Lietuvių kalba 101/ Lithuanian 101

Autumn quarter 2005

Meetings: 8:30-9:20 M-F in Thompson Hall 214

 

Instructor: Ieva Butkutė

E-mail: ievabutk@u.washington.edu

Telephone: (206) 616-5737

Office: 108 A

Office hours: TBA

 

Course textbooks (available for purchase at the University Bookstore): 

Required:

Ramonienė M., Vilkienė L., Po Truputį. Lietuvių kalbos vadovėlis pradedantiems. Mokinio kyga. Vilnius: Baltos lankos, 1999. (textbook)

Ramonienė M., Vilkienė L., Po Truputį. Lietuvių kalbos vadovėlis pradedantiems. Pratybų sąsiuvinis. Vilnius: Baltos lankos, 1999. (exercise book)

 

Recommended:

Piesarskas B., Didysis anglų-lietuvių kalbų žodynas. Vilnius: Alma littera, 1998. (dictionary)

Piesarskas B., Svecevičius B., Lietuvių-anglų kalbų žodynas, Vilnius: Žodynas, 1997. (dictionary)

 

 

Course Overview:

Welcome to beginning Lithuanian. Here, at the Department of Scandinavian Studies at the University of Washington, we are convinced that the leaning of a foreign language – and the learning of Lithuanian  - is a worthwhile and rewarding experience. We believe that the primary goal of language instruction should be the development of communication.  Through our approach we hope to achieve a high degree of interaction in the classroom and make your learning of Lithuanian enjoyable. We would like to teach you how to communicate meaningfully in Lithuanian from the very first moment and at the same time to understand better the culture, daily life, and attitudes of Lithuanian people. You will be taught the language as it is spoken and written in Lithuania. In addition to the required texts, we will use a variety of authentic cultural material from Lithuania, including, but not limited to, Lithuanian songs, videos,  recipes, newspaper and magazine articles, Lithuanian Internet sites, and etc. We will give equal emphasis to all five language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing and culture.

 

 

Grading:

 

10%        Class participation will be based on the quality of involvement and effort in speaking

                Lithuanian during classroom activities. 

 

20%       Homework will be assigned daily and will be due at the beginning of class. It will be

            graded on a scale of 1-3 with emphasis placed on effort and completion of material:

 

(3)        Homework is complete, mostly correct, and shows competent use of

           skills in question.

(2)         Satisfactory work that is complete, but with several errors and repetitive

           problems grasping skills.

(1)       Homework is careless, incomplete, or more than half wrong.

(0)       Homework is not turned in.

 

 

          Three homework grades can be dropped.  Late homework will not be accepted

 

 

30%        Unit/Chapter Exams (4 tests).  You will be tested approximately every two weeks.

                One unit exam can be dropped. At least one week’s  advance notice will be given for

                test dates and there will be a test review in class on the day before each test.

                                                           

10%       Short quizzes will be given randomly and will incorporate review material and

               vocabulary.

 

10%       The oral exam will be made up of a short conversation in Lithuanian with the

                instructor. The exams will be scheduled for the 9th or 10th week of the quarter.

 

20%       Final Exam.  The final, written exam will be given on Monday, December 13th, at

               8:30 a.m.