May not be taken by students enrolled in 400 level language courses. A third year language course with emphasis on conversation and writing. Films, contemporary news items, short stories and plays are used to illustrate grammar, develop practical vocabulary, and serve as a basis for compositions and discussions of cultural topics. A continuation of UKR 303. This advanced language course develops practical skills in the context of life in Ukraine.
Students write, debate, conduct interviews and opinion polls.
Basic discourse analysis. The development of book design and the post-colonial phenomenon of the child as author are also considered. Evaluation and comparison of existing translations, and extensive practical exercises. A close examination of this major literary figure as a writer and cultural icon in the history of Russian and Ukrainian literatures. Gogol's life and works are studied against the background of Russian Imperial cultural developments and the processes of nation-building in the first half of the 19th century.