Overview
This language module is designed for absolute beginners. No previous knowledge of the language is required. Through a variety of methods, students will develop a very basic competence in reading, writing, listening and speaking and an understanding of basic grammar. At the end of this 12 week-module, students will have reached an A1 proficiency level in the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) and will be able to carry out very simple everyday tasks in the language. Students will be able to understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type. They will be able to introduce themselves and others and ask and answer questions about personal details such as where they live, people they know and things they have. They will be able to interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help. They will have a basic understanding of significant aspects of life and culture of the country and intercultural skills necessary for their language proficiency level.
Syllabus
Lexical content:
- · Getting acquainted: ЗНАЙОМСТВО
- · Countries and languages: КРАЇНИ ТА МОВИ
- · Days of the week, months, seasons: МІСЯЦІ ТА ПОРИ РОКУ
- · Numbers: ЦИФРИ
- · Colours: КОЛЬОРИ
- · Professions: РІД ЗАЙНЯТОСТІ, ПРОФЕСІЯ
- · Introducing your family: МОЯ СІМ’Я.
- · Numbers and days of the week: МІЙ ТИЖДЕНЬ
- · Work and study: НАВЧАННЯ ТА РОБОТА
- · Describing the weather: ПОГОДА ТА ЯВИЩА ПРИРОДИ
- · Small talk: ЛЮДИ І РЕЧІ НАВКОЛО НАС
Functional Content:
- · Introducing Ukrainian Alphabet
- · Ukrainian pronunciation: the key sounds
- · Ukrainian names
- · Greeting and parting
- · Asking and giving personal information
- · Identifying people, places and things
- · Expressing location
- · Expressing existence and availability
- · Talking about the present
Grammatical content:
- · Questions and statements
- · Question words
- · Syllable stress
- · Gender of Nouns
- · Plural of Nouns
- · Personal Pronouns: formal and informal
- · Prepositions
- · Prepositional case: Nouns
- · Introduction to Present tense
- · Introduction to Adjectives and Adverbs
Week 12: Written and speaking tests will take place this week. Completing the assessment is required for students taking the course as part of their degree, or if they would like to have the course recorded in their HEAR.
Recommended Reading
Students need to acquire a copy of the textbook Beginner's Ukrainian with Interactive Online Workbook, 3rd Integrated edition: Integrated With the Ukrainian-English Collocation Dictionary Paperback – 22 Sept. 2022 Publisher : Hippocrene Books Inc.,U.S. Approx. £28.
by Yuri I. Shevchuk (Author
Lecturer - Yuliana Kolyada
I am a passionate language teacher and learner and I was born and educated in Ukraine. I have a Master’s degree in Linguistics and Oriental Studies from the Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. Over the past 15 years, I have been teaching Ukrainian at different levels and in different institutions in the UK.
Fees for language courses are £190/£95.
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