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THE WINTER COURSE 2024 WILL TAKE PLACE ON-SITE

The two-week Lithuanian language winter course will start on 8 January 2024 and applicants can sign up until 25 December 2023. Language classes will take place at the Faculty of Philology, Vilnius University. Detailed information on the two-week winter course is available here.

The Department of Lithuanian Studies offers three Lithuanian language courses, the semester course, evening course, and free mover course starting in February 2024. Students can sign up by filling out the application form.

The timetables of the semester course, evening course, and free mover course will be available in mid January 2024 here.

LEVEL EXAMINATIONS ON 18 NOVEMBER 2023

The examinations of Lithuanian language proficiency levels A1, A2, B1, B2, and C1 will take place on 18 November 2023. More information is available here.

REGISTRATION FOR LITHUANIAN LANGUAGE COURSES STARTING IN SEPTEMBER IS OPEN

The Department of Lithuanian Studies offers three Lithuanian language online courses, the semester course, evening course (registration is over), and free mover course (spots available in group 2 for lower-intermediate students only) starting in September 2023. Students can sign up by filling out the application form. 

This Lithuanian language summer course is the biggest one held in summer by the Department of Lithuanian Studies. 115 students from 29 countries have joined it, 25 of them arriving from the USA, 10 from Ukraine, 9 from Germany, and 7 from Finland. One, two or a couple of students have come from Ireland, Argentina, Australia, Belarus, Brazil, Czech Republic, Denmark. Great Britain, Spain, Italy, Japan, Canada, Kazakhstan, China, Cyprus, Poland, Lithuania, Norway, South Africa, Portugal, France, Russia, Slovakia, Taiwan, and Turkey.

REGISTRATION FOR THE SUMMER COURSE IS OVER

The two & four-week summer course starts on 3 July 2023 and individuals can sign up until 19 June 2023. Detailed information on the two & four-week summer course is available here.

Applications are due on 8 May 2023

The Education Exchanges Support Foundation offers scholarships to study the Lithuanian language in the academic year 2023-2024. The call for applications for Lithuanian short-term studies is now OPEN!

Applications are due on 10 April 2023

Students, professors, and researchers of foreign institutions of higher education as well as individuals of Lithuanian descent can submit their applications to the Lithuanian language summer course in July 2023. Applications can be submitted here until 10 April 2023 local time (+2GMT).

In the last ten years, research on language attitudes has also intensified in Lithuania. A number of research articles and monographs that focus on language attitudes or analyse them among other issues have been published

it is a third edition of the textbook for non-native speakers. The books of Po truputį (Student's Book, Exercise Book, and digital Teacher's Book) will help you learn to write, read, and understand texts by hearing.

Applications are due on 20 November 2022

Students, professors, and researchers of foreign institutions of higher education as well as individuals of Lithuanian descent can submit their applications to receive a scholarship for the Lithuanian language and culture winter course in January 2023. Applications can be submitted here until 20 November 2022 local time (+2GMT).

On 29–30 September 2022, the Faculty of Philology of Vilnius University, Department of Lithuanian Studies, Lithuanian Association of Applied Linguistics LITAKA and the Institute of the Lithuanian Language will hold the Sixth International Conference of Applied Linguistics ‘Languages and People: Problems and Solutions.'

THE COURSE WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE FACULTY OF PHILOLOGY

Vilnius University invites Ukrainian citizens who left Ukraine for Lithuania due to military action by the Russian Federation in Ukraine to submit their applications for the intensive Lithuanian language and culture course.

The new textbook "Sėkmės!" has been released which is aimed at adults of various age groups, professions, interests, and background who start learning Lithuanian,

This textbook is designed for exchange (Erasmus) students but it also perfectly suits for all non-native adult speakers who start learning Lithuanian. The authors of this publication are professors of the Department of Lithuanian Studies, Faculty of Philology, Vilnius University with extensive and versatile experience in teaching Lithuanian to non-native speakers.

E-recourses of the Faculty of Philology, Vilnius University has made the textbook 'Nė dienos be lietuvių kalbos' Book Three publicly available in the PDF and interactive versions. This texbook is the continuation of the same titled Book One for A2 and Book Two for B1-B2.

The Lithuanian language and culture online summer course is underway on 5 to 30 July. 42 students have joined the course from 19 countries, Belarus, Great Britain, Egypt, Estonia, India, Italy, USA, Canada, China, Latvia, Poland, France, Russia, Georgia, Slovakia, Switzerland, Hungary, Vietnam, and Germany. Students are mainly from Latvia, Poland, and Russia.

THE SUMMER COURSE WILL TAKE PLACE ONLINE.

The two & four-week summer course will start on 5 July 2021 for which one can sign up until 30 June 2021. Classes will be held via Microsoft Teams. Detailed information on the two & four-week online summer courses is available here.

Course Programme

Applications are due on 6 April 2021

Students, professors, and researchers of foreign institutions of higher education as well as individuals of Lithuanian descent can submit their applications to the Lithuanian language online summer course in July 2021. Applications can be submitted here until 6 April 2021 local time (+2GMT).

The online Lithuanian language & culture winter course is taking place on 4–29 January. 26 students have joined the course from 13 different countries, including Australia, Austria, Denmark, India, China, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, France, Russia, Finland, Hungary, and Denmark. 6 students will participate in the two-week studies (4–15 January) while 20 students will study for a month (4–29 January).