Aleksandra Ceferin

Aleksandra Ceferin (M.A., B.A., Dip.Ed.) has introduced Slovenian language as a school subject in Australian school system and founded the Slovenian Teachers' Association of Victoria in 1976. She has extensive experience in language education: as teacher, lecturer, curriculum coordinator, course writer, language consultant and manager, VCE State Reviewer and Chief Examiner. Since 1998 she has been the President of ISSV and the manager and chief editor of its projects. Aleksandra visits Slovenian annually, establishing and maintaining contacts with Slovenia, and initiating exchanges and cooperation between organizations. In 2004 she was the recipient of the National Education Award of RS Slovenia.

10.3. ISSV: Documents 1998-2008

ISSV Archives – Poučevanje slovenščine/Teaching Slovenian language in Melbourne, Australia. Documents in English and Slovenian record the activities and projects of the Institute for Slovenian Studies of Victoria Inc. in Australia and Slovenia. They include the beginning of Slovenian web site thezaurus.com, sponsored by the Department of Education, Employment and Training of Victoria in 1998-2000.

10.2. ISSV: Correspondence 2003 – 2005

Institute for Slovenian Studies of Victoria documents refererring to the Department of Education LOTElinx,  Five Slovenian Authors Reading Tour,   and various other matters, such as Olympic Games in Sydney contribution, and a request for support for Slovenian language as a school subject.

10.1. ISSV: Correspondence 1998-2002

Institute for Slovenian Studies of Victoria / Viktorijski inštitut za slovenistiko – correspondence of this period deals with the Victorian Education Department, the LOTElinx Language Project, Five Slovenian Authors Tour, other projects of the institute, and communications on a range of issues, with the representatives of Slovenian government and institutions.

9.3. STAV: Meetings 1976-1997

Selected meetings have been archived, They illuminate a range of interests and activities undertaken by Slovenian Teachers Association of Victoria.

9.2. STAV: Documents 1976-1998

Slovenian Teachers Association of Victoria  documents deal with the establishment of the association, and its activities and interests during the period.

9.1. STAV: Correspondence 1976-1985

Slovenian Teachers Association of Victoria: Correspondence is a record of the initiatives and activities of STAV with correspondents in Australia, Slovenia, and USA.
Correspondence between Aleksandra Ceferin, President STAV, with Prof  Martin Jevnikar in Trieste and USA academics Prof. Rado Lenček, Prof. Toussaint Hočevar, Prof. Edi Gobetz, etc,  regarding teaching resources, ordering and exchange of information.

8.10. VSL: Slovenian CSF & VCE Course Outline 2003

Title: Slovenian CSF & VCE Course Outline,
Authors: Ceferin A L & Ceferin A A, Victorian School of Languages, Department of Education and Training, Melbourne, 2003
The course outline for Slovenian language at the secondary level is founded on the teaching of Slovenian at the Victorian School of Languages (204 pages). It includes primary, secondary and VCE levels.

8.9. VSL: Course Guidelines Slovenian 1996

Title:  Curriculum & Standards Framework Course Guidelines Slovenian 1996,
Authors: Ceferin A L, Ceferin A A, Victorian School of Languages, Department of Education, Melbourne 1996 
Slovenian is the first in the series of CSF Course Guidelines prepared for languages taught in the Victorian School of Languages… It was designed to serve as a model for the subsequent CSF Course Guidelines for VSL languages.   

8.8. VSL: Slovenian Multi-level Syllabus 1996

Title: Curriculum Standarts Framework, Slovenian Multi-Level Syllabus 1996, CSF Levels 2-5,
Author: Sandi Ceferin, Victorian School of Languages, Melbourne, 1996.
The Slovenian multi-level syllabus was one of a series of Curriculum and Standards Framework syllabi that served as a model for CSF language course writing…

8.7. VSL: Slovenian Course Outlines 7-12 1996

Title: Slovenian Course Outline 1996 Years 7 – 10, Years VCE,
Authors:  Ceferin, A L and  Ceferin A A, Victorian School of Languages, Directorate of Schools Education, Melbourne, 1996.  Copyright VSL 1996
VSL Course Outlines for levels 7 – 12 were developed by the Slovenian faculty co-ordinators as part of a curriculum initiative funded by DEET which started in the VSL in 1991.