47th Seminar of Slovene Language, Literature and Back

Culture

FAMILY IN SLOVENE LANGUAGE, LITERATURE

AND CULTURE
Ljubljana, 27 June/4–15 July 2011

REGISTRATION FORM Slovensko

Over the years, the summer Seminar of Slovene Language, Literature and
Culture – this year celebrating its 47th anniversary – has become a tradition,
and the experience of the organisers and participants has grown, while the
addition of something new each year guarantees topicality, high quality and,
consequently, great interest in this central Slovene Studies event. But because
all good things can still be made better, we will strive once again for the
highest possible level of language teaching and the best possible insight into
Slovenia's literature and culture, and into Slovenia as a country. Within the
framework of the time constraints and resources available and through
interaction with the numerous participants, we shall try our best to satisfy
their varied interests.

This year's seminar will involve around 15 eminent lecturers from different
disciplines, a number of young researchers and about 15 language teachers
with rich pedagogical experience and specialist knowledge. The atmosphere
and dynamics of the whole event is shaped in at least equal measure by the
participants, with their existing knowledge, effort, expressed expectations,
personal commitment and cooperation, and their networking.

The overall theme of this year's seminar is Family in Slovene Language,

Literature and Culture, in which the term 'family' is understood in a complex
way – in the widest sense of interpersonal connection, socialising, and co-
existence to the benefit of each individual and to the whole group, association
or society. As a social being, man needs others from birth through to death.
In Slovene, the lexeme družina (family), as the smallest social unit, places at
the forefront the sociological rather than biological connections between the
people within it, as the original meaning of the root word drug was fellow
traveller or comrade – in other words, the one who accompanies, helps,
protects. Within this usually close interconnectedness develop interpersonal
relations of varying complexity, which are then transferred elsewhere, so that
the family can be joined by animals, plants, languages, words, letters,
computers and many other things. Our focus of interest this year will be on
how, within Slovene language, literature and culture, are captured and
expressed: first, relations within the narrower family, i.e. between partners
and between parents and children, and more widely – relations between the
sexes and the generations, and ways of referring to relations between
relatives through history and in contemporary dialects; second, the condition
of Slovene families of all types now and in the past, notable contributions by
Slovene families in specific fields, such as music and sport, and their inclusion
as a whole or at the individual level in various associations and societies; and,
last but not least, surrounding language families and the appurtenance of
Slovene to the Slavic family, so that we may perhaps get to know some
interesting word families.

In addition to linguists and literary historians we shall also invite lecturers

from other disciplines, so that together, in the very limited time available,
they can best present the cohesive thread of this year's seminar – family, in
the broadest sense of the word. The theme will also be illuminated by the
accompanying programme of activities and events, and supplemented by the
language teachers in their classes. We hope to see you at a seminar marked
by camaraderie and sociability.

Prof. Dr. Vera Smole,

President of the 47th Seminar

The organiser

The seminar is organised by the Centre for Slovene as a Second/Foreign

Language at the Department of Slovene Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of
Ljubljana, Kongresni trg 12, SI-1000 Ljubljana.

The participants

The seminar participants are foreign Slovene Studies and Slavic Studies
specialists, writers, EU and other translators, experts in comparative
linguistics and literature, and others who research or teach Slovene, translate,
or include Slovene in any other way in their life and work: teachers,
researchers and students of Slovene and Slavic Studies at universities and
research institutes abroad and in ethnic Slovene areas, etc. They attend the
seminar with the desire to deepen and enrich their knowledge, to learn about
the latest findings and to have genuine contact with the Slovene language,
literature and culture.

The venue

The morning programme takes place entirely at the Faculty of Arts, the
University of Ljubljana, Aškerčeva 2, Ljubljana, while the afternoon and
evening programme is organised at different locations in Ljubljana.

The lecturers and language teachers

The lecturers, language teachers and other teaching staff at the seminar are
established experts and researchers from the Department of Slovene Studies,
the Department of Slavic Studies, other departments of the Faculty of Arts,
other faculties of the University of Ljubljana, or other Slovene universities and
leading research and national institutions and eminent experts and academics
from abroad.

THE PROGRAMME
Three-week seminar (27 June–15 July 2011)
Beginners are invited to take part in a preliminary week immediately
preceding the 2-week seminar. In this period the emphasis is on intensive
practical classes in small groups with experienced teachers and on phonetics
classes in the language laboratory. During this week there are also some
afternoon/evening activities, e.g. an afternoon excursion, the showing of a
Slovene film, visits to museums or a creative workshop.
Two-week seminar (4–15 July 2011)

The two-week seminar features a busy morning programme of practical

classes, lectures, round table discussions or creative workshops, special
courses, phonetics classes and conversation classes, and is accompanied by a
rich afternoon and evening programme.

Practical classes

These classes comprise 30 hours in the 2-week seminar and 60 hours in the
3-week seminar. Classes are organised in 4 beginners’ groups, 6 intermediate
and 3 advanced groups. According to their interests, participants can choose
among linguistic, literary-historical and general groups. Individual participants
are assigned to an appropriate group on the basis of a language test
completed before arrival at the seminar, and oral testing carried out at the
beginning of the 2-week/3-week seminar.

Lectures

Lectures (approximately 20 hours), which are meant primarily for those at a

more advanced level, present and discuss the latest ideas about Slovene
linguistic, literary and cultural creative work. At the 47th Seminar of Slovene
Language, Literature and Culture they will focus on the overall theme of
Family in Slovene Language, Literature and Culture. As always, the
results will appear in the seminar proceedings.

Special courses

Elective courses of 5 hours each take an in depth look at current issues

relating to the Slovene standard language and literature, translation, Slovene
culture and Slovene as a second/foreign language. Classes take the form of
workshops. The lecturers’ contributions are published in the seminar
proceedings. Participants in the intermediate and advanced groups must
attend one of the courses.

Phonetics classes

These classes are divided into two parts: (a) beginners classes are obligatory
and start with an introductory presentation of the Slovene spoken language
and its special phonetic features, using examples from texts. This is followed
by practical exercises to improve pronunciation and listening skills necessary
for more efficient learning and use of the language. The exercises are
adjusted to the participants’ level of knowledge and to their mother tongue;
(b) intermediate classes are optional and primarily intended for those who
would like to improve their spoken Slovene. The work is organised in small
groups and adapted to the individual.

Conversation classes

These classes are aimed at improving communication skills, extending

vocabulary, internalising communication patterns and eliminating errors. They
will deal with themes taken primarily from everyday life, with an emphasis on
practical communication and on extending acquaintance with Slovenia and its
culture. The conversation classes are obligatory for beginner and lower
intermediate groups.

Individual conversation

During the seminar the participants will have an opportunity to engage in two
hours of free conversation (i.e. no fee) with students from the Ljubljana
Department of Slovene Studies. Such individual conversation provides genuine
contact with native speakers. Candidates for individual conversation sessions
can apply to the lector responsible for their group.

The accompanying programme

The seminar also offers a rich afternoon-evening programme, which includes

themed guided tours of Ljubljana, the showing of a Slovene film, a theatre
performance, visits to museums, galleries and libraries, musical and literary
evenings, etc. This additional programme includes a whole-day study
excursion, which will take place this year on Saturday, 9 July 2011.

The library

The library of the Departments of Slovene/Slavic Studies keeps an open door

for seminar participants. Throughout the duration of the seminar they can
borrow books and turn for advice to the librarians. The library also prepares
an exhibition every year, presenting recent professional literature, the best
works of Slovene literature, and translations into foreign languages. The
participants will visit the exhibition during their practical classes.

Internet access

Participants have access to the Internet on all floors of the Faculty of Arts and
also at the Ivan Cankar hostel (Dijaški dom Ivana Cankarja).

Accommodation

Accommodation is organised at the Ivan Cankar hostel, Poljanska cesta 26/B.

The hostel is situated in pleasant surroundings below Ljubljana Castle, 10
minutes’ walk from the city centre. It is a 20 minute walk from the hostel to
the Faculty of Arts through the old part of the town. Accommodation is in twin
or single rooms (at additional charge), with bathrooms on every floor. A self-
service breakfast is provided. More information is available on the website
http://www.dic.si.

Arrivals/departures

Participants of the 3-week seminar should arrive at the hostel on Sunday, 26

June 2011; the programme begins on Monday at 9 a.m., 27 June 2011 at the
Faculty of Arts, Aškerčeva 2, Ljubljana.

Participants of the 2-week seminar should arrive at the hostel on Sunday, 3

July 2011; the programme begins according to the timetable on Monday at
8.15 a.m., 4 July 2011 at the Faculty of Arts.

The departure date is Saturday, 16 July 2011.

 Grants

The Seminar of Slovene Language, Literature and Culture is a central event

through which the Republic of Slovenia promotes Slovene language, literature
and culture throughout the world, by granting financial support on the basis of
international contracts and co-operation programmes for ethnic Slovene
organisations and researchers who are professionally engaged in Slovene, and
for students at foreign universities who study Slovene. In allocating these
grants, priority is given to Slovene specialists, university teachers, research
and teaching assistants, postgraduate students and students of higher
classes.

Pocket money of 9 Euros per day is available to unemployed students who

have received a grant on the basis of international agreements or programmes
of cooperation.

In addition to these scholarships available abroad, some are also granted by

the seminar committee (either for the professional and accompanying
programmes, together with bed-and-breakfast accommodation, or for the
professional and accompanying programmes only). Applications will be
accepted up to 31 March 2011 at the seminar address. The seminar
committee will decide on the scholarships in April. The number of scholarships
varies each year, depending on the available funds.

Certificates and credit points (ECTS)

Participants at the Seminar of Slovene Language, Literature and Culture

receive a certificate of attendance if they take regular part in the obligatory
section of the programme. The certificate states the group and the course
attended. On request, an additional certificate can be issued, stating the exact
number of hours of attendance.

The seminar will be credited under the European Credit Transfer System
(ECTS). Students who regularly attend courses as well as afternoon lectures
or conversation classes and who pass the exam at the end of the seminar will
receive for the three-week seminar 5 credit points (5 ECTS) and for the two-
week seminar course 3 points (3 ECTS).

Medical insurance, temporary residence permit and registration with the

police

All seminar participants are recommended to obtain a certificate of medical

insurance in their home countries, otherwise they must pay the expenses of
medical care and medication themselves.

As they will not be entering Slovenia as tourists but for purposes of study or
professional training, they are advised to arrange before they come a
temporary residence permit for Slovenia. This is particularly important for
citizens of third countries (not the European Union, Norway, Iceland or
Liechtenstein), who require this document even for short visits, while citizens
of member states of the European Economic Area, within 90 days of entering
Slovenia, must register with the police.

Payment (for participants who pay the fee and costs of accommodation
themselves)

The registration fee includes language classes, elective courses, conversation

classes, phonetics exercises, one-to-one conversation, lectures, textbooks or
learning materials, the seminar proceedings, the accompanying programme,
and event organisation. Participants paying for themselves can book
accommodation at the Ivan Cankar hostel.

Prices for those paying themselves:

- fee:
- 2-week seminar: 550 EUR
- 3-week seminar: 660 EUR

- accommodation in a twin room in the Ivan Cankar hostel:

- 2-week seminar: 240 EUR
- 3-week seminar: 350 EUR

- accommodation in a single room in the Ivan Cankar hostel:

- 2-week seminar: 330 EUR
- 3-week seminar: 470 EUR

After we have received your registration form, we will send you the invoice by
regular post or e-mail. You can pay the invoice at any bank or post office or
at the cash desk of the Faculty of Arts, Aškerčeva 2, Ljubljana, from Monday
to Friday between 11.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Wednesdays also between
3.00 p.m. and 5.00 p.m.

Please send your payment receipt no later than 20 June 2011. You can send
it to our e-mail address, fax +386 (0)1 241 86 44 or to our postal address.
Please bring along a copy of the receipt when you join the seminar in order to
help clarify possible misunderstandings.

Registration

Those receiving grants are requested to complete by 20 April 2011 the

registration form on our website at www.centerslo.net/seminar (47th
SSJLK, Registration Form) or to send it to us by regular post. We also
request that by the same date you complete the language test and send it to
us at ssjlk@ff.uni-lj.si or by regular post.

The registration form for participants of the 47th Seminar of Slovene

Language, Literature and Culture paying the seminar fee and accommodation
costs themselves should be sent by 31 May 2011. You can apply via the
Internet at www.centerslo.net/seminar (47th SSJLK, Registration Form)
or using the registration form from this booklet.

Important dates

Submission of applications for the grants

of the Seminar Committee 31 March 2011

Notification of selection of the Seminar

Committee grants 10 April 2011

Submission of registration forms and language

tests for grant recipients 20 April 2011

Notification of placement in two-week

or three-week groups 10 May 2011

Registration by those paying for themselves 31 May 2011

Payment by those paying for themselves 20 June 2011
Arrival at the seminar 26 June/3 July 2011
Departure from the seminar 16 July 2011

Members of the Core Organising Committee

Seminar president: Prof. Dr. Vera Smole
Head of the language teachers: Assist. Prof. Dr. Hotimir Tivadar
Seminar organisation: Mojca Nidorfer Šiškovič, M.A., Damjan Huber
Technical editor of seminar publications: Mateja Lutar

Contact address

Univerza v Ljubljani
Center za slovenščino kot drugi/tuji jezik
Seminar slovenskega jezika, literature in kulture
Damjan Huber
Kongresni trg 12
SI-1000 Ljubljana
Tel: +386 (0)1 241 86 76
Fax: +386 (0)1 241 86 44
E-mail address: ssjlk@ff.uni-lj.si
www.centerslo.net/seminar