Lithuanian Language for Foreigners B2 (on-site in Kaunas)

You will learn to:

• Use complex grammatical categories in writing and speaking – when describing daily life and discussing specific topics.
• Describe emotions, feelings, dreams, and clearly articulate expectations and goals.
• Use various verb forms and compound sentences to talk about personal impressions, e.g., a book you’ve read, an exhibition or concert you’ve attended, a film you’ve seen.
• Apply grammar rules in both spoken and written language.

Learning topics:

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

Study period:

from September 3 to September 26 (on-site in Kaunas)