Finnish for Beginners 2 (contact learning)
Scope
4 ECTS
Time
Online course 16.9.–16.12.2025 Tuesdays at 17.00–20.15
No lessons on 14.10.
Place
Tampere
Participants will get more information by email approximately 1 week before the 1st lesson.
Target group
The course is suitable for those who have participated in 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
talk about their own life and immediate environment
talk about location
use travel vocabulary
talk about food and drink
use vocabulary related to work and occupations
Contents
We will continue studying Finnish on level A1. The aim of the course is to strengthen students’ 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. It will be studied approximately 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).
To pass the course, 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.
See also
After completing Finnish for Beginners 2, you can continue studying on Finnish for Beginners 3. The course will be offered on the spring term. More information about the autumn term courses will be available on our website in December at the latest.
Additional information
Education coordinator Suvi Tartia, suvi.tartia (at) tampereenkesayliopisto.fi, tel./Whatsapp 050 575 7127.
The information published above is subject to change.