"Renverser les barrières linguistiques"

"Superare le barriere linguistiche"

„Pokonywanie barier językowych”

Overcoming Language Barriers

"Sprachbarrieren überwinden"

"Superar las barreras del lenguaje"

Language is a major obstacle in overcoming cultural barriers in Kosovo. Most Albanians don’t speak Serbian and Serbs don’t speak Albanian. Bojan Stamenkovic speaks both languages fluently and he is breaking down barriers with his language classes.

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20 Years Since the War

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<p>Language is a major obstacle in overcoming cultural barriers in Kosovo. Most Albanians don’t speak Serbian and Serbs don’t speak Albanian. Bojan Stamenkovic speaks both languages fluently and he is breaking down barriers with his language classes.</p>

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