Slovene language for foreigners

Students learn the Slovene language by studying all linguistic levels – from the phonological level to the textual-syntactic level, and thus practise communicating in the Slovenian language.
The aim of this basic course of the Slovene language is to develop all four types of the students' linguistic skills, that is communication, listening, reading and writting skills.

There are no prerequisites.
In the introductory part of the course, zhe students acquire basic knowledge of the Slovene language.
In order to successfully participate in in-class discussions and to follow the lectures, the student should take the introductory linguistic courses.

Developing the students' listening, speaking, written and reading skills by working on appropriate textual models and by using appropriate audiovisual aids.
Acquiring vocabulary on various topics.
Analysis and interpretation of audio recordings and written texts.
Reading basic authentic professional texts and acquiring vocabulary covering various topics.
Analysis and production of shorter texts in the Slovene language covering various topics.
Grammar (basic morphology and syntax): the students learn to use basic grammar units in texts.

Knowledge and understanding:
The students are able to understand basic grammatical structures and use them appropriately in speech and writing.

• Nataša Pirih Svetina, Andreja Ponikvar: A, B, C … 1, 2, 3 gremo. Učbenik za začetnike na kratkih tečajih slovenščine kot drugega ali tujega jezika. Ljubljana: Center za slovenščino kot drugi tuji jezik pri Oddelku za slovenistiko Filozofske fakultete, 2006. Catalogue Catalogue Catalogue Catalogue Catalogue
• Ivana Petric Lasnik, Nataša Pirih Svetina, Andreja Ponikvar: Gremo naprej. Učbenik za nadaljevalce na tečajih slovenščine kot drugega ali tujega jezika. Ljubljana: Znanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete, 2009. Catalogue
• Andreja Markovič, Vesna Halužan idr.: S slovenščino nimam težav. Učbenik za kratke tečaje slovenščine. Nadaljevalna stopnja. Ljubljana: Center za slovenščino kot drugi tuji jezik pri Oddelku za slovenistiko Filozofske fakultete, 2004. Catalogue Catalogue
• Andreja Markovič, Danuša Škapin idr.: Slovenska beseda v živo 2. Učbenik za nadaljevalni tečaj slovenščine kot drugega/tujega jezika. Ljubljana: Center za slovenščino kot drugi tuji jezik pri Oddelku za slovenistiko Filozofske fakultete, 2004. Catalogue
• Other study materials provided during the lectures and tutorials (worksheets, posters).

Successfully passing the preliminary test after the first period of lectures. Successfully passing the written and oral examinations (90 % written examination, 10 % oral examination) at the end of the period of lectures.

Associate Professor Boris Kern works on issues of contemporary lexicology and lexicography, word-formation and semantics. He is involved in the preparation of the Dictionary of Newer Slovene Vocabulary and the New Dictionary of the Slovene Language.

Selected publications:
KERN, Boris. Analiza besedotvornih sklopov glagola stopiti. Jezikoslovni zapiski 17/1 (2011).
KERN, Boris. Stopenjske tvorjenke iz glagolov čutnega zaznavanja. Družina v slovenskem jeziku, literaturi in kulturi: zbornik predavanj 47. SSJLK. Znanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete, Ljubljana, 2011, str. 156–160.
KERN, Boris. Stopenjsko besedotvorje. Slavistična revija XXLVIII/3 (2010), str. 335–348.