SLA SLAVIC LANGUAGES AND LITERATURESOn this page: Introduction | Faculty
Members | Programs | Courses IntroductionFor nearly two hundred years the countries of the Slavic world have played an increasingly prominent role in international life, and have provided our civilization with numerous writers, musicians, philosophers, religious and political thinkers, and scientists of note. The richness of the Slavic cultures has a special significance for Canada, since the vast influx of Slavs, which began in the last century, has contributed greatly to the Canadian cultural mosaic. The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures offers an extensive range of courses in Russian, Polish, Ukrainian, Czech and Slovak, Croatian, Serbian, and Macedonian languages and literatures, as well as in Slavic linguistics. Within this range there are courses suitable for inclusion in a wide variety of programs of study, whether or not the student has studied any Slavic language previously. Some students may specialize in Slavic Languages and Literatures, i.e. Russian, Polish or Ukrainian (see Programs of Study). Others may simply wish to gain a working knowledge of Russian or another Slavic language to aid their reading of important material in another field. Language study emphasizes small instructional groups, with some laboratory or conversational practice, and the use of literary materials. Courses in the literatures and cultures of various Slavic countries explore the artistic, intellectual, and social currents of their civilizations, trace the literary history of each country, and examine the works of major authors. To encourage an awareness of the significance and pertinence of Slavic literatures and cultures, many of our courses are offered in translation. The growing importance of Eastern Europe in contemporary affairs has had the effect of making academic study of this area especially lively and relevant. The student whose interest in the Russian or East European world is political, historical, or sociological can specialize in Russian and East European Studies, or pursue a course in Political Science, History, or Sociology, and at the same time take language courses, and perhaps selected courses in literature, in this Department. Students planning to specialize in Economics, Psychology, Mathematics, or any number of other fields, who have a special interest in the Russian or East European area, will find an advanced knowledge of Russian or of another Slavic language an important intellectual and professional asset. Students intending to take a Program offered by the Department are asked to study carefully the Programs of Study and are urged to begin their language training as soon as possible. A Departmental brochure is available on request. Undergraduate Secretary: Professor M. Tarnawsky, 121 St. Joseph St., Room 429, Toronto, ON M5S 1J4 (416/926-2075) Faculty Members
SLAVIC LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES PROGRAMSEnrolment in the Slavic Languages and Literatures programs requires the completion of four courses; no minimum GPA required. CROATIAN AND SERBIAN STUDIES (B.A.)Major program Major program: M11871 (6 full courses or their equivalent) Minor program Minor program: R11871 (4 full courses or their equivalent) Four approved courses from the offerings indicated in the major program above. CZECH AND SLOVAK STUDIES (B.A.)Major program Major program: M15531 (6 full courses or their equivalent) Minor program Minor program: R15531 (4 full courses or their equivalent) POLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE (B.A.)Specialist program (Hon.B.A.): S24261 (9 full courses or their equivalent,
including at least one 400-series course) Major program Major program: M24261 (6 full courses or their equivalent) Minor program Minor program: R24261 (4 full courses or their equivalent) POLISH — see also MODERN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES, LINGUISTICS AND LANGUAGES POLISH STUDIES (B.A.)Major program Major program: M18601 (7 full courses or their equivalent) Group A: Slavic: SLA 306Y, 326Y, 356Y (if not already taken to fulfil core requirement above), 226H, 406Y, 416Y, 422H, 423H, 426H, 446H, SLA456H Group B: History: HIS 251Y, 433H, 461H Group C: Political Science: POL 440Y RUSSIAN AND EAST EUROPEAN STUDIES (B.A.)Specialist program (Hon.B.A.): S23451 (9 full courses or their equivalent
including at least one full course at the 400-level) Major program Major program: M23451 (6 full courses or their equivalent) Group C: ECO 330H; GGR 344H; POL 204Y, 306Y, 414Y, 422Y, 440Y RUSSIAN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE (B.A.)Specialist program (Hon.B.A.): S04941 (9 full courses or their equivalent
including at least one full course at the 400-level) Major program Major program: M04941 (7 full courses or their equivalent) NOTE: Students with OAC Russian or equivalent will take the language sequence SLA 220Y, 320Y, 420Y. Minor program Minor program: R04941 (4 full courses or their equivalent) Any combination approved by the Department of two Russian language courses and two courses in Russian literature, including at least one course at the 300+series level Minor program Minor program: R21221 (4 full courses or equivalent, including one 300+series course) Four courses from: SLA 100Y, 220Y, 310H, 320Y, 330Y, 420Y, 421Y, 452Y RUSSIAN — See also MODERN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES, LINGUISTICS AND LANGUAGES SLAVIC LANGUAGES (B.A.)Consult Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures Specialist program (Hon.B.A.): S21611 (11 full courses or their equivalent,
including at least one 400-series course) SLAVIC LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES (B.A.)Consult Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures Specialist program (Hon.B.A.): S01981 (14 full courses or their equivalent, including at least one 400-series course: any TWO of Groups A, B, C) A. RUSSIAN B. POLISH C. UKRAINIAN UKRAINIAN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE (B.A.)Consult Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures. Specialist program (Hon.B.A.): S15851 (9 full courses or their equivalent,
including at least one 400-series course) SLA 228H, 238H, 330Y, 408H, 418H, 419Y, 428Y, 429H, 448H, 458H Major program Major program: M15851 (6 full courses or their equivalent) SLA 228H, 238H, 308Y, 408H, 418H, 419Y, 428Y, 429H, 438H, 439H, 448H, 458H Minor program Minor program: R15851 (4 full courses or their equivalent) UKRAINIAN — See also MODERN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES, LINGUISTICS AND LANGUAGES SLAVIC LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES COURSES(Humanities 199Y; Croatian; Czech & Slovak; Macedonian; Polish; Russian; Serbian; Slavic Linguistics; Ukrainian) (see Section 4 for Key to Course Descriptions) For Distribution Requirement purposes, all SLA courses are classified as HUMANITIES courses. NOTE The Department reserves the right to place students in the language course best suited to their linguistic preparation. HUM199Y Undergraduate seminar that focuses on specific ideas, questions, phenomena or controversies, taught by a regular Faculty member deeply engaged in the discipline. Open only to newly admitted first year students. It may serve as a breadth requirement course; see First Year Seminars: 199Y. The World Literature Program also includes courses from this department; see under WLD SLA102H Literature about the Jewish community in Slavic countries. How do these Jewish minorities perceive and identify themselves? How are they perceived by others? SLA224H Thematic and stylistic analysis of works by Eisenstein, Pudovkin, Dovzhenko, Vertov, Room, and others in the context of post-revolutionary literature, theatre, visual arts, and aesthetic theory. English subtitles. SLA299Y Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. See Research Opportunity Program for details. SLA424Y A study of the effects on aesthetic form of the totalitarian experience in Russia and
Poland. The Russian and Polish avant-garde, poised between the bankruptcy of traditional
aesthetics and the search for new forms in the post-revolutionary/post-Holocaust world. SLA498Y A scholarly project on an approved literary or linguistics topic supervised by one of
the Department's instructors. SLA499H A scholarly project on an approved literary or linguistics topic supervised by one of
the Departments instructors. CROATIAN AND SERBIANSLA107Y Basic phonology, morphology and syntax of the standard literary language, both eastern and western variants. Composition and oral practice. Open only to students with little or no knowledge of the language. SLA117Y Basic phonology, morphology and syntax of the standard literary language. Composition and oral practice. Open only to students with little or no knowledge of the language. SLA207Y Introduction to systematic study of morphology. Reading and translation of more complex
texts. More advanced composition and oral practice. SLA217H A survey of culture in literature, film and the fine arts from the coming of the Serbs
to Southeastern Europe until World War I. The legacy of Byzantium and Rome; the Middle
Ages; the Baroque Enlightenment; the Serbian National Revival; Romanticism, Realism, and
Modernism. Readings in English. (Offered in alternate years) SLA227H A survey of culture in literature, film and the fine arts from the coming of the Croats
to Southeastern Europe until World War I. The Greek and Latin heritages; Medieval Humanism
and Reformation; the Dalmation Renaissance and Baroque; the Croation National Revival;
Romanticism, Realism, and Modernism. Readings in English. (Offered in alternate years) SLA307Y Introduction to the syntax of phrases, simple and compound sentences. Translation,
composition and oral practice based on extensive reading from various authors. (Offered in
alternate years) SLA327H Studies of short stories written since 1950. Focus on innovative writers and current
trends. Readings in the original and English. (Offered in alternate years) SLA337H The development of theatre traditions as reflected in classic plays from the
Renaissance to the present. Readings in the original and English. (Offered in alternate
years) SLA347H Historical and stylistic study of the oral epic traditions, Christian and Moslem. The
role of folklore and customs in the development of national literature. Readings in the
original and English. (Offered in alternate years) SLA417H Close study of representative modernist works by major twentieth-century poets.
Symbolism, Expressionism, Surrealism and other avant-garde movements. Readings in the
original and English. (Offered in alternate years) CZECH AND SLOVAKSLA205Y Grammar, composition, and conversation. Readings from Czech literature. Open only to students with little or no knowledge of the language. SLA215H Some of the most important features of Czech and Slovak cultural history are introduced
in a survey of the national myths, traditions and cultural trends. (Offered every three
years) SLA225H From the "New Wave" of the 60s to the present. The films of major directors - Forman, Menzel, Chytilová - and of talented newcomers. Screening of films censored and prohibited over the last 25 years. English subtitles. (Offered every three years) SLA305Y Morphology, syntax, composition and translation, oral practice. Contemporary Czech
texts representing diverse styles. SLA405Y Studies in the Czech and Slovak literatures of the 19th and 20th centuries: national
revival; realism; modernism; avant-garde. (Offered every three years) SLA425Y A study of original and translated works to trace the formation and development of the
Czech literary language and to train students to differentiate literary styles, genres,
and epochs. Readings include chronicles, sermons, travel accounts, dialogues and
significant literary texts. (Offered every three years) SLA435Y Advanced students are presented with a variety of texts - literary, journalistic,
scientific - tailored to their needs and interests. (Offered every three years) MACEDONIANSLA109Y The basic features of the grammar of the Macedonian literary language. Acquisition of essential vocabulary for practical conversation and for comprehension. Development of reading and writing skills. Open only to students with little or no knowledge of the literary language. (Offered in alternate years) SLA209Y Systematic study of morphology. Reading and translation of more complex texts; more
advanced composition; oral practice. (Offered in alternate years) POLISHSLA106Y Basic vocabulary, essential morphology, simple sentence patterns. Regular language laboratory sessions. Reading of contemporary texts. Open only to students with little or no knowledge of the language. SLA206Y Intensive study of morphology; translation into Polish. Literary texts; oral practice. SLA216Y The major cultural traditions, historical processes, myths, and figures that shaped the civilization. Literature, folklore, philosophy, political thought, religion, music, visual and performing arts. Readings in English. (Offered in alternate years) SLA226H Ford, Wajda, Polanski, Munk, Konwicki, Borowczyk, Has, Kawalerowicz, Zanussi. Knowledge of Polish not required. English subtitles. SLA306Y Syntax, word formation, and stylistics. Compositions and precis. Critical evaluation of
literary works and articles in Polish. Extensive reading and translation. (Offered in
alternate years) SLA326Y Structural, stylistic, and thematic study of the short story as it evolved from the
period of Romanticism to the present. Works by Rzewuski, Norwid, Kraszewski, Prus,
Sienkiewicz, Zeromski, Reymont, Wat, Gombrowicz, Iwaszkiewicz, Hlasko, and others. All
readings in the original. (Offered in alternate years) SLA356Y The course offers extensive practice in translation of literary, scientific and
professional texts: most of the reading and translation in and from Polish, some into
Polish: selected points of contrastive grammar and Polish scholarly style. (Offered every
three years) SLA406Y The classics of Polish drama, with emphasis on modern plays. Readings in English and, for Specialists in Polish, in the original. (Offered in alternate years) SLA416Y Representative prose works from the 19th and 20th centuries. Potocki, Prus, Orzeszkowa, Sienkiewicz, Schulz, Borowski, Konwicki, Andrzejewski, and Lem. Readings in English and, for Specialists in Polish, in the original. (Offered in alternate years) SLA422H Preparation of English-language translations, using source texts from the Slavic
languages. (Offered in alternate years) SLA423H Advanced work in the practice of literary translation for serious and qualified
students. Group work as well as projects designed to satisfy students' individual goals.
Only works in Russian and Polish are treated. SLA426H A survey of major poets from Kochanowski to Norwid. Renaissance, Baroque,
Neoclassicism, and Romanticism. Readings in the original. (Offered in alternate years) SLA446H Major poetic movements, genres, and texts from Mloda Polska to the present. Readings in
the original. (Offered in alternate years) RUSSIANSLA100Y The basic features of the grammar. Acquisition of essential vocabulary for practical conversation and for comprehension. Development of reading and writing skills. (May not be taken by students who, in the judgement of the Department, qualify for entry into SLA 220Y) SLA150Y A chronological multimedia survey of Russian culture from pre-Christian to post-Soviet times, emphasizing the clash between established authority and dissent, and tracing the conservative and radical currents in Russian literature and the arts, social thought and spirituality. Readings in English of classic poems, stories and novels, supplemented by videos and slides. SLA201Y The course teaches students who already have elementary knowledge of Russian to read
texts and research materials in Russian in such fields as history, social sciences,
international relations, etc. Successful completion equals a pass in RLQ. SLA220Y Continuation of morphology. Word formation, composition, and translation. Intensive
reading of classical and contemporary literary texts. Oral practice. Not intended for
native speakers. SLA240Y Stories and novels by Pushkin, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Chekhov, and others. The
construction of personal and national identity: changing relations between self and
society, women and men, parents and children, rich and poor. The development and diversity
of narrative forms. Readings in English and, for Russian majors, in the original. SLA314H Crime and Punishment, The Brothers Karamazov, and short works. Dostoevsky's political, psychological, and religious ideas as they shape and are shaped by his literary art. Readings in English. (Offered in alternate years) SLA315H One major Russian novel: its genesis, structure, artistic devices, and philosophical significance. Various critical approaches; cognate literary works. Students are expected to have read the novel before the course begins. Consult the Department for title of novel. Readings in English. (Offered in alternate years) SLA317H War and Peace, Anna Karenina, and some shorter works. Tolstoy's political, psychological, and religious ideas as they shape and are shaped by his literary art. Readings in English. (Offered in alternate years) SLA320Y Syntax of the simple sentence. Problems in grammar and word formation. Composition,
translation and conversation. Reading and discussion of literary and non-literary texts. SLA321Y Expansion of vocabulary and development of conversational skills. Readings and films
stimulating discussion of Russian history, culture, art, and contemporary events and
issues. SLA340Y Pre- and post-revolutionary Russian literature. The novel and short prose, Bunin,
Andreev, Remizov, Bely, Sologub, Gorky, Zamyatin, Babel, Olesha, Fadeev, Pasternak,
Solzhenitsyn, and others. Readings in the original and in English. (Offered in alternate
years) SLA343H A study of major books and writers of the last forty years (novels, short stories, verse) which are involved in the post-Stalin artistic and cultural liberation, the rediscovery of Russian literature's links with its own vital tradition, and development of a Russian brand of modern and `post-modern' writing. (Readings in English) SLA354H Studies of the works of a major 19th century writer (Pushkin, Gogol, Turgenev, Leskov, etc.). Consult the department for details of course content. (Readings in English) SLA355H Studies of the works of a major 20th century writer (Pasternak, Babel, Bulgakov, Solzhenitsyn, etc.). Consult the department for details of course content. (Readings in English) SLA367H Selected stories, plays; stylistic, structural, and thematic analysis, literary and historical context, influence in Russia and the West. Readings in English and, for Specialists in Russian, in the original. (Offered in alternate years) SLA370H An introduction to Russian Romanticism through the major works of one or more poets
(chosen variously from Pushkin, Lermontov, Tyutchev, Baratynsky, et al.). Close readings
of lyric and narrative verse. The rudiments of Russian versification. Relations with
Western European poets. All texts read in Russian. SLA402H A series of translation exercises from English to Russian (and some from Russian to
English) designed to expand students' ability to respond to and translate a variety of
advanced prose texts in different styles and registers. SLA420Y Syntactic structures and their relation to meaning and style, word order, intonation.
Consolidation of morphology, vocabulary building through extensive reading. Translation,
composition, and oral practice. SLA422H Preparation of English-language translations, using source texts from the Slavic
languages. (Offered in alternate years) SLA423H Advanced work in the practice of literary translation for serious and qualified
students. Group work as well as projects designed to satisfy students' individual goals.
Only works in Russian and Polish are treated. (Offered in alternate years) SLA440Y The lyric poetry of Pushkin, Lermontov, Tyutchev, Nekrasov, Fet, Blok, Akhmatova,
Esenin, Mayakovsky, Tsvetaeva and Pasternak. Stylistic and structural aspects. Readings in
Russian. SLAVIC LINGUISTICSSLA330Y Structure and history. Reading and linguistic study of Old Slavonic texts. SLA430Y Historical phonology, morphology, semantics, and syntax of Russian. Reading and
linguistic study of Old Russian texts. SLA436Y Historical phonology, morphology, semantics, and syntax of Polish. Reading and
linguistic study of Old Polish texts. SLA439H Historical phonology, morphology, semantics, and syntax of Ukrainian. Reading and
analysis of texts. SLA452Y The phonology, morphology and syntax of contemporary standard Russian from a formal and
semantic standpoint. SLA455H An examination of the inter-relationships of language use and national or ethnic
identity, the role of governments in supporting or suppressing language rights, and the
impact of these decisions on current events in the Balkans. Discussions include a history
of codification of each of the following Balkan languages: Serbo-Croatian, Bulgarian,
Macedonian and Albanian. (This is a graduate/undergraduate course) SLA456H This course covers the fundamental developments in the history of the West Slavic
languages, with a primary emphasis on the comparative phonology and morphology of Polish
and Czech, but with additional reference to Slovak and Lusatian. UKRAINIANSLA108Y Basic vocabulary, simple sentence patterns, essential morphology. Regular language laboratory sessions. Open only to students with no knowledge of the language. SLA208Y Study of morphology through grammar drills; oral practice in the language laboratory;
reading of texts from Ukrainian literature. SLA218Y A general survey of Ukrainian culture through an examination of selected literary works and their historical context. The course covers the period from Kievan Rus' to the present. Readings in English. (Offered in alternate years) SLA228H A selection of Soviet Ukrainian novels and short prose in English translation. From the
intellectual novel of the 1920s, through socialist realism, to the new prose of the 1980s.
Authors include Pidmohylny, Antonenko-Davydovych, Honchar, Zahrebelny, Tiutiunnyk, and
Drozd. (Offered in alternate years) SLA238H A selection of literary texts depicting or reflecting the experience and perceptions of
Ukrainians in Canada from the first immigrants to the present. Texts include works
originally written in English, French and Ukrainian, but all readings are in English.
Authors include: Kiriak, Kostash, Ryga, Galay, Suknaski, Haas. (Offered in alternate
years) SLA308Y Review of morphology and study of syntax. Short compositions based on literary and
critical texts. Voluntary language laboratory. SLA408H The development of the short story from Kvitka-Osnovianenko to the present day. All
readings in the original. (Offered every four years) SLA418H The development of Ukrainian drama from Kotliarevsky to the present day. All readings
in the original. (Offered every four years) SLA419Y A survey of Ukrainian poetry from Skovoroda to the present day. All readings in the
original. (Offered every four years) SLA428Y Major works by Kulish, Nechui-Levytsky, Myrny, Franko, Kotsiubynsky, Kobylianska,
Vynnychenko, Ianovsky, Pidmohylny, and Honchar. Readings in Ukrainian. (Offered every four
years) SLA429H A critical study of Taras Shevchenko. Life, works, and significance. Readings in
Ukrainian. (Offered every four years) SLA438H Beginning with an overview of the synchronic structure of Ukrainian (phonetics,
phonology, morphology, syntax), the course introduces various styles of contemporary
Ukrainian. Emphasis is on the practical usage of various styles. A number of
sociolinguistic questions are examined: dialects, jargons, slang, and the language
situation in contemporary Ukraine. SLA448H A survey of Ukrainian literature from the Renaissance to the National Revival:
polemical literature, baroque poetry, school drama, religious and philosophical treatises,
history-writing, dumy and satire. Major figures include Smotrysky, Vyshensky, Prokopovych
and Skovoroda. Works are read in modern Ukrainian and English translations. (Offered every
four years) SLA458H This course introduces students to contemporary Ukrainian using approaches beyond
grammar and traditional classroom interaction. Emphasis is on the enhancement of language
skills in the context of contemporary Ukraine. Students develop practical skills based on
traditional media as well as on multimedia resources, including those of the Internet.
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