Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Latvian for Exchange Students I
Course Code
VC_135
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. With preliminary knowledge of the Latvian.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Upon successful completion of the course, students will know: • the lexical minimum of conversational themes; • the simplest language rules; • the principles of question formation, including question words.
Skills
1.Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to: • comprehend simple necessary information; • give information about oneself, family, studies, daily routine orally and in writing; • ask simple questions and to answer them.
Competences
1.Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to use Latvian language at basic level in daily communication.
Assessment
Individual work
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1.
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Individual work – mastering of the vocabulary and grammar of the corresponding topic.
Students are obliged to fill in the course evaluation questionnaire at the end of the course.
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Examination
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1.
Examination |
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Presentation "My everyday life" (40%). Written test, which includes a multiple choice test to check grammar and vocabulary of the course content (60%).
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Auditorium
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2
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Auditorium
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Accusative case. Food, mealtimes. Verbs "to eat", "to drink" in present, past and future. Shopping. Verbs "to buy". Situations in shop and cafeteria
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Accusative case. Food, mealtimes. Verbs "to eat", "to drink" in present, past and future. Shopping. Verbs "to buy". Situations in shop and cafeteria
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Auditorium
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Accusative case. Food, mealtimes. Verbs "to eat", "to drink" in present, past and future. Shopping. Verbs "to buy". Situations in shop and cafeteria
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Review of 2nd conjugation verbs. Verbs of 3rd conjugations in present, past and future. Studies and leisure time, hobbies
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Review of 2nd conjugation verbs. Verbs of 3rd conjugations in present, past and future. Studies and leisure time, hobbies
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Review of 2nd conjugation verbs. Verbs of 3rd conjugations in present, past and future. Studies and leisure time, hobbies
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Transportations. Verbs "to go (by foot)" and "to go (by transportation)"
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Usage of dative case
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Auditorium
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Usage of dative case
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My family
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My family
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Usage of Possessive case
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Usage of Possessive case
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On site
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Auditorium
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My everyday life
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On site
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Topics
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Review about cases
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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.
E-Laipa A1.
2.
Kaija, Inga, Laizāne, Inga. „Latviešu valodas gramatika. Pamatlīmenis: A1. Grammar of the Latvian language. Elementary: A1”. Rīga: LVA, 2022.
Other Information Sources
1.
Saziņas tilts