LITH 101 A: First Year Lithuanian 1

Kontaktai / Contact information

E-paštas/ e-mail: eglev@uw.edu (Eglė Vaisėtaitė)

Kabinetas/ Office: Room 305 W, Raitt Hall

Priėmimo valandos/ Office hours: by appointment

Lithuanian classes will be the time when you learn language while not only doing exercises and tasks, but also interacting, playing, singing and watching Lithuanian movies. This way you’ll be building basic language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing. And remember - there are no wrong answers, only good attempts.

The goal of this course is to introduce you to the fundamentals of Lithuanian language and culture and it suggests not only basic communication in real-life situations (Meeting People, Ordering Meals, Getting around the City, etc.), but also basic knowledge about Lithuanian culture.

After this course you will be able to:

• introduce yourself, give basic information about yourself and ask simple questions
• understand and use basic expressions and simple sentences in routine everyday situations
• deal with everyday social situations and handle simple shopping situations
• make sense of written Lithuanian with the necessary aids
• has an idea of main cultural trends in the post-war Lithuania

Grading/ Vertinimas

• 20% Homework / Namų darbai: Homework will be assigned and graded regularly and is due to the following class.
• 20% Quizzes / Testukai: short quizzes will be given weekly.
• 40% Tests / Testai: Tests after each learned topic. The dates will be arranged in advance.
• 10% Oral exam / Egzaminas žodžiu: Oral exam will be arranged during the last week of instructions. The exam will consist of a short interview/conversation in Lithuanian between one student and the Lithuanian instructor based on learning material.
• 10% Written exam / Egzaminas raštu: The written exam will be arranged in advance.

Textbooks and other materials / Vadovėliai ir kita medžiaga:

1. Petrašiūnienė E., Valančiauskienė A., Našlėnaitė Eberhardt V., Jakaitė-Bulbukienė K., Vaškevičienė L.  Langas į lietuvių kalbą. Lietuvių kalbos mokymo priemonė pradedantiesiems. Vilnius: Vilniaus universiteto leidykla, 2011.
2. Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian Practical Dictionary by Gailute Urbonaite-Narkeviciene
3. Radauskas H. Eilėraščiai.
4. Martinaitis M., Tylintys tekstai. Užrašai iš raudonojo sąsiuvinio.

Recommended material / Rekomenduojama literatūra:

1. Stumbrienė, V., Vilkienė, V., Prosniakova, H. 365 Lietuvių kalbos veiksmažodžiai. Homo liber, 2004.
2. Dambriūnas, L., Klimas, A., Schmalstieg, W. Introduction to Modern Lithuanian. New York: Franciscan Fathers, 1993.
3. Tekorienė, D. Lithuanian Basic grammar and conversations. Kaunas, 1990. 

First-year Scandinavian and Baltic language courses carry a VLPA designation; these courses are designed help students develop a personal appreciation of the creative process and how it promotes a willingness to investigate the unknown as well as the commonplace. Please note that some restrictions apply to the use of these courses in your Areas of Knowledge requirements. The undergraduate advisor for Scandinavian Studies  (scandadv@uw.edu) will be happy to meet with you if you have any questions. 

Note:

Washington state law requires that UW develop a policy for accommodation of student absences or significant hardship due to reasons of faith or conscience, or for organized religious activities. The UW’s policy, including more information about how to request an accommodation, is available at Religious Accommodations Policy (https://registrar.washington.edu/staffandfaculty/religious-accommodation...).

Accommodations must be requested within the first two weeks of this course using the Religious Accommodations Request form (https://registrar.washington.edu/students/religious-accommodations-request/).

Tvarkaraštis / Tentative schedule