Adult Ukrainian Language Immersion Camp 2005

July 5, 2005 -- There is still time to register for the fifth AULIC 2005.

This year the registrations for the AULIC have come in faster than in the past but there is still some room and time to register. This year is the fifth anniversary of the AULIC project and the instructors are as impressive as ever. As in previous years, three levels of instruction will be offered, these along with the instructors are summarized below.

Beginners-Anita Drebot:
Originally from Sudbury Anita has taught Ukrainian in Regina and elsewhere for 40 years. She has a BA in Slavic Studies from the University of Regina (UoR) and a number of Master’s classes from the University of Saskatchewan (UoS). She taught Ukrainian in the Public School system, at the UoR for more than 10 years and briefly at the UoS. She also hosted Ukrainian radio and TV programs. This will be her third year with the AULIC program.

Intermediate-Iryna Pityn:
Iryna is a teacher by profession and recently graduated from the University of Ivan Franko in Drohobych near Lviv, Ukraine. In her undergraduate years she specialized in the English and French languages and foreign literature. Since arriving in Canada she has been the Sadochok teacher in Regina for the two years. Sadochok is a bilingual program that is offered from September to June of each year. Iryna also brings with her an extensive knowledge of Ukrainian culture and traditions.

Kateryna Stratiychuk:
Originally from the Khmel’nyts’kyi Oblast in Ukraine, Kateryna completed her university education at the Fedkovych University in Chernivtsi, Ukraine. She has 32 years experience as a teacher in Ukraine, 12 of which were as Vice-Principal at a High School in Kyiv. Her specialty was the Ukrainian language and Ukrainian literature. During her professional career she attained the highest level of teacher qualification available in Ukraine.

The AULIC will be held from Aug. 11-14, at Trident Camp, Crystal Lake, Saskatchewan. The program will not be all class work. Evenings will include singing, learning the finer points of certain Ukrainian traditions plus recreational activities. For the entire four-day weekend Ukrainian will be the ‘official’ language with English used when necessary.

The registration fee for 2005 will remain at a modest $175 per student. Those interested in learning more about the program should visit the AULIC website at www.aulic.ca or contact Tony Harras. The AULIC is a joint project of the Ukrainian Orthodox Men’s Association of Regina and the Ukrainian Canadian Professional and Business Association of Regina.

The response to date has been a great. Expectations are that we will hit our maximum capacity of 30. So plan to register soon and avoid being disappointed.