BA_Lo3 Latvian language 3

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/4/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. dr. Kristine Vaceka-Ante (lecturer)
doc. Mag. Vaidas Šeferis, Dr. phil. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. dr. Kristine Vaceka-Ante
Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mag. Vaidas Šeferis, Dr. phil.
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
Students are allowed to attend this course only if they successfully finished courses BA_Lo1, BA_Lo2.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
This course is the third part of the four-semester course of Latvian language. In the field of grammar, we work with the morphology of the Latvian verb. New conversational themes re added and communication skills in Latvian are developed.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to understand and explain the morphology of the Latvian verb.
Syllabus
  • In the field of grammar, we work with 1) Latvian future tense, further on also verb modes, i.e. 2) conditional + reflexive verbs conditional, 3) debitive + reflexive verbs debitive and 4) relative mode + reflexive verbs relative mode.
  • In the field of vocabulary we talk about 1) elements of nature, 2) verbs expressing various kinds of motion, 3) adjectives regarding colours and people‘s character and 4) adjectives and nouns denoting people’s looks.
Literature
  • Butkus, Alvydas, Sarkanis, Alberts a Šelelyová, Denisa. Česko-lotyšsko-litevská konverzace. Kulturní dialog, Praha 2008.
  • Učební texty dodává vyučující
  • Nikulceva, Sandra. Česko-lotyšský slovník. Leda, Praha 2006
  • KLĒVERE-VELHLI, Inga and Nicole NAU. Latviešu valoda studentiem : mācību līdzeklis latviešu valodas kā svešvalodas apguvei. Rīga: Latviešu valodas aģentūra, 2012, 278 stran. ISBN 9789984815657. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussion, homeworks, reading, drills.
Assessment methods
Written examination consisting of 15 exercises aimed at testing the essential language skills.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: every week.
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