Finnish for Beginners 3 (distance learning)

Scope

4 ECTS

Time

Online course 21.1.–13.5.2025 on the following days:

21.1.–6.5. on Wednesdays at 16.30–19.45

13.5. on Wednesday at 16.30–18.00

No lessons on week 9.

We use Zoom and Moodle platforms on the course. To participate, you will need a computer with a reliable internet connection, a microphone, and a camera. More information about Zoom and Moodle will be sent by email approximatelty 1 week before the course begins.

Target group

The course is suitable for those who have reached the skill level A1.3 (on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, CEFR).

The course is also suitable for students who have taken the courses Learn Finnish 1–3 during the summer.

You have studied the textbook Suomen mestari 1 in full (chapters 1 to 9) or have equivalent skills.

See our Student’s Guide for more information about the order in which our Finnish language courses are meant to be taken.

Objectives

Target skill level A2.1 (on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, CEFR)

After completing the course, students

• can talk about past events
• can discuss about health and visit a doctor
• know vocabulary related to cabin life, nature, and sauna
• can talk about free time and interests

Contents

On Finnish for Beginners 3, we will practise communicating about personal life and describing our immediate surroundings. We will practise Finnish by speaking, writing, and reading.

The course outline is based on the textbook Suomen mestari 2. We will study chapters 1–4. The course is intensive: students are expected to participate actively in class and do homework. Each student will prepare a small project in Finnish. An oral exam will be held at the end of the course. The target skill level is A2.1.

The language of instruction is English, but Finnish will be used when possible.

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 2, Sonja Gehring and Sanni Heinzmann, Finn Lectura, new edition, from chapter 1 onwards

ISBN: 978-951-1-41418-6

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

Note! The book is needed on the 1st lesson. 

It is also recommended to bring a dictionary to the lessons.

Teacher’s own materials will be used as well.

See also

After completing this course, you can continue studying Finnish on Finnish for Beginners 4. The course will start in September. More inforamation about courses offerred on the autumn term will be available on our website in July 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.