Latvian Language Culture and Phonetics (VC_157)
About Study Course
Objective
To supplement knowledge about Latvian Standard; to provide a basic knowledge in phonetics and phonology; to promote the use and extension of specific vocabulary for academic and professional needs.
Prerequisites
Knowledge in Latvian acquired at a secondary school.
Learning outcomes
On completion of the course, the student will be able to: • use the current terminology related to issues of language culture; • know the most common errors of language culture; • manage most important resources of issues of Latvian language culture; • know functional styles of language and their typical units; • use the current terminology related to issues of phonetics and phonology; • know how to classify sounds of the Latvian language; • know how to use Latvian and International phonetic transcription; know how to analyse sounds of the Latvian language by using spectral features.
On completion of the course, the student will be able to: • identify, classify and analyse errors of standard language use; • classify and explain errors according to the theoretical resources; • debate on language errors; • edit texts of different styles according to the Latvian Standard norms; • classify Latvian sounds according to phonetic and phonology rules; • apply symbols of phonetic transcription in practice; • use a software for acoustic analysis.
On completion of the study course, the students will be able to: • develop texts of different functional types, • identify errors of various language levels, • correct and explain them using theoretical resources; • use phonetic transcription for professional needs in speech therapy; use the classification of Latvian sounds according to phonetic and phonology rules.
Study course planning
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audiologopaedics, RFA | 1 | Bachelor’s | Required | Inta Urbanoviča |
