• Airina Volungevičienė


    Triin Vana


    Jurgita Vaičenonienė


    Tadas Vadvilavičius


    Daiva Urmonienė


    Vidmantas Tūtlys


    Elena Trepulė


    Margarita Teresevičienė


    Živilė TARASEVIČIENĖ


    Ilona Tandzegolskienė-Bielaglovė


    Giedrė Tamoliūnė

Available courses

You will learn to:

  • Define the characteristics of Lithuanian literary trends.
  • Analyze historical circumstances that shaped Lithuanian cultural life in the early, mid, and late 20th century; describe the cultural context of 21st-century Lithuania.
  • Describe the development of aesthetic thought; analyze literary works of various styles and genres.
  • Analyze Lithuanian poetry and prose, compare Lithuanian writers’ texts with typologically similar texts from other countries; assess Lithuanian literary history in the context of world literature.

Learning topics:

  • General characteristics of Lithuanian literature from the press ban period to the beginning of the Soviet era. The importance of folk art in the work of professional artists. Shades of aesthetic thought in early 20th-century Lithuania.
  • Key principles of literary ethics and their validity in early 20th-century Lithuanian literature.
  • Realism. Lithuanian neo-romanticism and symbolism. Tendencies of Lithuanian avant-garde. Features of modernist and postmodernist texts.
  • Overview of cultural life in independent Lithuania.
  • Characteristics of Soviet literature and mandatory literary schemes.
  • The phenomenon of exile literature.
  • Existentialist prose during the stagnation period (texts by B. Radzevičius, R. Granauskas, R. Klimas).
  • Lithuanian magical realism (prose by S. T. Kondrotas and J. Skablauskaitė).
  • Laconic prose: B. Vilimaitė and R. Lankauskas.
  • The phenomenon of intellectual prose: R. Klimas and V. Martinkus.
  • Contemporary Lithuanian novel: S. Parulskis, R. Šerelytė, R. Aškinytė, Laura Sintija Černiauskaitė.
  • Prose of states of being in the context of 21st-century Lithuanian literature. Genre fusion phenomenon.

Study period:

from February 1 to May 20 (online)

VOLUME: 160 academic hours (6 ECTS): 60 hours of contact learning and 100 hours of independent work
TARGET GROUP: Lithuanian Diaspora, Foreigners
PRIOR PREPARATION: Lithuanian language proficiency at A2 level
RECOGNITION OF ACQUIRED COMPETENCES: Certificate or academic transcript (upon participant’s request)
DURATION: 15 weeks (online)
IS BUY OPTION AVAILABLE?: Yes
IS REGISTRATION OPEN?: No

The aim of the course is to deepen and expand the highly specialized knowledge of students in the field of sustainable use of natural resources and to develop the competencies of students needed to solve complex problems of natural resource management to achieve the goals of sustainable development.
Created on: 2023 03 16

PRIOR PREPARATION: Not necessary
IS BUY OPTION AVAILABLE?: No
IS REGISTRATION OPEN?: No

Baigę šiuos kursus Jūs:

  • Žinosite pagrindinius lietuviškosios tapatybės iššūkius ir jų įveikos būdus, identifikuojamus naujausiuose humanitarinių ir socialinių mokslų tyrimuose.
  • Suprasite šeimos istorijų vaidmenį ir galimybes sprendžiant lietuviškosios tapatybės iššūkius.
  • Žinosite neformaliojo švietimo programos turinį.
  • Gebėsite lietuviškajai tapatybei reflektuoti ir ugdyti naudotis neformaliojo švietimo programos metodine medžiaga.
  • Gebėsite analizuoti savo mokinių ugdymo(si) poreikius ir adaptuoti pristatytą neformaliojo švietimo programą savo ugdytinių poreikiams ir patirtims.
  • Sistemingai tobulinsite savo profesinę veiklą.
  • Atpažinsite pristatytos neformaliojo švietimo programos keliamus etinius ir emocinius iššūkius.

Temos:

  • Lietuviškosios tapatybės iššūkiai ir šeimos istorijos.
  • Neformaliojo švietimo programos „Mano šeimos pasakojimai Lietuvoje ir pasaulyje“ sandara.
  • Praktiniai neformaliojo švietimo diasporinio ugdymo programos taikymo pavyzdžiai ir mokytojų patirtis.
  • Programos taikymo ir veiklos refleksija.
VOLUME: 53 ak. val. (2 ECTS)
TARGET GROUP: Lietuvos pagrindinių ir vidurinių mokyklų istorijos, pilietškumo pagrindų, lietuvių kalbos ir literatūros, dorinio ugdymo mokytojai, užsienio lituanistinių mokyklų mokytojai
PRIOR PREPARATION: Nebūtinas
RECOGNITION OF ACQUIRED COMPETENCES: Pažymėjimas arba akademinė pažyma
DURATION: 53 savaitės
IS BUY OPTION AVAILABLE?: No
IS REGISTRATION OPEN?: Yes

"Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past" (George Orwell, "1984"). On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a large-scale military operation against Ukraine, the second largest country in Europe. Today, it is as important as ever to understand Ukrainian historical and ethnic self-awareness. Therefore, this course invites you to get acquainted with the history of Ukraine and its statehood.
Created on: 2022 06 02

PRIOR PREPARATION: Not necessary
IS BUY OPTION AVAILABLE?: No
IS REGISTRATION OPEN?: No

Baigę šiuos kursus Jūs:

  • Žinosite pagrindinius lietuviškosios tapatybės iššūkius ir jų įveikos būdus, identifikuojamus naujausiuose humanitarinių ir socialinių mokslų tyrimuose.
  • Suprasite šeimos istorijų vaidmenį ir galimybes sprendžiant lietuviškosios tapatybės iššūkius.
  • Žinosite neformaliojo švietimo programos turinį.
  • Gebėsite lietuviškajai tapatybei reflektuoti ir ugdyti naudotis neformaliojo švietimo programos metodine medžiaga.
  • Gebėsite analizuoti savo mokinių ugdymo(si) poreikius ir adaptuoti pristatytą neformaliojo švietimo programą savo ugdytinių poreikiams ir patirtims.
  • Sistemingai tobulinsite savo profesinę veiklą.
  • Atpažinsite pristatytos neformaliojo švietimo programos keliamus etinius ir emocinius iššūkius.

Temos:

  • Lietuviškosios tapatybės iššūkiai ir šeimos istorijos.
  • Neformaliojo švietimo programos „Mano šeimos pasakojimai Lietuvoje ir pasaulyje“ sandara.
  • Praktiniai neformaliojo švietimo diasporinio ugdymo programos taikymo pavyzdžiai ir mokytojų patirtis.
  • Programos taikymo ir veiklos refleksija.
VOLUME: 53 ak. val. (2 ECTS)
TARGET GROUP: Lietuvos pagrindinių ir vidurinių mokyklų istorijos, pilietškumo pagrindų, lietuvių kalbos ir literatūros, dorinio ugdymo mokytojai, užsienio lituanistinių mokyklų mokytojai
PRIOR PREPARATION: Nebūtinas
RECOGNITION OF ACQUIRED COMPETENCES: Pažymėjimas arba akademinė pažyma
DURATION: 53 savaitės
IS BUY OPTION AVAILABLE?: No
IS REGISTRATION OPEN?: Yes

You will learn to:

  • Understand spoken language, lectures, and even more complex reasoning if the topic is familiar.
  • Understand most TV news and current affairs programs, as well as films in standard language.
  • Read articles on current topics presenting different viewpoints and understand contemporary literary prose.
  • Communicate spontaneously and fluently in speech and writing; participate in discussions, express and defend opinions.
  • Describe various topics in detail, explain your viewpoint, and present pros and cons of choices.
  • Write clear and detailed texts on a range of topics (essays, letters, reports), convey information and express opinions.
  • Use compensation strategies when language knowledge is insufficient for smooth communication.

Learning topics:

  • Talking about school and university, favorite subjects, study programs, career choices; discussing language learning and dialects.
    Vocabulary: education system, institutions, programs, exams, languages and dialects.
    Grammar: suffix –imas, “užuot” with active past participles, collective numerals, prepositions apie, pagal.
  • Describing traditions and holidays; expressing emotions, agreeing/disagreeing, summarizing, citing sources; retelling texts and describing events.
    Vocabulary: traditions and holidays.
    Grammar: future active participles, parenthetical words (e.g., “deja”, “tarkim”), conjunctions, generalizing pronouns, non-finite verb forms.
  • Talking about character, national traits, emotions, prejudices, parenting.
    Vocabulary: personality traits, health, feelings.
    Grammar: common gender nouns, genitive of quality, past active participles, reflexive pronouns, suffixes –uolis, –utis, interjections.
  • Describing household problems, repairs, car maintenance; expressing complaints or giving advice.
    Vocabulary: housekeeping, repairs, cars.
    Grammar: suffixes –inis, –inti, necessity participles, particles (e.g., “tik”, “vos”).
  • Describing flora, fauna, nature; discussing ecology and expressing natural sounds.
    Vocabulary: plants, animals, countryside, ecology.
    Grammar: suffix –ynas, compound words, onomatopoeia, diminutives, continuous action.

Study period:

from September 2 to November 30 (online)
from February 1 to May 20 (online)

VOLUME: 160 academic hours (6 ECTS): 60 hours of contact learning and 100 hours of independent work
TARGET GROUP: Lithuanian Diaspora, Foreigners
PRIOR PREPARATION: Lithuanian language proficiency at B1 level
RECOGNITION OF ACQUIRED COMPETENCES: Certificate or academic transcript (upon participant’s request)
DURATION: 13 weeks (online)
IS BUY OPTION AVAILABLE?: Yes
IS REGISTRATION OPEN?: No

You will learn to:

  • Read simple Lithuanian texts.
  • Recognize and understand familiar words and key phrases in the most common everyday situations.
  • Understand spoken Lithuanian when the context relates to topics discussed in the course.
  • Ask questions, provide information, and hold conversations on course-related topics.

Learning topics:

  • "Let’s get acquainted. Who are you? Who is your friend?" Vocabulary: introduction, native country, nationality, languages, address, phone number. Grammar: alphabet, nominative and genitive cases, present tense verbs (type A).
  • "Place and time. What is your city like? Where and when do we meet?" Vocabulary: city landmarks, directions, times of year and day, hours. Grammar: locative case, prepositions of place, accusative case, present tense verbs (type I).
  • "Food and drinks. Is it tasty?" Vocabulary: food products, drinks, adjectives to describe food. Grammar: adjective and noun agreement, present tense verbs (type O), subjunctive for politeness, prepositions su and be, instrumental case.
  • "Family. Do you have a big family?" Vocabulary: family members, professions, adjectives to describe people. Grammar: past and future tenses, imperative mood, dative case, vocative case.

Study period:

from September 3 to November 26 (on-site in Vilnius)

VOLUME: 160 academic hours (6 ECTS): 60 hours of contact learning and 100 hours of independent work
TARGET GROUP: Lithuanian Diaspora, Foreigners
RECOGNITION OF ACQUIRED COMPETENCES: Certificate or academic transcript (upon participant’s request)
DURATION: 13 weeks (Mondays and Wednesdays 09:30–11:00) on-site in Vilnius
IS BUY OPTION AVAILABLE?: Yes
IS REGISTRATION OPEN?: No

You will learn to:

  • use pronouns in written texts and simple conversations;
  • use and compare adjectives;
  • use cardinal and ordinal numbers;
  • use verbs in all tenses, reflexive verbs, the imperative and subjunctive moods, and verbs with prefixes;
  • use diminutive forms;
  • use prepositions.

Learning topics:

  • Pronouns: personal pronouns, reflexive pronoun *savęs*, interrogative pronoun *kas*, general pronouns *viskas* and *niekas*, demonstrative pronouns *šis* and *tas*.
  • Adjectives: agreement of adjectives, neuter gender, adverbs of manner, degrees of comparison: comparative and superlative.
  • Numerals: cardinal and ordinal numbers, agreement of numerals.
  • Verbs: tenses, reflexive verbs, imperative and subjunctive moods.
  • Suffix-based formation of diminutives.
  • Formation and agreement of verbs with prefixes.
  • Prepositions and their agreement.

Study period:

from September 5 to November 28 (online)

VOLUME: 160 academic hours (6 ECTS): 60 hours of contact learning and 100 hours of independent work
TARGET GROUP: Lithuanian Diaspora, Foreigners
RECOGNITION OF ACQUIRED COMPETENCES: Certificate or academic transcript (upon participant’s request)
DURATION: 13 weeks (Fridays 13.00–15:30)
IS BUY OPTION AVAILABLE?: Yes
IS REGISTRATION OPEN?: No


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