Course Title:
ALBANIAN LANGUAGE FOR FOREIGNERS
Course Code:
KFU
Type of the course: Elective
Course level:
Elementary - Intermediate
Year of study:
Semester:
ECTS:
6
Course Load Work: Lectures 45 classes, seminars 30 classes
Name of Lecturer: Olger Brame
Course Goals:
This course is intended for those who would like to learn Albanian in a short period of time and
without difficulty
This course offer;
-a general overview of structural peculiarities of the Albanian language and its alphabet,
morphology and syntax.
-practical lessons about everyday life themes
-supplementary thematic lexicon concerning about 1 000 areas and spoken English expressions
-extended tables of grammatical declension and conjugation in Albanian
This course aims to achieve
-satisfactory communicating abilities
-development of linguistic automatism
-fluent communication with Albanian-speakers in every day life
Course Contents:
The Albanian alphabet
Unit 1.
Introducing people (Spoken Albanian)
Grammar. Verb to be
Personal pronouns
Interrogative pronouns kush? (who), çfarw (what)
Demonstrative pronouns ky, kjo, ai, ajo ( this, that); ata, ato ( they, those)
Numbers from 1-10
Exercises
Unit 2.
At the hotel.(Spoken Albanian)
Grammar. Verb to have
Negative.
Interrogative adverbs: sa?(how much) si? (how)
Numbers from 11-20
Exercises
Unit 3.
The House (Spoken Albanian)
Grammar Conjugation of verbs of the first conjugation. (to live –banoj)
Noun. Formation of the plural
Numbers from 21-30
Exercises
Unit 4.
Time. (Spoken Albanian)
Grammar. Noun, gender.
Interrogative adverbs: kur?(when) ç’(what)
Numbers from 31 to 50
Exercises
Unit 5.
At a Bar, at a Restaurant (Spoken Albanian)
Grammar. Conjugation of verbs of the second conjugation : verb hap (to open)
Conjugation of verbs of the third conjugation : verb ha (to eat)
Conjugation of verbs of the irregular conjugation : verb dua to want)
Numbers from 51 to 100
Exercises
Unit 6.
Finding the Way, at the Crossroads (Spoken Albanian)
Grammar. Case of nouns 1st , 2nd and 3rd declensions
Future tense of verbs
Numbers from 200 to 1000
Exercises
Unit 7.
Travelling (Spoken Albanian)
Grammar. Declensions of nouns in the plural: 1st , 2nd and 3rd declensions
Infinite and definite nouns
Future tense of verbs jam (to be) and kam (to have) in the indicative mood
Exercises
Unit 8.
At the Train Station (Spoken Albanian)
Grammar. The adjective, formation of the feminine, formation of the plural
Exercises
Unit 9.
At the Post Office (Spoken Albanian)
Grammar. Degrees of the adjective
Simple past tense of the verb jam (to be) and kam (to have) in the indicative mood
Exercises
Unit 10.
On the Phone (Spoken Albanian)
Grammar.Simple Past tense
Adverbes
Degrees of adverbs
Exercises
Unit 11.
At the Department Store (Spoken Albanian)
Grammar .Possesive adjectives
Exercises
Unit 12.
At the Market (Spoken Albanian)
Grammar .Personal pronouns as direct and indirect objects
Exercises
Unit 13.
At the Doctor’s (Spoken Albanian)
Grammar. Present Perfect Tense of the indicative mood
The affirmative , the negative and the interrogative
List of the Past Participles of verbs
Exercises
Unit 14.
Leisure . (Spoken Albanian)
Grammar. Prepositions
Inperfect Tense of the verbs jam (to be) , kam (to have) in the indicative mood
Exercises
Unit 15.
Leisure. (Spoken Albanian)
Grammar. Coordinative and subordinate conjunctions
Exercises
Basic Literature:
B. Beci, M. Bruci , Learning Albanian in a short period of time (with
CD), EDFA, Tiranë, 2011
Gj. Shkurtaj, E. Hysa, Gjuha shqipe për të huajt dhe shqiptarët jashtë atdheut, Toena, Tiranë,
2001
Other references:
A. Jashari, Gjuha shqipe për studentët, Korçë, 2012;
A. Jashari & B. Kryeziu, Gjuhë amtare, Prishtinë, 2012;
http://gjuhaime.rks-gov.net/gjuhaime/mesoni-shqip
Methods of Teaching:
Lecture and practice classes
Assessment Methods:
Oral examination by the end of the course
Language of Teaching:
Albanian and English