Study Ukrainian Online at UT Austin
Faculty in the University's College of Liberal Arts teach more than three dozen global languages. Through the Texas Language Gateway (TLG) partnership with University Extension, many of those languages are now available to learners everywhere.
Добрий день! (Dobryden’!)
University Extension (UEX) offers a sequence of two first-year Ukrainian courses each year designed to prepare students for intermediate-level Ukrainian language study. UEX courses follow the University’s semester-based academic calendar, with Ukrainian courses being offered each fall and spring, starting August and January respectively.
Why learn Ukrainian?
Ukrainian is spoken by 45 million people in Ukraine and throughout the world, in Russian, Belarus, Canada, USA, Poland, Kazakhstan, Moldova, and other countries. Ukrainian is a Slavic language related to such languages as Russian, Belarusian, Polish and Croatian. Ukraine, once part of the Soviet Union, has been independent since 1991.
Interest in Ukraine and its rich cultural legacy is rapidly growing. The capital city of Kyiv was the seat of medieval Kyiv Rus, a precursor to the Ukraine of today. Studying Ukraine’s legacy and history offers new insights into the culture and politics of Eastern Europe and Eurasia, and into the complex relations of Ukraine with Russia, a central theme of today’s news of the region.
Course Sequence
These courses are 100% online and include live-streaming video. Real-time participation is required during scheduled meeting times. Exams must be taken on the assigned dates.
UEX courses are open-enrollment, and everyone pays the same registration fee regardless of residency status.
First-Year Ukrainian I (UKR 406) - $1100
This course is an introduction to the Ukrainian language. In this course, we will focus on developing basic listening, speaking, reading and writing skills, as well as covering grammar fundamentals. We will also use the language to explore aspects of Ukrainian culture, media and daily life. No prior Ukrainian coursework is required to enroll.
First-Year Ukrainian II (UKR 407) - $1100
This course continues the development of basic listening, speaking, reading and writing in Ukrainian, along with grammar fundamentals. We will also continue to use the language to explore aspects of Ukrainian culture, media and daily life. To enroll in this course, you must have completed UKR 406.
Meet the Faculty
Oksana Lutsyshyna
Oksana Lutsyshyna is an associate professor of instruction in the Department of Slavic & Eurasian Studies at UT Austin. She holds a Ph.D. in comparative literature from the University of Georgia. Dr. Lutsyshyna's research interests revolve around the issue of metropolitan modernity and Central and Eastern European identity in literature. She teaches undergraduate courses on Eastern European literatures in translation; women's writings from Eastern Europe; Ukrainian Dissent; romance in Soviet film; Chornobyl; a graduate seminar on post-Communist protest, and another one on Eastern European satire in literature; and various levels of Ukrainian language.
In 2021, Dr. Lutsyshyna won the Taras Shevchenko National Prize for her novel Ivan and Phoebe. The award, chosen by prominent Ukrainians working in art and culture, is awarded annually by the order of the President of Ukraine, in this case, Volodymyr Zelensky, for "..the most remarkable works of literature and arts, publicity and journalism..."
Inna Sopronchuk
Inna Sopronchuk is a native Ukrainian teacher with bachelors and masters degrees in linguistics from Kherson National Technical University in Ukraine. She is the Founder, CEO, and content creator of the online language school Speak Ukrainian. Inna began teaching Ukrainian in 2016. She taught Ukrainian courses in the REES program at St. Antony’s College, Oxford, and she now teaches Ukrainian language courses at UT Austin as a Fulbright grantee.
