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CREDITS 2 (LV) 3 (ECTS) - 30 Contact Hours

The course Elementary Latvian (A1/2) continues where Elementary Latvian (A1) left off. It will concentrate on contemporary Latvian, fundamentals of the grammar system, with due attention to all four language skills – reading, writing, speaking, and listening. The aim of the course is to give the students grounding in all of these skills. The classrooms are oriented to communication and maximum use of Latvian, while English-language explanations of grammatical structures and occasional translations are not avoided altogether. 

Teaching philosophy.

Elementary Latvian (2) strives to be at all times a student-centered course, encouraging students to take control of their own learning, to be active, engaged, curious, and questioning about this subject matter as well as the wider world it fits into.  Teaching and learning take place in an atmosphere of mutual respect among students and between the instructor and students.  The instructor strives to accommodate and assist students of different cognitive abilities and different learning styles.