Zarys elementów identyfikacji aksjologicznej w podręcznikach do nauki języka łotewskiego

Although in Latvia there live several nationalities, some of them are defined by their mother tongue as “Russian speakers”. After the fall of the communist regime, Latvian language became the only official language in the new independent Republic, mandatory in various degrees in education as well. Moreover, it started being taught abroad in 22 colleges and universities in 9 different countries. Grounding our thesis on the idea that some values of the system’s elements can be found in Latvian language textbooks, we will analyze not only intercultural aspects in these textbooks, but also the influence of axiological elements they contain, which may exert on the learning process of particular groups. The results will be interpreted in the light of contemporary knowledge of intercultural communication.