BA_LV3 Latvian language 3

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/4/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. dr. Kristíne Vaceka-Ante (lecturer)
doc. Mag. Vaidas Šeferis, Dr. phil. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. dr. Kristíne 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
Timetable
Tue 8:00–9:40 G11, Tue 10:00–11:40 G11, except Mon 18. 11. to Sun 24. 11., except
Prerequisites
Students are allowed to attend this course only if they successfully finished courses BA_LV1, BA_LV2.
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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Abstract
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.
Key topics
  • 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.
Study resources and literature
  • Učební texty dodává vyučující
  • Butkus, Alvydas, Sarkanis, Alberts a Šelelyová, Denisa. Česko-lotyšsko-litevská konverzace. Kulturní dialog, Praha 2008.
  • Nikulceva, Sandra. Česko-lotyšský slovník. Leda, Praha 2006
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
Lectures, class discussion,homeworks, reading, drills.
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
Written examination consisting of 15 exercises aimed at testing the essential language skills.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2022.
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