Cjelina 1: Dobro došli!
🧭 Cjelina 1: Pregled
DALMATINER (English, Dalmatian) — “Dog breed named after the Adriatic coastal region of Dalmatia, Croatia, its first definite home.”
🗂️ Topics13 lessons
Module 1: My Name is Bond, James Bond
Moje ime je Bond, James Bond
Lesson 1: Good Day!
Lesson 2: What is your Name?
Lesson 3: Let’s Get Acquainted
Lesson 4: How are you doing?
Lesson 5: Phone Number
Lesson 6: Parents
Module 2: To Be or Not to Be
Biti ili ne biti
Module 3: Tell Me About Yourself
Reci mi o sebi
Lesson 1: Where are you from?
Lesson 2: My Friends
Module 4: Practice Makes Perfect
Ponavljanje je majka znanja
Lesson 1: Review
Lesson 2: Conversation (Test)
🎯 Goals15 outcomes
Meeting and introducing yourself
Introduce yourself, ask others how they are doing and give your own response, understand formality in Croatian language and culture, get familiar with Croatian names, read, pronounce, and write short sentences.
Asking and describing
Ask and answer simple questions with Who? What? Whose?, ask and answer the question What does it look like?, describe someone or something (basic vocabulary), say something belongs to you or someone else, count from 0-10.
Personal information and interests
Talk about professions, get familiar with some famous people from the Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, and Serbia, fill in the forms that require personal information (i.e. to join the library, gym or other facilities), express your likes and/or dislikes, say what you are studying.
⚙️ Grammar13 structures
| Structure | Details |
|---|---|
| Grammatical gender | masculine, feminine, neuter |
| Nominative case | singular and plural forms |
| Personal pronouns | I, you [informal], he, she, it, we, you [all/or formal], they |
| Possessive pronouns | my, your [informal], his, her, our, your [all/formal], their |
| Interrogative pronouns | what? / who? / whose? |
| Demonstrative pronouns | this / that / that over there |
| Adjectives | — |
| Verb biti (‘to be’) | unstressed / stressed / question / negative form |
| Verb zvati se | to be called |
| Accusative case | introduction |
| Present tense | — |
| Verbs voljeti and studirati | (to like) and (to study) |
| Verb govoriti | to speak |
🧩 Vocabulary15 themes
People and identity
Professions, nationalities, physical characteristics, personality traits.
Places and symbols
Countries, flags, colors, currency.
Everyday life
“Survival” phrases, greetings, academic subjects, ordinal numbers (0-10), general feelings, everyday things around us, interests and/or hobbies.
🔖 Outline4 modules
At/by the end of the unit, what do you want the students to be able to do with the language?
Final assessment (Scenario):
Prepare yourself to perform a real-life situation in which two people meet for the first time. Possible situations include the following scenarios: (a) dialogue between two students who met for the very first time, (b) dialogue between two colleagues who just started working together, and/or (c) dialogue between a new international student and a professor.
Break the goal down into smaller learning targets.
Module 1
I can talk about myself and provide basic information about myself.
Module 2
I can talk about where I am from, personal belongings, and I can provide basic information about my family.
Module 3
I can talk about my city, area of study, and personal likes and dislikes.
For each learning target (Modules 1-3), determine a concrete task that will demonstrate that the students have reached it.
Module 1
You are a new international student in Croatia. A new semester is starting and you are getting to know new people. Make a cohesive and meaningful dialogue with another classmate in order to get more information about them.
Module 2
You are at your friend’s house. You want to learn more about his or her family. Ask questions about their professions, physical characteristics, and interests.
Module 3
Prepare a presentation about yourself and your city. You need to talk about your likes and dislikes, what are you studying, and where are you from. Be sure to describe your city.
Media Attributions
- Dalmatian dog © TAKO LAKO is licensed under a CC BY-SA (Attribution ShareAlike) license
