BCS 1132 - Elementary Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian II

Spring. 4 credits. Letter grades only.

Prerequisite: BCS 1131 or equivalent. This course is part of the Shared Course Initiative and will be taught from Columbia University using videoconferencing technology. Questions may be directed to Angelika Kraemer, ak2573@cornell.edu.

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By the end of this course, students will be able to carry on basic conversations in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian on many topics from daily life. They should be able to make polite requests, ask for information, respond to requests and descriptions, impart personal information, and have simple discussions on familiar topics. They will also acquire the skills to read and understand simple informational texts, such as newspaper headlines and menus, announcements and advertisements, and to extract the general idea of longer informational texts. They will master the writing systems of the languages, and should be able to write notes or simple letters and keep a journal.