Resumen de Latvian language acquisition: a fight with myths, stereotypes and prejudeces
When Latvia regained its independence in 1991 the status of the Latvian language was one of the main problems facing the country. In spite of well-meant State policies in 1992-1993 the situation changed hardly. This was the reason why the Latvian Government in 1995 decided to develop and implement a ten-year National Programme for Latvian Language Training (NPLLT). As a result of the first six years there has been a real change of attitudes to language learning and use, the language acquisition environment has changed completely owing to effective teacher training and completely new and attractive teaching materials. But the most important change is that people have understood that language acquisition is a normal pedagogical process, not a mysterious monster embedded in myths, stereotypes and prejudeces.
