New course: Ukrainian for Speakers of Other Slavonic Languages

Are you a fluent speaker of a Slavonic language? Do you understand Ukrainian well, but find it hard to express yourself?

Ukrainian for Speakers of Other Slavonic Languages is designed for native or fluent speakers of another Slavonic language. Students will learn the grammar differences between Ukrainian and the Slavonic language that they already know, gain new vocabulary as well as practise their pronunciation and conversational skills.


Course aims:

  • clarify Ukrainian grammar and syntax in comparison to other Slavonic languages
  • enrich your vocabulary via watching and discussing Ukrainian films and cartoons
  • strengthen your writing skills
  • expand your knowledge about Ukrainian literature and culture
  • teach you how to improve your spoken Ukrainian by practising 10 min per day

Class time: 6-8pm London time – day of the week TBC
Course fee: £240 per term (for 12-week term)

For more details & to enrol email [email protected]


This new course will be taught by Yelyzaveta Taranukha
Yelyzaveta is a graduate of the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (NaUKMA). She is a PhD candidate in Ukrainian-Canadian Comparative Studies and holds MA in Theory, History, and Comparative Literature. Yelyzaveta has been teaching Ukrainian since 2015. Yelyzaveta has previously taught at Ukrainian-Scandinavian Summer School (Chernivtsi, 2017) and she also teaches at NaUKMA. Her teaching method is based on language mentorship – polyglots’ techniques of relaxed day-to-day studies through reading Ukrainian fairy-tales and poetry, watching movies and cartoons, and writing a reflective journal. Her publications include articles about the lyrical self in poetry of Vasyl Stus and Margaret Atwood.

For more details & to enrol email [email protected]