DESIGNATED LEARNING MATERIAL
Courses
- “Beginning Slovak”
- “Colloquial Slovak”
- “Krížom-krážom” series (CEFR A1 – B2)
- “Slovak for You”
- “Slovenčina pre cudzincov”
- Series of textbooks published by the Center of Continuing Education at Comenius University of Bratislava:
- • “Hovorme spolu po slovensky! - Slovenčina ako cudzí jazyk – A” (CEFR A1-A2)
• “Tri, dva, jeden – Slovenčina – A2”
• “Hovorme spolu po slovensky! – B1”
• “Hovorme spolu po slovensky! – B2”
• “Hovorme spolu po slovensky! Gramatika B1 + B2”
- “Po tamtej stronie Tatr” (beginners' textbook for those who know Polish)
- “Praktická Slovenčina” (beginners' textbook for those who know German)
- “Slowakisch - Lehrbuch für Anfänger und Fortgeschrittene” (textbook for beginners and intermediate learners who know German)
- Introductory downloadable textbook for migrants and asylum-seekers in Slovakia “Slovenčina pre azylantov a žiadateľov o azyl”
- Online comic strip-based course for beginners “Hovoríme po slovensky!”
- Online course at slovake.eu (CEFR A1-B2 - free registration)
- Online course at e-slovak (CEFR A1-A2 - free registration)
- Online course for Finnish-speakers supported by the University of Jyväskylä
- Online lessons at Slovak Language Lessons for Beginners by Marek Hlaváč
- Online lessons using authentic material at Učíme (sa) slovenčinu (CEFR A1.2-C2)
- Online lessons using stories, recipes and cultural presentations at the YouTube channel “Slovenčina ako cudzí jazyk”
- Online textbook and workbook for Peace Corps Volunteers in Slovakia
Grammar
- Short guide to Slovak grammar for Peace Corps Volunteers
- Short guide to Slovak grammar from slovake.eu
- Playlist of video lessons on grammar from the channel “Slovenčina ako cudzí jazyk”
- “A Grammar of Contemporary Slovak”
- Downloadable workbook of grammar issued by the Pavol Jozef Šafárik University of Košice
- Online monolingual guide to Slovak morphology
Reference material
- “Anglicko-slovenský slovník s najnovšími výrazmi” published by VEDA
- “Anglicko-slovenský/slovensko-anglický veľký slovník” published by Lingea
- “Wazzup? Slovník slangu a hovorovej angličtiny” published by Lingea (dictionary of English colloquialisms and slang for Slovaks)
- Online bilingual dictionaries issued by Lingea
- Online monolingual dictionaries from the Linguistic Institute of Ľudovít Štúr
- Phrasebook and guide “First Aid in Slovak - Prvá pomoc po slovensky”
- “Slovak in Slovakia” from Langmedia at the Five Colleges Center for the Study of World Languages
Corpora
- Slovak National Corpus
Testing
- Online diagnostic test offered by a private language school, the Slovak Institute of Education
- Mock certification exams for the Slovak Language Certificate offered by the Center for Continuing Education at Comenius University in Bratislava
- Sample certification exams in the ECL’s system (A2 – C1)
- Sample certification exams in the ELTE Origó (Hungary) system (B1 – C1)
AUDIO-VISUALS
Video
- RTVS (national public broadcaster)
- Televízia Markíza (private TV channel)
- TV JOJ (private TV channel)
- TA3 (private news channel)
Cinema
- Jánošík z Terchovej
- Obchod na korze
- Playlist of Slovak movies on YouTube
N.B. Other Slovak movies can be found on YouTube either by typing a specific movie’s name, “slovenský film” or similar.
Podcasts
- Slovenské podcasty
N.B. Other podcasts in Slovak can be found by running a search in Google using a specific podcast’s name, “slovenský podcast” or similar
Radio
- List of Slovak radio stations
Audiobooks
- Audioteka
N.B. Other audiobooks in Slovak can be found by running a search in Google using a specific audiobook’s name, “slovenská audiokniha” or similar.
Pronunciation/Listening
- Slovak Alphabet. Pronounce anything! (tutorial from YouTube channel “Slovak for Beginners”)
- Slovak Pronunciation – Learn How to Pronounce Difficult Slovak Letters (tutorial from YouTube channel “Slovenčina ako cudzí jazyk”
READING
Newspapers and tabloids
- Aktuality
- Denník N
- Hospodarské noviny
- Katolícke noviny
- Noviny
- Nový čas
- Pluska
- Pravda
- Sme
- Šport
- Teraz
- Topky
- Webnoviny
Literature
- Online collection or Slovak literary texts sorted by author
N.B. Examples of Slovak prose and poetry can be found online for reading or purchase by running a search in Google using a specific writer’s name, a title, “slovenská literatúra” or similar.
Forums
- r/Slovakia
N.B. Forums in Slovak on various topics/interests can be found online by running a search in Google using “slovenský forum” or the Slovak term of the topic combined with “forum”.
Comics
- Daily cartoons and political satire by Martin Šútovec (“Shooty”) in Denník N
- Dedo, Otec a Syn
- Kukučka
N.B. Comic books in Slovak are available for purchase through Slovak bookstores. Run a search on Google using “slovenský komiks” or similar.
OTHER
- Static profile for Slovak at www.language-learners.org
- Suggestions for prospective learners of Slovak
LISTS OF LINKS
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