
Sample 90-day syllabus to reach intermediate Ukrainian
Here is a sample 90-day syllabus to reach intermediate Ukrainian based on an academic university course syllabus designed for intermediate learners:
Course Overview
The course aims to develop skills in narrating and describing in past, present, and future tenses, mastering Ukrainian verbal aspects, handling everyday and some specialized conversational topics like self, family, studies, travel, meals, and shopping. It also covers Ukrainian language internet resources and stylistic variations between Kyiv and Lviv variants.
Weekly Breakdown Highlights
- Focus on phonetics: vowels and consonants, with exercises on correct pronunciation and intonation.
- Grammar topics include noun-attribute agreement, gender, verbal aspects (perfective and imperfective), tense reviews (present, past, future), case usage (nominative, genitive, accusative, locative), and question formation.
- Conversational practice on topics such as making acquaintance, university studies, meals, buying groceries, and ordering in restaurants.
- Written homework involving grammar exercises, vocabulary learning, composition writing, and oral presentation preparation.
- Regular listening to audio and visual Ukrainian materials, including radio, TV, films.
- Tests and quizzes are held periodically covering cumulative content to reinforce learning.
Study and Practice Requirements
- Approximately 1.5 to 2 hours of homework for each classroom hour.
- Attendance and active participation in oral and written exercises.
- Consistent work with phonetic exercises.
- Use of textbooks like Yuri Shevchuk’s “Beginner’s Ukrainian” and course pack materials.
- Practice forming full sentences with correct stress marking.
Grading Breakdown
- 30% class participation,
- 25% written homework,
- 20% unit tests,
- 25% final exam.
This structured, immersive approach over about 90 days (three months of intensive study with classes multiple times weekly) promotes development of intermediate Ukrainian language skills both in practical communication and grammar mastery. 1
If a detailed day-by-day plan is needed, this syllabus provides class topics, homework assignments, and study goals that can be adapted into a daily 90-day study schedule.
Would a more detailed daily breakdown of this syllabus be helpful?