Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures

Slavic 108Y, Elementary Ukrainian, 2002-2003

Class meets in Alumni Hall 204, Monday through Thursday at 11:00 AM

Language Laboratory Resources

Instructions for using the language files

The files in this archive have been digitized by Prof. Maxim Tarnawsky from tapes purchased from the Language Resource Center at the University of Michigan. Each tape was converted to an mp3 file and then broken up into separate files for vocabulary, dialogue, and exercises. The tapes were originally recorded, as described in the first segment (credits) to correspond to the first edition of Assya Humesky's textbook, Modern Ukrainian. This textbook has since undergone revisions, but these revisions are not reflected in these audio files. Thus there are small discrepancies between the files and the material presented in the textbook.

Students are advised to listen to these files while looking at the relevant pages of the textbook. Listen to the words as they are pronounced and then repeat them out loud. Listen to each segment more than once and compare your own pronunciation to the voices on the tape. Take your time! Listening to these recordings is of little use unless you take an active part in the exercise and make an effort to correct your own pronunciation.

To listen to the files, click on one of the two links associated with each audio segment. The first link initiates audio streaming (it is an m3u file pointing at the mp3 file). If your browser allows for this and is properly configured, the audio will begin almost immediately. The second link points to the mp3 file itself. If you click on this link, the mp3 file will be downloaded to your computer (or your computer will ask if you wish to download it). The audio will not begin until after the entire file is downloaded.

These audio files are available only to students enrolled in Ukrainian courses at the University of Toronto. Students in these courses should contact their instructor to obtain the password.

Browsers and players

If your computer is not configured for audio playback, seek the assistance of experienced users to install appropriate software. You need an internet browser to reach the site of the files, and an audio player to listen to the files. Users should be aware that older versions of the Netscape browser often fail when interpreting streaming audio. Thus, when users click on the streaming link, instead of hearing audio they see a single line of text on their screen. This line of text is the url of the mp3 file. To avoid this problem, use a different browser or choose the link to the mp3 file directly.

There are very many audio players that will integrate into your browser and play mp3 files. One popular player is Winamp, available from this site: http://www.winamp.com/.

Enjoy your listening.