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The
most comprehensive, up-to-date resource for learning Ukrainian (for classroom
or self-study) with a free accompanying website with videos, audio, exercises
and more Demand for Ukrainian language resources are
at an all-time high right now The popular Duolingo app reports a 577% increase in
Ukrainian language learning from Feb-March 2022 Ukrainian
is the language of Europe's second largest country (after Russia) and
is spoken by 46 million people Russia's
attack on Ukraine has brought the country, people and language into the global
spotlight and Ukrainian is now a key language for multiple strategic interests Over
4 million refugees have fled Ukraine and there will be demand for language
resources in the countries that accept them There
are nearly 1 million Ukrainian Americans, mostly based in NY, PA, CA and
NJ Biden
administration has approved entry for 100,000 Ukrainian refugees There
are 1.4 million Ukrainian Canadians, giving Canada the world's 3rd largest
Ukrainian population after Ukraine and Russia Canada
has already accepted over 6000 Ukrainian refugees and Trudeau administration has
promised to take as many as it can.
About the author
Yuri I. Shevchuk, a native of Volodymyrets, Ukraine, received his PhD in Germanic Philology from Kyiv State University in 1987. He has taught Ukrainian at Harvard University Summer School since 1990 and at Columbia University since 2004. He also teaches courses in Soviet and post-Soviet film and directs the Ukrainian Film Club at Columbia University. Shevchuk is also author of the groundbreaking
Ukrainian-English Collocation Dictionary (Hippocrene Books, 2021). He resides in New York City.
Summary
This popular language textbook with an interactive website offers an easy, effective, and fun way for beginners to learn how to read, write, speak and understand Ukrainian.
The Third Integrated edition is integrated with the Ukrainian-English Collocation Dictionary (2021) via a set of specially designed lexical and syntactic exercises in each of its 15 lessons.
Beginner's Ukrainian covers such common conversational topics as meeting people, traveling, shopping, hobbies, family relations, vacationing, meals, weather, and much more. Priority is given to developing learners' conversational skills while providing them with a solid grammar foundation. The book's companion website offers a wealth of interactive conversational, grammar, and phonetic drills designed for use by both independent and instructor-led learners.
The book includes 15 useful lessons, covering everyday situations such as introductions, family, and shopping. An interactive website featuring audio dialogues and exercises recorded using native speakers is also available to users. The guide also includes:
- Useful cultural and grammatical notes
- Appendices of critical information, including declension tables, noun endings, common Ukrainian names, numbers, verb conjugations and more.
- A Ukrainian-English/ English-Ukrainian dictionary of words used in the book
