Cjelina 5: Blagdani i tradicija

A traditional folk costume from the Rijeka region. The main task of Zvončari is to scare away evil spirits of winter and to stir up a new spring-time cycle. UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.  

Modul 1: Sve najbolje ti želim!	[I Wish You All the Best!]
Lekcija 1: Sretan rođendan!	[Happy Birthday!]
Lekcija 2: Blagdani u mojoj zemlji	[Holidays In My Country]
Modul 2: Novogodišnji praznici	[New Year’s Holidays]
Lekcija 1: Planovi za praznike	[Plans For Holidays]
Lekcija 2: Sretan Božić!	[Merry Christmas]
Lekcija 3: Novogodišnji planovi	[Plans For New Year’s Eve]
Lekcija 4: Advent u Zagrebu	[Advent In Zagreb]
Lekcija 5: Sretna Nova godina!	[Happy New Year!]
Modul 3: Ponavljanje je majka znanja	[Practice Makes Perfect]
Lekcija 1: Ponavljanje	[Review]
Lekcija 2: Razgovor	[Conversation]

1. Overview and Goals for Unit 5

By the end of this Unit, you will be able to:

1	Discuss religious, national, and commercial holidays
2	Talk about your birthday and ways you celebrate
3	Talk about horoscope signs and general personal traits
4	Talk about holiday traditions in your country and in BCMS area
5	Talk about your favorite holiday(s)
6	Talk about winter sports and activities
7	Express your desires on what to do for holidays
8	Compare holiday traditions between your country and the BCMS area
9	Express your knowledge on holiday dates
10	Invite your friend to spend time together for holidays
11	Understand the unwritten rules and traditions about house visits in BCMS area
12	Know what to bring when visiting someone’s home in BCMS area
13	How to give a toast in Croatian
14	Express your good wishes for friends in Croatian
15	Acquire an idea on what places to visit for New Year’s Eve celebration
16	Understand the type of events around Christmas time in Croatia
17	Understand type of events happening in the BCMS area for New Year’s Eve
18	Write a holiday and birthday card/email to your friends in Croatian

To achieve these outcomes, you will learn the following grammar structures:

1	Present tense Irregular verb forms of the verbs in -ati group Sound changes More about -ći verbs
2	Possessive adjectives Irregular forms Sound changes
3	Genitive case With ordinal numbers With months Prepositions indicating the meaning “from-to”
4	Present Tense of verbs expressing a desire, wishes, celebrations Irregular forms
5	The noun “hour” (sat) Irregularity in plural form
6	Dative case Personal pronouns

Vocabulary covered in this Unit relates to:

1	Type of calendars
2	Religious holidays in the BCMS area
3	Occasions and events
4	Gifts and souvenirs
5	New Year’s Eve celebration
6	Traditional beliefs
7	Holiday activities
8	Greetings and toast
9	Horoscope signs and personal traits
10	Landmarks and architectural style
11	Winter sports

2. Outline

At/by the end of the unit, what do you want the student to be able to do with the language?

Final assessment (Scenario):

You are an international student who is studying in Croatia during the Fall semester. You might be assigned one of the following two situations: (1) You will go home for Christmas/New Year’s Eve. (2) You will not go home during the holidays. Make a dialogue about your winter break, what are you planning to do, where to go, what to see. When you come to the part when you discuss the specific holidays, be sure to make a comparison between Croatia and your country. Be sure the dialogue goes both ways and not only answer the questions. No matter what role you were assigned to, you might still potentially invite your friend to spend holidays with you - this will all depend on what your instructor will say during your discussion. Finally, think of local traditions and phrases that appeared throughout the unit.

  Break the goal down into smaller learning targets.

Module 1:	I can talk about my birthday and holidays in general.
Module 2:	I can talk about my plans for the holidays.
Module 3:	Performance based final-unit assessment

  For each learning target (Modules 1-2), determine a concrete task that will demonstrate that the students have reached it.

Module 1:	One of your local friends is having a birthday soon. Your local friend is still not sure what to do and who to invite. Discuss the plans and give suggestions on what you could do together. Be careful on dates, as it will trigger what else you could do during that birthday week.
Module 2:	Table conversation. You and your friend are making plans for New Year’s Eve. Where will you celebrate New Year’s Eve? Follow the dialogues in this module to get more ideas for your dialogue.

 

3. Specific Components and Final Tasks for Each Module

Module 1. Sve najbolje ti želim! [I Wish You All the Best!]

1	Type of calendars
2	Horoscope and personal traits
3	Holiday tradition
4	Holiday beliefs
5	Months and seasons
6	Favorite holidays
Final Task, Module 1:
You are an international student who is spending a semester abroad. In your conversation with another student, you are getting to know each other even more. One of your local friends is having a birthday soon. However, your local friend is still not sure what to do and who to invite. Discuss the plans and give suggestions on what you could do together. Exchange opinions about a birthday party. Be careful on dates mentioned in the dialogue, as it will trigger what else you could do during that birthday week(end).

Module 2. Novogodišnji praznici [New Year’s Holidays]

1	Landmarks and architectural style
2	Activities in the city
3	Winter activities
4	Holiday shopping
5	Wishing the best to your friends and giving a toast
6	Plans for New Year’s Eve
Final Task, Module 2:
You are having dinner at your friend's house. During the table conversation, you and your friend are making plans for New Year’s Eve. Where will you celebrate New Year’s Eve? What do you want to do? To come up with a plan, so your friend understands your desires, make comments about your impressions while in Croatia. Give a bigger picture to your friend - before and/or after New Year's Eve, where else do you want to go during your winter break? Why? This will also determine your plans for 12/31. Follow the dialogues in this module to get more ideas for your dialogue.