Serbian Language and Culture Workshop Belgrade Summer School of Serbian Language 2013
Project title
Summer School of Serbian Language, Belgrade 2013.
Time
June-September, 2013 (2-12 weeks)
- June 10th, 2013
- July 8th, 2013
- August 5th, 2013
- September 2nd, 2013
Venue
Belgrade, Serbia (learn more about Belgrade).
Levels
Students of all levels, from beginners to advanced, can apply for the Summer School.
Goals of the project
- Learning and improving Serbian (available for all levels: beginners, intermediate, advanced, proficiency);
- living in an authentic Serbian environment, making contacts with real Serbs, exchanging experiences and opinions with them.
Calendar
- June 10th, 2013
- July 8th, 2013
- August 5th, 2013
- September 2nd, 2013
Course in Serbian
By attending the course you will gain new and improve your current language abilities. After a placement test taken upon the arrival students will be divided into groups according to their knowledge. There are 6 groups: beginners 1, beginners 2, intermediate 1, intermediate 2, advanced and proficiency. Each group will have an appropriate syllabus, a language instructor, and will work separately from other groups. The emphasis is on developing communicative skills. The theoretic, i.e. systematic aspect of the language is presented in the ways that are most suitable to the needs of every respective level. Classes are held on weekdays from 9:00 to 12:20 (14:30).
| Class | Break | Class | Break | Class (30 classes per week) |
| 09:00- 10:30 |
10:30- 10:50 |
10:50- 12:20 |
12:20- 13:00 |
13:00- 14:30 |
You will have 20 or 30 language classes per week. You are not required to attend all the classes, but if you need our language certificate, you are not allowed to miss more than 10%.
Duration of the Belgrade Summer School of Serbian Language is from 2 to 12 weeks, depending on the student. Information about methods of payment available on enrolment.
| Belgrade Summer School of Serbian Language |
20 classes a week | 30 classes a week |
| 2 weeks | 310 € | 440 € |
| 3 weeks | 440 € | 635 € |
| 4 weeks | 570 € | 830 € |
| 5 weeks | 700 € | 1025 € |
| 6 weeks | 830 € | 1220 € |
| 7 weeks | 960 € | 1415 € |
| 8 weeks | 1090 € | 1610 € |
| 9 weeks | 1220 € | 1805 € |
| 10 weeks | 1350 € | 2000 € |
| 11 weeks | 1480 € | 2195 € |
| 12 weeks | 1610 € | 2390 € |
Excursions
The excursions in the Summer School are intended to get you more acquainted with picturesque Serbia. There are several options:
- a sightseeing tour of Belgrade (capital of Serbia),
- an excursion to Kopaonik,
- an excursion to Zlatibor,
- a visit to medieval monasteries Studenica, Sopocani, Mileseva or Manasija,
- an excursion to Vinca,
- an excursion to Lepenski Vir,
- a visit to Fruska Gora,
- a visit to Novi Sad.
Sports & recreation
During Summer School sports facilities are available in your free time. Belgrade has swimming pools, many gyms, aerobics facilities, tennis courts, facilities for football, basketball, tracks and mini golf. There are also facilities for horse riding. You can also rent a bicycle at a moderate price.
Accommodation
You are free to choose whether to stay in a hostel or a hotel. This table shows the prices.
| Accommodation | Distance from downtown | Beds in the room | Food | Price per week |
| Hostel | 2 km | 9 | - | 70€ |
| Hostel | 2 km | 6 | - | 84€ |
| Hostel | 2 km | 4 | - | 105€ |
| Hostel | 0,5 km | 1 | - | 175€ |
| Hostel | 0,5 km | apartment | - | 280€ |
| Homestay | 10 km | 1 | - | 175€ |
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Food
You can eat in many Belgrade restaurants. They are not expensive. Students’ restaurants are cheapest, where you can get all three meals at about 50€ per week. An average restaurant in Belgrade can provide half board at about 70€ per week. You can also go out and have lunch with your teacher, thus getting some extra language and culture practice. The organizers will help you choose the most suitable option.
Fee
The total amount for the Summer School is the sum of the two items given below:
1. course fee depending on the duration;
2. price of the accommodation.
Here’s an example. You wish to stay in Belgrade for three weeks. Accommodation at the hostel:
| Belgrade Summer School of Serbian Language | - 440€ |
| Hostel | - 231€ |
| Total | – 671€ |
The whole amount is not paid immediately. You will pay 50€ registration fee (similar to booking). The rest of the sum, i.e. 621€ is paid upon your arrival to Belgrade.
If you have problems with calculating the price of your course please contact the organizers for help.
Safety in Belgrade and Serbia
Your safety in Belgrade is guaranteed by the Ministry of the Interior.
Applying
I wish to join the Belgrade Summer School of Serbian Language, 2013.