2021 Fall

FINNISH 1A 001 - LEC 001

Formerly Scandinavian 2A

Beginning Finnish

Lotta Linnea Weckstrom

Aug 25, 2021 - Dec 10, 2021

Mo, We, Fr

10:00 am - 10:59 am

Internet/Online

Class #:21623

Units: 4

Instruction Mode: Pending Review

Offered through Scandinavian

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: 9

Enrolled: 7

Waitlisted: 0

Capacity: 16

Waitlist Max: 3

No Reserved Seats

Hours & Workload

9 hours of outside work hours per week, and 3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week.

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Course Catalog Description

Students will develop the basic elements of communicative competence in both the spoken and written language within a cultural context.

(Fall only. Finnish 1B will be offered in Spring) This is a cross campus listed course and will be taught with the quarter schedule to accommodate students from other UC campuses. UC Berkeley students will meet with the instructor in class on 8/25 but instruction begins formally on 9/24 when other UC campuses start their Fall Quarter. UCB students will participate in this class in the classroom, enrolled students from other campuses via Zoom, a conferencing / distance teaching platform. COURSE OBJECTIVES: Students will learn the basic structures of the Finnish language and will be able to use them in simple, everyday conversation. All four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing will be studied and practiced. In addition to the basics of Finnish language, this class introduces students to everyday life in modern Finland, Finnish customs and holidays, and more. Workload: About five hours of work outside of class per week (includes online homework), 3 quizzes, and an oral and written final. COURSE TEXTS: Suomen mestari 1. Suomen kielen oppikirja aikuisille. (FinnLectura 2020) Sonja Gehring & Sanni Heinzmann, ISBN 978-951-1-33423-1 Additional materials will be provided. If you are not a currently registered student, you may be able to enroll via Concurrent Enrollment, UC Berkeley Extension. Please note that the Concurrent Enrollment application must be approved by the department. Approval is based on availability of space in the class; enrolled UC students on a waitlist have priority. Elementary Finnish is open to all students without prior knowledge of Finnish. The course is not open to native, or near-native-speakers of Finnish. Course can be repeated only with consent from the language coordinator.