A Ukrainian Summer: where to go, what to do...
... and students (at Harvard)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The only program of its kind in North America, the Harvard Ukrainian Summer Institute offers eight weeks of intensive accredited university instruction in Ukrainian studies from June 22 to August 14. The program is run jointly by the Harvard Summer School and the Ukrainian Research Institute, and has been in existence for over 25 years.
Students are encouraged to take advantage of Harvard's many research and instructional facilities, including the largest Ukrainian library collection outside of Eastern Europe, museums, and language laboratory.
In previous years participants have included undergraduates, graduate students and professionals who have come from North and South America, Asia, Africa and Europe, including Ukraine.
Intensive Ukrainian language teaching is a central focus of the Harvard Ukrainian Summer Institute. Instruction is proficiency based and aimed at developing reading, writing, speaking and aural comprehension skills. An entry test determines placement in each course and proficiency testing will be a component of the final exam.
An extensive video library of over 100 films, satellite access to Ukrainian news and other TV programs, regular language tables, and other activities supplement classroom instruction.
Every year students from Ukraine attend the program, giving their North American counterparts the opportunity to interact with native speakers in an immersion environment.
A full calendar of special events supplements the academic offerings of the Harvard Ukrainian Summer Institute. The program for 1998 will include a lecture series by prominent faculty and guests, roundtable discussions on current Ukrainian affairs, a theater and music program, literary readings, contemporary films, and excursions to Boston attractions and local beaches.
Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, June 7, 1998, No. 23, Vol. LXVI
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