Learners can chat together on the course forum, where the advisor will answer questions about the language and other Ukraine-related topics. It will be moderated by a learning/community advisor who will provide support to learners during the course and will provide check-ins at key points throughout the course. The course has been written by and developed with an Ukrainian academic with extensive experience of teaching Ukrainian. It is also for learners who interact directly with Ukrainian refugees, for example by hosting refugees in their homes, and who want to bring what they have found out – their knowledge and experience – to a space where they can engage with like-minded others and can find and provide mutual support and advice. This free online course is for everybody who is interested in finding out about Ukraine and its people and wants to get a first insight into its rich cultural heritage. Many Roma don't publicly identify as Roma or lack identity documentation and are therefore not reflected in the official census data.Īccording to the constitution, the state has an obligation to ensure the comprehensive development and functioning of the Ukrainian language in all spheres of social life, while guaranteeing the free development, use and protection of the Russian language and other languages of national minorities.Building on the experience developed since the launch of the Open Centre for Languages and Cultures, this free short course provides an introduction to Ukrainian Languages and Culture. An unknown number of this group speak Romani as their first language. The Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human rights estimates that there are between 150,000 and 400,000 Roma across Ukraine. While the 2001 census records 22,600 Romani speakers, the actual number is estimated to be much higher. Other minority languages in the country are Romanian (spoken by 0.87% of the population as a first or second language), Crimean Tatar (0.5%), Bulgarian (0.43%), and Hungarian (0.43%). Ukrainian is closely related to Russian but also has distinct similarities to the Polish language. Ukrainian, the official language, belongs with Russian and Belarusian to the East Slavic branch of the Slavic language family. According to the 2001 census, 67% of the population speak Ukrainian and 30% speak Russian as their first language. There are approximately 20 languages spoken in Ukraine.
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