What is it?

Within the framework of the Year Plus module, international students are able to learn Slovene:

SLOVENE AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE 1 (3 ECTS CREDIT POINTS)

It is a course of Slovene as a foreign language designed especially for the University of Ljubljana students to meet their specific communicative needs by learning the Slovenian language systematically in an organized setting. The course is implemented through language practice in groups of 20 students, thus encouraging active students' participation in listening, reading, speaking, and writing. Teaching and learning is adapted to the level of communicative language skills of the participants, the contents reflecting the actual needs in everyday life communication as well as for study purposes. The student load corresponds to 3 ECTS credit points, including 60 hours of group work.

SLOVENE AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE 2 (3 ECTS CREDIT POINTS)

It is a course of Slovene as a foreign language designed for the students already mastering the level of the Slovenian language skills provided by the Slovene as a foreign language 1. The course is implemented through language practice in groups of 20. Teaching and learning is adapted to the level of communicative language skills of the participants, the contents reflecting the actual needs in everyday communication as well as in the academic environment of the University of Ljubljana. The student load corresponds to 3 ECTS credit points, including 60 hours of group work.

Student who accumulates at least 30 ECTS credit points during the first study year at the University of Ljubljana, of which at least 6 ECTS credit points are from the Slovenian language course (Slovene as a foreign language 1 and 2) is entitled to a one year extension of the student status during his or her studies.

To be eligible for Year Plus, a student must be enrolled in one of the degree programmes at the University of Ljubljana.