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Interactive teaching aid 'Laipa' A1 / Interaktīvs mācību līdzeklis Laipa A1

Date of Publication

2019

Target Group

Students

Domain Area

Business & Communication
Tourism

Learning Scenario

Autonomous learning

Target Language

Latvian

Language of Instruction

Any language

CEFR level

A1

Type of Material

Guiding resources (online course/book)

Linguistic Features

Vocabulary
Grammar
Pragmatics
Prosody

Skills

Listening
Writing
Reading

Description

The interactive study material is intended for learning the Latvian language at the A1 level. The material is based on the content of the textbook Latvian Language Laipa A1.
The teaching aid includes a phonetics section, listening texts, and self-assessment tasks.
12 units:
1. Nice to meet you!
2. Visa-free world
3. In the city and in the countryside
4. My house and family
5. On foot, by trolleybus, by plane
6. Daily work
7. Shopping
8. Good appetite!
9. Free time
10. I travel ...
11. Be healthy!
12. Training and work
OER, supplementary material for strengthening language skills using the Moodle platform. Downloadable, zipped audio files that can also be used online without downloading. Answers to self-assessment tasks are also given.
Can be used as supplementary material to the beginner's course.
Suitable to adult learners.

Case study

Students are motivated to use the tool as additional tasks for self-study and to strengthen the material acquired and the language skills developed in the lessons. Teachers do not evaluate students' performance in this case. These are independent studies.
If there is a wish/need to assess the language skills, similar tasks may be included in a test done after the module acquisition.

Guidelines

After the students have done the corresponding module in the class using the coursebook Laipa A1, this tool may be used as supplementary material for self-study and before the regular test.
Coursebook Laipa A1: https://valoda.lv/gramatas/pieaugusajiem/
Workbook Laipa A1: https://valoda.lv/gramatas/pieaugusajiem/#close
Phonetics: https://maciunmacies.valoda.lv/speles/Laipa/fonetika.html
Tests: https://maciunmacies.valoda.lv/speles/lemon/

Review

Category
Rate
Comprehensive approach
Capacity to match the needs of lecturers and students

4

Added value
The provided tangible improvements

3

Motivation enhancement
The capacity to motivate students to improve their language skills

5

Innovation
Effectiveness in introducing innovative, creative and previously unknown approaches to LSP learning

3

Transferability
Measurement of the transferable potential and possibility to be a source of further capitalisation/application for other language projects in different countries

5

Skills assessment and validation
Availability of appropriate tools for lecturers to monitor students’ progress and for students to assess own progress and to reflect on learning

2

Adaptability
Flexibility of the contents and possibilities for the LSP lecturers to adapt the contents to their and to students’ need

2

Usability
Assess the technical usability from the point of view of the lecturer and the student

5

Accessibility
Assess the accessibility from the point of view of the lecturer and the student

5

Comments:
It is a standard tool, learners can use it for autonomous learning, teachers have no opportunities to modify it or monitor learners’ success, but learners can see their results and explanations of the mistakes.
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