Ukrainian
Continuers Level Resources
C OL L A BO RA T I V E C UR RI C UL UM
A S S E S S M E NT F RA M E W OR K
A US T RA L I A
A ND
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L A N GUA G E S
General Resources
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Dictionaries
Andrusyshen, C H, & Krett, J N (comps), Ukrainian-English Dictionary, University of Toronto
Press, Toronto, 1981
Àíòîíåíêî-Äàâèäîâè÷, Áîðèñ, ßê ìè ãîâîðèìî (³ ÿê òðåáà ãîâîðèòè),
Íüþ Éîðê, Íàóêîâî-äîñë³äíå òîâàðèñòâî óêðà¿íñüêî¿ òåðì³íîëî㳿,
1980
ÀÍ ÓÐÑÐ, Ñëîâíèê óêðà¿íñüêî¿ ìîâè, ò. ²–Õ², Êè¿â, Íàóêîâà äóìêà,
1970–1980
Áàãìåò, À, Ñëîâíèê ñèíîí³ì³â óêðà¿íñüêî¿ ìîâè, Íüþ Éîðê, ÍÒØ, 1982
Ãîëîñêåâè÷, Ã. Ïðàâîïèñíèé ñëîâíèê, Íüþ Éîðê, Êíèãîñï³ëêà, 1962 or
any reprint
Äåéêî, Ìàð³ÿ, Äåéêî, Â, Äåéêî, À, ò 1 – Óêðà¿íñüêî-àíãë³éñüêèé
ñëîâíèê øèðîêîãî âæèòêó, ò 2 Àíãë³éñüêî-óêðà¿íñüêèé ñëîâíèê
øèðîêîãî âæèòêó, Àâñòðàë³ÿ, Âèä-âî “Ð³äíà ìîâà”,1979
Äåðêà÷, Ï.Ì, Êîðîòêèé ñëîâíèê ñèíîí³ì³â óêðà¿íñüêî¿ ìîâè, 2–ãå
âèä. Íüþ Éîðê, 1975
Êîâàë³â, Ï, Óêðà¿íñüêèé ïðàâîïèñ, 2–ãå âèä, Íüþ Éîðê, ²íñòèòóò
óêðà¿íñüêî¿ ìîâè, 1977
Íèò÷åíêî, Äì, Óêðà¿íñüêèé îðòîãðàô³÷íèé ñëîâíèê äëÿ øê³ë ³ ìîëîä³,
2–ãå âèä, Ìåëüáîðí, Âèä-âî “Ëàñò³âêà”, 1985
Ïîäâåçüêî, ÌË, ³ Áàëëà ̲, Àíãëî-óêðà¿íñüêèé ñëîâíèê, Êè¿â,
"Ðàäÿíñüêà Øêîëà" 1974 or any reprint
Ïîäâåçüêî, ÌË, Óêðà¿íñüêî-àíãë³éñüêèé ñëîâíèê, 2–ãå âèä, Êè¿â, 1979
or any reprint
Ïîëþãà, ËÌ, Ñëîâíèê àíòîí³ì³â, Êè¿â, “Ðàäÿíñüêà øêîëà”, 1987
Ãîëîâàùóê, Ѳ, Îðôîãðàô³÷íèé ñëîâíèê óêðà¿íñüêî¿ ìîâè, Êè¿â,
“Äîâ³ðà”, 1994
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Grammar and Usage
Hornjatkevych, A J, Contemporary Ukrainian, University of Alberta, Edmonton, 1975. (Includes
practical phonetic information, useful dialogues and pattern drills, although the approach to
grammar is somewhat technical and complex.)
Humesky, Assya, Modern Ukrainian, 2nd ed. Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies Press,
Edmonton, 1999. (An advanced textbook of Ukrainian grammar which includes dialogues,
notes on grammar and explanatory notes dealing with cultural, regional and stylistic differences.
A useful textbook for review exercises. Students will find the appendices useful, with
information on phonetics, declensions and verb government.)
Slavutych, Y, Conversational Ukrainian, Edmonton, Gateway, 1973. (Uses dialogues and other
discourse forms and explains grammatical points after the texts in which they appear.)
Slavutych, Y, Standard Ukrainian Grammar, Slavuta Publishers, Edmonton, 1987. (A particularly
useful textbook for dialogues and stories, incorporating basic information on Ukraine.)
Struk, D H, Ukrainian for Undergraduates, 2nd revised edition, Canadian Institute of Ukrainian
Studies Press, Edmonton, 1998. (Suitable as a textbook for grammar only, since discourse forms
are not presented.)
×îðí³é, Ñ, Ãðàìàòèêà óêðà¿íñüêî¿ ìîâè, ÷àñò 1 – ôîíåòèêà ³
ìîðôîëîã³ÿ, ÷àñò.11 – ñèíòàêñà, Ìþíõåí, Óêðà¿íñüêèé ³ëüíèé
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Óí³âåðñèòåò, 1979. (Uses a traditional approach to grammar, examining each part of
speech and syntactic construction separately. Suitable as a reference grammar for teachers.)
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Reference Books
Burstynsky, E, Introduction to Phonetics, in D H, Struk, Ukrainian for Undergraduates, pp. ii–
xxvi. CIUS Press, Edmonton 1998. (A good reference article which outlines the basic principles
of Ukrainian phonology. Using the contrastive approach, phonetic similarities and differences
between English and Ukrainian are exemplified.)
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Newspapers
˳òåðàòóðíà Óêðà¿íà, Êè¿â
Ókðà¿íà ³ ñâ³ò: óêðà¿íñêüèé íåçàëåæíèê òèæíåâèê ÂèäຠUkrainian New
Generation Co. Toronto. 1991, e-mail: usvit@ican.net
Óêðà¿íñüêå ñëîâî: óêðà¿íñüêèé òèæíåâèê, ãîë. ðåäàêòîð Ìèêîëà
Âåðáîâèé
e-mail: us@olz.kyiv.ua
³ëüíà äóìêà, ѳäíåé
Öåðêâà ³ æèòòÿ, Ìåëüáóðí
̳ñò, Òîðîíòî
Specific Resources
The following resources are listed according to the prescribed themes and topics in the syllabus.
The Individual
Personal identity
гäí³ ãîëîñè ç äàëåêîãî êîíòèíåíòó: òâîðè ñó÷àñíèõ óêðà¿íñüêèõ
ïèñüìåííèê³â â Àâñòðà볿, Êè¿â, "Âåñåëêà" 1993. (Poetry and fiction by
Ukrainian immigrants in Australia. Many of the works reflect on the meaning of change of place
for a sense of personal identiry.)
Ñàì³ ïðî ñåáå: àâòîá³îãðàô³¿ âèäàòíèõ óêðà¿íö³â Õ²Õ ñòîë³òòÿ, ðåä,
Þ, Ëóöüêèé, Íüþ Éîðê, Óêðà¿íñüêà ³ëüíà Àêàäåì³ÿ Íàóê â ÑØÀ,
1989. (Autobiographical articles, mainly by eminent people who made a conscience choice of
national identity.)
ijëîâ³ ëèñòè, ßïîí³ÿ, http://www.ne.jp/asahi/zi/skhodu/cp1251/dor/lysty (Letters from
Ukraine to grandchildren in Japan, 1996-1998.)
Åíöèêëîïåäè÷íèé äîâ³äíèê óêðà¿íö³â â Àâñòðà볿, ѳäíåé, "³ëüíà
äóìêà", 2000. (Encyclopaedic entries on many Ukrainians and people of Ukrainian origin in
Australia.)
Education and aspirations
Ñëîâî øêîëÿðà, Ìåëüáóðí. (A magazine published by the Noble Park Ukrainian Saturday
School, containing texts by students of the school)
Êè¿âñüêèé óí³âåðñèòåò ³ì. Òàðàñà Øåâ÷åíêà,
http://www.univ.kiev.ua/ukr/index_dyn.html
Ëüâ³âñüêèé íàö³îíàëüíèé óí³âåðñèòåò ³ì. ²âàíà Ôðàíêà,
http://prima.franko.lviv.ua/indexu.html
Macquarie University Ukrainian Studies home page,
http://www.mq.edu.au/MDLang/Slavonic/ukrainian.html
Monash University Ukrainian Studies home page,
http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/gsandss/slavic/ukrainia.html
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Leisure and lifestyles
"Ñïîðò", Óêðà¿íñüêà Ðàäÿíñüêà Åíöèêëîïåä³ÿ, 2–ãå âèä, Êè¿â, ò 10,
ÓÐÅ, 1983
nos 480–481. (This overview article guides the reader to specific entries on varieties of sport
and sporting competitions in the Encyclopedia.)
ªâà, Êè¿â. (A glossy women's magazine)
The Ukrainian, Kyiv (A glossy bilingual quarterly magazine on lifestyle, culture and current issues.
Distributed in Ukraine's airports and embassies.)
Ñïîðò, the sports pages of the newspaper Âå÷³ðí³é Êè¿â http://www.vechirniykyiv.com
Óêðà¿íñüêèé ôóòáîë, http://uamedia.visti.net/uf/view.html
The Ukrainian-speaking communities
Cultural diversity
Âîðîïàé, Î, Çâè÷à¿ íàøîãî íàðîäó, 2 òîìè, Êè¿â, "Îáåð³ã", 1991
12 ì³ñÿö³â, Êè¿â, "Âåñåëêà", ð³÷íèê. (Annual containing a variety of text types and
much material on customs and traditions.)
²ñòîð³ÿ óêðà¿íñüêî¿ êóëüòóðè: ïîáóò, ïèñüìåíñòâî, ìèñòåöòâî,
òåàòð, ìóçèêà, ðåä, ², Êðèï'ÿêåâè÷, Êè¿â, "Ëèá³äü", 1994
Êîëåññà, Ô, Óêðà¿íñüêà óñíà ñëîâåñí³ñòü, Åäìîíòîí, Êàíàäñüêèé
²íñòèòóò Óêðà¿íñüêèõ Ñòóä³é, 1983. (Ukrainian customs and folklore, including
texts.)
Íàðèñè óêðà¿íñüêî¿ ïîïóëÿðíî¿ êóëüòóðè, ðåä, Î, Ãðèöåíêî, Êè¿â,
Óêðà¿íñüêèé öåíòð êóëüòóðíèõ äîñë³äæåíü, 1998. (A collection of essays on
key elements of contemporary Ukrainian popular culture, including media culture.)
Öâåê, Ä, Ó áóäí³ ³ ñâÿòà, 2–ãå âèä. Ëüâ³â, "Êàìåíÿð", 1993. (A
Ukrainian cookery book. Good vocabulary.)
Óêðà¿íö³: íàðîäí³ â³ðóâàííÿ, ïîâ³ð'ÿ, äåìîíîëîã³ÿ, ðåä, ÔÏ,
Øåâ÷åíêî òà ³í, Êè¿â: "Ëèá³äü" 1991
Ukrainian Holidays, Traditions and Folklore, USA http://www.brama.com/art/traditions.html (In
English)
Ãàëàñ, Êè¿â (Magazine of the contemporary Ukrainian youth music scene)
Zdorov! Leeds, United Kingdom. (English-language magazine for young people of Ukrainian
background.)
ßí³â, Â, Íàðèñ óêðà¿íñüêî¿ êóëüòóðè, Íüþ Éîðê, 1985. (Text written in
Ukrainian, covering Ukrainian culture with much interesting information on the origins of many
traditions.)
Historical perspectives
Doroshenko, D, A Survey of Ukrainian History, Winnipeg, 1975. (A history of Ukraine
translated into English. Suitable as a teacher reference.)
Çàðóá³æí³ óêðà¿íö³: äîâ³äíèê, ðåä, Þ, Ëàçåáíèê òà ³í, Êè¿â,
"Óêðà¿íà", 1991. (A guide in Ukrainian to the history of Ukrainian communities outside of
the former USSR).
Êîçóëÿ, Î, Ƴíêè â ³ñòî𳿠Óêðà¿íè, Êè¿â, Óêðà¿íñüêèé öåíòð
äóõîâíî¿ êóëüòóðè, 1993
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Magosci, PR, A history of Ukraine, Toronto, Universisty of Toronto Press, 1996. (Suitable for
students).
Subtelny, O, Ukraine: A History, 2nd ed. University of Toronto Press, Toronto, 1994. (Suitable for
students).
Óêðà¿íñüê³ ïîñåëåííÿ: äîâ³äíèê, ðåä, À ̳ëüíè÷ òà ³í, Íüþ Éîðê,
Óêðà¿íñüêèé ñîö³îëîã³÷íèé ³íñòèòóò, Çàïèñêè ÍÒØ, ò. ÕÕ 1980
Return of the Butterfly, SBS, (1 1/2 hour film on the life of opera singer Ñîëîì³ÿ
Êðóøåëüíèöüêà (1872-1952)
Taras Bulba, starring Yul Brynner &Tony Curtis, directed by J Lee Thompson, produced by
Harold Hecht, United Artists Release, 1962
Íîâèé îáð³é: àëüìàíàõ, ðåä. Ä ×óá, Ìåëüáîðí, Ëàñò³âêà, ÷.6, 1980,
÷ 7, 1985, ÷ 8, 1988, ÷ 9, 1993, ÷ 10, 1997, ÷ 11, 1999
Àëüìàíàõ óêðà¿íñüêîãî æèòòÿ â Àâñòðà볿, ѳäíåé, "³ëüíà äóìêà" ³
Ôóíäàö³ÿ Óêðà¿íîçíàâ÷èõ Ñòóä³é â Àâñòðà볿, 1994
Åíöèêëîïåä³ÿ óêðà¿íñüêî¿ ä³ÿñïîðè, ò. 4: Àâñòðàë³ÿ, Àç³ÿ, Àôðèêà.
Êè¿â, Íàóêîâå Òîâàðèñòâî ³ì. Øåâ÷åíêà ³ Íàö³îíàëüíà Àêàäåì³ÿ
Íàóê Óêðà¿íè, 1994
Óêðà¿íö³ â Àâñòðà볿, ò. 1 ³ ò. 2, Ìåëüáóðí, Ñîþç Óêðà¿íñüêèõ
Îðãàí³çàö³é Àâñòðà볿, 1966 ³ 1998
³ëüíà äóìêà, ѳäíåé (Newspaper)
Öåðêâà ³ æèòòÿ, Ìåëüáóðí (Newspaper)
OzeUkes, Perth, http://www.home.aone.net.au/mandycza/ (Links to the Ukrainian community web
sites throughout Australia. Contains Ukrainian-language press items on Ukrainians in Australia
and on Ukrainian-Australian relations.)
Arts and Entertainment
yevs’kyj, D, A History of Ukrainian Literature, with G.S.N. Lucky, an overview of the
twentieth century. Littleton, Colorado, Ukrainian Academic Press, 1997. (Suitable as a teacher
reference.)
Êèñ³ëåâñüêèé, Ê., Õðåñòîìàò³ÿ ç óêðà¿íñüêî¿ ë³òåðàòóðè äëÿ øê³ë ³
êóðñ³â óêðà¿íîçíàâñòâà, Íüþ Éîðê, Øê³ëüíà Ðàäà Ó.Ê.Ê.À. 1962. (An
anthology containing a variety of discourse forms, following the various periods of Ukrainian
literature and featuring works by all the major Ukrainian authors.)
Êîïà÷, Î, Õðåñòîìàò³ÿ ç óêðà¿íñüêî¿ ë³òåðàòóðè äëÿ øê³ë ³ êóðñ³â
óêðà¿íîçíàâñòâà, Òîðîíòî, 1970. (An anthology of Ukrainian literature of the latter
half of the 20th century, featuring selections of poetry and prose and including some
biographical information about the various authors.)
Ëàâð³íåíêî, Þ, Ðîçñòð³ëÿíå â³äðîäæåííÿ: àíòîëîã³ÿ 1917–1933. Instytut
Literacki, Paris, 1959. (An extensive anthology of Ukrainian literature of the period 1917–33,
featuring an introduction to the period, biographical information about the authors, and
selections in poetry, prose, and drama.)
Îâ÷àðåíêî, Ì, Çîëîò³ âîðîòà, Íüþ Éîðê, Âèäàííÿ Øê³ëüíî¿ Ðàäè
Ó.Ê.Ê.À. 1962. (An anthology of Ukrainian literature, containing a variety of discourse
forms and covering many themes.)
Ðàäçèêåâè÷, Â., ²ñòîð³ÿ óêðà¿íñüêî¿ ë³òåðàòóðè, ÷.1,2,3 Äåòðîéò,
Áàòüê³âùèíà, 1956. (Ukrainian literature to the beginning of the 20th century. Written in
Ukrainian, it is suitable as a teacher reference.)
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Õðåñòîìàò³ÿ ç óêðà¿íñüêî¿ ë³òåðàòóðè ÕÕ ñòîë³÷÷ÿ, Óïîðÿäêóâàëè ª.
Ôåäîðåíêî òà Ï. Ìàëÿð, Íüþ Éîðê, Âèä-âî Øê³ëüíî¿ Ðàäè Ó.Ê.Ê.À.
1978
(An anthology of Ukrainian literature of the 20th century, featuring prose and poetry and
including short biographical material about the authors.)
Äåñÿòü óêðà¿íñüêèõ ïîåò³â / Äåñÿòü óêðà¿íñüêèõ ïðîçà¿ê³â, Êè¿â,
"Ðîêêàðä", 1995. (Works by 20 contemporary Ukrainian writers.)
From Three Worlds: New Writing From Ukraine, ed. Ed. Hogan, Boston, Massachusetts, Zephyr
Press, 1996. (Contains useful parallel Ukrainian and English texts of Ukrainian poetry of the
1980s and 1990s.)
Êâ³òè â òåìí³é ê³ìíàò³: ñó÷àñíà óêðà¿íñüêà íîâåëà, Êè¿â, "Ãåíåçà",
1997. (Good contemporary examples of the short story genre.)
Brama: Arts and Culture – Literature, USA, http://www.brama.com/art/lit.html (Ukrainian poetry,
mainly new work by contemporary Ukrainian poets and writers. Also some childrens' stories.)
Gala–ðàä³î http://www.galaradio.com/ukr/index.htm (Web site of a Ukrainian FM station.
Useful vocabulary.)
̳æíàðîäíèé ìåä³ÿ öåíòð, Êè¿â, http://www.imc.kiev.ua/
Ðàä³î ëþêñ, Ëüâ³â, http://www.radiolux.lviv.au (Web site of a Ukrainian radio station)
Òåëåñòóä³ÿ 1+1, Êè¿â. http://www.1plus1.net (Web site of a Ukrainian TV station.)
Óêðà¿íñüêèé ìèñòåöüêèé ìîí³òîð, Ëüâ³â, http://www.ukrainet.lviv.ua/uam/uam.html
(Arts and culture in Ukraine, 1995 and 1996)
Çíàéîìòåñü: Êè¿â, http://www.kyiv.com.ua/kultura.htm (Overview of the cultural offerings
of the city of Kyiv and links to theatres, museums and other cultural institutions.)
Films
Âàëüäøíåïè, ðåæèñåð Î. Ìóðàòîâ, ʳíîñòóä³ÿ ³ì. Äîâæåíêà, 1996. (Based
on Mykola Khvyl'ovyj's novel.)
Åíå¿äà, ðåæèñåð Â. Äàõíî, ê³íîñòóä³ÿ "Óêðàí³ìàô³ëüì", 1998. (Featurelength cartoon based on Ivan Kotliarevskyj's classic.)
Ò³í³ çàáóòèõ ïðåäê³â, ðåæèñåð Ñåðã³é Ïàðàäæàíîâ, (ʳíîñòóä³ÿ ³ì.
Äîâæåíêà, 1965 (One of the classics of modern cinema.)
Çàõàð Áåðêóò, ðåæ. Ð. Êîë³ñíèê, ʳíîñòóä³ÿ ³ì. Äîâæåíêà. (Based on Ivan
Franko's novel.)
Return of the Butterfly, SBS, (1 1/2 hour film on the life of opera singer Ñîëîì³ÿ
Êðóøåëüíèöüêà (1872–1952)
Taras Bulba, starring Yul Brynner &Tony Curtis, directed by J Lee Thompson, produced by
Harold Hecht, United Artists Release, 1962
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The Changing World
Tourism
Êè¿â: îô³éö³éíèé ñàéò êè¿âñüêî¿ äåðæàäì³í³ñòðàö³¿,
http://www.kyiv.com.ua/
Ëüâ³â: http://www.polynet.lviv.ua/lviv/ukr/home_u.htm
̳æíàðîäíèé òóðèçì, ãîë. ðåäàêòîð Îëåêñàíäð Ãîðîáåöü, Êè¿â, 1994
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Ïàíîðàìà (In-flight magazine of Ukraine International Airlines), published by Concept
Publishing Ltd six times a year. Available at embassies and Ukraine International Airline
agencies, e-mail: panorama@looks.relc.com
Òóðèçì ñ³ëüñüêèé çåëåíèé, ãîë. ðåäàêòîð Ìèêîëà Õàëèìîíåíêî. Âèäàíî
̳í³ñòðîì ³íôîðìàö³¿ Óêðà¿íè, Êè¿â, 1997
Current issues
Âå÷³ðí³é Êè¿â, Êè¿â, http://www.vechirniykyiv.com/ (Daily newspaper on the web)
Äåíü: Êè¿â, http://www.day.kiev.ua (Daily newspaper on the web)
Ëüâ³â: êîìï'þòåðè òà ³íòåðíåò,
http://www.lviv.ua/city/1.php3?url=list.php3&cat=4&lang=uk (A guide to computer resources and
internet culture in Lviv. Useful for computer terminology.)
Ïðîãðàìè òà íîâèíè, Êðåìåí÷óê, http://www.ppnews.poltava.ua/
Óêðà¿íà ñüîãîäí³, Ëüâ³â, http://www.ukrainet.lviv.ua/infobank/ukr.html
˳òåðàòóðíà Óêðà¿íà, Êè¿â
Ókðà¿íà ³ ñâ³ò: óêðà¿íñêüèé íåçàëåæíèê òèæíåâèê, âèäຠUkrainian New
Generation Co, Toronto, 1991, e-mail: usvit@ican.net
Óêðà¿íñüêå ñëîâî: óêðà¿íñüêèé òèæíåâèê, ãîë. ðåäàêòîð Ìèêîëà
Âåðáîâèé
e-mail: us@olz.kyiv.ua
Âñåñì³õ: óêðà¿íñüêèé ãóìîðèñòè÷íèé æóðíàë. Òîðîíòî, 1991
³ëüíà äóìêà, ѳäíåé
Öåðêâà ³ æèòòÿ, Ìåëüáóðí
̳ñò, Òîðîíòî
Radio: Ukrainian Program, Sydney, SBS FM 96.7, Melbourne, SBS FM 93.1, Adelaide
Television: Ukrainian News, SBS Sunday 7:30-8:00 am
Edwards, Mike & Raymer, Steve, Chernobyl – One Year After, National Geographic, Vol 171, No
5, pp 632–653, May 1987
Greenwald, John, Deadly Meltdown, Time, May 12, pp 4–13, 1986
Äðà÷, ²âàí, "×îðíîáèëüñüêà ìàäîííà", ó êíèç³: Õðàì ñîíöÿ, Êè¿â,
"Ðàäÿíñüêèé ïèñüìåííèê", 1988 or any other edition. (A long poem about the nuclear
accident by one of Ukraine's best-known poets.)
Brama, Assorted maps and pictures pertaining to Chornobyl',
http://www.brama.com/ukraine/cbyl.html
Huda, Walter, Annotated Chornobyl Bibliography,
http://www.brama.com/ukraine/chornbib.html#NONTECH (A guide to non-technical literature
in English.)
World of work
Ùîòèæíåâèé ô³íàíñîâèé äàéäæåñò, Ëüâ³â
http://www.ukrainet.lviv.ua/ufm/ukr.html (Useful financial vocabulary.)
Ñï³ëüíå Óêðà¿íñüêî-àíãë³éñüêå ï³äïðèºìñòâî "ÍÒÎÍ", Ëüâ³â,
http://www.nton.lviv.gu.net/NEWTON/ (The web site of a fashion shop. Excellent
contemporary fashion vocabulary.)
Øèìê³â, Àííà. Àíãëî-óêðà¿íñüêèé òëóìà÷íèé ñëîâíèê ä³ëîâî¿ ìîâè.
2000
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Krouglov, A, K Kurylko and D Kostenko, English–Ukrainian Dictionary of Business, Jefferson,
North Carolina, McFarland, 1997
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