Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Latvian for Exchange Students
Course Code
VC_112
Branch of Science
Languages and Literature
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Business Management; Communication Science; Dentistry; Juridical Science; Medicine; Nursing Science; Pharmacy; Political Science; Psychology; Public Health; Rehabilitation; Social Welfare and Social Work; Sociology
LQF
All Levels
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Inga Laizāne
Structure Unit Manager
Ieva Puzo
Structural Unit
Faculty of Social Sciences
Contacts
Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf@rsu.lv
About Study Course
Objective
To acquire basics of Latvian in order to be able to communicate at basic level A1 (according to Common European Framework of Reference for Languages).
Preliminary Knowledge
Knowledge of the English language. Without preliminary knowledge of the Latvian.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Will know a minimum vocabulary for conversational topics.
Individual work and tests
Written test • Cumulative exam
2.Will know the simplest rules of Latvian grammar.
Individual work and tests
Cumulative exam • Written test
3.Will understand the principles of question design.
Individual work and tests
Examination • Cumulative exam
Skills
1.Will be able to comprehend simple necessary information.
Individual work and tests
Cumulative exam • Examination • Written test
2.Will be able to give brief information about themselves, their family and their studies.
Individual work and tests
Examination • Cumulative exam
3.Will be able to ask and answer simple questions.
Individual work and tests
Cumulative exam • Examination
Competences
1.Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to use Latvian language at basic level in daily communication.
Individual work and tests
Cumulative exam
Assessment
Individual work
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Grade
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1.
Individual work |
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Individual work – mastering of the vocabulary and grammar of the corresponding topic. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal. |
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Examination
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Examination |
40.00% from total grade
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10 points
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Presentation about themselves. |
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2.
Written test |
60.00% from total grade
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10 points
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A written test, which includes an examination of the grammar and vocabulary covered in the course. |
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3.
Cumulative exam |
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10 points
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The assessment will be based on the sum of the presentation and test results. |
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Auditorium
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The Latvian language, its specifics. Alphabet, pronunciation. Greetings, introducing. Verb "to be/ not to be". Personal pronouns. Gender and number of the noun.
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The Latvian language, its specifics. Alphabet, pronunciation. Greetings, introducing. Verb "to be/ not to be". Personal pronouns. Gender and number of the noun.
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Auditorium
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Possesive pronoun "my". Constructions "I/ you have..., I/ you like/ don’t like/ it hurts". Parts of human body. Forming questions.
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Auditorium
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Possesive pronoun "my". Constructions "I/ you have..., I/ you like/ don’t like/ it hurts". Parts of human body. Forming questions.
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Auditorium
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Locative case. Verbs of 2nd conjugation in present. Countries, nationalities, languages.
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Locative case. Verbs of 2nd conjugation in present. Countries, nationalities, languages.
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Cardinal numerals. Address, telephone number, age.
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Cardinal numerals. Address, telephone number, age.
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Clock time. Verbs "starts, ends, arrives, leaves". Time adverbs.
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Ordinal numbers. Days, months, dates.
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Auditorium
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Ordinal numbers. Days, months, dates.
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Auditorium
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Review of 2nd conjugation verbs. Studies and leisure time, hobbies.
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On site
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Auditorium
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Review of 2nd conjugation verbs. Studies and leisure time, hobbies.
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Review.
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Examination.
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Examination.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
32 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
I.Auziņa, M.Berķe, A.Lazareva, A.Šalme. Laipa (A1). Latviešu valoda. Mācību grāmata un darba burtnīca. LVA, 2014
Additional Reading
1.
Kaija, Inga, Laizāne, Inga. „Latviešu valodas gramatika. Pamatlīmenis: A1. Grammar of the Latvian language. Elementary: A1”. Rīga: LVA, 2022.
Other Information Sources
1.
Letonika
2.
Saziņas tilts.Suitable for English stream