Baltic Languages in Contact
Information for admitted students Autumn 2020
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In order to ensure that your studies begin as smoothly as possible we have compiled a short checklist for the beginning of the semester.
Follow the instructions on wether you have to reply to your offer or not.
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Welcome activities
Stockholm University organises a series of welcome activities that stretch over a few weeks at the beginning of each semester. The programme is voluntary (attendance is optional) and includes Arrival Service at the airport and an Orientation Day, see more details about these events below.
Your department may also organise activities for welcoming international students. More information will be provided by your specific department.
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For new international students
The course consists of a review of the Baltic languages in a historical perspective with special focus on language contact. The course analyzes language contact from both a general perspective and a specific linguistic perspective with focus on the languages that have been in contact with the Baltic languages in the historic past.
The course is given in English.
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Course structure
Teaching format
Instruction is in the form of letures and seminars.
Learning outcomes
Having completed the course the student has shown an ability to:
- demonstrate profound, theoretical and specific knowledge about historical language contact, linguistic contact situations and different types of contact phenomena
- demonstrate profound, theoretical and specific knowledge about how the Baltic languages have changed as a result of language contact, as well as how the Baltic languages have infuenced other languages
- formulate a theoretical discussion on language contacts between the Baltic languages and other languages in historic time.
Assessment
The following methods of examination are used:
- a written essay of 10-15 pages
- an oral presentation of the essay in connection with a seminar
The principles for weighting together the two examination assignments are explained in the grading criteria.
Examiner
Peteris Vanags
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Course literature
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Contact
Assistant Professor Lilita Zalkalns, lilita.zalkalns@balt.su.se
