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The following overview contains information for Online Credit Students, Teachers and Adult Learners. Choose the category which best suits your needs. A. Information for Online Credit Students At this time the online course is available through Cyber School.
This time frame allows students to have the equivalent of 100 hours of classroom instruction, in accordance with provincial guidelines for all high school credit courses. It is strongly recommended that the course be completed either during the first or the second semester of a regular school year. Contact with the online Ukrainian instructor will be pre-arranged at certain intervals and the instructor will have flexible office hours for questions, oral assignments and general assistance. Fax, phone and video conferencing may be utilized for segments of the course. The course instructor will contact students regarding these arrangements. If a student is experiencing difficulty completing the course material in a given session, there will be a 75-day window of opportunity in which the student may request to be reassigned to the next consecutive online session. The student would begin working on the course at the point where he/she discontinued in the previous session and the original registration fee would be honoured. The registration fee with the Cyber School is non-refundable if the student chooses to discontinue with the second session. Course Description The online course e-mova: Core Ukrainian 20 presumes that students have either completed the beginner course, e-mova: Core Ukrainian 10, or, that students have Ukrainian language skills from another program or from their home environment. In order to be successful in this program, students must have prior knowledge of oral and written Ukrainian. The Ukrainian 20 online course begins with a brief overview of all material covered in the previous course, as a means of ensuring that students are prepared to move on to the intermediate level of language learning. NOTE: Successful completion of a course placement test is required for students who do not have a Core Ukrainian 10 provincial credit. The course placement test allows for this credit requirement to be waived. This test must be administered by a certified Saskatchewan teacher of Ukrainian. The course is divided into 12 segments, or Units, which span 12 days each.
The course is further enhanced by Reference Sections and Cultural Enrichment segments which provide information on selected Ukrainian topics. Students will have access to an online teacher at regular intervals during each 12 day block of time. Students will have opportunities to ask questions, practise oral speech and conduct oral assignments via telephone, teleconference or local tutorial sessions. The course instructor will contact students regarding these arrangements. Course Schedule At A Glance
Course Evaluation The final mark for the course will be derived in the following manner:
Course Fee and Registration Students who register for Core Ukrainian 20 through the distance learning mode should contact the Cyber School. There is a fee for online courses taken through the Cyber School. Some school divisions may reimburse students or pay the fee for online learning if courses are not available to students in their local school or community. Please direct inquiries to the Cyber School Ukrainian course instructor by calling (306)659.7700 B. Information for Teachers The course content found in e-mova: Core Ukrainian 20 provides qualified classroom teachers of Ukrainian with the necessary resource material to teach this course for credit. Course content reflects provincial curriculum guidelines. Materials from the course may be duplicated for classroom intsruction only. The use of e-mova: Core Ukrainian 20 as a classroom teaching resource has a three-fold purpose.
Classroom teachers of Ukrainian are in a unique position to use a hybrid approach to language teaching (meaning classroom instruction which utilizes online course material). Internet access to the online course material allows parents, grandparents and other speakers of Ukrainian to assist students with language learning outside the classroom. This is an excellent way to create bridges for language learning between home, school and community. C. Information for Adult Learners Many individuals become interested in learning the Ukrainian language at various phases and stages of life. The Saskatchewan Ministry of Education supports lifelong learning, a term which means that learning does not stop after attaining a secondary or post-secondary education. For this reason, adult learners who wish to pursue language learning at their own pace (without the assistance of a teacher) are encouraged to use the materials contained in this online course for independent study. Course packages (handbook and CD-ROM) are available from Curriculum Distribution Services at a nominal fee. If assistance is required, it is recommended that a tutor or speaker of the language in the local community be approached to assist with Ukrainian language learning for adult learners. |
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