everyday life to practice simple communication structures.
Part C is dedicated to Ukrainian literature and reviewing grammar material studied in parts A and B. Classical and contemporary Ukrainian literature examples will be exposed to students: Taras Ševčenko, Mychajlo Kocjubinskyj, Vasyl' Barka, Vasyl' Stus, Serhij Žadan. All the texts in the program are available in Italian. Some texts will be proposed in the original language.
Students who want to take 6 credits are required to attend parts A-B. Those who want to take 9 credits are required to attend parts A-B-C. The program is valid until September 2023.
Prerequisites for admission
The course is held partially in Ukrainian. All the materials and bibliography for the final exam do not require any pre-existing competencies, although knowledge of any other Slavic language may facilitate the process of learning.
Teaching methods
Teaching methods include frontal lessons, team works, written and oral tasks.
Teaching Resources
Parts A and B
Khrystyna Krychkovska, Corso di lingua ucraina, Hoepli, 2018
Oleg Rumyantsev, Lingua ucraina. Corso teorico-pratico, Aracne, 2017
Part C
Giovanna Brogi, Oxana Pachlovska, Taras Ševčenko: Dalle carceri zariste al Pantheon ucraino, Mondadori education, 2015
Mychajlo Kocjubinskyj, Le ombre degli avi dimenticati, Apice libri, 2014
Vasyl' Barka, Il principe giallo. Lo sterminio per fame dei contadini in Ucraina, Pentagora, 2016
Alessandro Achilli "La lirica di Vasyl' Stus. Modernismo e intertestualità poetica nell'Ucraina del secondo Novecento", Firenze University Press, 2018
Serhij Žadan, La strada del Donbas, Voland, 2016
Khrystyna Krychkovska, Corso di lingua ucraina, Hoepli, 2018
Oleg Rumyantsev, Lingua ucraina. Corso teorico-pratico, Aracne, 2017
Part C
Giovanna Brogi, Oxana Pachlovska, Taras Ševčenko: Dalle carceri zariste al Pantheon ucraino, Mondadori education, 2015
Mychajlo Kocjubinskyj, Le ombre degli avi dimenticati, Apice libri, 2014
Vasyl' Barka, Il principe giallo. Lo sterminio per fame dei contadini in Ucraina, Pentagora, 2016
Alessandro Achilli "La lirica di Vasyl' Stus. Modernismo e intertestualità poetica nell'Ucraina del secondo Novecento", Firenze University Press, 2018
Serhij Žadan, La strada del Donbas, Voland, 2016
Assessment methods and Criteria
The exam is divided into 3 parts. During the first part, students will be asked to read a text in the Ukrainian language to verify their knowledge of the orthoepic, phonetic, and grammar rules learnt during parts A and B of the course. In the second part of the exam, students will be asked to discuss the literary texts analyzed in part C of the course. The third part includes a conversation in Ukrainian with the professor. The student has to be able to use the vocabulary learned during the course.
Intermediate exams are not scheduled.
The final mark will be communicated to the student immediately after the exam. If the student decides not to accept the mark, they can repeat the exam during one of the following sessions.
Erasmus students are invited to contact the professor via email or during her office hours. Disabled students and students with specific learning disabilities should determine appropriate assessment accommodations with the lecturer and the University services for disabled students.
Intermediate exams are not scheduled.
The final mark will be communicated to the student immediately after the exam. If the student decides not to accept the mark, they can repeat the exam during one of the following sessions.
Erasmus students are invited to contact the professor via email or during her office hours. Disabled students and students with specific learning disabilities should determine appropriate assessment accommodations with the lecturer and the University services for disabled students.
Unita' didattica A
L-LIN/21 - SLAVIC STUDIES - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Unita' didattica B
L-LIN/21 - SLAVIC STUDIES - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Unita' didattica C
L-LIN/21 - SLAVIC STUDIES - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Professor(s)