Intensive Intermediate BCS

This intensive course provides intermediate instruction in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian language and culture.

The goal of this course is to help students expand their mastery of BCS vocabulary, grammar and orthography, as well as to develop more advanced listening, reading, conversational, and compositional skills.

The course incorporates a wide variety of activities, combining textbook material with authentic texts and videos; with frequent team exercises to help students achieve a working, practical knowledge of the language and culture.

By the end of the course, students should be able to:

  • understand factual written and spoken content on familiar topics
  • be able to participate in routine social interactions
  • be able to accomplish daily tasks with ease
  • have a solid command of the core grammatical constructions of BCS
  • be conversant with all the grammatical structures of the language
  • be prepared for advanced study

To solidify their language and cultural gains, students are also encouraged to take advantage of the summer program in Sarajevo.

About the Instructor: 

Josh Pennington holds a PhD in Slavic Linguistics from The Ohio State University, where he has taught BCS and Russian. Josh has traveled extensively in the countries of former Yugoslavia and Eastern Europe. His research interests focus on language contact. 2011 is his first summer with CLI.

Course Number: 
BCS 201/202
Dates: 
Monday, June 4, 2012 - Friday, July 20, 2012
Syllabus: 
2011 Syllabus
Costs: 
Program costs
Housing: 
Housing Information
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About CLI Hybrid Courses:

This is a 7+4 hybrid course. It has two components:

  • 7 weeks on the ASU campus for 8 ASU credits (equals 2 semesters of regular classes), plus
  • 4 weeks overseas (optional) for 3 ASU credits
  • 7-week program cost: Tuition free, but fees apply (est. $775 in 2012)
  • 4-week program cost: Study-Abroad fees vary by location. Look up programs under "Study Abroad" in menu at left for details on individual programs.
  • Same curriculum, materials, instructors in both locations, where possible
  • Host family housing overseas where possible
  • Service projects or volunteer opportunities overseas where possible
  • Fellowships and Scholarships available for most languages. (See http://cli.asu.edu/fellowships.)

Both components are open to any applicant over 18, including undergraduate, graduate, and non-degree students. Non-ASU students and non-students are welcome. Students under 18 may attend the 7-week program in Arizona with guardian's consent.

Enrollment is limited and competitive.

Academic Year BCS at ASU

BCS 101, 102: Elementary Serbo-Croatian
BCS 201, 202: Intermediate Serbo-Croatian
BCS 311,312: BCS Composition and Conversation
BCS 495: Serbo-Croatian for heritage speakers
SLV 304: Computational Linguistics of Slavic Languages

For more information on these classes, visit the ASU BCS page or go to the BCS in the ASU course catalog or Slavic courses in the ASU course catalog.