Intensive Finnish for False Beginners (32 h)

4.8.–28.8.2014

Have you had the chance to study Finnish yet? Do you find it is difficult to find time to study Finnish while being busy with other studies?

In August 2014 we are offering a Finnish language course for masters’ students who due to schedule issues have not been able to attend Finnish classes so far.

Teachers:

Hanna-Ilona Härmävaara and Nikolay Vasilev

hanna-ilona.harmavaara (at) helsinki.fi,nikolay.vasilev (at) helsinki.fi

Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 16.30-18.00 (in the city center, place will be informed later)

Wednesday 16.30–18.00 workshops and teachers office hour

Textbook: Sanni Heinzmann - Sonja Gehring: Suomen mestari 1 (Chapters 1-7)

Course code: 405602 Scope: 3 ECTS Target level: A.1.2.

Registration latest 16.6. by e-mail: sari.paivarinne(at)helsinki.fi

The course is designed for students who have been in Finland for 1-2 terms, but who haven’t studied any Finnish or who have studied only the Finnish 1A course. Students attending this class should be familiar with the following basic topics: numbers, days of the week, greetings, introducing oneself and some basic vocabulary.

There will be plenty of opportunities for practising conversation and vocabulary during the course.The topics will include daily activities, living, the immediate surroundings and the Finnish way of life, among other things. The course will cover grammatical information taught on the Finnish 1 level. Regular class attendance (over 80 %) is highly recommended and the course requires extensive independent study. The course will be assessed on the basis of a final examination on a scale of 0-5.

After completing the course, students may continue their studies on the Finnish 2 level.