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Folklore of Western and Eastern Slavs

ОК 15.01.

Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП

First

2024/2025

1 Semester

3

PRN 1. To communicate fluently on professional matters with specialists and non-specialists in the state language and Belarusian, both orally and in writing, and to use these languages to facilitate effective intercultural communication. PRN8. To know and understand the linguistic system, the general characteristics of literature as a verbal art, the history of the Belarusian and Ukrainian languages and of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Czech literature, and to be able to apply this knowledge in professional practice within the field of Slavic studies. PRN11. To know the principles, techniques and methods of creating oral and written texts of various genres and styles in the state language, Belarusian, English, Czech. PRN13. Analyse and interpret works of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Czech fiction and oral folk art, identifying their specific characteristics and place within the literary process.

Full-time form

1. Have a knowledge of the history of Ukrainian literature as covered in the school curriculum; understand the links between disciplines in the fields of philology, history and socio-cultural studies. 2. Be able to relate theoretical knowledge to specific literary phenomena and general historical and literary facts; plan and evaluate one’s own work. 3. Possess basic factual knowledge in the humanities; basic skills in searching for, gathering and processing information; and a basic knowledge of Ukrainian folklore.

The study of the course “Folklore of Western and Eastern Slavs” provides future philologists with systematic and comprehensive knowledge of the folklore tradition of Slavic peoples. The course is organically integrated into the context of literary studies, linguistics, history, and cultural studies disciplines. A comprehensive and comparative study of the Slavic oral tradition enables students to navigate the diversity of ideological and thematic manifestations of Slavic folklore, the specifics of its genre system, as well as its plot and motif paradigms in Western and Eastern Slavic folklore. In this way, students expand their knowledge of the culture and mentality of Slavic peoples. The discipline consists of two content modules: CM 1: “Slavic Folklore, Stages of Development and Scholarly Study” and CM 2: “Types and Genres of Western and Eastern Slavic Folklore.” Classes are conducted in the form of lectures and practical sessions, taking into account students’ independent work. The form of final assessment is an exam.

1. Belarusian Folklore: An Encyclopaedia. 2 vols. / Eds.: H. P. Pashkov, L. V. Kalenda, V. A. Voinych, K. P. Kabaashnikov, A. I. Lakotka, S. S. Lavshuk, A. S. Lis, Z. Ya. Mazheyka, I. Dz. Nazina, M. F. Pilipenka, L. M. Salaвей, I. U. Salamevich; Art. ed. V. P. Slavuk. Minsk: Belarusian Encyclopedia, 2005-2006. 2. Hejsztor A. Slavic Mythology. Trans. from Polish. Kyiv: Klio, 2014. 3. Hrytsai M.S., Boyko V.H., Dunaiivska L.F. Ukrainian Folk-Poetic Creativity: A Textbook. Kyiv: Vyshcha Shkola, 1983. 4. The Wisdom of the People. Czech and Slovak Proverbs and Sayings. Compiled and translated by Yuriy Lisyak. Kyiv: Dnipro, 1975. 5. Rosovetskyi S.K. Theoretical Aspects of Ukrainian Folklore. Kyiv: Phytosocio-centre, 2005. 6. Rusnak I. Ye. Ukrainian Folklore. A Textbook. Kyiv: "Akademia", 2012.

Lectures and practical sessions, individual consultations, supervision of students’ independent work and monitoring of its completion, and an examination.

Throughout the semester, practical sessions are held on the relevant topics, during which assessment is carried out according to the type of work: oral presentation, responses and contributions during the practical session, essay, presentation, and module test. Students who have accumulated a total score lower than the critical minimum of 36 marks are not permitted to sit the exam. For students who have not reached the minimum threshold mark during the semester, a final semester test is held at the end of the semester, or essays and individual assignments on course topics are assessed. The maximum mark for additional forms of assessment may not exceed 40% of the maximum total marks for the semester – 24 marks. The final semester mark is composed of marks obtained by the student during the semester and marks obtained in the exam; the maximum distribution is as follows: 60 marks (60%) – semester assessment and 40 marks (40%) – exam.

Ukrainian, Belarusian