BA_LV5 Latvian language 5

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/4/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. dr. Kristine Vaceka-Ante (lecturer)
doc. Mag. Vaidas Šeferis, Dr. phil. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mag. Vaidas Šeferis, Dr. phil.
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_LV1, BA_LV2, BA_LV3, BA_LV4.
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 fifth part of the 6-semester-course of Latvian language. In the field of grammar, we work with the special cases of Latvian flexion, such as determinated adjectives, debitiv and composed verbal times. New conversational themes are 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.
  • Nikulceva, Sandra. Česko-lotyšský slovník. Leda, Praha 2006
  • Učební texty dodává vyučující
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
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2023.
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