Lithuanian Language for Foreigners B1 (on-site in Kaunas)

You will learn to:

• Use complex grammatical structures in writing and speaking – when talking about daily life and discussing specific topics.
• Describe emotions, feelings, dreams, and clearly express expectations and goals.
• Use various verb forms and complex sentences to talk about impressions, such as a book read, an exhibition or concert visited, or a film seen.
• Apply grammar rules in spoken and written language.

Learning topics:

• "Me and my friends. Is friendship important?" Vocabulary: character traits, emotions, feelings. Grammar: past frequentative tense, definite adjectives and their use.
• "Lithuanian eating habits. Healthy food: cook at home or eat out?" Vocabulary: cooking, kitchen appliances, recipes, spices. Grammar: conjugation of reflexive verbs.
• "Memories, diaries, letters. My story." Vocabulary: family relations, genre names, use of adverbs. Grammar: subjunctive and imperative moods.
• "Once upon a time... Fiction in our lives." Vocabulary: literary genres, characters. Grammar: active participles in present and past tense, their functions and use.
• "Place and space. Identity and ecology." Vocabulary: politics, public life, culture. Grammar: passive participles in present and past tense, their functions and use.
• "Culture and subculture. How well do we understand each other?" Vocabulary: subcultural groups, Lithuanian equivalents of international words. Grammar: half-participle and gerund, functions and usage.

Study period:

from September 2 to November 27 (on-site in Kaunas)