Start the term with compulsory or optional language and communication studies at the Language Centre

In the third teaching period, the Language Centre will launch multiple language and communication courses, providing a variety of languages and learning formats from self-paced options to contact teaching. Explore the full range online and find the course that suits you best.

You can register for Language Centre courses and examinations in Sisu. Registration for courses in the third teaching period is now open and will conclude on 5 January 2025. The courses offered in the third teaching period include:

Italian:

Italian for Beginners 1 (KK-ITA001, CEFR A1, 3 cr, blended teaching)

Intermediate Italian 1 (KK-ITA104, CEFR A1, 3 cr, blended teaching)

Corso di espressione orale – Italian Oral Skills (KK-ITA301, CEFR B1, 2 cr, contact teaching)

Spanish:

Spanish Pronunciation (KK-ESP002, 1 cr, remote teaching)

Swedish:

Preparatory courses

Bilingual Course (Swedish–Finnish) in Oral Skills (KK-RUO202, CEFR A2, 2 cr, blended teaching)

Nätrep – Refresher Online Course in Swedish Grammar (KK-RUO204, CEFR A2, 2 cr, online teaching)

Repetera svenska – Remedial Course in Swedish (KK-RUO205, CEFR A2, 2 cr, blended teaching)

Beginners’ courses

Swedish for Beginners 1 (KK-RUO001, CEFR A1, 3 cr, blended teaching)

Swedish for Beginners 1 (KK-RUO001, CEFR A1, 3 cr, contact teaching)

Swedish for Beginners 2 (KK-RUO101, CEFR A1, doctoral researchers, 3 cr, evening contact teaching)

Open University: Intermediate Swedish 1 (KK-RUO201, CEFR A4, 3 cr, evening remote teaching)

Advanced courses

Bilingual Course (Swedish–Finnish) in Oral Skills (KK-RUO202, CEFR A2, blended teaching)

Skönlitteratur på egen hand – Independent Studies on Literature (KK-RUO419, CEFR B2, 2 cr, independent project)

Kreativt skrivande – Creative Writing in Swedish (KK-RUO412, CEFR B2, 2 cr, online teaching)

Avancerad svensk grammatik för finskspråkiga – Advanced Swedish Grammar for Finnish Speakers (KK-RUO411, CEFR B2, 2 cr, remote teaching)

Avancerad juristsvenska – Advanced Legal Swedish (KK-RUO404, CEFR B2, 2 cr, remote teaching)

ERI course: Oral Skills in the Second National Language, Swedish (KK-RUERI, CEFR B1, 2 cr, remote teaching). ERI courses are for students with learning difficulties or other special challenges related to studying Swedish, such as language or other anxiety, or stress.

Other courses offered in the third teaching period:

Faculty-specific SVALMS courses (independently completed courses in Swedish as the second national language) included in degrees: KK-RUHUM, KK-RUMAME, KK-RUOIK and KK-RUVALT
Courses included in degrees for soon-to-graduate students: KK-RUKASV, KK-RUMAME and KK-RUMALU

English:

Reading, Listening and Speaking (KK-ENG301, CEFR B1, 2 cr, contact teaching)

Academic interaction skills and academic writing skills (Finnish):

Communication for Career Purposes in Finnish (KK-FIN06, CEFR C1, 2 cr, blended teaching)

Master’s Thesis Writing (KK-AI007, 2 cr, blended teaching)

Academic Presentation Skills (KK-AI001, 2 cr, contact teaching)

Workplace and Team Communication (Finnish) (KK-AI012, 2 cr, remote teaching)

Danish:

Introduction to the Danish Language and Culture (KK-TAN001, CEFR A1, 3 cr, blended teaching)

Russian:

Intermediate Russian 2 (KK-VEN201, CEFR A2, 4 cr, blended teaching)

Chinese:

Elementary Chinese 2 (KK-KII006, CEFR A1, 4 cr, remote teaching)

Elementary Chinese 4 (KK-KII102, CEFR A1, 3 cr, blended teaching)

Advanced Chinese 4: Speaking and Writing in the Workplace (KK-KII304, CEFR B1, 4 cr, remote teaching)

Japanese:

Japanese for Beginners 2 through Blended Learning (KK-JAP101, CEFR A1, 4 cr, blended teaching)

Upper Elementary Course in Japanese 1 through Blended Learning (KK-JAP203, CEFR A2, 3 cr, blended teaching)

Upper Elementary Course in Japanese 3 through Blended Learning (KK-JAP207, CEFR A2, 4 cr, blended teaching)

If you have questions about course content, please contact the teachers. If you need assistance in choosing the right course, you can get in touch with the Language Centre tutors. Their office hours are available on the Instructions for Students website. The Language Centre also offers 15- or 25-credit language programmes.