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Interactive workbooks for adults "Let's speak correctly!" / Interaktīvas darba burtnīcas pieaugušajiem „Runāsim pareizi!”

Date of Publication

2015

Target Group

Lecturers
Students

Domain Area

Business & Communication
International Relations
Journalism & multimedia
Teacher Education
Tourism

Learning Scenario

Autonomous learning
Classroom Context

Target Language

Latvian

Language of Instruction

Any language

CEFR level

A1
A2

Type of Material

Simulation

Linguistic Features

Vocabulary
Pragmatics
Prosody

Skills

Listening
Speaking
Writing
Reading

Description

An interactive workbook for adults to learn the pronunciation and writing of the Latvian language.
The following sections are included: Vowels; Diphthongs; Consonants; Sound changes; Pitch, intonations; Dictations; Tongue twisters.

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.

Guidelines

To do the tasks headphones or loudspeakers are required as well as the screen resolution has to be 1024 x 768 px or higher.

Review

Category

Rate

Comprehensive approach
Capacity to match the needs of lecturers and students

3

Added value
The provided tangible improvements

3

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

3

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

2

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

4

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

1

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

4

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

3

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

5

Comments:
Useful material for learning the Latvianpronunciation.

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