tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21847606.post8402022497852151345..comments2023-04-06T06:33:46.332-07:00Comments on Nash Holos: Language wars in UkraineUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21847606.post-48157743473781032752008-09-03T02:33:00.000-07:002008-09-03T02:33:00.000-07:00I've just started on the Pimsleur Ukrainian level ...I've just started on the Pimsleur Ukrainian level 1, and I'm very impressed with it. I don't even need to rewind to hear what was said, it just seems to stick.<BR/><BR/>I'ts good to know that they are coming out with a Level 2 later this year; I too can't wait to see what it's like.<BR/><BR/>Does Nash Holos sell CDs with its Ukrainian lessons by the way?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21847606.post-35183894586871272302008-07-29T13:03:00.000-07:002008-07-29T13:03:00.000-07:00Hey Andrew, thanks for dropping in! The problem I'...Hey Andrew, thanks for dropping in! <BR/><BR/>The problem I'm running into (and I suspect a lot of others are as well) is finding the time, place, and environment to actually apply what I learned in class. <BR/><BR/>I was fortunate to have been immersed for several days in Ukraine back in the 80s when I spent a few days with a family who couldn't speak any English. I couldn't even decline nouns at the time so that we managed to understand each other still seems miraculous to me.<BR/><BR/>Then when I studied it in university (it was my minor) I had a wonderful prof who also gave me the immersion experience. She was newly arrived from Lviv, and filling in for the regular guy who went off on sabbatical. She couldn't speak much English so conducted the classes in Ukrainian. Yikes! I have trouble remembering grammatical terms in English! Rather than let me drop the course, she offered to tutor me after class. So off we'd go for coffee or pizza and she'd re-explain the course material in simpler Ukrainian until I started to manage on my own. (My Ukrainian immersion ended when I returned the favour to help her learn English.) <BR/><BR/>This Pimsleur program, while not perfect, is the closest to those immersion experiences. They're coming out with an updated version, and I hope with higher levels as well. It's out in the fall sometime and I'm anxious to see what it's like.Pawlinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07362158731666165458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21847606.post-60535587163938121562008-07-24T07:12:00.000-07:002008-07-24T07:12:00.000-07:00Hey you're not the only in your area trying to tou...Hey you're not the only in your area trying to touch up on their Ukrainian http://www.43things.com/people/progress/stackybot/1794857. Perhaps you can find other some adult schools that are teaching it as well?<BR/><BR/>http://www.ukrcdn.comAndrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01738807778469349193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21847606.post-54980057283451219652008-07-08T10:22:00.000-07:002008-07-08T10:22:00.000-07:00I would never call all variety of current Russian ...I would never call all variety of current Russian nationalists as "imperialists". They are too rude and primitive to be imperialist. They are rather chauvinists and even fascists. Big majority of them. Unfortunately.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21847606.post-83143567240420489192008-07-07T20:42:00.000-07:002008-07-07T20:42:00.000-07:00That's my understanding of it, too, Stan. Russian ...That's my understanding of it, too, Stan. Russian imperialists as usual trying to wipe out the Ukrainian language. <BR/><BR/>These days their most expedient method is taking on the victim mantle ... even they occasionally have a clue that bullying tactics are passé these days.<BR/><BR/>No doubt they would love to resurrect the old tsarist-era <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ems_Ukaz" REL="nofollow">Ems Ukaz</A> that not only banned but denied the very existence of the Ukrainian language.<BR/><BR/>Apparently the ukaz was never cancelled. Perhaps the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry should insist that Russia officially cancel it before making any more demands of Ukraine on the language front. <BR/><BR/>An apology as well would add a real touch of class. I don't suppose anyone should hold their breath waiting for it, tho.Pawlinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07362158731666165458noreply@blogger.com