BAX201 Finnish for Beginners I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Asynchronous teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jana Břehovská (lecturer)
Mgr. Petra Hebedová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Petra Hebedová, Ph.D.
Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
The course is held in Czech, therefore students need to speak Czech on a very high level to understand the materials. They also have to be able to work individually!
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 98 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 84/98, only registered: 0/98, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/98
Course objectives
The course is a language class of Finnish, no prior knowledge is required. A basic insight into Finnish grammar is presented. Students learn to use Finnish in basic situations. After completing the course students may continue in a follow-up course.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course students should be able to pronounce Finnish correctly, form words and sentences at the required level; they should be able to understand and use some of the Finnish cases and use verbs in present tense, answer basec quistions in Finnish and know vocabulary at the respective level.
Syllabus
  • pronunciation
  • vowel harmony
  • stem alternation
  • question formation
  • 1. group of verbs in the present tense
  • cases: nominative, genitive, partitive, elative and inessive
  • introduction into noun/adjective stem types
Literature
  • Lindroos, Hilkka. Finština nejen pro samouky. Praha: Leda, 2002.
  • GEHRING, Sonja a HEINZMANN, Sanni. Suomen mestari: suomen kielen oppikirja aikuisille. Helsinki: Finn Lectura, 2012.
Teaching methods
The course is held online. Students will find study materials, audio and homework in ELF.
Assessment methods
homework, ELF exercises, final written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Předmět není určen studentům oboru Baltistika
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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