Georgian as a Foreign Language I (General)

Syllabus
LING0015 Georgian as a Foreign Language I (General)

Undergraduate
The University of Georgia 2026 წ.
Given Credits: 6 ECTS

Curator : Nana Shavtvaladze
E-mail: n.shavtvaladze@ug.edu.ge

Admission criteria to the course

No prerequisites

Description

The course includes foundational materials for learning Georgian as a foreign language at the first level, featuring texts, dialogues, and over 1200 modern exercises of various types. It covers several thematic areas, vocabulary based on those themes, and essential grammar systems presented through tables and diagrams according to standards.

Goals

The course aims to help students acquire the Georgian language to facilitate simple integration into Georgian society. Students will progressively and easily learn the initial stages of speaking and writing. They will study the first part of the European standard A1 language level, enabling them to communicate and interact with people at a certain level. The theoretical knowledge provided by the program will serve as a foundation for students to continue to the next level of language study.

Result

Knowledge and understanding

Upon completing the course, the student:

Demonstrates minimal knowledge of the simplest situational topics: alphabet, greetings, introductions, meetings, presentations.
Recognizes the specifics of syntactic constructions at a basic level of language proficiency.

Skills

Upon completing the course, the student:

Adequately understands spoken and written texts at the basic level of language proficiency;
Uses target vocabulary related to the aforementioned topics;
Expresses their ideas verbally and in writing on familiar topics.

Responsibility and autonomy

Upon completing the course, the student:

Independently integrates the acquired knowledge with accumulated knowledge;
Plans and manages their academic time.

Length

Lecture :

Week: 1
Hours: 3

Student Workload

Sum:150 Hours

Contact hours

Attendance on Lectures 36

Exams 6

Presentation 2

Independent hours

Independent studies 106

Teaching and Learning Methods

Interactive Lectures

Bibliography

Additional bibliography

Lingwing.com-ზე არსებული კონტენტი
Listen to Georgian dialogues=მოუსმინეთ ქართულ დიალოგებს 1 +CD	Shavtvaladze,N.=შავთვალაძე,ნ.	2006
Biliki:Book 1:Georgian language=ბილიკი წიგნი პირველი:ქართული ენა	Shavtvaladze,N.=შავთვალაძე,ნ.	2009
Biliki:work book 1=ბილიკი:სამუშაო რვეული 1 დონე	Shavtvaladze,N.=შავთვალაძე,ნ.	2008
Biliki:Georgian dialogues:reading book=ბილიკი:ქართული დიალოგები.საკითხავი წიგნი	Shavtvaladze,N.=შავთვალაძე,ნ.	2008
საკომუნიკაციო ქართული 1 = Communication Georgian 1	შავთვალაძე, ნ.	2012

1 Week

Lecture

Theme

Alphabet

Grammar:

First Person Pronoun (I - I am) and its use for self-introduction. For example: "I am Giorgi"; "I am a doctor."
Cases:
- Nominative (teacher): მასწავლებელი
- Vocative (teacher!): მასწავლებელო
- Genitive (bus driver): ავტობუსის მძღოლი

Vocabulary Themes:

Greetings, addressing people, saying thank you, self-introduction and conversation, status, and profession (student, police officer…).

Everyday Phrases Vocabulary

Assignment:

Complete the Georgian alphabet course on Lingwing.com three times.

2 Week

Lecture

Theme

Grammar:

Postposition "დან" (from Tbilisi…) - used to indicate origin. For example: "I am from Georgia."

Numerals (0-10) and their agreement with nouns. For example: "two rooms": ორი ოთახი.

Vocabulary Themes:

Greetings and farewells, talking about oneself; adjectives (pleasant, young…); status and profession, talking on the phone, origin, discussing one's condition (I am tired), home, objects.

Everyday Phrases Vocabulary

Assignment: On Lingwing.com, the score for part I of the Georgian language course tasks: Total: 876 (A1-1).

3 Week

Lecture

Theme

Grammar:

Numerals (up to 20) and their agreement with nouns.

Dative Case - for example: "I wish you a happy journey": ბედნიერ მგზავრობას გისურვებთ.

Two Types of Verbs: "I am" - "My name is": მე ვარ - მე მქვია.

Third Person Pronoun: ის (he/she/it).

Indicators for 1st and 3rd Person: (ვ-; -ს) - for example: "I am" - "he/she is": ვარ - არის.

Interrogative Sentence: "Is he/she unwell?": ის ცუდად არის?

Combined, Short Forms: "is from Tbilisi" - "is from Tbilisi": თბილისიდან არის - თბილისიდანაა.

Vocabulary Themes:

Everyday phrases, age (I am twenty years old): ოცი წლის ვარ; status/profession; adjectives for descriptions (beautiful): ლამაზი; condition (he/she is unwell): ცუდად არის; travel-related vocabulary; yes/no: დიახ/არა; countries.

Everyday Phrases Vocabulary

Assignment: On Lingwing.com, the score for part I of the Georgian language course tasks: Total: 1,460 (A1-1).

4 Week

Lecture

Theme

Grammar:

Review of Numerals

Abbreviated Forms (is from Tbilisi - თბილისიდანაა)

Agreement (yes - კი) and Negation (no - არა, არ)

Formulating Short Questions and Answers

Vocabulary Themes:

Adjectives (big, small): დიდი, პატარა; status/profession; describing conditions or characterizing a person/object.

Everyday Phrases Vocabulary

Assignment: On Lingwing.com, the score for part I of the Georgian language course tasks: Total: 2,262 (A1-1).

5 Week

Lecture

Theme

Grammar:

Form for Indicating Lack: Prefix უ- (car - უმანქანო - without a car)

Form for Indicating Possession: Suffix -იან (wife - ცოლიანი - with a wife)

Genitive Case (Mari's husband): მარის ქმარი

Demonstrative Pronouns (this, that): ის, ეს

Place Adverbs (here, there): აქ, იქ

Numerals (up to 30): რიხვითი სახელები (30-მდე)

Conjunction "and": (tea and coffee): და (ჩაი და ყავა)

Vocabulary Themes:

Family members (wife, husband); adjectives; furniture; location indicators (here, this is…); beverages; months and dates (February 24).

Everyday Phrases Vocabulary

Assignment: On Lingwing.com, the score for part I of the Georgian language course tasks: Total: 2,772 (A1-1).

6 Week

Lecture

Theme

Grammar:

Subjunctive: - in - at home (where?); in february (when?)

tens (10 -100);

Forms denoting age/origin: suffix -el (Tbilisi); Suffix -ur/ul (Brazilian, Georgian)

Second person pronoun - you are

Vocabulary around topics: talking about the weather; origin/place of origin; Adjectives (delicious, handsome...); food, drink and talking about them/characterizing them; seasons (spring) and months (March); Specifying a location or time.

Vocabulary around topics: everyday phrases

Assignment:

Scores of Georgian language part I assignments on Lingwing.com: Total: 3,210 (A1-1)

First Midterm Barrier - 1970 (A1-1)

Midterm

Exam topic

Exam Type - , Written exam

Exam Component - Tests

	Point sum
	10
The answer is correct	100%
The answer is incorrect	0%

Exam Component - True/False

	Point sum
	5
The answer is correct	100%
The answer is incorrect	0%

Exam Component - Fill gaps

	Point sum
	5
is inserted correctly	100%
not inserted correctly	0%

Exam Component - Problem Solving

	Point sum
	5
The task is completely and exhaustively solved	100%
The task is partially solved, there is no essential error	75%
The task is partially solved, some errors are noted	50%
The task is partially solved, significant errors are noted	25%
The task is not solved / incorrectly solved	0%

7 Week

Lecture

Theme

Grammar:

hundreds (100-1000)

Infinitive verbs (cold, hot) 2nd person indicator: g- (hungry)

what who - what is it? who is this

Vocabulary around topics: words related to food (hungry, sugar...); birthday greetings; "very"; seasons of the year (winter) and months; temperature (cold, warm...), countries and cities; everyday phrases; Characterization using adjectives.

Vocabulary around topics: everyday phrases

Assignment:

Scores of Georgian Language Part I assignments available on Lingwing.com: Total: 3,648 (A1-1)

8 Week

Lecture

Theme

Grammar:

Verb "to know" (in the present tense) - "I know": ვიცი

"Many" - many tourists: ბევრი ტურისტი

1st and 2nd Person Indicators: my name is - your name is: მქვია - გქვია

Verbs with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Person Pronouns in Present Tense: (I eat - you eat - he/she eats): ვჭამ - ჭამ - ჭამს

1st and 2nd Person Indicators: my name is - your name is (მ-; გ-)

Vocabulary Themes:

Adjectives for physical description (tall, dark hair…); talking about the weather (windy); discussing one’s condition (I am not cold. I am hungry); everyday phrases; clothing and its description; personal information (phone/house number).

Everyday Phrases Vocabulary

Assignment: On Lingwing.com, the score for part I of the Georgian language course tasks: Total: 572 (A1-2).

9 Week

Lecture

Theme

Grammar:

Narrative Case - Nik'a: ნიკამ

Plural Forms (children) and their use in the Vocative Case (ladies): ბავშვები - ქალბატონებო.

Personal Pronouns in Plural Form (we): ჩვენ

Vocabulary Themes:

"Quite" (quite tall): საკმაოდ მაღალი; examples of origin; descriptions of objects and people; animals; weather (rain, wind): წვიმა, ქარი.

Everyday Phrases Vocabulary

Assignment: On Lingwing.com, the score for part I of the Georgian language course tasks: Total: 1,072 (A1-2).

10 Week

Lecture

Theme

Grammar:

Personal Pronouns in Plural Form (you are, they are): თქვენ ხართ, ისინი არიან

Demonstrative Pronouns in Plural Form (those, these): ისინი/ესენი

Use of Adverbs with Verbs - (we know well): კარგად ვიცით

Vocabulary Themes:

Polite forms (What is your name?); phrases to use when meeting people; talking about oneself and knowledge; examples of origin; discussing other people; describing the environment (sunny day); professions.

Everyday Phrases Vocabulary

Assignment: On Lingwing.com, the score for part I of the Georgian language course tasks: Total: 1,572 (A1-2).

11 Week

Lecture

Theme

Grammar:

Interrogative Pronouns (სად? საიდან? როგორ?...);

First Group Verbs in the Present Tense (I study - you study - he/she studies): ვსწავლობ - სწავლობ - სწავლობს

Verb Conjugation in Present Tense (to work, to study…): მუშაობა, სწავლა…

Vocabulary Themes:

Polite forms (please come in, please sit, please enjoy...); meeting people; using everyday phrases; conducting a dialogue (asking and answering questions); yes/yeah; colors; objects (pen, pencil).

Everyday Phrases Vocabulary

Assignment: On Lingwing.com, the score for part I of the Georgian language course tasks: Total: 2,074 (A1-2).

Second Midterm Barrier - (A1-1); 1115 (A1-2)

Midterm

Exam topic

Exam Type - , Written exam

Exam Component - Tests

	Point sum
	10
The answer is correct	100%
The answer is incorrect	0%

Exam Component - True/False

	Point sum
	5
The answer is correct	100%
The answer is incorrect	0%

Exam Component - Fill gaps

	Point sum
	5
is inserted correctly	100%
not inserted correctly	0%

Exam Component - Problem Solving

	Point sum
	5
The task is completely and exhaustively solved	100%
The task is partially solved, there is no essential error	75%
The task is partially solved, some errors are noted	50%
The task is partially solved, significant errors are noted	25%
The task is not solved / incorrectly solved	0%

12 Week

Lecture

Theme

Grammar:

Verb Conjugation in Present Tense (to play/plays, to sit/sits): თამაში/თამაშობს, ჯდომა/ზის…

Examples of Case Usage:

Genitive (Nika's friend): ნიკას მეგობარი
Instrumental (with sugar): შაქრით
Dative (in Georgian, in football): ქართულს, ფეხბურთს

Postpositions:

-ze (on the chair): სკამზე
-tan (by the table, by the house): მაგიდასთან, სახლთან

Vocabulary Themes:

Studying, working, and playing; sports; entertainment; foreign languages; specifying locations; animals/birds; discussing food (tea with sugar…).

Everyday Phrases Vocabulary

Assignment: On Lingwing.com, the score for part I of the Georgian language course tasks: Total: 2,574 (A1-2).

13 Week

Lecture

Theme

Grammar:

Verbs in the Present Tense (I do): ვაკეთებ

Cases:

Instrumental (with work): სამსახურით
Dative (I do for the television): ტელევიზორს ვაკეთებ

Postpositions:

-ze and -shi when talking about time (in autumn, in winter): შემოდგომაზე, ზამთარში…

Vocabulary Themes:

Description of seasons/months; talking about the environment (it is cool); everyday phrases (I am sure…); discussing work; talking about one's condition (satisfied, tired); travel (visit).

Everyday Phrases Vocabulary

Assignment: On Lingwing.com, the score for part I of the Georgian language course tasks: Total: 3,075 (A1-2).

14 Week

Lecture

Theme

Grammar:

Summary of Open Topics and Examples of Their Use;

Vocabulary Themes:

Beverages (mineral water);
Food (khinkali);
Adjectives indicating condition (angry);
Everyday phrases;
Talking about work;
Family members (mother, father, brother, sister);
Indicating location (in the center);
Dialogues and descriptions of people/environment.

Everyday Phrases Vocabulary

Assignment: On Lingwing.com, the score for part I of the Georgian language course tasks: Total: 3,576 (A1-2).

15,16,17 Week

Presentation

Exam Component - Refferat

	Point sum
	6
The student lacks knowledge of the topic.	0%
The student's knowledge on the topic is limited, reasoning is inconsistent and lacks logic, and conclusions are unfounded.	25%
The student partially possesses the necessary information, reasoning is somewhat consistent and logical, but conclusions need more substantiation.	50%
The student possesses a significant portion of the required information, reasoning is sufficiently consistent and logical, and conclusions are substantiated.	75%
The student fully possesses the necessary information, reasoning is consistent and logical, and conclusions are substantiated.	100%

Exam Component - Presentation

	Point sum
	4
The content of the presentation is vague, the presentation is technically flawed and monotonous, and the feedback with the target audience is completely disrupted.	0%
The content is not clearly defined, although the presentation is technically sound; however, the organic connection between topics is disrupted, and the presentation is monotonous, with only fragmented feedback from the target audience.	25%
The presentation's content is mainly specific and concisely formulated, but certain topics remain unclear. The organic connection between topics is fragmentarily disrupted, the presentation is monotonous, and feedback with the target audience is incomplete.	50%
The presentation's content is mostly consistent, specific, concisely formulated, and well-organized. Key topics are highlighted, and the organic connection between them is mostly preserved. The visual aspect of the presentation is maximally effective, although feedback with the target audience is partially disrupted.	75%
The presentation's content is consistent, specific, concisely formulated, and well-organized, presented creatively and originally. Key topics are clearly highlighted, the organic connection is clear, the visual aspect of the presentation is maximally effective, and feedback with the target audience is complete.	100%

16 Week

Final Exam

Exam topic

Exam Type - Written exam

Exam Component - Tests

	Point sum
	26
The answer is correct	100%
criterion	0%

Exam Component - True/False

	Point sum
	4
The answer is correct	100%
The answer is incorrect	0%

Exam Component - Fill gaps

	Point sum
	4
is inserted correctly	100%
not inserted correctly	0%

Exam Component - Problem Solving

	Point sum
	6
The task is completely and exhaustively solved	100%
The task is partially solved, there is no essential error	75%
The task is partially solved, some errors are noted	50%
The task is partially solved, significant errors are noted	25%
The task is not solved / incorrectly solved	0%

18,19 Week

Recovery

Evaluation system:

Midterm	50 point 50%
Final Exam Written exam - 40 point (Min 20 point) Presentation - 40%, theme for presentation - 60% Note: It is mandatory to overcome the minimum in each component. Otherwise, the overall assessment presentation points will be abolished.	40 point 40%
Presentation Written exam - 10 point (Min 0 point) Presentation - 40%, theme for presentation - 60% Note: It is mandatory to overcome the minimum in each component. Otherwise, the overall assessment presentation points will be abolished.	10 point 10%

Point	GPA	The university assessment	The general assessment in Georgia
97-100	4,00	A+	A	Excellent
94-96	3,75	A
91-93	3,50	A-
87-90	3,25	B+		Very good
84-86	3,00	B	B
81-83	2,75	B-
77-80	2,50	C+	C	good
74-76	2,25	C
71-73	2,00	C-
67-70	1,75	D+	D	Satisfactory
64-66	1,50	D
61-63	1,25	D-
51-60	1,00	E	E	Sufficient
Not passed
41-50		FX	FX	Insufficient
<40		F	F	Failed