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

This course is a continuation of Finnish 1A (taught in the fall semester), and has the goal to further build Finnish language competencies emphasizing practical communication in everyday contexts. Classes meet for three hours of Finnish instruction per week. Students will continue to work on basic communicative competence in all four foreign language skills (speaking, listening, reading, and writing) within a cultural context. The aim is to enable students to express themselves in Finnish regarding topics such as hobbies and interests, food, and grocery shopping, family and friends, and everyday life. In this course, we will also explore Finnish society and popular culture by watching films, reading simple newspaper articles, and engaging with social media to enhance students’ abilities to interact in Finnish with cultural competence and understanding. We will discuss how Finnish language skills can be used beyond the classroom through conversations with Finnish speaking visitors invited to join us in class. Prerequisites: Finnish 1A – or equivalent with permission from instructor. Course cannot be repeated without prior consent from the department language coordinator. Cross Campus Enrollment: Students at other UC campuses can join this class online. Finnish 1B is a Distance Learning Course transmitted simultaneously to specific UC campuses. UCB is the home campus with live class instruction; other UC students will participate through a live video feed. Concurrent Enrollment: 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.

Prerequisite: Finnish 1A or placement assessment.

http://scandinavian.berkeley.edu/languages/finnish/

Repeat Rules

Course is not repeatable for credit.