This course is designed to help the students further their knowledge of contemporary Ukrainian culture and social life, enhancing their proficiency in all four basic language skills: reading, listening, speaking, and writing. At every stage of the course grammar exercises are combined with communicative activities or public speaking training as the main task of the course is to lead the students to the ability of producing coherent oral and written Ukrainian texts. 

At the end of the course the student is expected to read Ukrainian fluently, understand simple daily conversations, have no difficulty in understanding short texts, be able to present a clear description of family as well as express themselves in clear and structured texts.