Learn Slovenian in London

Slovenian Language Courses at LSI Language School in Central London

Slovenian or Slovene is an Indo-European language that belongs to the family of South Slavic languages.  It is spoken by approximately 2.2 million speakers worldwide, the majority of whom live in Slovenia.  Slovenian is one of the official languages of the European Union.

Most Slovenians live within the borders of the independent Slovenia (1,631,363).  There are Slovenian minorities in north-eastern parts of Italy (estimated at 83,000 - 100,000), southern Austria (18,000), Croatia (13,200) and Hungary (3,180).  Italy, Austria, Hungary and Croatia officially recognise Slovenians as national minorities.

Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia is a coastal Alpine country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy on the west, the Adriatic Sea on the south-west, Croatia on the south and east, Hungary on the north-east, and Austria on the north.  The capital of Slovenia is Ljubljana.

Slovenia has a high-income developed economy which enjoys the highest GDP per capita ($25,266 in 2007) of the newly joined EU countries, or around 86% of the EU average.  The country's relatively high rate of inflation declined to 2.3% by 2006 and is now comparable to the average in the European Union.  Overall, the country is on a sound economic footing.  It was the first new member of the EU to adopt the euro as the country's only currency on 1 January 2007.  Moreover, Slovenia was also the first new member state to hold the Presidency of the Council of the European Union in the first half of 2008.

Whether you are learning Slovenian for business, leisure or academic purpose, at LSI we will ensure that your Slovenian language course at our school in Central London is a successful and enjoyable experience.

• Your current level of Slovenian and training requirements will be carefully assessed.
• Our Slovenian tutors, who are all highly qualified, have many years of experience teaching Slovenian at all levels.
• Your course will be tailor-made to meet your specific training needs, ensuring that it is relevant, practical, effective and fun.
• Our tutors use a wide range of up-to-date teaching materials including a variety of books, authentic documents, audio and video recordings.