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There is a one week break in each term
(3-7
November 2014 and 23-27 February 2015)
when no classes will take place.
Further information
See introductory paragraph under Slavonic
languages on page 58.
Croatian –
Lower Intermediate Croatian
This course is aimed at students who have
successfully completed elementary Croatian
programme, otherwise placement in this course
is based on entrance assessment (written and
oral). It builds a foundation in understanding,
speaking, reading and writing Croatian language
using vocabulary and grammar structures
common to everyday situations. Cultural
material will also be dealt with during the course
through visual and audio presentations and
through student presentations on various topics
related to Croatia and other countries in the
region. Students who have completed this
course should be able to talk about daily routine,
home, family, school and work; read and
understand longer texts such as short stories
and poems; write compositions about general
things in their life; and finally, should be familiar
with most important aspects of Croatian cultural
heritage.
The class consists of two one and a half hour
sessions per week of grammar, listening and
reading comprehension and conversation. The
total number of contact hours is sixty-three
(
twenty-one weeks). At the end of the course
students have an option of a final written and
oral assessment which may be one of the
entrance requirements in order to proceed to the
next level.
How to apply
Application forms are available from the
Department of Russian and Slavonic Studies
either in hard copy or electronic form
. The
completed application form accompanied by
payment (course fee and photocopying levy) in
the form of a personal cheque, postal money
order or bank draft, payable to Trinity College
no. 1 account, should be returned by
19
September 2014.
Contact information: The Executive Officer,
Department of Russian and Slavonic Studies,
room 5045, Arts Building, Trinity College, Dublin
2.
Phone: 01 896 1896, email:
Fee
€690 payable in advance. This fee is non-
refundable once the course has commenced.
A concession rate (€480) is available to Trinity
College Dublin undergraduate students who are
not taking this course for ECTS credits, to Trinity
College Dublin postgraduate students with
a letter from their head of department or
supervisor indicating that they are required to
develop their Croatian-language skills, and
those in receipt of a social welfare pension.
If you are unemployed or in receipt of a social
welfare payment, contact the facilitator in your
local social welfare office. You may be entitled to
certain assistance in funding. The number of
concession rate places in any given class is
restricted to twenty per cent. Payment must
accompany applications.
Course materials
Course materials are prepared by the teacher.
There is a photocopying levy of €15.
Date and time
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7 p.m. - 8.30 p.m.,
venue to be confirmed. Please see our website,
.
