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.

Instructor & Institution

Aija Elg
Aalto University
Language Centre
introductoryfinnish-lc@aalto.fi

Course Schedule

Course starts: December 2th 2020 at 9 am (UTC +2)
Course ends: December 30th 2020 at 9 am (UTC +2)
The course material is open 24/7 until 6th of January 2021 for all enrolled participants.
Work load: approximately 1-2 hours per week

Registration

The registration is open from November 4th until 30th of November 2020 (24:00 UTC +2).

Required Equipment

You need internet connection to run the course material but you need not install any program on your computer.

Prerequisites

None

Language of Instruction

English

Content & Learning Outcomes

We will cover topics such as 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.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Self-assessment; students are 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 upon a request. 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 contact the course instructors survivalfinnish-lc@aalto.fi

 


Last modified: Thursday, 29 October 2020, 2:30 PM