SUMMER 2008

 

LANGUAGE COURSES OFFERED BY THE SLAVICDEPARTMENT, CENTER FOR WORLD LANGUAGES, AND SUMMER SESSIONS, UCLA
All courses except for the Intensive Elementary Romanian are offered in Summer Session A

RUSSIAN  
BOSNIAN/CROATIAN/SERBIAN  ♦ ROMANIAN
ESTONIAN  ♦ LITHUANIAN  ♦ LATVIAN

FOR INFORMATION ABOUT SCHOLARSHIPS AND TUITION PLEASE VISIT:

UCLA Center for World Languages
http://www.international.ucla.edu/languages/study/

UCLA Summer Sessions
http://www.summer.ucla.edu/institutes/LanguageIntensives/overview.htm

 


RUSSIAN

Overview of Russian Language Courses

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.
  • Russian culture emphasized.
  • A variety of community-related activities are planned.

Director:  Dr. Anna Kudyma <akudyma@ucla.edu>
Russian Language Program Director:  Dr. Olga Kagan <okagan@ucla.edu>

 

Russian 10 (341065110): Intensive Elementary Russian (12 units)

8 weeks: June 23 through August 15
MTWRF 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Humanities A68


Intensive basic course in the Russian language equivalent to courses Russian 1, 2, and 3. Russian 10 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. 


Russian 20 (341114110): Intensive Intermediate Russian (12 units)

8 weeks: June 23 through August 15
MTWRF 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Humanities A66

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.


Russian 4 (341035110) Russian for Russian Speakers (5 units):

6 Weeks: June 23-August 01: INFO
MTWR 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Humanities A40

A Course in Russian Literacy for High School Students

Russian 90BW (341271110): Russian Civilization in the 20th Century

6 weeks: June 23 through August 01
MWF 1:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Haines A6

Survey of literature, theater, cinema, television, press, music, and arts. Emphasis on contemporary period, with constant reference to Russian and early Soviet antecedents. Weekly discussions focus on varied approaches to writing addressing class topics. Five short papers required. Satisfies Writing II requirement

Bosnian/Serbian/Croatian – Serbian/Croatian 103 (333317210): Intensive Elementary Bosnian, Serbian, Croatian (12 units)

6 weeks: June 23 through August 01
MTWRF 10:00 a.m. - 2:40 p.m. Humanities A60

The Intensive Summer BCS course at UCLA offers the equivalent of first year of 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 authentic contemporary materials including movies, music, literature, and online resources. Completion of BSC 103 fulfills the UCLA foreign language requirement.

 

ROMANIAN 103 (340318130): Intensive Elementary Romanian/Moldovan (12 units)

6 weeks: August 04 through September 12
MTWRF 9:00 a.m. - 1:40 p.m. PAB AFF 1749

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.

 


 

BALTIC LANGUAGES
For more information please go to http://www.international.ucla.edu/languages/projects/balssi/

Estonian - Slavic 103E (334305110): Intensive Elementary Estonian (12 units)

8 weeks: June 23 through August 15
MTWRF 9:00-12:50 p.m. Humanities A40

Latvian  - Slavic 103L (334310110): Intensive Elementary Latvian (12 units)

8 weeks: June 23 through August 15
MTWRF 9:00 a.m. - 12:50 p.m. Humanities A30

Lithuanian - Lithuanian 103 (337325110): Intensive Elementary Lithuanian (12 units)

8 weeks: June 23 through August 15
MTWRF 9:00 a.m. - 12:50 p.m. Humanities A56