The Croatian course will be taught by Croaticum – Centre for Croatian as a Second and Foreign Language of the University of Zagreb. This accredited post-secondary institution will deliver a synchronous interactive online course. Learn more by clicking here.
Croaticum’s program can be listed as an external course on a student’s high school transcript. UBC Admissions has approved of the program as meeting the second language requirements for admission into UBC and can satisfy similar requirements at other post-secondary institutions. Students will earn ECTS credits which are transferrable towards future university credits. Read more about the Bologna Process and ECTS Credits by clicking here.
This accredited post-secondary institution will deliver a synchronous interactive online course. Read more by clicking here.
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Croaticum is the oldest and biggest institution that teaches Croatian as a second, foreign and hereditary language. One of Croaticum’s foundational and long-term missions is to actively help Croatian communities outside of Croatia to continually teach Croatian and stay in contact with Croatian culture. We are excited and proud to be offered the opportunity to participate in this project, and to add UBC to the list of universities with which we have a working relationship. We believe that cooperating with such quality partners, we can reach our common goal of strengthening the Croatian diaspora in British Columbia and enlarging the visibility of the Croatian language abroad.
We are excited to provide BC high school students both an avenue to study Croatian and obtain an University of Zagreb certificate. We find often in the diaspora there is a lack of Croatian language instruction for high school students. This collaboration will address this gap and will position BC with Ontario where Croatian has been taught in high schools since 1988.
Less commonly taught languages like Croatian are no less important to us here in Canada and at UBC than are German, Spanish, or Mandarin. They house countless generations’ knowledge, experience, and meaning, and we cannot do without them. We in the Department, and in the Faculty of Arts, are eager to embark on this partnership, to embolden our commitment to engage and study Southeastern Europe in all its complexity, and to strengthen Croatian-speaking communities and opportunities in British Columbia.
Language is not just a means of communication, language is a part of our identity. Learning Croatian outside of our Homeland is very important. Only through learning Croatian can we protect our identity. This new found Croatian language program in British Columbia is a promising step to protecting the Croatian identity for future generations.
Croatians abroad have a strong bond with their Homeland. Keeping this bond strong means preserving our culture, traditions and language. British Columbia Croatian will ensure we preserve the Croatian language on the West Coast and will help unite Croats with not just their Homeland, but with Croats all over the world.