Every day, people who wish to inform themselves well before visiting the City of Verba address numerous questions to Lady Mayor’s office. Please find the andwers to some of the most common questions below. 1. What level should I enroll in? During the course registration periods (September and February) the Verba citizens offer all potential students quality advice regarding course and/or language selection, substantiated with a test. The test comprises a written and oral part and will take you about an hour to complete. After discussing the results, the teachers will advise you what course and level would be best for you to attend. To be tested, call + 25 10 088 or contact us on-line to arrange an appointment in advance. 2. I studied English for 4 years in secondary school. My matura results in English were good as well, but as a student I’ve completely neglected the language (well, except when going on holiday). I would like to improve my knowledge, especially of spoken English, because I believe my grammar is fairly OK. What’s your advice? You should definitely take a placement test prior to attending any course. If the test places you on level 6 of general English, our advice would be for you to attend Conversation 1. If you score at least 90% on the test, then Conversation 2 is the course for you. Conversation courses are intended to serve as training in different communication skills: asserting oneself, inquring after other people’s opinions, asking for information, objects, people, expressing one’s own convictions. 3. I would like to obtain an internationally recognised language certificate. How do I get it? Within the framework of its 64-hour general language courses, Verba offers preparation courses leding to international certificates in English, German, Spanish, Italian and French. Taking a placement test is a must before enrolling in a higher-level language course. You will be advised about the level of the course and the international exam suitable to your language knowledge after taking the written and oral placement test. 4. I have to sit fot the matura examinations at the end of this academic year and I wish to upgrade my school English lessons with a suitable course. Do you have any courses for me and what are they like? Verba organises Matura preparation courses in English and German in both semesters, and, if there is interest, for other languages you can take as part of the Matura examination in foreign languages. The course is 40 hours long and takes place once a week in modules of 3x45 minutes in small groups. The course is organised in a group of maximum 8 students and the matter taught is adjusted to the exam catalogue. 5. I am moving to live and work abroad in two months and I wish to at least get acquaintend with the language of the country I am moving to. I am an absolute beginner. Since I am really busy making arrangements for my departure and the semester has already begun, is there any chance for me whatsoever to learn the language I want? Certainly. Verba offers one on one tutorials, the commencement of which is not in any way related with the beginning of semesters. The greatest advantage of this type of courses is, that it is entirely adapted to your needs and the time at your disposal. This means you can come to Verba in the morning, afternoon or in the evening, once or five times a week, as you wish. Relaxed! 6. We work together and we haven’t studied languages for a long time. Now, we would like to brush up on our knowledge. We are primarily interested in business language courses. We would really like to attend a course, but the time we can devote to attending a course is sparse. What should we do? Our advice to you would be pair tutorials, because the schedule and the subject matter would be tailored to you, your time and needs. The commencement of the course is not in any way related with the beginning of semesters, and the programme can be made to combine business terminology with revising the extant language knowledge. The only condition for this tyoe of course is a similar level of language knowledge. The greatest advantage of this type of courses is, that it is entirely adapted to your needs and the time at your disposal. This means you can come to Verba in the morning, afternoon or in the evening, once or five times a week, as you wish. 7. I want to perfect all aspects of my knowledge of a foreign language. What course do you advise me to enrol in? Definitely a general language course, since it is aimed at developing the following unities: Reading comprehension of all types of texts, language knowledge and use, listening comprehension, writing and speaking. 8. Where are your courses organised? All courses take place at 10 Cankarjeva in one of our 21 pleasant classrooms. 9. Who teaches these courses? Trained Slovene teachers teach most courses at Verba, but it has always been our standard practice to include native speakers into the language learning process according to need. This inclusion of native speakers ensures lively lessons where the students can practise relaxed conversation and acquire extra new vocabulary. Verba pays particular attention to teacher selection to ensure a high level of expertise and an excellent knowledge of their mother tongue and the language they teach, since this has proven to be the only way to Verba’s objective: intelligible and professional teaching. 10. Seven of us work together and we would like to learn the language of our business partners from the east. We wish the course to be organised in the early afternoon hours or after work in our offices, since we have a large enough conference room, equipped with all appliances required (CD, audio, TV). What can Verba offer to us? Verba offers courses for organised groups. These courses are entirely adapted to the customer’s requirements. This means that the course matter (special terminology) and intensivity as well as the timetables and teacher selection (Slovenian and/or native-speaker). Courses are organised at Verba or at desired location. We advise an informative meeting at Verba or at your premises to agree on the aims, subject matter, timetables and intensity level of the course. on top