Croaticum – Center for learning Croatian Language as a Second and Foreign Language
Department of Croatian Studies
The University of Zagreb
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
MODULE: CROATIAN AS A SECOND AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE
University study program
This is an independent module intended for foreign students which leads to a diploma addendum (additional certificate) will be issued.
Academic/vocational degree is earned as a part of undergraduate and graduate studies. Upon completion of a two-semester module students will receive an additional certificate – a diploma addendum.
The reasons for starting the module were motivated by the newly-emerged needs (increasing international cooperation and a booming number of foreign students at the University of Zagreb who are eager to learn Croatian language and study Croatian culture) as well as by the tradition at Croaticum – Center for learning Croatian Language as a Second and Foreign Language.
The users :
Croatian as a Second and Foreign Language is aimed at foreign students attending undergraduate and graduate courses which offer exchange/mobility programs at the University of Zagreb (for them the module is free),
as well as at lifelong education students (for them the module is not free).
Purpouse:
During the process of learning Croatian and getting to know Croatian society and culture, students of Croaticum module will acquire important competences in their respective fields, such as translating to and from Croatian, teaching Croatian abroad, teaching foreign languages to native Croatian students in language centers, working in tourist agencies, foreign companies' branch offices, diplomacy, institutions of the EU etc.
Enrolment requirements and admission procedure:
The enrollment conditions are a high-school diploma and the entrance exam which tests the level of proficiency in Croatian language. Those students who are not proficient in Croatian language cannon take the entrance exam.
Duration of the study programme and ECTS credits:
Module: Croatian as a Second and Foreign Language is taught throughout one academic year (2 semesters). Upon completion of the Module, students receive an additional certificate.
Minimal number of ECTS credits necessary to complete the module is 60 ECTS credits. Students who complete only a part of the Module (e.g. students who complete only one semester, or students who complete only language exercises without completing the optional courses), receive a certificate which lists the courses completed by the student, the earned grades and the corresponding number of ECTS credits.
LANGUAGE EXERCISES IN CROATIAN AS A SECOND AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE 1– WINTER SEMESTER
COURSE: Language Exercises in Croatian as a Second and Foreign LanguageStatus of the course: obligatory
COURSE TEACHER: Ivančica Banković-Mandić, Ph.D. , Marica Čilaš Mikulić, Ph.D., Milvia Gulešić Machata, Ph.D., Antonio-Toni Juričić, Ph.D., Dinka Pasini, MSc, Sanda Lucija Udier, Ph.D.,
Level / Number of hours per week / Credits (ECTS)
1.LANGUAGE EXERCISES 1
1A BEGINNER
(A2+) / 15 / 14
2.LANGUAGE EXERCISES 2
1B UPPER-BEGINNER
(B1) / 15 / 14
3.LANGUAGE EXERCISES 3
2A INTERMEDIATE
(B1+) / 15 / 14
4.LANGUAGE EXERCISES 4
2B UPPER-INTERMEDIATE
(B2) / 15 / 14
5.LANGUAGE EXERCISES 5
3A ADVANCED
(B2+) / 15 / 14
6.LANGUAGE EXERCISES 6
3B UPPER ADVANCED
(C1) / 15 / 14
COURSE: Phonetic Exercises in Croatian as a Second and Foreign Language
Status of the course: optional
Course teacher: Ivančica Banković-Mandić, Ph.D.
Associate teachers:Ana Grgić, M.A., Nikolina Sokolić, M.A.
Level / Number of hours per week / Credits (ECTS)
1.LANGUAGE EXERCISES 1
1A BEGINNER
(A2+) / 2 / 1
2.LANGUAGE EXERCISES 2
1B UPPER-BEGINNER
(B1) / 2 / 1
3.LANGUAGE EXERCISES 3
2A INTERMEDIATE
(B1+) / 2 / 1
4.LANGUAGE EXERCISES 4
2B UPPER-INTERMEDIATE
(B2) / 2 / 1
5.LANGUAGE EXERCISES 5
3A ADVANCED
(B2+) / 2 / 1
6.LANGUAGE EXERCISES 6
3B UPPER ADVANCED
(C1) / 2 / 1
COURSE OF CROATIAN CULTURE (ON ENGLISH) – winter semester
STATUS OF THE COURSE: OPTIONAL
THE NAME OF COURSE AND SUBJECT / COURSE TEACHER / Credits (ECTS)
1. The political system of the Republic of (Croatian Politics) / G. Čular (Faculty of Political Science) / 3
2. Introduction to Croatian Grammar for Non-native Speakers 1 (Standard Croatian Language) / Z. Jelaska / 3
3. Croatian history
(History) / T. Jakovina / 4
4. Cratian History of Arts
(History of Arts) / M. Jurković / 4
5. Second Language Acquisition
(Psycholinguistics) / M. Medved Krajnović / 5
Students choose 4 from 5 courses offfered. Total ECTS Credits are flexible, it could be from 15 to 17.Studenti biraju 4 od 5 ponuđenih kolegija. The total number of ECTS credits is flexible and is between 15 and 17.
CROATISTICS COURSE (ON CROATIAN LANGUAGE) – winter semester
STATUS OF THE COURSE: OPTIONAL
THE NAME OF COURSE AND SUBJECT / COURSE TEACHER / Credits (ECTS)
1. Syntax of Standard Croatian Language
(Standard Croatian language) / I. Pranjković / 5
2. Introduction to Contemporary Croatian Literature 1 (19th c.)
(Contemporary Croatian Literature) / V. Brešić / 5
3. Phonology and Morphophonology of Standard Croatian Language (Standard Croatian language) / B. Petrović / 5
4. Croatian Literature in the 15th and 16th c
(OlderCroatian Literature) / L. Plejić-Poje / 5
Students choose 3 from 4 courses offered, total ECTS credits should be 15
WEEKLY TIMETABLE
LANGUAGE EXERCISES / 15 hours
PHONETIC EXERCISES / 2 hours
CROATIAN CULTURE ON ENGLISH LANGUAGE / 8 hours
CROATISTIC COURSES / 6 hours
Note: Students may choose whether to participate in courses of Croatian culture in English or in croatistic courses, language and speech exercises are intended for all students.
LANGUAGE EXERCISES IN CROATIAN AS A SECOND AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE 2– SUMMER SEMESTER
COURSE: Language Exercises in Croatian as a Second and Foreign LanguageStatus of the course: obligatory
COURSE TEACHER: Ivančica Banković-Mandić, Ph.D. , Marica Čilaš Mikulić, Ph.D., Milvia Gulešić Machata, Ph.D., Antonio-Toni Juričić, Ph.D., Dinka Pasini, MSc, Sanda Lucija Udier, Ph.D.,
Level / Number of hours per week / Credits (ECTS)
1.LANGUAGE EXERCISES 1
1A BEGINNER
(A2+) / 15 / 14
2.LANGUAGE EXERCISES 2
1B UPPER-BEGINNER
(B1) / 15 / 14
3.LANGUAGE EXERCISES 3
2A INTERMEDIATE
(B1+) / 15 / 14
4.LANGUAGE EXERCISES 4
2B UPPER-INTERMEDIATE
(B2) / 15 / 14
5.LANGUAGE EXERCISES 5
3A ADVANCED
(B2+) / 15 / 14
6.LANGUAGE EXERCISES 6
3B UPPER ADVANCED
(C1) / 15 / 14
COURSE: Phonetic Exercises in Croatian as a Second and Foreign Language
Status of the course: optional
Course teacher: Ivančica Banković-Mandić, Ph.D.
Associate teachers: Ana Grgić, M.A., Nikolina Sokolić, M.A., Ines Carović, Ph.D.
Level / Number of hours per week / Credits (ECTS)
1.LANGUAGE EXERCISES 1
1A BEGINNER
(A2+) / 2 / 1
2.LANGUAGE EXERCISES 2
1B UPPER-BEGINNER
(B1) / 2 / 1
3.LANGUAGE EXERCISES 3
2A INTERMEDIATE
(B1+) / 2 / 1
4.LANGUAGE EXERCISES 4
2B UPPER-INTERMEDIATE
(B2) / 2 / 1
5.LANGUAGE EXERCISES 5
3A ADVANCED
(B2+) / 2 / 1
6.LANGUAGE EXERCISES 6
3B UPPER ADVANCED
(C1) / 2 / 1
COURSE OF CROATIAN CULTURE (ON ENGLISH) – summer semester
STATUS OF THE COURSE: OPTIONAL
THE NAME OF COURSE AND SUBJECT / COURSE TEACHER / Credits (ECTS)
1.Croatian Literature in European Context
(Comparative history of Croatian literature) / Leo Rafolt / 4
2. Croatian Ethnological Heritage (Ethnology) / T. Petrović Leš / 4
3. Croatian Language and Everyday Culture
(Croatian Culture) / J. Novak Milić / 3
4. Introduction to Croatian Grammar for Non-native Speakers 2
(Standard Croatian Language) / Z. Jelaska / 3
5. Croatian Film
(Film Arts) / N. Gilić / 4
Students choose 4 from 5 courses offfered. Total ECTS Credits are flexible, it could be from 15 to 16.
CROATISTICS COURSE (ON CROATIAN LANGUAGE) – summer semester
STATUS OF THE COURSE: OPTIONAL
THE NAME OF COURSE AND SUBJECT / COURSE TEACHER / Credits (ECTS)
1. Morphology of Standard Croatian Language
(Standard Croatian Language) / B. Petrović / 5
2. Introduction to Contemporary Croatian Literature (20th and 21st c.)
( Contemporary Croatian Literature) / V. Brešić / 5
3. Croatian Literature from the 17th and 18th c
(OlderCroatian Literature) / L. Plejić-Poje / 5
4. History of Croatian Language
(History of Croatian Language) / A. Frančić / 5
Students choose 3 from 4 courses offered, total ECTS credits should be 15
WEEKLY TIMETABLE
LANGUAGE EXERCISES / 15 hours
PHONETIC EXERCISES / 2 hours
CROATIAN CULTURE ON ENGLISH LANGUAGE / 8 hours
CROATISTIC COURSES / 6 hours
Note: Students may choose whether to participate in courses of Croatian culture in English or in croatistic courses, language and speech exercises are intended for all students.
Names of the courses:
Obligatory: Language Exercises in Croatian as a Second and Foreign Language
Optional:Pronunciation exercises in Croatian as a second and foreign language
OPTIONAL CROATISTICS COURSES ON CROATIAN LANGUAGE:
History of Croatian Language
Syntax of Standard Croatian Language
Phonology and Morphophonology of Standard Croatian Language
Morphology of Standard Croatian Language
Croatian Literature in the 15th and 16th c.
Croatian Literature from the 17th and 18th c.
Introduction to Contemporary Croatian Literature 1 (19th c.)
Introduction to Contemporary Croatian Literature (20th and 21st c.)
OPTIONAL COURSES ON ENGLISH LANGUAGE:
Introduction to Croatian Grammar for Non-native Speakers 1
Introduction to Croatian Grammar for Non-native Speakers 2
Second Language Acquisition
Croatian Language and Everyday Culture
Croatian Ethnological Heritage
Croatian Literature in the European Context
Croatian Film in European Context
Croatian Politics
Croatian History of Art
Croatian History
COURSE CONTENTS
Language Exercises in Croatian as a Second Language 1 (level A2+ according to CEFR)
1. week
a) themes and vocabulary: introductions, getting to know each other
b) grammatical units: sounds of Croatian (alphabet, Croatian phonetic inventory), present of the verb biti; personal pronouns, nominative case of nouns, gender and number of nouns, numbers 0-100; professions (introduction)
c) cultural topics: basic information about Croatia, basic information about Croaticum
2. week
a) themes and vocabulary: professions, family, animals
b) grammatical units: numbers up to a billion, present of the verb zvati se; possesive pronouns, plural of masculine nouns (long plural forms, sibilarization, fleeting a
c) cultural topics: Famous Croats, Zagreb
3. week
a) themes and vocabulary: qualities of things, people and animals; colors; students and their countries of origin
b) grammatical units: nominative case – possessive adjectives, descriptive adjectives (sound changes), present tense of the verbs that end in -ati> -am
c) cultural topics: colors and flags, Zagreb streets and squares, major Croatian cities, monuments and sculptures in Zagreb, Ivan Meštrović
4. week
a) themes and vocabulary: hotel accommodation; souvenirs, museums, antonyms of adjectives
b) grammatical units: accusative case of the direct object, present tense of the verbs that end in -ati> -am (ending), -irati> -iram and -iti/-jeti> im
c) cultural topics: famous Croats, Croatian geographic and natural amenities; Croatian holidays
5. week
a) themes and vocabulary: public places and institutions; prohibitions; days of the week
b) grammatical units: present of modal verbs (morati, trebati, smjeti, htjeti, moći), modal verbs used with infinitive forms of motion verbs (ići) and accusative case: destination (u/na)
c) cultural topics: Gornji grad (the Grič cannon), the most famous Croatian inventions and trivia
6. week
a) themes and vocabulary: summer holidays, hobbies, sports and sports equipment
b) grammatical units: modal verbs (follow-up), present tense of the verb ići, accusative case: intention; future tense
c) cultural topics: Croatian customs and habits, typical regional products, favorite Croatian tourist destinations
7. week
a) themes and vocabulary: shopping, food and beverages, expressing time (kada? – days of the week, seasons, times of day)
b) grammatical units: verbs jesti i piti; accusative case: time; accusative of personal pronouns (stressed and unstressed forms)
c) cultural topics: tourist brochures about Croatian regions; information on Croatian gastronomy; original Croatian products / ecological food
8. week
a) themes and vocabulary: seasons; dressing habits, clothing items (clothes, shoes, accessories); Croatian names for months
b) grammatical units: locative case: place and topic; locative case: time; present tense of verbs that end in -ovati,-evati,-ivati >-ujem; locative case of personal pronouns
c) cultural topics: Croatian traditional costumes, fashion styles; Croatian celebrities, typical features of various countries
9.week
a) themes and vocabulary: lodging, description of the interior and exterior, looking for an apartment (advertisements); free time, going out, movies
b) grammatical units: locative and accusative case (revision); perfect tense (all types)
c) cultural topics: famous Croatian movies (motion pictures, documentaries, cartoons); Varaždin, tie
10. week
a) themes and vocabulary: travelling, weather (forecast), gift giving, post office, bank, writing postcards and greeting cards
b) grammatical units: dative case of nouns (dative roles: recipient; dative case + prepositions); verbs slati and pisati (present tense)
c) cultural topics: Rastoke, Plitvice Lakes, Zadar, Croatian emigrants
11. week
a) themes and vocabulary: means of transport; science; inventions
b) grammatical units: instrumental case of nouns (company, means, time, space, description)
c) cultural topics: Ball-point pen (Penkala), Dubrovnik
12. week
a) themes and vocabulary: orientation, giving and receiving directions, social etiquette
b) grammatical units: genitive case of nouns (genitive of space, genitive with prepositions, genitive of descriptions, genitive with numerals)
c) cultural topics: HNK (Croatian National Theater)
13. week
a) themes and vocabulary: short discussions (for / against), Why am I learning Croatian? (Expressing causes, reasons etc.)
b) grammatical units: partitive genitive, material genitive, possessive genitive, genitive of cause and purpose
c) cultural topics: Croatian music
14. week
a) themes and vocabulary: contents of a fridge, closet, apartment etc.
b) grammatical units: genitive case used with verbs imati /nemati, genitive of personal pronouns
c) cultural topics: current culture events
15. week
a) themes and vocabulary: revision and preparation for the final exam
b) grammatical units: revision and the final exam
Language Exercises in Croatian as a Second Language 2 (level B2 according to CEFR)
1. week
a) themes and vocabulary: introductions and presentations
b) grammatical units: revision of course materials from Language Exercises in Croatian as a Second Language 1
c) cultural topics: information on Zagreb
2. week
a) themes and vocabulary: similarities and differences between cultures, education, jobs
b) grammatical units: revision of the construction of possessive and relative adjectives, revision of present tenses, present tense of reflexive verbs, future tense of reflexive verbs, perfect tense of reflexive verbs
c) cultural topics: Zagreb and the region of Hrvatskozagorje; University of Zagreb
3. week
a) themes and vocabulary: free time, travelling
b) grammatical units: accusative case of adjectives and pronouns (personal, demonstrative and possessive, reflexive-possessive), present tense of the verbs that end in nutinem
c) cultural topics: regions of Gorskikotar, Kordun and Moslavina
4. week
a) themes and vocabulary: counting and calculating; health, sports, hobbies, love;
b) grammatical units: genitive case with numerals, i-declension
c) cultural topics: Figures about Croatia; love stories from the Croatian literature, Croatian holidays
5. week
Revision, practice, examination
6. week
a) themes and vocabulary: living quality, work and leisure
b) grammatical units: locative case of adjectives and pronouns (personal, demonstrative and possessive, reflexive-possessive )
c) cultural topics: the region of Istria
7. week
a) themes and vocabulary: volunteering, plans, wishes and abilities
b) grammatical units: verbal aspect, Conditional I, imperative, vocative case
c) cultural topics: the regions of Podravina and Međimurje
8. week
a) themes and vocabulary: transportation and various means of communication
b) grammatical units: verbal aspect, dative case of adjectives and pronouns (personal, demonstrative and possessive, reflexive-possessive), present tense of verbs that end in -ati>-(j)em
c) cultural topics: the region of Lika
9. week
a) themes and vocabulary: friendship, love; character and appearance
b) grammatical units: comparison of adjectives; Future II
c) cultural topics: the region of Kvarner; Labour Day
Revision, practice, second examination
10. week
a) themes and vocabulary: jobs (part-time, permanent)
b) grammatical units: instrumental case of adjectives and pronouns (personal, demonstrative and possessive, reflexive-possessive), present tense of the verbs such as čuti
c) cultural topics: Northern and Central Dalmatia
11. week
a) themes and vocabulary: the past and memories
b) grammatical units: genitive case of adjectives and pronouns (personal, demonstrative and possessive, reflexive-possessive) present tense of the verbs that end in -ati>-im
c) cultural topics: the regions of Slavonia and Baranja
12. week
a) themes and vocabulary: names of people and towns
b) grammatical units: neuter nouns with the extension -(e)t and -(e)n, present tense of the verbs such as peći, jesti
c) cultural topics: Southern Dalmatia
13.week
a) themes and vocabulary: Croatian emigrants
b) grammatical units: Declension of nouns of foreign origin
c) cultural topics: famous Croats around the world
14.week
Revision, practice
15. week
revision, practice, final examination
Language Exercises in Croatian as a Second Language 3 (level B1+ according to CEFR)
1.week
a) themes and vocabulary: living abroad (Croatian emigrants and foreign people in Croatia); Croatian inventions and inventors; the status of women in Croatia and in the world; expressing doubt, astonishment, surprise and regret
b) grammatical units: a revision of declensions of adjectives and pronouns; declension of nouns such as Sidney, hobi, intervju, Tokio…
c) cultural topics: Croatian and international holidays
2. week
a) themes and vocabulary: revision, languages, learning foreign languages, Croatian as a second language
b) grammatical units: accusative case, verbs, present tense of verbs that end in -ati>-am; verbal aspect
c) cultural topics: Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts; glagolic script, Croatian Parliament
3.week
a) themes and vocabulary: art (literature, theater, visual arts)
b) grammatical units: genitive case; present tense of verbs that end in -ovati/-ivati/-evati>-ujem
c)cultural topics: famous Croatian artists; Zagreb School of Animated Films; World Poetry Day; World Theater Day
4. week
a) themes and vocabulary: modern world; life standard; addictions
b) grammatical units: dative and locative cases; present of verbs that end in -iti>-im, -jeti>-im, -ati>-im
c) cultural topics: everyday culture; modern life in Croatia (problems, advantages and disadvantages); holidays
5.week
Revision, practice, first examination
6.week
a) themes and vocabulary: science, technology, inventions and discoveries; famous Croatian scientists
b) grammatical units: instrumental case; present of verbs that end in -ati>(j)em, vatijem
c) cultural topics: Croatian scientists in the past and the present
7. week
a) themes and vocabulary: ecology, nature, eco-days, protected species
b) grammatical units: collective nouns, present of verbs that end in -nuti>-nem
c) cultural topics: protected nature in Croatia; Green City Project; Zagreb Time Machine; Days of Croatian Film
8. week
a) themes and vocabulary: activism and activist groups; great natural disasters
b) grammatical units: present tense of verbs that end in -ći>-d-em, đ-em; -atianem,
c) cultural topics: famous Croat: A. Štampar; humanitarian organizations in Croatia; 23th of April – World Book and Copyright Day; The Earth Day
9. week
a) themes and vocabulary: sports, media, reading
b) grammatical units: pluraliatantum; present tense of the verbs that end in -ći and -sti
c) cultural topics: famous athletes from Split; Croatian newspapers and magazines; World Press Freedom Day; Labor Day; Secrets of Grič
10.week
Revision, practice, second examination