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REGISTRATION FOR THE SUMMER COURSE IS OPEN

The two & four-week summer course starts on 7 July 2025. Detailed information on the two & four-week summer course is available here.

The Authors of the interdisciplinary monograph "Diasporas of Lithuanian Descent in the East and Their Identity: The Cases of Trans-Volga Russia and Kazakhstan" are Loreta Vilkienė, Vytis Čiubrinskas, Jolanta Kuznecovienė, Irena Šutinienė.

The Department of Lithuanian Studies offers three Lithuanian language courses, the semester course, evening course (registration is over), and free mover course starting in February 2025 at the Faculty of Philology, Vilnius University (Universiteto St 5). Students can sign up by filling out the application form.

The timetables are available here.

REGISTRATION TO THE COURSE FOR UKRAINIANS FROM FEBRUARY IS OVER

Welcome to sign up for a free-of-charge Lithuanian language course for citizens of Ukraine.The Lithuanian language course at levels A1.2, B1.1, and B1.2 starts online and on-site on 3 February 2025. Classes on-site will be held twice a week at the Faculty of Philology, Vilnius University (Universiteto St 5).

REGISTRATION FOR THE WINTER COURSE 2025 IS OPEN

The two-week Lithuanian language winter course starts on 6 January 2025 and applicants can sign up until 23 December 2024. Language classes will take place at the Faculty of Philology, Vilnius University. Detailed information on the two-week winter course is available here.

REGISTRATION IS OVER

My name is Richard, and I'm a PhD student at Vilnius University. I'd like to invite you to join my Lithuanian course!

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REGISTRATION FOR LITHUANIAN LANGUAGE COURSES IN SEPTEMBER IS OPEN

The Department of Lithuanian Studies offers three types of the Lithuanian language courses, the semester course, evening course (registration is over), and free mover course starting in September 2024 at the Faculty of Philology, Vilnius University (Universiteto St 5). Students can sign up by filling out the application form.

LEVEL EXAMINATIONS TAKE PLACE ON 1 JUNE 2024

The examinations of Lithuanian language proficiency levels A1, A2, B1, B2, and C1 will take place on 1 June 2024, 10.00 am. More information is available here.

Applications are due on 15 April 2024

The Education Exchanges Support Foundation offers scholarships to study the Lithuanian language in the academic year 2024-2025. The call for applications for Lithuanian short-term studies is now OPEN!

Applications are due on 26 February 2024

Students, professors, and researchers of foreign institutions of higher education as well as individuals of Lithuanian descent can submit their applications for the Lithuanian language summer course in July 2024. Applications can be submitted here until 26 February 2024 local time (+2GMT).

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.

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.