Category:Education

Slovene.si

The website Slovene.si was developed in 2012 by the Centre for Slovene as a Second/Foreign Language in collaboration with more than 40 experts for the distance learning of Slovenian. The site is available in 7 different languages and is intended for beginners with no previous knowledge of Slovenian (level A1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages). It develops different language skills, mostly listening, reading, and writing.

The Slovene.si website is based on the Distant Slovene project (2004–2006). Upon logging into the system for the first time, the users enter the course designed in Moodle, a free source e-learning software platform. The course uses everyday issues, social phenomena and cultural trends as springboards for learning activities. The portal also features sample tests, and information on Slovenia and its language.

Anton Podbevšek Theatre

Anton Podbevšek Theatre (APT) was established in May 2005. As such, it is the youngest Slovene professional theatre house as well as the first professional theatre in the history of Novo mesto, a town in the south eastern region of Slovenia. APT's aim is to make engaged, challenging, and contemporary theatre that would surpass the distinction between popular and elite culture. Thus, it seeks to present a wide range of theatre genres (music drama, drama and post-drama theatre, and dance theatre), synthesising literature, dance, music, architecture, painting, and film. In addition, it organises programme-related colloquia and discussions. The choice for the theatre's name, namely after the first Slovene avant-garde artist Anton Podbevšek (1898–1981), suggests APT's orientation toward research, risk-taking, reflection, and new modes of presentation.