LEARNING OBJECTIVESThe course is part of the overall objective of the degree programme which aims to provide knowledge of the structure and functioning of the language. The educational objective of the course is to lead the student to appropriate the linguistic, cultural and historical knowledge of the Serbo-Croatian language (B/C/M/S) - specifically: the acquisition of the B1 level of linguistic competence as described in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. In addition students are required to further develop their knowledge of the central cultural and historical events essential to a complete knowledge of the language. The course constitutes an essential step forward within the framework of the degree course; students are expected to achieve the educational objectives that have been set and thereby develop the professional profiles needed for job opportunities envisioned for those who complete the course of study. A careful reflection on translation theory will provide the basis for our work in translating texts. Students will be encouraged to develop those skills that are useful in professional practice as well as the cultural knowledge essential to the effective translator. The course aims to provide students with a clear understanding of the lexical, semantic, pragmatic, syntactical and cultural aspects of a text through contrasting analysis with other texts.LEARNING OUTCOMES:The expected learning outcomes are consistent with the Dublin Descriptors, namely:Knowledge and understanding: Understanding the key points of familiar topics related to school, leisure, etc. being able to produce simple text on topics that are familiar or of personal interest; capacity to express experiences and events, dreams, hopes and ambitions, and also to briefly explain the reasons for one's opinions and projects.Knowledge of historical and current alphabets; knowledge of the morphology of the language; knowledge of the verbal aspect.Language, culture and society: Eastern and Roman Slavonia and their distinctive cultural features, history of languages B/C/M/S from the origins up to 1850.Written production: ability to write simple and coherent texts on known topics and to write personal letters describing experiences and impressions.Capacity to translate texts of various kinds (literary, press articles, specialist journal articles)Autonomy of judgement: linguistic analysis and identification of dialectal differences; linking the various linguistic, sociolinguistic, historical and cultural aspects.Communication skills: Oral Interaction: ability to deal with many of the situations that can arise when travelling in an area where the language is spoken; capacity to participate in conversations on familiar, personal or everyday topics (family, hobbies, work, travel and current events).Oral production: able to describe one’s experiences and events, one's dreams, hopes and ambitions by linking simple expressions, ability to briefly motivate and explain opinions and plans and to narrate a story and the plot of a book or a film and to describe one's own impressions.