BA411 Latvian language I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2014
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
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
Tue 9:10–10:45 U14
Prerequisites
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with (i.e. Baltic Languages and Cultures)
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
At the end of the course students should be able to use the Latvian on basic lexical and grammatical level, i. e. to decline nouns, conjugate verbs and make basic conversations (to introduce him/her self, family etc.)
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, class discussion, 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: credit test comprising Latvian grammar and vocabulary.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2004, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018.
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