This course aims to consolidate previously acquired structures and topics, improve oral and written communication skills and enlarge vocabulary based on previous knowledge and skills, introduce relevant vocabulary for business situations. On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:talk about everyday topics (work and hobbies)make future arrangementspresent their family members (characteristics and occupation)report about events in the pastask for specific quantities when shoppingask and give directionscomplete simple written tasksmake simple telephone enquiries

Slovene 1

The following topics will be covered:Daily activities (world of work and recreation)Time specification (regularity of activities)FamilyPersonal descriptionGiving directionsSimple written correspondence Basic telephone enquiries Grammar (past tense, future tense, prepositions with the 2nd case, negation, quantities, imperatives) Excursion to Ljubljana / Slovenia (1 day).

Rigler Šilc K./Volavšek Kurasch N. (2010): Poslovna slovenšcina. Ljubljana: Debora.Martincic P./Jacobs P./Jemec Škoda M./Finžgar P./Milutinovic V./ Perš D./Rajgel U./ Švab A./ Bodlaj L. (2008). Pons splošni slovensko-nemški slovar. Ljubljana: Pons.Crnivec, L. (2002): Slovnicne preglednice slovenskega jezika. Ljubljana: Filozofska fakulteta.Jenko, E. M. (2000): Grammatik der slowenischen Sprache. Klagenfurt/Celovec: Drava.

Discussions, individual exercises, group work, language-oriented, learner-oriented, task-oriented and intercultural role plays, excursion.

participation (30%), midterm exam (30%), final exam - oral and written (40%)