LANGUAGE AND CULTURE COURSES OFFERED BY THE SLAVIC LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES DEPARTMENT, CENTER FOR WORLD LANGUAGES, AND SUMMER SESSIONS, UCLA

All courses are offered in Summer Session A

FOR INFORMATION ABOUT SCHOLARSHIPS AND TUITION PLEASE VISIT:

UCLA Summer Sessions http://www.summer.ucla.edu/

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

SUMMER 2012 SCHEDULE:

BOSNIAN/SERBIAN/CROATIAN

Bosnian/Serbian/Croatian 103 (333317110): Intensive Elementary Bosnian/Serbian/Croatian (12 units)

6 weeks: June 25 through August 3

MTWRF 9:00 a.m. - 2:10 p.m. PAB 2748

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 Ser/Cro 103 fulfills the UCLA foreign language requirement.

ROMANIAN

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

6 weeks: June 25 through August 3
MTWRF 9:00 a.m. -2:10 p.m. Dodd 154 (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, exposure to 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.
• Russian culture emphasized.
• A variety of community-related activities are planned.

Summer Program Director:  Dr. Anna Kudyma
Russian Language Program Director:  Dr. Olga Kagan

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

8 weeks: June 25 through August 17
MTWRF 10:00 a.m. - 1:50 p.m. Humanities A60

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.

Textbook:
"Beginner's Russian" by A.Kudyma, F. Miller, O. Kagan  (Hippocrene Books, N.Y.)
Workbook: interactive website  http://www.russian.ucla.edu/beginnersrussian

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

8 weeks: June 25 through August 17
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)
Workbook: interactive website  http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/russian/vputi/

Russian 25 (341125110): Russian Novel in Translation (12 units)

6 weeks: June 25 through August 3
MWF 10:00 a.m. - 12:05 p.m. Public Affairs 2319

Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Not open for credit to students with credit for course 25W. Designed for nonmajors. Study of major works by the great 19th-century Russian novelists. P/NP or letter grading.

Russian Classes for High School Students

For more information, and to register, visit http://www.hslanguages.ucla.edu