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Major literary authors, movements, and genres (poetry, narrative prose, letters and autobiography, drama), and European influences; cultural practices within courtly, private, and public spheres; pastoral, erotic, and utopian themes; imperial history; architecture and visual arts.
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A survey of the major poets: Kotljarevs'kyj, Hulak and the pre-Romantics, Shevchenko, Kulish, Rudans'kyj, Franko, and Lesja Ukrajinka.
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A survey of the major poets and movements: Tychyna, the neo-classicists, Bazhan, the futurists, the Prague group, Antonych, Svidzins'kyj, emigre poetry, the New York group, late Soviet and post-Soviet poetry.
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A survey of Ukrainian prose focusing on the avant-garde of the 1920s-1940s (Khvyl'ovyj, Johansen, Domontovych, Kosach) and the most recent period (Andijevs'ka, Andrukhovych, Izdryk and others).
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Continuing development of speaking and reading proficiency. Vocabulary work emphasizes verbs and verb government as essential to effective communication. Work on word formation to increase reading vocabulary. Texts for reading and discussion include works in prose, poetry, and film. Readings include a satirical tale by Shvartz, poetry of Akhmatova, and a film (Bykov's Scarecrow).
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Introduction to the language of Russian newspapers, journals, and historical writing. Basic vocabulary for such areas as current events, including politics, history, economics, military issues, society, and the environment. Intended for students who desire a professional level of reading proficiency in the social sciences. Intensive work on morphology and supplementary work on oral comprehension.
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A course designed to further develop students' sensitivity to the reading of literary texts. Topics include the nature of lexical meaning, including meaning associations, syntactic meaning, aspects of morphology, word order and intonation, and colloquial language. Texts include both prose and poetry.
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Continuing work on vocabulary and grammar centering on verbs and verb government. Readings include works by Chekhov and Dostoevsky, poetry, and film.
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Reading and discussion of classic and contemporary Russian literature. Continued work on vocabulary expansion and composition. Written exercises for reinforcement. Readings from authors such as Gogol, Chekhov, Bulgakov, Pasternak, Brodsky, and Bitov.
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Reading and discussion of topics in the areas of history, economics, politics, and current events. Continued work on grammar and vocabulary with written exercises and compositions. TV viewing for comprehension development.
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For students who already have experience reading Russian periodicals. Readings in and analysis of current topics and their presentation in the Russian press. Examination of the history of selected periodicals. Viewing of Russian news programs and analysis of language and content. Class conducted largely in Russian.
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Through readings and film, we explore Russian cultural attitudes, including the individual in society, gender roles, prestige and success, truth and falsehood, and justice and the law. Emphasis on vocabulary building and fluency through speaking practice and written compositions. Topics to take student interests into account.
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Tolstoy and his major fiction from diverse cultural and theoretical perspectives. To what extent do the texts themselves seem to invite such approaches?
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An introductory course in modern Czech for students with no previous knowledge of the language. Emphasis on the development of oral proficiency as well as on reading and listening comprehension skills. Written work for practice and reinforcement. Reading of simple poetry and prose.
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Continuation of modern Czech grammar and the further development of reading, writing, and oral skills. Reading and discussion of simple literary texts by Hasek, Capek, Havel, and Kundera.
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Introduction to the fundamentals of Polish designed for students with no previous knowledge of the language. Emphasis on oral practice of essential grammar structures in naturally occurring conversational patterns. Reading and discussion of simple prose and/or poetry.
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Continuation of Slavic Da. Continued work on Polish grammar with increasing emphasis on reading. Continued oral work and writing for practice and reinforcement.
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Introduction to the essentials of the Russian language, designed for students without previous knowledge of Russian. Intensive speaking practice in essential grammar and vocabulary using naturally occurring conversational patterns. Introduction to the speech etiquette of social exchanges. Regular use of online video for comprehension practice, grammar, and vocabulary building. Reading and discussion of stories, biography, and poetry.
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Covers the same material as Slavic A but in one term.
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Covers the same material as Slavic A but in one term.
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Introduction to the fundamentals of Ukrainian designed for students with no previous knowledge of the language. Emphasis on oral practice of essential grammar structures in naturally occurring conversational patterns. Reading and discussion of simple prose and/or poetry. Writing for practice and reinforcement.
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Continuation of Slavic Ga. Continued work on Ukrainian grammar with further development of vocabulary, oral expression and comprehension. Readings of short stories and poems with discussion of texts in Ukrainian.
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This survey of the varied manifestations of modernism in independent Poland between the wars also investigates the artistic and ideological tension between the international and the local in the activities (including visual arts) of the First and Second Vanguard, Futurism, Skamander, and other movements. Readings include prose, poetry, drama by Gombrowicz, Schulz, Witkacy, Tuwim, Przybos,and others.
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