Bulgarian language classes are taught by lic. phil. Irena Engelmann.
Some Information About the Language
Bulgarian is the official language of the Republic of Bulgaria and is spoken by about 7.2 million people in the country itself. The language is also spoken in areas of Serbia, Macedonia, Greece, Turkey, Romania, Hungary, and Ukraine. Since the end of the 19th century, Bulgarian has also been spoken by a large number of emigrants in European countries, North America, and Australia.
Bulgarian uses the Cyrillic alphabet, and belongs to the family of South Slavic languages. A further subdivision divides the South Slavic languages into an eastern and western group: Bulgarian and Macedonian belong to the eastern group, and Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian and Slovenian to the western.
Information About the Course Program
Bulgarian I and II start alternatively every two years in the autumn semester.
Content and Goals
In both Basic and Intermediate level courses, students learn and practice Bulgarian in everyday situations. The four language skills (reading and listening comprehension, written and oral expression) are supported by basic grammatical knowledge. Additionally, students gain insight into Bulgarian culture.
Course Structure
A complete course cycle for acquiring basic knowledge comprises four semesters or two academic years. Basic and Intermediate courses are offered for one year each. Courses for beginners without previous knowledge usually start in the autumn semester. A semester-long course consists of 42 lessons (weekly meetings of 135 minutes, for 14 weeks).
Teaching Materials
Basic:
Boryana Ganeva, Valya Sedefcheva, Zhivka Koleva-Zlateva
'Bulgarian Language for Foreigners'
Faber Publishers 2004
ISBN 954-775-333-9
Intermediate:
Stefka Petrova, Pravda Cankova, Elica Kurteva, Kristina Tomova, Ivan Iliev
'Učete bălgarski ezik' Nivo 2A
Sofiiski Universitet 'Sv. Kliment Ohridski'
Izdatelstvo 'Dr. Ivan Bogorov'
Sofia 2004
ISBN 954-316-004-X
Savelina Banova
'Bălgarskiat glagol'
Praktičesko pomagalo
Sofiiski Universitet 'Sv. Kloiment Ohridski'
Izdatelstvo 'Dr. Ivan Bogorov'
Sofia 2005
ISBN 954-316-008-2
