Learning of languages of the region: Lithuanian - level A1 3224-DNJRLA1-90h
Upon completion of the course a student can understand very basic phrases concerning her/himself, the family, immediate concrete surroundings and her/his flat when people speak slowly and clearly.
In a written text s/he can understand well-known vocabulary, names and simple sentences.
S/he is able to read the information contained, for example, in advertisements, on posters and in catalogues.
S/he can interact in a simple way provided the other person is prepared to repeat or rephrase things at a slower rate of speech and help her/him formulate what s/he is trying to say.
S/he can ask and answer simple questions in areas of everyday life, immediate need or on very familiar topics.
S/he can use simple phrases and sentences to describe where s/he lives, where s/he comes from and people s/he knows.
He can write a short, simple text, e.g. holiday greetings.
He can fill out the form with personal data, state nationality, occupation, address, e.g. in a hotel registration form.
The course content: me and my relatives, friends, acquaintances; Language of instruction during the class; Names of countries, nationalities, professions, places, home equipment (furniture etc.); Weather phenomena – names and descriptions; A city – offices, services, public places and public transport; Parts of a body and a description of a human; Journeys and their organization; Age, hobby; Time/date, four seasons; Usual forms of handling and performed at the moment; Schedule of a day; Plans for the future, previous experience; Family relations, school, work.
In line with a systemic model of language instruction, which assumes the acquisition of skills related to mastering the language as a set of grammatical, syntactic, and lexical rules, alongside an analysis of the nature of language as a socio-cultural phenomenon and the development of (inter)cultural competence (in accordance with the CEFR and FREPA: https://www.ore.edu.pl/2017/12/frepa-system-opisu-pluralistycznych-podejsc-do-jezykow-i-kultu-kompetencje-i-zasoby/), language education is carried out along two complementary pathways: general thematic content and cultural thematic content. Both dimensions are integrated and mutually reinforcing, ensuring a systematic transmission of knowledge about the culture of the region and the selected target-language country.
Topics Related to Culture:
Cultural Heritage
Cultural Differences
Multiculturalism
Traditions and Customs
Cuisine
Holidays
Ethnographic Regions
Folk Art
Student workload includes:
Classroom participation – 60 hours (2 ECTS)
Preparing for classes – 30 hours (2 ECTS)
Type of course
Course coordinators
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Learning outcomes
A student is practicing without having to fear his/her speech communication on the elementary level.
On completing the course, the student:
KNOWLEDGE:
1. makes use of knowledge, acquired during the course, of culture of a given lingusitic region;
2. a graduate knows and understands at an elementary level the sophisticated nature of a language;
3. one has elementary vocabulary necessary to manage in language environment (See: Full description);
4. one has elementary knowledge about the description of a language system;
5. one knows selected issues (See: Full description).
SKILLS:
1. one can communicate in simple and routine tasks connected with topics included in Full description;
2. one can recognize familiar words and messages in selected, simple materials of different types as well as in verbal communication;
3. one understands information contained in selected, simple materials of everyday life;
4. one presents information in oral and in written form using certain language constructions.
COMPETENCES:
1. one is able to collaborate in pair as well as in a group of people;
2. one knows learning strategies and understands the need for lifelong learning;
3. one knows basic social norms and their relevant verbal and nonverbal reactions which are obligatory in the definite cultural and linguistic area;
4. one detects cultural differences and demonstrates the tolerance for users of other languages.
Concerning the specific learning outcomes after completing the course, the student acquires skills:
1) knows and understands in an elementary way the comprehensive nature of the language, with particular emphasis on the cultural context of Lithuania.
2) able to use the Lithuanian language at level A1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Assessment criteria
I. The organization of classes:
According to The detailed rules of studies at the Faculty of Applied Linguistics (The Resolution No. 114 by the Faculty of Applied Linguistics Board of 19 December, 2017):
1) Attendance at all classes, covered by the plan, shall be compulsory (§ 9 (2)).
2) It is not possible to have a resit if the reason of failing the credit was noncompliance with the requirement to participate in them. In such a case a student can be conditionally registered in an successive stage of study and can repeat the failed course.
According to the University Foreign Language Teaching System (the Resolution No. 119 from 17 June, 2009).
II. Assessment criteria:
Learning the languages of the region ends with an examination according to The Order of the Head of The Department no 4/2016 on language examination published on website:
http://ksi.uw.edu.pl/studenci/studia-i-stopnia/nauka-jezykow-obcych-w-ksi/ i
Admission to examination is based upon completing the course.
The final mark comprises the following elements:
- oral verification of learning outcomes/ prepared or spontaneous utterance, dialogue in pairs, short presentation, role-by-play scenario - 25% of the grade,
- written verification of learning outcomes/ e.g. letter, mail, composition, written utterance, comment, note, short tests - 25% of the grade,
- the result of 3 credit tests - 50% of the grade.
It must be taken into account that in order to complete the course successfully a student needs to demonstrate achievements in every the above mentioned categories (a student who receives the 0% in one of the categories, won't complete the course, which means that he/she did not demonstrate any activity in none of them).
Grading system:
99 – 100% - 5 (excellent)
93 - 98% - 5 (very good)
87 - 92% - 4,5 (fairly good)
77 - 86% - 4 (good)
71 - 76% - 3,5 (satisfactory plus)
60 - 70% - 3 (satisfactory)
III. Annotation:
Classes are conducted in real time, in the form of e-learning, supported by the tools provided by the University.
Bibliography
The coursebook: V. Stumbrienė, A. Kaškelevičienė, Nė dienos be lietuvių kalbos, Vilnius 2001;
M. Ramonienė, L. Vilkienė, Po truputį. Vilnius 1999 (coursebook and workbook);
dictionaries, additional materials provided by the lecturer, recordings etc.
Additional information
Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system: