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Everyday Conversational Latvian Language
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:2.00
Study Course Accepted:02.02.2024 12:30:10
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | VC_148 | LQF level: | All Levels | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Linguistics | Target Audience: | Social Anthropology; Pharmacy; Dentistry; Sports Trainer; Rehabilitation; Public Health; Civil and Military Defense; Midwifery; Communication Science; Biology; Management Science; Political Science; Psychology; Marketing and Advertising; Social Welfare and Social Work; Life Science; Person and Property Defence; Juridical Science; Sociology; Medical Services; Pedagogy; Nursing Science; Information and Communication Science; Medicine; Health Management; Business Management; Law; Clinical Pharmacy; Medical Technologies | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Inga Kaija | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf rsu[pnkts]lv | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 16 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 32 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Knowledge of English; having successfully finished the mandatory course in the Latvian language. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To develop international students' ability to use their preliminary Latvian skills in conversation in everyday situations. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Introductions, politeness phrases. Personal information, filling forms | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Shopping: groceries, clothing, everyday items. Advertisements | Classes | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Online orders, shipments | Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Transportation: tickets, control, politeness phrases | Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Free time activities: hobbies, sports, travelling, cultural events | Classes | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Filling the study course evaluation survey. Memorizing listed vocabulary. Independent tasks on e-studies. Independent dialogue making in pairs. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | 1. There is an independent task after each class. The average grade of all independent tasks makes 30% of the final grade. 2. Students independently make dialogues in pairs (2 dialogues per pair) which they memorize and present during classes. The evaluation of the dialogues makes 40% of the final grade. 3. There is an examination in the end of the course consisting of a written part and an oral part. The written part makes 10% of the final grade. The oral part makes 20% of the final grade. 4. At the end of the course, every student must fill the course evaluation survey. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | On successful completion of the course students will be able to use the most common vocabulary for everyday situations and basic principles on which a conversation in Latvian is built. | ||||||||
| Skills: | On successful completion of the course, the students will be able to provide and specify information about themselves and their needs, make requests and ask questions as well as answer them in simple Latvian. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | On successful completion of the course, students will be able to communicate in simple Latvian in the most common everyday situations. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | I. Kaija, I. Laizāne. Latviešu valodas gramatika. Pamatlīmenis: A1. Mācību līdzeklis gramatikas apguvei angļu valodā runājošajiem. = Grammar of the Latvian Language. Elementary: A1. Teaching aid in grammar for the speakers of English. Rīga : Latviešu valodas aģentūra, 2022. 296 lpp. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | E-Laipa latviešu valodas kurss | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Letonika.lv vārdnīcas | ||||||||
