Upon the successful completion of the Language Immersion Course Slovene 1, students will acquire the following competencies related to the Slovene language:

• form simple sentences
  
• introduce themselves and others
  
• give personal information (e.g. telephone number, date of birth)
  
• react in basic social situations
  
• talk about everyday topics (work and hobbies)
  
• make an appointment
  
• use correct grammar (verb, noun, adjective) and vocabulary independently in everyday and work situations
  

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This is a beginners' course for students with little or no prior Slovene language knowledge (at CEF level A1). The following language topics will be covered in this module:

• Introduction to Slovene language and culture (language characteristics, pronunciation, spelling rules, phonetics)
• Vocabulary for everyday and work situations
• Grammar basics (nouns, verb "to be" ["biti"], regular verbs and irregular verbs in present tense, noun and adjective in 1st and 4th case)
• Regional and cultural introduction to Slovenia
• Simple everyday conversation topics including
  • introducing oneself
  • asking for professions, nationalities, and countries
  • telling the time
  • days of the week, months, seasons and numbers
• Daily activities (world of work and recreation)
• Time specification (regularity of activities)

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Jemec Škoda, M., Finžgar, P., Malovrh, A., Perš, D., Rajgel, U., Volk, T. & Rajh, M. (2008). Pons splošni nemško-slovenski slovar. Ljubljana: Pons.
Jenko, E. M. (2000). Grammatik der slowenischen Sprache. Klagenfurt/Celovec: Drava.
Kelih, E. & Vučajnk, T. (2018). Slovensko-nemški tematski slovar: osnovno in razširjeno besedišče. Klagenfurt/Celovec: Mohorjeva/Hermagoras.
Knez, M., Kern, D., Klemen, M.& Alič, T. (2017). Čas za slovenščino1. Ljubljana: Univerza v Ljubljani.
Lečič, R. (2006). Slovenski glagol (Das slowenische Verb). Ljubljana: Založba ZRC.
Petric Lasnik, I., Pirih Svetina N., & Ponikvar, A. (2018). A, B, C ... gremo. Ljubljana: Univerza v Ljubljani.
Rigler Šilc, K. & Volavšek Kurasch, N. (2010). Poslovna slovenščina. Ljubljana: Debora.
Volavšek Kurasch, N. (2014). Zdaj razumem: vaje za slušno razumevanje in sporočanje. Klagenfurt/Celovec: Mohorjeva/Hermagoras.

• Lecture and presentation
  
• Group and pair work
  
• Role plays
  
• Learning games
  
• Blended learning
  
• Homework

Integrated module exam (immanent examination character):

• Class participation 20%
  
• Class preparation/homework 20%
  
• Final examination (exam includes reading and listening comprehension, speaking and writing) 60 %