Finnish for Beginners 2 (distance learning)

Scope

4 ECTS

Time

Online course 13.1.–16.4.2025 Mondays and Wednesdays at 17.00–18.30

No lessons on week 9.

We will use Zoom and Moodle platforms. To participate, you will need a computer with a reliable internet connection, a microphone, and a camera. You will get more information about the platforms by email approximately 1 week before the 1st lesson.

Target group

The course is suitable for those who have participated on Finnish for Beginners 1 or whose skill level is A1.2 (on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages).

See our Student’s Guide for more information about our Finnish language courses.

Objectives

Target  skill level A1.3 (on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, CEFR)

After completing the course, students

• can tell about their own life and immediate environment
  can talk about location
  know travel vocabulary
  can talk about food and drink
  can use vocabulary related to work and occupations

Contents

We will continue studying Finnish on level A1. The aim of the course is to strengthen participants’ skills and to proceed on the next skill level. After the course, participants will be able to cope with basic everyday situations and talk about themselves using simple expressions. We will work independently, in pairs, and in small groups.

The textbook Suomen mestari 1 forms the core of the course. The book will be studied from chapter 5 onwards. Learning the course topics requires active participation, doing homework and studying new vocabulary. Languages of tuition are English and Finnish.

Modes of study

The course comprises 52 lessons (à 45 minutes) as well as independent work. The student workload of a 4 ECTS course is approximately 108 hours (including lessons and independent work).

Participants need to attend the lessons regularly and be active, do homework and take the final exam, which will be evaluated on scale 1–5. 

To pass the course, students need to attend at least 70 or 80 per cent of the lessons.

Materials

Suomen mestari 1, Sonja Gehring and Sanni Heinzmann, Finn Lectura, new edition, from chapter 5 onwards.

ISBN: 978-951-1-41418-6

The book is not included in the course fee. The book is available at local bookstores and libraries or can be ordered online.

Note! Please buy or borrow the book before the course begins! Each participant will need their own book.

Enrolment instructions for Tampere University employees

If you are a Tampere University employee, enrol as follows:

1. On the enrolment form, choose the option "Fee for Tampere University employees 0,00 €”
2. Give your work email address (university email address). Fill in rest of the information.
3. Enter the enrolment code in the field "Info". You can get the code from your employer.

We will check your right to participate using your email address and the enrolment code. The course fee will be charged from your employer.

These instructions are meant only for Tampere University employees whose contract covers the whole duration of the course. Please contact your employer for more information if necessary.

NOTE! The enrolment is binding. If you cannot attend the course, remember to cancel your enrolment at least 2 weeks before the course begins. For more information, please see our Cancellation terms.

Please also note that you need to buy or borrow the textbook on your own.

See also

After completing Finnish for Beginners 2, you can continue studying on Finnish for Beginners 3. The course will be offered on the autumn term. More information about the autumn term courses will be available on our website by the end of June.

Additional information

Education coordinator Suvi Tartia, suvi.tartia (at) tampereenkesayliopisto.fi, tel./Whatsapp 050 575 7127.

The information published above is subject to change.