Pohjois-Pohjanmaan Kesäyliopisto


FINNISH LANGUAGE BASIC COURSES 1–7 (30 h per course) - Get a good command of the Finnish language on our intensive courses!
Time		Finnish Language Basic Course 1, level A1 4th–15th of June 2012, on Monday–Friday at 16.30–19.00 Finnish Language Basic Course 2, level A1.3 30th of July–10th of August2012, on Monday–Friday at 16.30–19.00 Finnish Language Basic Course 3, level A2.1 1st of October–8th of November 2012 (except the week 43), on Mondays and Thursdays at 16.30–19.00 Finnish Language Basic Course 4, level A2.2 12th of March–19th of April 2012, on Mondays at 16.30–19.00 and on Thursdays at 17.00–19.30 Finnish Language Basic Course 5, level B1 12th of November–17th of December 2012, on Mondays and Thursdays at 16.30–19.00 NEW COURSES: Finnish Language Basic Course 6, level B1.2 30th of January–1st of March 2012, on Mondays and Thursdays at 16.30–19.00 Finnish Language Basic Course 7, level B1.2 13th–30th of August 2012, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 16.30–19.00
Place		Oulu, the participants will be informed by a letter or email
Teacher		Anne Palokangas, BA Anne has a long experience in teaching different kinds of courses in Finnish as a foreign language. Her special areas of interest are different cultures and international and social activities.
Implementation		Finnish Language Basic Courses 1–7 include seven intensive courses of 30 hours each as follows: Basic Course 1 in June, Basic Course 2 in July–August, Basic Course 3 in October–November, Basic Course 4 in March–April, Basic Course 5 in November–December, Basic Course 6 in January–March and Basic Course 7 in August. You can participate in all or just a part of them depending on your skills of Finnish. The whole of textbooks Hyvin menee! and Hyvin menee! 2 will be covered during the courses. In addition to the lessons the students are advised to spend about two hours per day on homework. Besides Finnish other languages will be used as an aid on the courses whenever possible. The students are expected to have textbooks Hyvin menee! or Hyvin menee! 2 and a dictionary when starting the courses. The aim of the courses is to learn the basic knowledge of the Finnish language quickly and in a compact manner or to revise skills acquired earlier. What is Your level of understanding and speaking Finnish Language? See the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
Price		Finnish Language Basic Course 1 and 2: 50 € per course Finnish Language Basic Course 3–7: ~~100 € per course~~ Free of charge The students are expected to acquire and pay for the books and equipment themselves
Registration		Two weeks before each course at the office of Pohjois-Pohjanmaan kesäyliopisto kesayo(at)pohjois-pohjanmaa.fi tel + 358 8 321 4073, + 358 8 321 4075 When registrating, we would like to know – your native language – which other languages you can speak – your email and home address Please contact the teacher (anne_palokangas(at)yahoo.com) if you have problems in acquiring a dictionary. The registration is binding. If the student wishes to cancel his/her registration after the registration time, he/she will be charged half the price of the course. If the student does not make a cancellation at all, the total price will be charged. WELCOME!