Ukrainian Program at the U of Alberta (NEW application deadline)
Natalia Pylypiuk
natalia.pylypiuk at UALBERTA.CA
Tue Oct 13 04:20:30 UTC 2009
Dear Colleagues and Students,
The Department of Modern Languages and Cultural Studies (MLCS) at the
University of Alberta (Canada) invites applications for graduate study
in the Ukrainian Culture, Language and Literature Program, which
offers both MA and PhD degrees. Literature students can pursue a
degree in Slavic Languages and Literatures with a concentration in
Ukrainian; students interested in linguistics can complete a program
either in Slavic Linguistics or in Slavic Applied Linguistics.
The department’s Ukrainian literature courses cover all periods, from
Kyivan Rus' to post-colonial Ukraine. Linguistics courses study
Ukrainian in the context of West and East Slavic languages, offering
also a perspective on the current sociolinguistic situation in
Ukraine. The program includes courses devoted to Ukrainian-English
translation of literary and non-literary texts.
Literature scholars in the Ukrainian program conduct research on Early-
Modern culture; Romanticism; Modernism and Avant garde; the writings
of Soviet Ukrainian dissidents; Postcolonial and Post-imperial
cultural spaces; as well as on Postmodernism. Linguistic research
focuses on discourse, pragmatics, gender linguistics and language
pedagogy. All four professors are conversant with other Slavic and
European cultures and take a comparative approach to the study of
Ukrainian disciplines. Students may combine Ukrainian with the study
of Comparative Literature, French, German, Italian, Polish, Russian,
and/or Spanish, as well as Ukrainian Folklore. They may also pursue
degrees in Translation Studies and in Humanities Computing.
The department provides a vibrant international environment for
learning. Graduate students in Ukrainian study literary or applied
linguistics theory together with students in other disciplines. They
also learn to teach Ukrainian as a second language in a general MLCS
course devoted to language pedagogy. Graduate students in the
department organize an annual international conference, devoted to
topics of their own choice. Among the various journals housed in
MLCS, is Canadian Slavonic Papers. Thus, graduate students also have
the opportunity to learn about the production of a scholarly journal.
The University of Alberta is an ideal place for the study of Ukrainian
subjects. The Slavic holdings of our libraries are among the richest
in North America. The History and Classics Department has several
historians who work on Ukraine, the Russian Empire, as well as on
Ukrainian-Canadian topics. The university has a formal exchange with
the University of Lviv. It is also the home of the Canadian Institute
of Ukrainian Studies, an important research center devoted to
historical disciplines and diaspora studies. The program and the
university regularly welcome internationally recognized scholars in
Ukrainian studies as guest speakers and visiting lecturers.
Graduate students in the Ukrainian program have held some of the most
prestigious scholarships offered by the University of Alberta,
including the Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Scholarship and the F.S.
Chia Doctoral Scholarship. MLCS offers the Vasyl' Stus Graduate
Recruitment Scholarship to promising applicants. Financial support is
also available in the form of Teaching and Research Assistantships.
Students wishing to enter the Ukrainian program with financial support
in September 2010 should apply by December 1, 2009.
International students are advised to take their TOEFL as early as
possible (at least four weeks before the December 1 deadline), so as
to benefit from the variety of funding opportunities available at the
University of Alberta.
Feel free to contact the staff of the Ukrainian Program to discuss
your research interests and visit their respective pages:
Oleh Ilnytzkyj <http://www.humanities.ualberta.ca/mlcs/staff-ilnytzkyj.htm
>
Alla Nedashkivska <http://www.humanities.ualberta.ca/mlcs/staff-nedashkivska.htm
>
Natalia Pylypiuk <http://www.humanities.ualberta.ca/mlcs/staff-pylypiuk.htm
>
Irene Sywenky <http://www.humanities.ualberta.ca/mlcs/staff-sywenky.html
>
For more information about pursuing graduate degrees in Ukrainian,
please contact Oleh Ilnytzkyj, Graduate Advisor, at <oleh.ilnytzkyj at ualberta.ca
>
For information about the department's admission procedure, please visit
<http://www.humanities.ualberta.ca/mlcs/admissions.htm>
~~~
Posted by Natalia Pylypiuk
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