This document contains summaries of two Serbian language courses for foreign learners - Serbian Language Level 1 (A1) and Serbian Language Level 2 (A2). The Level 1 course is for beginners and aims to present basic conversational Serbian, teach simple reading skills, and introduce students to Serbian phonetics. Upon completing the course, students will be able to communicate on everyday topics and write semi-formal letters. Both courses involve 90 hours of lectures/seminars and 70 hours of independent work over the semester for a total of 160 academic hours. Students are evaluated based on midterm, final exams, and other class work, which make up 20%, 30%, and 50% of the final grade respectively.
This document contains summaries of two Serbian language courses for foreign learners - Serbian Language Level 1 (A1) and Serbian Language Level 2 (A2). The Level 1 course is for beginners and aims to present basic conversational Serbian, teach simple reading skills, and introduce students to Serbian phonetics. Upon completing the course, students will be able to communicate on everyday topics and write semi-formal letters. Both courses involve 90 hours of lectures/seminars and 70 hours of independent work over the semester for a total of 160 academic hours. Students are evaluated based on midterm, final exams, and other class work, which make up 20%, 30%, and 50% of the final grade respectively.
This document contains summaries of two Serbian language courses for foreign learners - Serbian Language Level 1 (A1) and Serbian Language Level 2 (A2). The Level 1 course is for beginners and aims to present basic conversational Serbian, teach simple reading skills, and introduce students to Serbian phonetics. Upon completing the course, students will be able to communicate on everyday topics and write semi-formal letters. Both courses involve 90 hours of lectures/seminars and 70 hours of independent work over the semester for a total of 160 academic hours. Students are evaluated based on midterm, final exams, and other class work, which make up 20%, 30%, and 50% of the final grade respectively.
This document contains summaries of two Serbian language courses for foreign learners - Serbian Language Level 1 (A1) and Serbian Language Level 2 (A2). The Level 1 course is for beginners and aims to present basic conversational Serbian, teach simple reading skills, and introduce students to Serbian phonetics. Upon completing the course, students will be able to communicate on everyday topics and write semi-formal letters. Both courses involve 90 hours of lectures/seminars and 70 hours of independent work over the semester for a total of 160 academic hours. Students are evaluated based on midterm, final exams, and other class work, which make up 20%, 30%, and 50% of the final grade respectively.
This course for beginners is based on communicative language teaching methodology and has the following purposes: to present the basic level of the Serbian conversational language; to exercise practical Serbian language on the basic level; to present phonetical and phonological system of the Serbian language. The students will acquire the basics of conversational Serbian, will be able to read simple texts and use language in everyday communication. It also introduces the students to the main features of the phonetic and phonological system of the Serbian language. After completing the course the students will be able to understand conversational Serbian language, communicate on everyday topics, describe themselves and their environment and write a semi-formal letter
Distribution of workload for students (contact and independent work in hours)
Lectures and seminars 90 academic hours (60 contact hours and 30 hours in the virtual teaching environment). Independent work 70 academic hours. In total 160 academic hours.
Structure of cumulative score and value of its constituent parts
Midterm exam - 20 %, final exam - 30%, other oral and written work during the semester - 50 % of the final mark.
Recommended reference materials
1. Bjelakovi, I., Vojnovi, J. Naucimo Srpski 1 = Let's learn Serbian 1. Udbenik. 2010. 2. Bjelakovi, I., Vojnovi, J. Naucimo Srpski 1 = Let's learn Serbian 1. Radna sveska. (Drugo izdanje). 2010. 3. ori, B. Srpski za strance =: Serbian for foreigners.2008. 4. ivani, L., Selimovi-Momilovi, M., Ota, N. Srpski jezik za strance. 2007.
SERBIAN LANGUAGE, LEVEL 2 (A2)
Short course annotation This course presents a follow-up programme of the previous elementary level Serbian course and helps the learners develop their Serbian language competence at pre-intermediate level (A2). Based on communicative methodology and a skill-oriented approach, the course aims to present the learners with the Serbian language system, improving phonological, orthographical, grammatical and lexical competencies and developing speaking, listening, writing and reading skills of the relevant level. The form of studies includes lectures, seminars, self-study tasks and work in SANAKO lab and in virtual MOODLE environment (on-line work, synchronous and asynchronous conversations and discussion forums, interactive tests and exercises).
Distribution of workload for students (contact and independent work in hours)
Lectures and seminars 90 academic hours (60 contact hours and 30 hours in the virtual teaching environment). Independent work 70 academic hours. In total 160 academic hours.
Structure of cumulative score and value of its constituent parts
Midterm exam - 20 %, final exam - 30%, other oral and written work during the semester - 50 % of the final mark.
Recommended reference materials
5. Bjelakovi, I., Vojnovi, J. Naucimo Srpski 2 = Let's learn Serbian 2. Udbenik. 2010. 6. Bjelakovi, I., Vojnovi, J. Naucimo Srpski 2 = Let's learn Serbian 2. Radna sveska. (Drugo izdanje). 2010. 7. ori, B. Srpski za strance =: Serbian for foreigners.2008. 8. ivani, L., Selimovi-Momilovi, M., Ota, N. Srpski jezik za strance. 2007.