Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Media Language
Course Code
KSK_162
Branch of Science
Media and communications
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Communication Science
LQF
Level 6
Study Type And Form
Full-Time; Part-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Dite Liepa
Structure Unit Manager
Ieva Puzo
Structural Unit
Faculty of Social Sciences
Contacts
Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf@rsu.lv
About Study Course
Objective
To characterise the language of Latvian media by providing an impartial analysis of the linguistic changes taking place from the sociolinguistic point of view.
Preliminary Knowledge
Centralised examination in Latvian passed when graduating from the secondary school.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.• to characterise modern media development processes and their driving forces; • to analyse the link of language to ideological and political processes; • to understand peculiarities and styles of the publicist style on the basis of the Latvian media language; • to find one’s way around situational and social rules of language use.
Skills
1.• to use Latvian in accordance with media formats; • to understand the deepest regularities in language use in media and in the public environment; • to evaluate and analyse media language quality; • to use language corresponding to specific media genres in own creative work; • to use different layers of language in creating different content.
Competences
1.• to evaluate real media language using information for the creation of own professional texts; • sense of responsibility for the written text (word), its suitability and compliance, as well as possible reaction to it; • critical and self-critical attitude to the media language used in practice, its manifestations (styles and their suitability in a situational context); • responsible, knowledge-based language use in accordance with media format.
Assessment
Individual work
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Grade
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1.
Individual work |
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Use of knowledge obtained at lectures and seminars in practical language use, by creating stories and writing own publications.
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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% from total grade
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Grade
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1.
Examination |
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10 points
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The final mark depends on the written assignments submitted during the course, practical tasks and the exam. For the day department: 3 written assignments (30%) and the radio report (10%); practical tasks or test (10%); 50% in total; the exam (50%) = 100% in total. For the correspondence department: 2 written assignments (30%) and the radio report (10%); practical assignments or test (10%); 50% in total; the exam 50% = 100% in total. |
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Introduction to the content of the study course. An overview of the history of modern Latvian media language: language changes after the restoration of independence: democratization of language, widespread use of colloquial language, lexical and grammatical synonymy.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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A general overview of media language: borrowings, euphemisms, dysphemisms, slang (including vulgarisms), fixed associations (precedent texts), Germanisms, barbarisms, neologisms, types of wordplay etc. The impact of political, economic and social processes on media language.Linguistic research: general linguistics, lexicology, morphology, phonetics, syntax, phraseology, stylistics, onomastics; text analysis.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Characteristics of the Latvian language in the context of world languages. Language situation in Latvia. The topic of the Latvian language in the media. The role of a journalist.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Codified/uncodified norms.
Literary Latvian or the literary standard of Latvian and trends of language democratisation and globalisation.
Latvian orthography: a historical overview of the language standardisation practices in the 20th and the 21st century.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Understanding of media language: language standardisation, errors or diversity of expression.
Practical advice on how to enrich one’s linguistic expression and eliminate language deficiencies: analysis of the most common grammar, syntax and stylistic errors.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Proper nouns. Orthography (capitalisation). Abbreviations and initialisms.
Rendering of proper names (general overview).
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Practical analysis of the first written assignment (comments, explanations, discussion).
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Practical analysis of the second written assignment (comments, explanations, discussion).
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Practical analysis of the third submitted article (comments, explanations, discussion).
In the second half of the lesson – practical exercise in rendering proper nouns in Latvian. Normative regulation and language practice.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Practical analysis of texts (edition, program, website: comments, explanations, discussion).
Practical exercise: rendering of proper nouns in Latvian (part 2 – continuation of seminar 3)
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Practical analysis of texts (edition, program, website: comments, explanations, discussion).
The most common mistakes in the use of punctuation marks. Slide show, discussion; after the discussion the practical work.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Individual presentation of a radio feature.
Listening, questions, discussion about the language heard.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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Pronunciation and clear speech. Basic rules of orthoepy.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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Business communication (constructions): tradition and change. E-mails.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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Practical analysis of texts (edition, program, website: comments, explanations, discussion).
The most common mistakes in the use of punctuation marks. Slide show, discussion; after the discussion the practical work.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
30 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
PART-TIME
Part 1
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Introduction to the content of the study course. An overview of the history of modern Latvian media language: language changes after the restoration of independence: democratization of language, widespread use of colloquial language, lexical and grammatical synonymy.
|
-
Lecture
|
Modality
|
Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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A general overview of media language: borrowings, euphemisms, dysphemisms, slang (including vulgarisms), fixed associations (precedent texts), Germanisms, barbarisms, neologisms, types of wordplay etc. The impact of political, economic and social processes on media language.Linguistic research: general linguistics, lexicology, morphology, phonetics, syntax, phraseology, stylistics, onomastics; text analysis.
|
-
Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Characteristics of the Latvian language in the context of world languages. Language situation in Latvia. The topic of the Latvian language in the media. The role of a journalist.
|
-
Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Codified/uncodified norms.
Literary Latvian or the literary standard of Latvian and trends of language democratisation and globalisation.
Latvian orthography: a historical overview of the language standardisation practices in the 20th and the 21st century.
|
-
Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Understanding of media language: language standardisation, errors or diversity of expression.
Practical advice on how to enrich one’s linguistic expression and eliminate language deficiencies: analysis of the most common grammar, syntax and stylistic errors.
|
-
Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Practical analysis of the first written assignment (comments, explanations, discussion).
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-
Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Practical analysis of the second written assignment (comments, explanations, discussion).
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-
Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Individual presentation of a radio feature.
Listening, questions, discussion about the language heard.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
16 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Baltiņš, M.; Druviete, I. Ceļavējš cilvēku ciltij. Valoda sabiedrībā. Rīga : Latviešu valodas aģentūra, 2017
2.
Normatīvo aktu projektu izstrādes rokasgrāmata. Rīga : Valsts kanceleja 2016 (pieejama elektroniski)
3.
Tiesību aktu tulkošanas rokasgrāmata. Rīga: VVC 2021 ( pieejama elektroniski)
Additional Reading
1.
Latviešu lingvistiskā attieksme: vērtības, pārliecība, prakse. Rīga, LU Akadēmiskais apgāds, 2021.
2.
Džozefs, Dž. Ē. Valoda un politika. Rīga : Zinātne 2008.
3.
Valodas prakse: vērojumi un ieteikumi. Rīga: Latviešu valodas aģentūra (iznāk katru gadu kopš 2005.gada)
4.
Vārds un tā pētīšanas aspekti. LiepU zinātnisko rakstu krājums (katru gadu kopš 1996.)
5.
Valoda dažādu kultūru kontekstā. DU zinātnisko rakstu krājums (katru gadu kopš 2000.)
6.
Vēstuļu rakstīšanas vadlīnijas. Valsts kanceleja; 2017. (pieejams elektroniski)
Other Information Sources
1.
letonika (http://www.letonika.lv/) personvarduatveide.lv https://www.valodaskonsultacijas.lv/
2.
Valsts valodas centra tīmekļvietne (vvc.gov.lv) Latviešu valodas aģentūras tīmekļvietne (valoda.lv), Latvijas Nacionālais terminoloģijas portāls (termini.gov.lv), elektroniskā vārdnīca tezaurs.lv
3.
svešvārdu vārdnīcas, Latviešu valodas pareizrakstības un pareizrunas vārdnīca, Valsts valodas centra Latviešu valodas ekspertu komisijas pieņemtie lēmumi