Department of English, University of Ljubljana

Contact

Oddelek za anglistiko in amerikanistiko, Univerza v Ljubljani

Aškrčeva 2, SI-1000 Ljubljana

http://www.ff.uni-lj.si/1/Oddelki-in-studij/Oddelki/Oddelek-za-anglistiko-in-amerikanistiko.aspx

vida.kolosa@ff.uni-lj.si

Phone386 (0) 1 241 1330

Founded byFaculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana

The Department of English at the University of Ljubljana is relatively young. It was formally founded in 1998 while English language with literature was a study subject at the university since 1920. The Department offers 2 study programmes, both pedagogic and non-pedagogic, at an undergraduate and Master level. The PhD in English language and literature is possible within the interdisciplinary doctoral programme.

Background

The study of English language and literature at the Department for Germanic languages has a fairly long tradition at the Faculty of Arts. Only recently the department became independent and is one of 22 departments at the faculty.

Until 2010 the study lasted for 4 years study programme at the Bachelor level, now the three-year BA and two-year MA study corresponds to the recent Bologna study reform.

The Department is enrolled in publishing two academic journals: journal with international editorial board Acta Neophilologica since 1968 and ELOPE - English Language Overseas Perspectives and Enquiries journal since 2004, published by in collaboration with Slovene Association for the Study of English. The department has its own library fond at the department's library.

International cooperation and student exchange

The department organises international summer school and is active in the Erasmus student exchange programme. The agreement is signed with the universities in Austria (Alpen-Adria University, Klagenfurt), Czech Republic (Masaryk University in Brno and University of Plzen), Lithuania (University of Vilnius), Germany (University of Leipzig), Poland (University of Economy in Bydgoszcz, University of Lublin, University of Warsaw), Spain (University of Barcelona, University of Alcala, University of Jaén, University of Huelva) and United Kingdom (University of Bristol, University of Middlesex in London).

See also

• University of Ljubljana
• Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana
• Department of English Library, University of Ljubljana

External links

• Department of English, University of Ljubljana website
• Department of English on Faculty of Arts website
• Slovene Association for the Study of English website