Research in the field of Latvian language acquisition will enhance the competitiveness of Latvian both on local and global scale and will analyze the data regarding the situation in Latvian language acquisition as first, second and foreign language (taking into account language proficiency and the factors that influence learning). It is intended to supplement the already existing learner corpus and to compile a new one; to describe successful cases of retaining Latvian as an ethnic heritage language, and to prepare new recommendations in general didactics and linguodidactics with the aim of improving Latvian language acquisition and thus supporting its sustainability. A methodic aid for a definite target audience will also be elaborated for this purpose.
The goal of sub-project LATVALA is to investigate the current situation in the Latvian language acquisition in a broad range of regions, ages and ethnicities. It is also intended to supplement an already existing learner corpus and to compile a new one; to disseminate the research findings through academic articles and at international conferences, and to elaborate methodic aids for language learning.
The results of the sub-project LATVALA will be new theoretic findings and data on the situation of Latvian language acquisition as mother tongue, as second language and as foreign language. A new and supplemented corpus of the language learners’ data will be prepared, and cases of positive experience will be described about the maintaining of Latvian as the ethnic heritage language in bilingual and multilingual language situation. Methodological recommendations will be provided for future actions to improve the acquisition of Latvian, thereby strengthening its sustainability and quality.
Materials
- The lexical competence of preschoolers acquiring latvian as the second language in an instructional setting
- Second language grammar of pre-school children acquiring latvian in an instructional setting
- The types of errors in the speech production of preschoolers acquiring latvian as the second language in an instructional setting
- Asessing linguistic performance of children acquiring second language (Latvian) in preschool education
- Competence - Based Approach in Pre-school Child's Speech of Dialogue and Literacy Skills Development
- Challenges in Child Language Research in Latvia
- Reforming Latvian as a school subject: The long way from research to practice
- Facilitation of Latvian language and culture in linguistically heterogeneous environment
Publications
1. Markus Dace, Zīriņa Tija. (2017) International Project LAMBA.
Proceedings of INTED 2017 Conference 6th – 8th March 2017, Valencia,
Spain. ISBN: 978-84-617-8491-2 Conference Proceedings / eds. L. Gómez
Chova, A. López Martínez, I. Candel Torres Valencia : IATED, 2017
pp.4355-4360 : fig. DOI: 10.21125/inted.2017.1035, URL:
https://library.iated.org/view/MARKUS2017INT. ISSN 2340-1079. Web of
Science.
2. Markus Dace, Zīriņa Tija. (2017) New knowledge and skills in Latvian
language acquisition. Proceedings of ICERI 2017 Conference 17th
November2017, Sevilla, Spain. ISBN: 978-84-697-6957-7; ISSN: 2340-1095.
Web of Science, Conference Proceedings, pp. 3043-3049. DOI:
10.21125/iceri.2017.0850
3. Tomme-Jukēvica Ingēra. The lexical competence of preschoolers
acquiring Latvian as the second language in an instructional setting.
INTED2019 Proceedings 13th International Technology, Education and
Development Conference March 11th-13th, 2019, Valencia, Spain: IATED
Academy, 2019, pp. 6530-6539. ISBN 978-84-09-08619-1 / ISSN 2340-1079.
doi: 10.21125/inted.2019.1586 , Web of Science. URL:
https://iated.org/inted/publication
4. Tomme-Jukēvica Ingēra. Second language grammar of pre-school children
acquiring Latvian as the second language in an instructional setting.
INTED2019 Proceedings 13th International Technology, Education and
Development Conference March 11th-13th, 2019, Valencia, Spain: IATED
Academy, 2019, pp. 7099-7105. ISBN 978-84-09-08619-1 / ISSN 2340-1079.
doi: 10.21125/inted.2019.1719, Web of Science. URL:
https://iated.org/inted/publication
5. Markus Dace, Zīriņa Tija. Assessment tools of Latvian language
aquisition: problems and application versions. INTED 2019, Proceedings
13th International Technology, Education and Development Conference
March 11th-13th, 2019, Valencia: Spain: IATED Academy, 2019, pp.
3242-3247.doi:10.21125/inted.2019. Web of Science. URL:
https://iated.org/inted/publications. ISBN 9788409086191. ISSN
2340-1079. Spain.
6. Markus Dace, Zīriņa Tija, Markus Kārlis. Education in state language:
problems and necessary solutions in pre-school education institutions.
Proceedings of EDULEARN19, Proceedings11th International Conference on
Education and New Learning Technologies 1-4 July, Palma de Mallorca,
Spain. ISBN: 978-84-09-12031-4; ISSN: 2340-1117. doi:
10.21125/edulearn.2019, pp. 6802-6807. Web of Science. URL:
https://iated.org/edulearn/publications .
7. Tomme-Jukēvica Ingēra. The types of errors in the speech production
of preschoolers acquiring Latvian as the second language in an
instructional setting. EDULEARN19 Proceedings11th International
Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies July 1st-3rd,
2019, Palma, Mallorca, Spain: IATED Academy, 2019, pp. 7589-7597. ISBN:
978-84-09-12031-4/ISSN: 2340-1117. doi: 10.21125/edulearn.2019.1836, Web
of Science. URL: https://iated.org/edulearn/publications