Courses
CROATIAN FOR FOREIGNERS
We also offer Croatian language learning for foreigners. Students are invited for an interview and the visit includes presentation of the school itself, meeting with the teacher and presentation of teaching methods. By checking the knowledge of different sub-categories of the language, the level of knowledge is determined and a method for overcoming weak points is established. Upon completion of the interview, students are placed into groups according to their level of knowledge. Classes can be organized into private groups, individual lessons or small groups (2-3 students), also called conversational groups. Croatian classes for foreigners include 6 levels; 4 basic levels and 2 conversational levels (beginners and advanced).
Every level includes 60 hours in group lessons or 40 individual lessons. After completion of each level, the students are tested to determine their knowledge and to be able to take a higher level.
Level 1
On this level students are taught how to introduce and talk about themselves, their work, family and friends. They will manage simple life situations, answer questions about the weather and dates, manage a visit to the store and a restaurant, talk about food, buy a tram, bus or train ticket, order a taxi, send a postcard, etc.
Grammar: Through intensive conversation, reading and writing, students are familiarized with grammar basics: personal and possessive pronouns, possessive adjectives, past, present and future tense of the verb "to be"; present of main verbs, verbs that express possibility and command, noun gender, noun inflection, numbers, reflexive pronoun "sebe, se".
Level 2
Students learn how to talk about themselves, their work, way of life and hobbies in more details. They will be able to talk about fashion, talk on the phone, describe cities and countries, write a letter, and talk about holidays and travels, and what to say in the post office or travel agency.
Grammar: Through conversation, listening, reading and writing, students acquire past and future tenses, plural of nouns, practice noun inflections and learn inflection of personal pronouns.
Level 3
Students learn what to say in a bank, use ATM machine, talk about holidays, describe excursions in more detail, talk more extensively about themselves and their friends and talk about Croatia sights.
Grammar: Students revise and expand their knowledge from previous levels, expand their vocabulary, start with the functional analysis of the language and meet with wore complex grammatical structures and also word stress.
Level 4
Students talk about themselves, their plans, interests, talk about their past and their future plans, documents, text from the newspapers and news.
Grammar: Students learn compound tenses, aorist and imperfect tense. They also learn compound nouns, diminutives, augmentatives and practice their spelling.
Level 5/6
Students practice their conversation skills in business and other specific situations, read the daily news and literary works (prose and poetry). They practice presentations and writing business letters. Classes are organized to suit student's needs and are oriented towards vocabulary expansion and speech.
Aplo method
APLO METHOD is a special method designed for learning foreign languages. It is detailed and specially designed for this purpose. It is also evolutionary, efficient, practical and qualitative method. Depending on the knowledge level that is determined through 6 smaller subdivisions such as conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, reading and writing, the accent is put on comprehending and learning better all the weaker points of the language making learning easier and more efficient.
