Culture of the Latvian Language (VC_029)
About Study Course
Objective
The aim of the course is to strengthen students' knowledge of the Latvian standard variety in oral and written form, to develop the ability to analyse language errors at different levels, and to deepen the skills of evaluating the use of standard language in different communicative situations.
Prerequisites
Knowledge and skills of the Latvian Language acquired at secondary school.
Learning outcomes
On completion of the course, the student will be able to:
• use the current terminology related to issues of language culture;
• know the most common errors of language culture;
• manage most important resources of issues of Latvian language culture;
• know functional styles of language and their typical units.
On completion of the course, the student will be able to:
• identify, classify and analyse errors of standard language use;
• classify and explain errors according to the theoretical resources;
• debate on language errors;
• edit texts of different styles according to the Latvian Standard norms.
On completion of the study course, the students will be able to develop texts of different functional types, to identify errors of various language levels, to correct and explain them using theoretical resources.
Study course planning
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audiologopaedics, RFA | 2 | Bachelor’s | Required | Inta Urbanoviča |
