Latvian language (A2) 3020-BA2NLO
The aim of the course is:
a) to acquaint the student with the vocabulary connected with everyday life in a broad sense, which will allow him / her to get about in a Latvian language environment relatively freely in predictable situations of everyday life;
b) to introduce the student to the world of basic grammatical notions indispensible in formulating and understanding simple oral and written utterances;
c) to develop the student’s communicative competence and his / her ability to construct simple texts connected with familiar thematic domains;
d) to inculcate the principles of correct pronunciation and stress;
e) to develop sociocultural competence (polite phrases used in greeting and taking leave in official and unofficial situations; formal and informal phone calls; traditions and customs connected with the yearly cycle festivals in Latvia).
Estimated number of hours needed to achieve the defined learning outcomes:
(a) number of contact hours: 150 hrs;
(b) ongoing preparation for classes (approximately 2 hours per week): 60 hrs;
(c) preparation for mid-semester, semester tests and final examination: 90 hrs.
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Learning outcomes
On completion of the course the student:
(KNOWLEDGE)
- recognizes and correctly explains expressions and lexical units presented during the course;
- describes the mechanisms of formation of simple grammatical structures;
(SKILLS)
- fluently formulates simple questions and short answers on topics connected with situations of everyday life, as well as personal and professional life;
- reacts fairly spontaneously in predictable communicative situations, using restricted linguistic means;
- formulates short written statements concerning familiar thematic domains (notes, private letter)
- grasps the main idea in succinct authentic written and spoken utternances of an informative character (advertisements, folders, brief relations of events from everyday life and cultural events);
(AWARENESS)
- actively participates in classes;
- realizes the need of independent work in addition to classes.
Assessment criteria
Final examination to which the student is admitted on condition of obtaining a credit for exercises.
A credit must be obtained from every teacher before the date of the final examination.
Conditions for obtaining the term-final graded credit:
a) checking of attendance (necessary precondition) – two absences per term are allowed; additional absences must be accounted for in agreement with the teacher; an attendance rate below 50% bars from obtaining the course credit.
b) satisfactory marks for during-term tests and term-final tests;
c) timely submission of all papers imposed by the teacher;
d) active participation in classes;
e) current preparation for classes.
The examination consists of an oral and a written part.
The written test is intended to evaluate: a) ability to understand clearly formulated listening and reading texts in everyday life situations, discussed during the course (single-choice tests, true-false tasks); b) knowledge about the formation of basic grammatical forms and constructions (gap filling test, transformations); c) mastery of vocabulary (word definitions, synonims and antonyms); d) ability to construct a written statament on an imposed subject.
The oral part is intended to evaluate: a) the ability to formulate an oral statement concerning one of the examination themes; b) communicative competence (communicativity, adequately reacting to various situations).
Bibliography
Manual:
1. Agne Navickaite-Klišauskiene, Vītauts Rinkevičs, Egle Žilinskaite-Šinkūniene. Skaidrs! Latviešu valoda lietuviešu studentiem A1. Rīga: Latviešu valodas aģentūra, 2020.
2. https://maciunmacies.valoda.lv/speles/skaidrs/
Supplementary:
1. Auziņa, I., Berķe, M., Lazareva, A., Šalme, A. Laipa A1. Mācību grāmata. Rīga: Latviešu valodas aģentūra, 2014.
2. Auziņa, I., Berķe, M., Lazareva, A., Šalme, A. Laipa A1. Darba burtnīca. Rīga: Latviešu valodas aģentūra, 2014.
3. Auziņa, I., Berķe, M., Lazareva, A., Šalme, A. Laipa A2. Mācību grāmata. Rīga: Latviešu valodas aģentūra, 2016.
4. Auziņa, I., Berķe, M., Lazareva, A., Šalme, A. Laipa A2. Darba burtnīca. Rīga: Latviešu valodas aģentūra, 2016.
5. https://elaipa.lv/Home/A1
6. https://elaipa.lv/Home/A2
7. Teaching materials and texts supplied by the teachers.
Additional information
Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system: