Open university: I speak Finnish, spring 2025
- Date:
- 27.1.2025 - 21.3.2025
- Credits:
- 3 ECTS credits
- Location:
- -
- Continuous learning category:
- Languages and communication
- Teaching format:
- Independent learning, Distance teaching
- Price:
- 60 € (VAT 0%)
The course focuses on practicing everyday communication situations (e.g., running errands self-introduction, daily life conversations) and Finnish pronunciation. Listening comprehension skills are deepened in the course. The course introduces the typical characteristics of spoken language and regional dialects. Reacting in recurring and familiar interaction situations is practiced in the course.
Before attending this course, a student should have completed Finnish 1A or/and Finnish 1B or have corresponding knowledge and skills in Finnish.
Study methods: Active participation in online teaching, independent online study and finishing assignments.
The successful completion of the course demands completion of course assignments within the specified schedule. Course includes a video assignment.
Schedules: This course will be organized from January 27 to March 21. Online teaching on Mondays and Wednesdays at 14-16 and on Friday, March 21, at 10-12. Active participation to the lectures is needed to successfully complete the course.
Further information can be found in the Peppi study guide.
The study fee is 20 euros per ECTS credit. The price holds for the academic year 2024-2025. Please find more information: Registration, study fees and right to study | University of Eastern Finland (uef.fi)
By paying the study fee, the student receives a temporary right to study that entitles them to attend a particular course. The right to study is course-specific, and is required to complete the course as specified in the curriculum, covering both teaching and course exams.