SUMMER LANGUAGE AND CULTURE COURSES AT UCLA

[Susan Bauckus]

Dear Colleagues, 

Please note the information below and pass it on on to anyone who may be interested. Thank you,
Susie Bauckus
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LANGUAGE AND CULTURE COURSES OFFERED BY THE SLAVIC DEPARTMENT, CENTER FOR WORLD LANGUAGES, AND SUMMER SESSIONS, UCLA

For information about registration, tuition, and scholarships please visit: UCLA Summer Sessions (http://www.summer.ucla.edu/) 

BOSNIAN/CROATIAN/SERBIAN, CZECH, ROMANIAN, and RUSSIAN

BOSNIAN/CROATIAN/SERBIAN
Bosnian/Serbian/Croatian 103 (333317110):Intensive Elementary Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian (12 units)
6 weeks: June 20 through July 29 
MTWRF 9:00 a.m. - 1:50 p.m. Humanities A56
The Intensive Summer BCS course at UCLA offers the equivalent of first year of language instruction in only six weeks. Students learn the main features of three very similar, but not identical languages. The course immerses students in the languages and diverse cultures of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, and Serbia through the textbook and authentic contemporary materials including movies, music, literature, and online sources. Completion of this class fulfills the UCLA foreign language requirement.
NOTE: This B/C/S class is supported by an ACLS grant, and tuition will be waived for graduate students in East European studies in any discipline. 

CZECH
Intensive Beginning and Advanced Czech
The Czech language courses cover the equivalent of first and second year Czech  (2 semesters each) in 6 weeks each. The courses emphasize practical skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing. Cultural activities will be an essential part of the learning experience. Sponsored by an ACLS grant, there is no tuition for graduate students in East European studies in any discipline. 
Co-directors:  Dr. Susan Kresin, (kresin at humnet.ucla.edu) and Dr. David Danaher (pes at mac.com).
Textbooks:
1st year Čeština hrou, by Susan Kresin, Ilona Kořánová, Hope Subak-Sharpe and Filip Subák
2nd year: Step by Step 2, by Lída Holá and Pavla Bořilová

ROMANIAN
Romanian 103 (340318130): Intensive Elementary Romanian/Moldovan (12 units)
6 weeks: June 20 through July 29 
MTWRF 9:00 a.m. - 1:50 p.m. PAB 2748 (Section 1) / Rolfe 3134 (Section 2)
The intensive Romanian summer course at UCLA offers the equivalent of one academic year of language instruction in six weeks. The course takes students from the elementary to the intermediate level, with instruction focused both on the acquisition of vocabulary and grammar and the development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Communicative class activities and oral/written presentations foster authentic language use. Cultural information is provided by class readings, visits to local ethnic communities, exposure to Romanian periodicals and internet sources, cultural videos, and movies. Completion of Romanian 103 fulfills the UCLA foreign language requirement.

RUSSIAN
The Russian language courses cover the equivalent of first and second year Russian in 8 weeks each.
Classes meet four hours a day five days a week. 
Interactive exercises and small group activities featured. 
A Russian tutor available every day after class (minimum of one hour of tutoring per week required). 
Russian culture emphasized. 
A variety of community-related activities are planned. 

Director:  Dr. Anna Kudyma 
Russian Language Program Director:  Dr. Olga Kagan 
Russian 10 (341065110): Intensive Elementary Russian (12 units)
8 weeks: June 20 through August 12 
MTWRF 10:00 a.m. - 1:50 p.m. Humanities A60. 
Intensive basic course in Russian equivalent to courses Russian 1, 2, and 3 (first year). Focuses on communication with attention to grammatical accuracy. The class also works on reading, listening, and writing. Video is used throughout the course. Students work with an experienced instructor and meet for tutoring with a native speaker of Russian. Completion of Russian 10 fulfills the College of Letters and Science, School of the Arts and Architecture, and School of Theater, Film, and Television foreign language requirement. 

Textbook:
"Beginner's Russian" by A.Kudyma, F. Miller, O. Kagan (a reader available at ASUCLA) 
For workbook, see interactive website: http://www.russian.ucla.edu/beginnersrussian

Russian 20 (341114110): Intensive Intermediate Russian (12 units)
8 weeks: June 20 through August 12
MTWRF 10:00 a.m. - 1:50 p.m. Humanities A40
Intensive second year sequence in Russian (courses 4, 5, 6). Russian 20 focuses on furthering competency in standard contemporary Russian. Additional emphasis on reading and writing skills. Exposure to Russian culture through literature, films and other activities. Students work with an experienced instructor and meet for tutoring with a native speaker of Russian.
Textbook:
“V Puti” Second Edition by O.Kagan, F.Miller, G.Kudyma (Prentice Hall) 
For workbook, see interactive website: http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/russian/vputi/

SLAVIC CULTURES 
Slavic 40 (334120110): Christianities East and West (5 units)
6 weeks: June 20 through July 29
TR 10:00 a.m. - 12:05 p.m. Geology 3656 
Survey of three major branches of Christianity - Eastern and Oriental Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism, and Protestantism, contrasting how history, dogma, culture, and community structures develop in the three traditions. This course fulfills UCLA General Education requirement.

RUSSIAN CLASSES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
offered through the UCLA Center for World Languages
Russian for Russian Speakers AND Russian for Foreign Language Learners
5 weeks: June 28 through July 28th
TWR 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., as well as after lunch tutorials 
Fee: $150
Only high school students will be allowed to enroll. For more information and to register, visit http://www.hslanguages.ucla.edu



Susan Bauckus
UCLA Center for World Languages
www.international.ucla.edu
Heritage Language Journal
www.heritagelanguages.org
Language Materials Project
www.lmp.ucla.edu
LA Language World
www.lalamag.ucla.edu

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