Ukrainian Intermediate Course 1 (4 ECTS) - distance learning

Scope (ECTS)

4 ECTS

Time

Online course 11.9.–11.12.2026 on Fridays at 16.30–19.45 (no lessons on 16.10.)

We will 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 approximately 1 week before the course begins.

Teacher

Mariia Zhyhurt 

Target group

Ukrainian Intermediate Course 1 is meant for students who have already taken Ukrainian Elementary Courses 1 and 2 or acquired equivalent skills elsewhere (skill level A1.2 on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, CEFR).

Objectives

After Ukrainian Intermediate Course 1, students can

• describe their home, rooms, and immediate surroundings;
  • communicate in situations related to renting accommodation;
  • use common prepositions of place and the locative case in everyday communication;
  • talk about time using months, clock times, and ordinal numbers;
  • write simple emails and short diary entries;
  • use common verbs of motion with prefixes in travel-related situations;
  • communicate in familiar everyday situations in Ukrainian.
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Contents

The course continues working with the textbook Yabluko. Elementary Ukrainian. We will start by revising topics from Lessons 1–6, such as personal information, food, holidays, and essential grammar structures.

Students will learn vocabulary related to housing and home, practise using prepositions of place and the locative case, and learn to express time using months, clock times, and ordinal numbers.

Participants will read texts about architecture, personal preferences, and a tour in a Ukrainian city. They will also learn to write adverts, emails, and diary entries. Special attention will be paid to topics such as weather, time, transport, travelling in Ukraine, and verbs of motion with various prefixes.

All lessons will develop speaking, reading, writing, and listening skills, with particular emphasis on improving writing skills. Learning takes place through discussions, pair and group work, and independent assignments.

Main languages of instruction are Finnish and Ukrainian (and English if needed).

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 0–5. To pass the course, students need to attend approximately 80 per cent of the lessons.

You can also participate in the course without taking the final exam, which means that you will not get a credits for the course.

Materials

Yabluko. Elementary Ukrainian. Student's book, chapters 7–9, ISBN: 9786177608423
and Yabluko Elementary Ukrainian. Workbook, chapters 7–9, (ISBN: 9786177608430

The books are not included in the course fee.

Teachers' additional materials will be shared via Moodle. 

You will also need a notebook for the writing exercises.

Examination

Final exam on the last lesson

The date of the retake exam will be announced later

Early bird discount

You will get an early bird discount of EUR10 when you enrol on this course on 16.8.2026  at the latest and pay the course fee online after filling in the enrolment form. After 16.8., the course fee will be 150 euros.

See also

After completing Ukrainian Intermediate Course 1, you can continue studying on Ukrainian Intermediate Course 2 (4 ECTS). The course will start in January 2027.

Additional information

Education assistant Tuomas Kvist: tuomas.kvist(at)tampereenkesayliopisto.fi, tel. / Whatsapp 040 163 3370
Tampere Summer University office: toimisto(at)tampereenkesayliopisto.fi, tel. / Whatsapp 050 303 1178

The information published above is subject to change.