Bulgarian Language Classes
Bulgarian language and history classes for children ages 3 to 18 yrs
Classes are taught by native Bulgarian speakers and are based on methods and materials supported by the Bulgarian Ministry of Education.
- Creating and maintaining interest in reading and writing
- Improvement of the reading technique – short texts reading
- Building of basic skills in written communication by using language problems with entertaining nature in order to stimulate interest in reading and writing
- Finding missing letters in a word, reading the completed word and making a connection between the word and pictures of the object or action that the word signifies
- Reading texts with new vocabulary and guessing the unknown words’ meaning
- Playing games with words: which letter is missing, how many words you can read, change the order of the letters in a word to create new words, etc.
- Solving puzzles where the words are guessed with the help of numbers, pictures, letters, etc.
Teachers: Meglena Lilova & Daniela Kinova
In this group, the activities focus on forming syllables, writing and reading, grammar, and text analysis. The children in this group already have a relatively good basic knowledge of the Bulgarian language, and in class, we simply build upon and refine their language skills.
- Creating and maintaining interest in reading and writing
- Improvement of the reading technique – short texts reading
- Building of basic skills in written communication by using language problems with entertaining nature in order to stimulate interest in reading and writing
- Finding missing letters in a word, reading the completed word and making a connection between the word and pictures of the object or action that the word signifies
- Reading texts with new vocabulary and guessing the unknown words’ meaning
- Playing games with words: which letter is missing, how many words you can read, change the order of the letters in a word to create new words, etc.
- Solving puzzles where the words are guessed with the help of numbers, pictures, letters, etc.
Teachers: Yana Ganeva & Daniela Kinova
This is our largest group, and the children here can comfortably write, read, and converse in Bulgarian. In this class, the children continue with grammar and also study topics related to Bulgarian studies and the history of Bulgaria. In this group, we also start preparing children who wish to take the bilingual exam, which is validated through an exam administered by professors from Sofia University.
- Learning of vocabulary words in variety language categories
- Reading/comprehension of Bulgarian Folk Tales
- Reader’s Theater reading/comprehension strategy
- Basic blending of Bulgarian sounds and creation of words
- Hand on crafts and arts activities focused on Bulgarian language and culture understanding
- Conversations and discussions held in Bulgarian, translated into English if needed
- Singing of Bulgarian children’s songs
- Relationship and community building activities
Teachers: Mihail Changalov & Hristina Markova
Class topics:
- Printed and handwritten alphabet.
- Vowels and consonants in Bulgarian language. Syllables, words and sentences. Spelling and pronunciation.
- Use of capital letters, commas, hyphens, and punctuation at the end of the sentence.
- Nouns, adjectives and verbs. Gender and number of nouns and adjectives.
- Definite article for nouns and adjectives.
- Past, present and future tense of the verbs. Comparatives and superlatives.
- Writing a letter and a greeting card.