Chinese Level 1
The course provides students with the communicative competence of basic Chinese through the linguistic activities of reception (listening and reading), production and interaction (speaking and writing), and mediation (translation). Students are introduced to the structure, order and formation principles of Chinese characters; develop tone discrimination and usage patterns. The lexical repertoire is built on the […]
Arabic Language 1
Arabic language Level 1 (elementary) course is based on the development of reception (listening and reading comprehension), production (speaking and writing) and mediation (translation) skills along with grammar and vocabulary development. The course is organized in such a way that the students develop basic awareness of the Arabic language and culture in the Arabic speaking […]
Music
This course will provide students with an aesthetic and historical perspective of different genre music, covering a variety of styles and developments from the Early Ages through the Twentieth First Century. Students will acquire basic knowledge, listening skills, experience and criteria for critical perception of music. Lecturer: V. Jucevičiūtė Bartkevičienė
Lithuanian Folklore, Traditions, Mythology
This course, taught in English, is specifically designed for foreign and Lithuanian students of different study programmes. It offers an overview of different aspects of the traditional Lithuanian way of living: folklore, festivals, family customs and traditions, mythology, and the main features of material culture. The course focuses on the issues of continuity, transformation, or […]
History of Civilization
This course, aimed for a very broad audience, discusses different civilizational processes in the world history from the oldest times until now, assessing their importance to the world of today. After the defining the term “civilization” and explaining its problematics, different aspects of human history are discussed – relationship between people and nature, development of […]
The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods
During the course, some general issues in the context of the 1980 Vienna Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) will be discussed, in particular basic issues related to the conditions for the application of the CISG and the autonomy of the parties’ will (the possibility of including and excluding the CISG). […]
Forensic Science in Movies and TV series
List of topics: 1. Sherlock Holmes and a Brief History of Forensic Science.; 2.Basic information. Crime drama. ; 3.Forensic science and movies: Crime Scene Investigation; 4.Forensic science and movies: Line-up.; 5.Forensic science and movies: scientific evidence. ; 6.Forensic science and movies: serial killers. ; 7.Forensic science and movies: criminal profiling.; 8.Fiim and photography in forensic […]
Criminalistic Aspects of the Protection of Works of Art
List of topics: 1. Basic terms for the art market and works of art; 2. Art theft over the centuries; 3. Vandalism and kidnapping of works of art.; 4. Illicit trade of works of art; 5. Art forgery – forgers’ modus operandi; 6. Art forgery – case of Han van Meegeren; 7. Scientific detection of […]
Artificial Intelligence and Law
The student is required to prepare and present a project on the given aspect of Artificial Intelligence’s impact on the law. Projects are prepared and presented by a group of 3-4 students and each of them is required to establish their input on the project (formal requirement). Merits of the project constitute a substantive requirement […]
Well-being and communication from a psycholinguistic perspective
In the class, students will look at the concept of well-being from different perspectives, exploring the universality yet individualization of the well-being-seeking process on a daily basis, for example taking into account language and ways/wants/anxieties of communication, affective factors and their impact on communication. In the exercises and discussions, we will refer to current realities, […]
