Second-Year Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian I

Undergraduate / Graduate

The three-quarter sequence second-year course in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian is designed for students who have completed the first-year sequence at the University of Chicago or equivalent formal study elsewhere. The curriculum is also well-suited to heritage speakers, and those students who have a good knowledge of other Slavic languages. The main objective of the course is to develop further communicative skills (interpretive, interpersonal, presentational, and intercultural) using authentic materials representing the contemporary spoken and written language in real-life contexts. Students are presented with a series of texts, such as newspaper articles, interviews with writers, actors, and athletes, short biographies, book and film reviews, university websites, travel blogs, etc. Audiovisual materials, showcasing both high and popular culture, constitute an integral part of every unit. Textual and audiovisual materials are selected to exemplify the highlighted themes while maintaining a good balance of the three languages and their respective grammatical and lexical differences. Weekly drill sessions with the instructor offer students the opportunity to review and practice the materials presented in class.