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Latvian Language Course for Foreign Students
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:12.00
Study Course Accepted:17.04.2024 11:48:05
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | VC_124 | LQF level: | All Levels | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Linguistics | Target Audience: | Health Management; Life Science; Juridical Science; Information and Communication Science; Management Science; Psychology; Political Science; Business Management | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Inga Laizāne | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf rsu[pnkts]lv | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 16 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 32 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 16 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 32 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Knowledge of the English language. Without preliminary knowledge of Latvian. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To acquire basics of Latvian in order to be able to communicate at basic level A1 (according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages). | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | The Latvian language, its specifics. Alphabet, pronunciation. Greetings, getting acquainted. Verb "to be /not to be". Personal pronouns. Gender and number of the noun. | Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Possessive pronoun 'my'. Constructions "I /you have..., I /you like /don’t like /it hurts". Parts of the human body. Forming questions. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Locative case. Verbs of 2nd conjugation in present. Countries, nationalities, languages. | Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Cardinal numerals. Address, telephone number, age. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Time. Verbs "starts, ends, arrives, leaves". Time adverbs. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Ordinal numbers. Days, months, dates. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Accusative case. Food, meals. Verbs "to eat, to drink" in present, past and future. Shopping. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | The Latvian language, its specifics. Alphabet, pronunciation. Greetings, getting acquainted. Verb "to be /not to be". Personal pronouns. Gender and number of the noun. | Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Possessive pronoun 'my'. Constructions "I /you have..., I /you like /don’t like /it hurts". Parts of the human body. Forming questions. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Locative case. Verbs of 2nd conjugation in present. Countries, nationalities, languages. | Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Cardinal numerals. Address, telephone number, age. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Time. Verbs "starts, ends, arrives, leaves". Time adverbs. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Ordinal numbers. Days, months, dates. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Accusative case. Food, meals. Verbs "to eat, to drink" in present, past and future. Shopping. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Home assignments for acquisition of lexical and grammatical content. Preparing a presentation on topic "Me and my daily routine". Students are obliged to fill in the course evaluation questionnaire at the end of the course. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Mandatory participation and active work in practical classes. Presentation – 40%. At the end of the course – a written colloquium to check grammar and vocabulary – 60%. The final result of the course is made up of the average grade of both tests. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Upon successful completion of the course, students will know: • the lexical minimum of conversational themes, • the most common language rules, • the principles of question formation, including question words. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to apply Latvian in study process and basic daily communication. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to use Latvian language at basic level in daily communication. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Kaija, Inga, Laizāne, Inga. „Latviešu valodas gramatika. Pamatlīmenis: A1. Grammar of the Latvian language. Elementary: A1”. Rīga: LVA, 2022. | ||||||||
| 2 | Auziņa, I., Berķe, M., Lazareva, A., Šalme, A. Laipa (A1). Latviešu valoda. Mācību grāmata un darba burtnīca. LVA, 2014. | ||||||||
| 3 | Letonika | ||||||||
