2012 Adult Ukrainian Language Immersion Course (AULIC)

The dates for this year’s AULIC are August 9th to 12th, 2012 for a four-day weekend, and August 9th to 16^th, 2012 for the extended session, which will be held at Trident Camp, Crystal Lake, Saskatchewan.  Crystal Lake is located 1 km west off Highway #9 and 25 km north of Canora, Saskatchewan.  AULIC’s success has been primarily a result of the quality of language instruction provided to students attending the course.  Other important aspects of the program are the time allocated for recreational and cultural activities such as singing Ukrainian traditional and contemporary songs, watching Ukrainian videos, bread making and pysanky writing.  Instructors selected for the camp are skilled in teaching the language and in sharing Ukraine’s heritage and culture.  Instructors for 2012 are:

Beginner Level – Oksana Sholdra

Oksana is originally from Lviv, Ukraine, where she obtained degrees in Mathematical Engineering and Choreography.  Since her move to Regina, Oksana has continued her education through programs at SIAST, Regina Open Door Society and at the University of Regina, where she received accreditation as a Second Language Instructor.  She is presently employed by the Bank of Montreal.  She has taught Ukrainian at the Regina pre-school (Sadochok) as well as all levels of Ukrainian dance.

Intermediate Level – Victoria Muzychuk

Victoria has taught at the AULIC for a number of years and is happy to be back at Crystal Lake to meet her old and new students.  In the early 2000s, she contributed to developing the Ukrainian language curriculum for the AULIC intermediate level classes.  Originally, from the Western Ukraine, Victoria now makes Regina her home.  She graduated from Lviv National University with a degree in Slavic Languages and Literature and complemented it with another university degree in Adult Education.

Advanced Level and Extended Class – Victoriia Logosha

Victoriia is originally from northwestern Ukraine.  In 1996, she graduated from pedagogical college in elementary education and in 2004 received her master’s degree from Rivne Humanitarian University. Victoriia has seventeen years of professional experience teaching in elementary school as a language teacher and primary school education. She arrived in Canada in October 2010. Victoriia is very knowledgeable in Ukrainian geography, history, traditions and culture.

The registration fee for the four-day weekend is $185 per participant if received prior to July 12th, and $200 thereafter. The fee for the extended session is $310 per participant if received prior to July 12th, and $325 thereafter.   Room, board and all printed materials are included in the registration fee. 

Those interested in learning more about AULIC 2012 should visit www.aulic.ca or contact Tony Harras at (306) 586-6805 or 585-7945 (fax), or send an email to info@aulic.ca

AULIC is sponsored by the TYC/Ukrainian Orthodox Men’s Association of Regina and the Ukrainian Canadian Professional and Business Association of Regina.  Financial assistance is provided by the Ukrainian Canadian Congress – Saskatchewan Provincial Council & Regina Branch, Saskatchewan Lotteries, Saskatchewan Organization of Heritage Languages (SOHL), Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko, and the SUS Foundation.