Start studying languages and communication at the Language Centre
On offer are both optional and compulsory courses in a range of languages, with several methods of completion from classroom instruction to independently completed online courses. You can start language and communication studies from the basics or pick up where you left off. The Language Centre also offers 15- or 25-credit language programmes.
On the Instructions for students website, you can explore the entire language and teaching offerings of the Language Centre as well as its language programmes.
Registration for Language Centre courses will run from 12 to 25 August 2024. You can register for Language Centre courses and examinations in Sisu.
The courses offered in the first teaching period include:
Arabic:
Arabic for Beginners 1 – The Basics of Arabic: Speak, Read and Write[LV2] , first period (KK-ARA001, CEFR A1, 2 cr, contact teaching)
English:
Navigating Academic Cultures (KK-ENG410, CEFR B2, 2 cr, blended teaching)
Grammar for Writing (KK-ENG303, CEFR B1, 2 cr, remote teaching)
Speaking and Vocabulary (KK-ENG302, CEFR B1, 2 cr, blended teaching)
Advanced English: Genres of Creative Writing (KK-ENG510, CEFR C1, 3 cr, contact teaching)
Spanish:
Spanish for Beginners 2 (KK-ESP101, CEFR A1, 4 cr, blended teaching)
Intermediate Spanish 1 (KK-ESP201, CEFR A1–A2, 3 cr, remote teaching)
Spanish Grammar 2 (KK-ESP208, CEFR A2, 2 cr, online teaching)
Curso de continuación 4 – Intermediate Spanish 4 (KK-ESP312, CEFR B1, 4 cr, blended teaching)
Italian:
Practical Italian (KK-ITA204, CEFR A2, 2 cr, contact teaching)
Expand Your Vocabulary in Italian (KK-ITA210, CEFR A2, 1 cr, online course, independent project) and Reading Comprehension in Italian (KK-ITA211, CEFR A2, 1 cr, online course, independent project)
Ascoltando 1 – Listening Module in Italian 1 (KK-ITA207, CEFR A2, 1 cr, online course, independent project) and Ascoltando 2 – Listening Module in Italian 2 (KK-ITA208, CEFR A2, 1 cr, online course, independent project)
Japanese:
Introduction to the Japanese Language (KK-JAP001, 2 cr, remote teaching)
Japanese for Beginners 3 through Blended Learning (KK-JAP104, CEFR A1, 4 cr, blended teaching)
Intermediate Japanese 2 through Blended Learning (KK-JAP204, CEFR A2, 3 cr, blended teaching)
Chinese:
Elementary Chinese 1 (KK-KII005, CEFR A1, 4 cr, remote teaching, see also group 2), Elementary Chinese 2 (KK-KII006, CEFR A1, 4 cr, remote teaching) and Elementary Chinese 3 (KK-KII103, CEFR A1, 3 cr, blended teaching)
Intermediate Spoken Chinese (KK-KII209, CEFR A2, 3 cr, contact teaching)
Korean:
Korean for Beginners 1 (KK-KOR001, CEFR A1, 3 cr, remote teaching)
Portuguese:
Portuguese for Beginners (KK-POR001, CEFR A1, 3 cr, contact teaching)
French:
French for Beginners 1 (KK-RAN005, CEFR A1, 4 cr, contact teaching)
French Pronunciation (KK-RAN004, CEFR A1, 1 cr, online teaching)
Intermediate French 1 (KK-RAN201, CEFR A2, 4 cr, contact teaching)
Swedish:
Aktivera din svenska – Remedial Course in Swedish Oral Skills (KK-RUO203, CEFR A2, 2 cr, remote teaching)
Repetera svenska – Remedial Course in Swedish (KK-RUO205, CEFR A2, 2 cr, blended teaching)
German:
German for Beginners 1 (KK-SAK002, CEFR A1, 4 cr, blended teaching, see also group 2) and German for Beginners 2 (KK-SAK102, CEFR A1, 4 cr, blended teaching)
Intermediate German 1 (KK-SAK205, CEFR A2, 4 cr, contact teaching) and Intermediate German 2 (KK-SAK217, CEFR A2, 3 cr, blended teaching)
German Grammar 1 (KK-SAK103, CEFR A1, 2 cr, online teaching)
Hören und Verstehen – German Listening Comprehension (KK-SAK310, CEFR B1, 1 cr, online teaching)
German Pronunciation (KK-SAK004, CEFR A1, 1 cr, online teaching)
Russian:
Russian for Beginners 1 (KK-VEN002, CEFR A1, 4 cr, blended teaching, see also group 2) and Russian for Beginners 2 (KK-VEN101, CEFR A1, 4 cr, blended teaching)
Russian Grammar 1 (KK-VEN103, CEFR A1, 2 cr, online teaching)
Intermediate Russian 2 (KK-VEN201, CEFR A2, 4 cr, blended teaching)
Estonian:
Estonian for Beginners (KK-VIR001, CEFR A1, 3 cr, remote teaching)
First language (Finnish):
The Writing Skills of an Expert (Finnish) (KK-AI002, 2 cr, blended teaching)
The independent project ALICE – Academic Language and Intercultural Exchange (CEFR A2) is available in Italian, French, Spanish and German. In the ALICE courses, the second language is always either Finnish or Swedish. You can read more about ALICE courses on the Instructions for Students website.
If you have questions about course content, please contact the Language Centre course teachers. If you need assistance in choosing the right course, you can get in touch with the Language Centre’s tutors. Their office hours are available on the Instructions for Students website.
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