Survival Finnish Online 20.11.–18.12.2023

About the course

Survival Finnish Online is a self-study online course that teaches Finnish from no prior background to a lower beginner level.
The course introduces everyday language and includes many activities to practice listening and reading comprehension, writing, and speaking.

With the course, it is possible to build a very useful vocabulary and a grammar knowledge of the Finnish language.

Instructors & Institution

Aija Elg

aija.elg@aalto.fi

Aalto University
Language Centre

Course Schedule

Course starts: November 20th 2023.
Course ends: December 18th 2023.

Workload: approximately 1-2 hours per week.

Registration in Sisu
To get course credits (1 ECTS) you’ll must register in Sisu with your Aalto ID. You can do it when you have got it, but you can start the course without it. The teacher will provide more information during the course.

Required Equipment
You need internet connection to run the course material but don’t have to install any programs on your computer.

Prerequisites
None

Language of Instruction
English

Content & Learning Outcomes
The course will cover the following topics: greetings, numerals, telling the time, weather, food, shopping and restaurant, work and university related vocabulary. After taking the course, you will be able to: understand Finnish language structure, pronounce Finnish clearly, introduce yourself, respond in Finnish in everyday situations, speak about your work or studies and learn more Finnish on your own. If you want to get in touch with Finnish you can start listening the music or watching the Finnish TV-series or movies.

Teaching Methods
The course consists of four sections and each week one section will be opened, so the content will gradually emerge. Do the assignments each week. You’ll have to complete all the required assignments by 18th December 2023. The course page will remain open until 8th of January 2024.

Assessment Methods and Criteria
Self-assessment. Students will be able to monitor their progress by taking performance quizzes and final achievement tests.

Credit (1 ECTS)

Aalto students who have completed 90 % of the course material can get a credit. The scale is Pass/Fail.

Cost
Free of charge 

Support
If you have questions about the content of the course (e.g. registration, schedule, how to complete a quiz), please write your question in the Discussion forum.

Notice, if the audio is not working, change the browser and try again. Normally, this helps :-)

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You can practice alphabet with this video. Notice that this link is an open resource.

Please first do the quiz and only after that check the spelling :)

You hear a word: do you hear back vowels (a, o, u) or front vowels (ä, ö, y)?

You hear a word: do you hear a word with a short vowel or long?

Video: Consonants

In the video people are telling which greeting(s) they most often use.

Greeting formally and informally

Practice greetings with Quizlet

Numbers

Check out the Finnish Eurovision song Cha Cha Cha (singer Käärijä)

Käärijä - Cha Cha Cha (Lyric Video) // UMK23 - YouTube

Map of Europe and names of countries and cities

Personal Pronouns basic form

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Interview: who are you?

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You can practise university vocabulary with flash cards and games. Notice that this link is an open resource.

What is your profession?

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Time expressions

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paikat

paikat

Millainen sää on? What is the weather like?
Familiarize yourself with basic weather expressions with the video.

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In this video Leena and Tapani meet in a café.

In a grocery store

At a kiosk and in a café

Besides food words, you will also learn to express liking something. NB: the verb 'to like' requires the suffix -sta/-stä.

I like coffee: Minä tykkään kahvista.
I don't like coffee: Minä en tykkää kahvista.

Juomat

Food

Ateriat

Iconic Finnish Food

Finnish recipes

Months

Minä olen syntynyt keväällä: I was born in the Spring

As an extra, you will also learn some clothing words in Finnish with this video.

You can practise colors with flash cards. Notice that this link is an open resource.

Practise adjectives with flash cards. Notice that this link is an open resource.

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