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The Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania adopted the Guidelines of the State Language Policy in 2003-2008 (Valstybinės kalbos politikos 2003-2008 m. gairės) prepared by the State Lithuanian Language Commission. The article considers the issue in more detail. More than once the language policy in Lithuania has been of double standard - one serving the interests of the (temporarily lost) state and the nation and the other, the official one working in the interests of the then authorities. Some manifestations of such policy have been preserved until now (cf. the English language and the European Union). The language elite can also be discussed in terms of double standard, since an aim to create the ideal language set up by the Lithuanian Language Association in 1936 seems to have been preserved until now despite the fact that the situation has changed, and a large part of the society have mastered standard Lithuanian. The Guidelines aim at increasing the language users' pride of their own language, since the success of the implementation of the language policy much depends on the language prestige. The article sets out to discuss ways of implementing the language policy in the modern democratically-minded society and accepting the role of linguists in it, the increasing role of (regional) dialects in fostering national consciousness, the relation between the language and its varieties (including regional varieties). The article focuses on the role of information technologies in promoting standard Lithuanian, implementing new instruments in language teaching and fostering its well-formedness, the importance of term data banks and other language data banks when providing information and involving the society into an active participation in their language preservation and development.

The Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania adopted the Guidelines of the State Language Policy in 2003-2008 (Valstybinės kalbos politikos 2003-2008 m. gairės) prepared by the State Lithuanian Language Commission. The article considers the issue in more detail. More than once the language policy in Lithuania has been of double standard - one serving the interests of the (temporarily lost) state and the nation and the other, the official one working in the interests of the then authorities. Some manifestations of such policy have been preserved until now (cf. the English language and the European Union). The language elite can also be discussed in terms of double standard, since an aim to create the ideal language set up by the Lithuanian Language Association in 1936 seems to have been preserved until now despite the fact that the situation has changed, and a large part of the society have mastered standard Lithuanian. The Guidelines aim at increasing the language users' pride of their own language, since the success of the implementation of the language policy much depends on the language prestige. The article sets out to discuss ways of implementing the language policy in the modern democratically-minded society and accepting the role of linguists in it, the increasing role of (regional) dialects in fostering national consciousness, the relation between the language and its varieties (including regional varieties). The article focuses on the role of information technologies in promoting standard Lithuanian, implementing new instruments in language teaching and fostering its well-formedness, the importance of term data banks and other language data banks when providing information and involving the society into an active participation in their language preservation and development.

The Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania adopted the Guidelines of the State Language Policy in 2003-2008 (Valstybinės kalbos politikos 2003-2008 m. gairės) prepared by the State Lithuanian Language Commission. The article considers the issue in more detail. More than once the language policy in Lithuania has been of double standard - one serving the interests of the (temporarily lost) state and the nation and the other, the official one working in the interests of the then authorities. Some manifestations of such policy have been preserved until now (cf. the English language and the European Union). The language elite can also be discussed in terms of double standard, since an aim to create the ideal language set up by the Lithuanian Language Association in 1936 seems to have been preserved until now despite the fact that the situation has changed, and a large part of the society have mastered standard Lithuanian. The Guidelines aim at increasing the language users' pride of their own language, since the success of the implementation of the language policy much depends on the language prestige. The article sets out to discuss ways of implementing the language policy in the modern democratically-minded society and accepting the role of linguists in it, the increasing role of (regional) dialects in fostering national consciousness, the relation between the language and its varieties (including regional varieties). The article focuses on the role of information technologies in promoting standard Lithuanian, implementing new instruments in language teaching and fostering its well-formedness, the importance of term data banks and other language data banks when providing information and involving the society into an active participation in their language preservation and development.

Research problem is how to formulate, ground and validate the basis and methods of intensive Lithuanian military teaching to the Standard English language course referring to already practiced and new nonstandard methods and verify their efficiency. The research object is: intensive and short-termed teaching of English to Lithuanian military. The research aim: to construct the content and the practical model of intensive Lithuanian military teaching to the English language and asses the acquisition of the Standard course. The aim of the article was to find out the effectiveness of non-traditional and traditional language teaching method agreement in teaching the military. The method agreement had to be used on the principles of psycho didactics. The methods which were used in the evaluation all four language skills (reading, speaking, writing and listening), by which the results were measured, proved the effectiveness of teaching military the intensive English language course. All those who participated in the research showed good results as it had been expected before starting the research. Language learning results were evaluated via four language skills. Learning was improved as the result of new challenging method combination based on psycho didactical principles. The investigation has also proved that the research teaching is not only memorization, but the understanding and creative solution in language learning based on communicative method usage in traditional and non-traditional method coordination. The method has claimed that it works equally well whether the object of the research is gifted or not. The optimal mental and psycho states have proved the importance in reaching good language learning results and thus accelerating the learning of the military. The result of all used and mentioned aspects has showed the effectiveness of the chosen method agreement.

Research problem is how to formulate, ground and validate the basis and methods of intensive Lithuanian military teaching to the Standard English language course referring to already practiced and new nonstandard methods and verify their efficiency. The research object is: intensive and short-termed teaching of English to Lithuanian military. The research aim: to construct the content and the practical model of intensive Lithuanian military teaching to the English language and asses the acquisition of the Standard course. The aim of the article was to find out the effectiveness of non-traditional and traditional language teaching method agreement in teaching the military. The method agreement had to be used on the principles of psycho didactics. The methods which were used in the evaluation all four language skills (reading, speaking, writing and listening), by which the results were measured, proved the effectiveness of teaching military the intensive English language course. All those who participated in the research showed good results as it had been expected before starting the research. Language learning results were evaluated via four language skills. Learning was improved as the result of new challenging method combination based on psycho didactical principles. The investigation has also proved that the research teaching is not only memorization, but the understanding and creative solution in language learning based on communicative method usage in traditional and non-traditional method coordination. The method has claimed that it works equally well whether the object of the research is gifted or not. The optimal mental and psycho states have proved the importance in reaching good language learning results and thus accelerating the learning of the military. The result of all used and mentioned aspects has showed the effectiveness of the chosen method agreement.

Research problem is how to formulate, ground and validate the basis and methods of intensive Lithuanian military teaching to the Standard English language course referring to already practiced and new nonstandard methods and verify their efficiency. The research object is: intensive and short-termed teaching of English to Lithuanian military. The research aim: to construct the content and the practical model of intensive Lithuanian military teaching to the English language and asses the acquisition of the Standard course. The aim of the article was to find out the effectiveness of non-traditional and traditional language teaching method agreement in teaching the military. The method agreement had to be used on the principles of psycho didactics. The methods which were used in the evaluation all four language skills (reading, speaking, writing and listening), by which the results were measured, proved the effectiveness of teaching military the intensive English language course. All those who participated in the research showed good results as it had been expected before starting the research. Language learning results were evaluated via four language skills. Learning was improved as the result of new challenging method combination based on psycho didactical principles. The investigation has also proved that the research teaching is not only memorization, but the understanding and creative solution in language learning based on communicative method usage in traditional and non-traditional method coordination. The method has claimed that it works equally well whether the object of the research is gifted or not. The optimal mental and psycho states have proved the importance in reaching good language learning results and thus accelerating the learning of the military. The result of all used and mentioned aspects has showed the effectiveness of the chosen method agreement.

Research problem is how to formulate, ground and validate the basis and methods of intensive Lithuanian military teaching to the Standard English language course referring to already practiced and new nonstandard methods and verify their efficiency. The research object is: intensive and short-termed teaching of English to Lithuanian military. The research aim: to construct the content and the practical model of intensive Lithuanian military teaching to the English language and asses the acquisition of the Standard course. The aim of the article was to find out the effectiveness of non-traditional and traditional language teaching method agreement in teaching the military. The method agreement had to be used on the principles of psycho didactics. The methods which were used in the evaluation all four language skills (reading, speaking, writing and listening), by which the results were measured, proved the effectiveness of teaching military the intensive English language course. All those who participated in the research showed good results as it had been expected before starting the research. Language learning results were evaluated via four language skills. Learning was improved as the result of new challenging method combination based on psycho didactical principles. The investigation has also proved that the research teaching is not only memorization, but the understanding and creative solution in language learning based on communicative method usage in traditional and non-traditional method coordination. The method has claimed that it works equally well whether the object of the research is gifted or not. The optimal mental and psycho states have proved the importance in reaching good language learning results and thus accelerating the learning of the military. The result of all used and mentioned aspects has showed the effectiveness of the chosen method agreement.

The article offers an overview of several journals of the "Kalbos kultūra" (Culture of Speech), which were published in 1986-2002 (issues 51-75). It also discusses the established principles of the journal, main changes in its editorial board and contributors as well as the scope of its problems. There are the following issues discussed: restoration of the Lithuanian language as a state language and consolidation of its status; activities of the Lithuanian Language Commission; the theory and strategy of language standardisation; articles on the issues of grammar (syntax and morphology), word formation and lexicon; areas of language practice (office language, onomastics, stylistics). At the end of the article the key principles of the journal are reviewed again: discussing the issues that are important for the society, co-ordinating language practice and language science and keeping to the principle of moderation. There are also aims for the future introduced and discussed.

The article offers an overview of several journals of the "Kalbos kultūra" (Culture of Speech), which were published in 1986-2002 (issues 51-75). It also discusses the established principles of the journal, main changes in its editorial board and contributors as well as the scope of its problems. There are the following issues discussed: restoration of the Lithuanian language as a state language and consolidation of its status; activities of the Lithuanian Language Commission; the theory and strategy of language standardisation; articles on the issues of grammar (syntax and morphology), word formation and lexicon; areas of language practice (office language, onomastics, stylistics). At the end of the article the key principles of the journal are reviewed again: discussing the issues that are important for the society, co-ordinating language practice and language science and keeping to the principle of moderation. There are also aims for the future introduced and discussed.

The article offers an overview of several journals of the "Kalbos kultūra" (Culture of Speech), which were published in 1986-2002 (issues 51-75). It also discusses the established principles of the journal, main changes in its editorial board and contributors as well as the scope of its problems. There are the following issues discussed: restoration of the Lithuanian language as a state language and consolidation of its status; activities of the Lithuanian Language Commission; the theory and strategy of language standardisation; articles on the issues of grammar (syntax and morphology), word formation and lexicon; areas of language practice (office language, onomastics, stylistics). At the end of the article the key principles of the journal are reviewed again: discussing the issues that are important for the society, co-ordinating language practice and language science and keeping to the principle of moderation. There are also aims for the future introduced and discussed.

The article offers an overview of several journals of the "Kalbos kultūra" (Culture of Speech), which were published in 1986-2002 (issues 51-75). It also discusses the established principles of the journal, main changes in its editorial board and contributors as well as the scope of its problems. There are the following issues discussed: restoration of the Lithuanian language as a state language and consolidation of its status; activities of the Lithuanian Language Commission; the theory and strategy of language standardisation; articles on the issues of grammar (syntax and morphology), word formation and lexicon; areas of language practice (office language, onomastics, stylistics). At the end of the article the key principles of the journal are reviewed again: discussing the issues that are important for the society, co-ordinating language practice and language science and keeping to the principle of moderation. There are also aims for the future introduced and discussed.

The article offers an overview of several journals of the "Kalbos kultūra" (Culture of Speech), which were published in 1986-2002 (issues 51-75). It also discusses the established principles of the journal, main changes in its editorial board and contributors as well as the scope of its problems. There are the following issues discussed: restoration of the Lithuanian language as a state language and consolidation of its status; activities of the Lithuanian Language Commission; the theory and strategy of language standardisation; articles on the issues of grammar (syntax and morphology), word formation and lexicon; areas of language practice (office language, onomastics, stylistics). At the end of the article the key principles of the journal are reviewed again: discussing the issues that are important for the society, co-ordinating language practice and language science and keeping to the principle of moderation. There are also aims for the future introduced and discussed.

The main objective of this article is critical reconsideration of Popper's ideas, concerning the influence of science on society and the social engineering. Our aim is the reconstruction of Popper's counter-arguments against utopian social engineering and arguments for rational and scientific control of open society with the help of the piecemeal social engineering. He claims that the open society has many features in common with the science: both are based upon critical thinking, both are ready to admit their mistakes, both progress through critical discussion. If, according to Popper, reason is the only alternative to violence so far discovered, then the politics of the open society is strongly dependent on the science. Science provides methods and ideas for piecemeal social engineering that successfully solves majority of social and political problems. Therefore, without science, a society cannot be open. We seek at the critical evaluation of practical possibilities to exercise piecemeal social engineering and its obstructions.

The main objective of this article is critical reconsideration of Popper's ideas, concerning the influence of science on society and the social engineering. Our aim is the reconstruction of Popper's counter-arguments against utopian social engineering and arguments for rational and scientific control of open society with the help of the piecemeal social engineering. He claims that the open society has many features in common with the science: both are based upon critical thinking, both are ready to admit their mistakes, both progress through critical discussion. If, according to Popper, reason is the only alternative to violence so far discovered, then the politics of the open society is strongly dependent on the science. Science provides methods and ideas for piecemeal social engineering that successfully solves majority of social and political problems. Therefore, without science, a society cannot be open. We seek at the critical evaluation of practical possibilities to exercise piecemeal social engineering and its obstructions.