Where to study the Serbian language
By Pavlo Boyko · 1 minute read · Updated on June 3, 2024
We are often asked where to find a reliable Serbian language tutor for both adults and children. This article provides an answer.
You and your children can learn Serbian at a language school or with a private tutor.
Language Schools
Schools/courses in Serbian as a foreign language (srpski jezik za strance) are suitable if you prefer a structured, social, and accredited learning environment. Schools usually offer group offline classes, but some may conduct online classes and individual sessions – be sure to ask. Not all schools teach children.
Here are some popular language schools that teach Serbian in Serbia:
Belgrade
Centar Slȍvo specializes in teaching Serbian to adults and children with native speakers who have philological education and extensive experience teaching foreigners. Serbian language courses are available for both children and adults, offline in central Belgrade or online.
School of Foreign Languages Lingua_lab offers Serbian courses offline in central Belgrade and online. They have courses for adults and a special course for schoolchildren.
Academy Oxford offers Serbian as a foreign language courses in many cities in Serbia and online.
Danka Radovanovic speaking club, in-person and online courses in Belgrade.
Novi Sad
SmartLab Serbian Language School in Novi Sad specializes in teaching Russian-speaking foreigners. Courses are available for both children and adults, offline and online, and there is a conversation club.
The Cultural and Educational Center “Часть речи” offers Serbian language courses in Novi Sad, with groups for both children and adults.
The Center for Serbian as a Foreign Language operates at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad. Group offline classes for adults in Novi Sad, with a summer intensive program. They also offer an official Serbian language proficiency exam (A1-C1).
Школа сербского языка JUMI offline courses for adults in Novi Sad, speaking club.
Tutors
Private tutors are a good choice if you value personalized, flexible, and potentially more affordable lessons. However, you will need to ensure the quality of teaching, experience with children, and possibly try lessons with several tutors until you find the right one. Some tutors, in addition to Serbian, offer lessons in math and other school subjects. When teaching schoolchildren, you can ask the tutor to focus on the vocabulary needed for studies (terms from textbooks for the appropriate grade) and even agree on help with homework at the beginning.
Preply offers a choice of more than 100 Serbian language tutors for online lessons on their platform.
The site “My Serbian Language” maintains a small list of tutors for Serbian.
Affordable Serbian lessons can be found on the “Kupujem-prodajem” website (the Serbian equivalent of Avito) in the services section, but keep in mind that most ads are intended for Serbian schoolchildren (exam preparation, etc.).
