BAX411 Latvian language I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2012
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Felix Rainer Ruschke, M.A. (lecturer)
Mag. Edgar Leitan (lecturer), doc. Mag. Vaidas Šeferis, Dr. phil. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Tomáš Hoskovec, CSc.
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 10:50–12:25 VP
Prerequisites
No prerequisites.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
This is the first part of the four-semester course of Latvian language. This course is meant primarily for practicing Latvian grammar and vocabulary, as there is another course (BA431) meant solely for the practicing of Latvian conversation.
Syllabus
  • In this semester, we present a brief outlook of Latvian history and work with 1) Latvian noun cases and 2) present verb tense.
  • The vocabulary taught this semester consists of 1) family 2) professions 3) basic conversation phrases 4) languages.
Literature
  • Učební texty dodává vyučující
  • NIKUĻCEVA, Sandra. Čehu-latviešu vārdnīca. 1. vyd. Voznice: LEDA, 2006, 419 s. ISBN 8073350696. info
  • HOLST, Jan Henrik. Lettische Grammatik. Hamburg: Helmut Buske Verlag, 2001, 247 s. ISBN 3-87548-289-1. info
  • MOSELEY, Christopher. Colloquial Latvian : the complete course for beginners. 1st publ. London: Routledge, 1996, vi, 247 s. ISBN 0-415-11797-6. info
Teaching methods
lectures, readings, drills
Assessment methods
To gain the credits it is necessary to actively participate in the lesson and to be absent from the class no more than 3 times. Type of examination: credit test comprising Latvian grammar and vocabulary.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
General note: Tento předmět si NEMŮŽOU zapsat studenti baltistiky: je určen pro mimooborové zájemce o lotyštinu.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Předmět je otevřen i studentům mimo mateřský obor.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2013.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2012, recent)
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