BA412 Latvian language course II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2014
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 2 credit(s) (plus 1 credit for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mag. Vaidas Šeferis, Dr. phil. (lecturer)
Felix Rainer Ruschke, M.A. (lecturer)
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
Mon 9:10–10:45 U23
Prerequisites
BA411 Latvian I
To enroll in this course, the students needn‘t have passed the BA411 course, but they should have the knowledge of grammar and vocabulary studied in this course.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to communicate in Latvian in such topics as 1) orientation in town 2) shopping 3) geography 4) means of transport.
Syllabus
  • 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. In this semester, we work with 1) Latvian adjectives system – cases and graduation and 2) past verb tense. The vocabulary taught this semester consists of 1) orientation in town 2) shopping 3) geography 4) means of transport.
Literature
  • Štoll, Pavel. Lotyština. Prague 2008
  • Teacher’s handouts based on the textbooks Runasim latviski. Latviešu valodas elementarkurss. Latvijas universitate, Riga 1999
  • Butkus, Alvydas, Sarkanis, Alberts, Šelelyová, Denisa. Česko-lotyšsko-litevská konverzace. Kulturní dialog, Prague 2008
  • Nikulceva, Sandra. Česko-lotyšský slovník. Leda, Prague 2006. ISBN 8073350696
  • 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, homeworks, reading, 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: test comprising Latvian grammar and vocabulary.
Language of instruction
English
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2005, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019.
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