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. Course materials: Suomen mestari 1. Suomen kielen oppikirja aikuisille. (Finn Lectura 2020) Sonja Gehring & Sanni Heinzmann. We will use the fully revised, 2020 edition of the book. Additional materials will be provided by the instructor.

Prerequisite: Finnish 1A or placement assessment.

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

Repeat Rules

Course is not repeatable for credit.