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Croatian Evening and Short Courses

NEW course offering:


Selected chapters of Croatian culture, history and literature
beginning March 2024!


Duration: Course runs for 10 weeks (1.5 hours, once a week) from 7th March 2024 – 9th May 2024 


Date and Time: Thursdays, 19:00 – 20:30


Place: All the classes will take place on College campus in Dublin city centre. Learners will receive venue information closer to the course commencement date.


Content: The course will consist of twelve topics within ten classes; every class will cover one topic, except the last two classes, with two, related, topics each. The class will include taught elements followed by group discussion and topics will range and include a mix of culture, history, and literature.

The general topics covered are the following: 

  1. Contemporary Croatiashaping the modern Croatia  

end of communist block (1989); Homeland war; international recognition; institutions; crisis

  1. Three languages and three scripts (Middle Ages, in general) 

three scripts related to different (origins) cultures, their development, three languages of culture

  1. Croatian Humanism and Renaissance 

new world vision, new relations in the society, modernity, individualism, European globalism, Arts

  1. Three literary languages 

three group of dialects – three literary languages; a 4th literary language?; Croatian protestants' idea

  1. Croats and Turks, Croatia as an antemurale Christianitatis ‘Bulwark of Christendom’

notion; Turkish invasion; fights with the Turks in Arts; repercussions on everyday life and the economy

  1. Republic of Dubrovnik 

Croatian south (till 1806); rich merchandisers and diplomats (Mediterranean, India, England); legacy

  1. Yugoslav idea among Croats   

Yugoslavia made up by Croats; circumstances and history; “Yugoslavia as a dungeon of Croatian people”

  1. Croatian and Serbianone or two languages?   

mutual intelligibility; separate developments; very different non-standard dialects; European analogies

  1. Ustashi regime and the WW II/Communism in Croatia (Yugoslavia)   

Ustashas – from insurgents to fascists; contacts with IRA; Communism: showdown, sovietization, new ways

  1. Ivo Andrića Croatian Nobel Prize Winner/Miroslav Krležaa greatest Croatian writer of the 20th c. 

Andrić – royalist; exotic world; universal messages; Krleža – communist; Central European ambient; artist and power

 

For more detailed information on the course, please contact shortcourses.sllcs@tcd.ie.

Fee: €250 for 10-week course. This fee is non-refundable once the course has commenced. If minimum enrolment is not met for the course to run, a refund will be organised for you.

How do I register and pay for the course?

Please return proof of payment to shortcourses.sllcs@tcd.ie.


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Course fee: €250

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REGISTRATION HAS NOW CLOSED for Croatian language

Croatian language

Duration: Each course runs for 22 weeks (2 hours once a week) spread over two terms – autumn (starting late September) and winter/ spring (starting January).

Please note, new intake of students will not be available in January unless interested applicants have necessary language levels to join a continuing group.

All courses are offered subject to minimum registration numbers.

Time and Place All the classes will take place on College campus in Dublin city centre. Learners will receive venue information closer to the course commencement date.


Beginners – Tuesdays, 19.00-21.00:
This course gives learners a basic knowledge of Croatian language, culture, and contemporary society. Students should learn to make themselves understood in everyday conversational situations and be able to read and write simple Croatian texts.

Lower Intermediate - Wednesdays, 19.00-21.00:
This course is offered to learners who already have the required basic knowledge of Croatian grammar and some communicative competence – it aims to develop their communicative capabilities in all language areas through the study of Croatian culture.

Intermediate/Advanced – Thursdays, 19.00-21.00:
This course is offered to learners who have completed the beginners/low intermediate courses. The aim is to reinforce and further develop students’ linguistic and cultural knowledge.

Fee:

€660 for 22-week course. Payment by instalments of €350 per term is also possible. This fee is non-refundable once the course has commenced. 

How do I register and pay for the course?

The application form can be downloaded here.

Please return the completed application form along with the proof of payment to shortcourses.sllcs@tcd.ie.

You can pay securely via PayPal:

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Please note that participation in the evening course does not include access to the Trinity Library or other student services. We regret to inform you that we will not be offering concession rates.

For further information please email: shortcourses.sllcs@tcd.ie.