LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Kalbinis ugdymas; Kalbinės kompetencijos lygmenys; Kalbinės mažumos; Kalbos mokėjimo lygiai; Kalbos politikos formavimas; Kalbų mokymas; Lietuvių; Tautinės mažumos; Valstybinės kalbos mokymasis ir testavimas; Valstybinės kalbos mokymasis ir tikrinimas; Ethnic minorities; Language education; Language policy formation; Language proficiency levels; Lithuanian; State language learning and testing.
ENFollowing the restitution of the independence of Lithuania in 1990, one of the key questions of the national language policy in Lithuania was the development and enforcement of a successful language education model. Newly emerging needs have encouraged reform in learning Lithuanian as a second language at all levels. This paper provides a broad overview of teaching, learning and assessment of Lithuanian as a second/foreign language – an important educational element of the language policy in Lithuania. It focuses on general principles and main problems as well as real practices and changes in 1990–2005. [From the publication]