Finnish B2.1
Course code
EKS6433.HT
old course code
Course title in Estonian
Soome keel B2.1
Course title in English
Finnish B2.1
ECTS credits
6.0
Assessment form
assessment
lecturer of 2026/2027 Autumn semester
Karola Velberg (language of instruction:Estonian)
lecturer of 2026/2027 Spring semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Brief description of the course
Integrated development of language skills at B2.1 level. The course focuses on argumentation, textual cohesion, and field-specific vocabulary. Journalistic, consumer and literary texts, as well as audiovisual material, are analysed; students practise giving presentations, taking part in discussions, summarising and writing argumentative essays; students translate from Estonian into Finnish and write opinion pieces. A mini-project on a cultural or social topic develops skills in information retrieval, source criticism, referencing and presenting findings. Working in pairs, students produce an educational video on assigned topics suitable for B1-level.
A Finnish language proficiency level of B1.2 is required to participate in the B2.1 course.
A Finnish language proficiency level of B1.2 is required to participate in the B2.1 course.
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
- understands the main content and important details of more complex general and specialised texts or speech;
- communicates fluently in various situations, presents arguments, and responds to the views of conversation partners;
- composes a clear and detailed descriptive or argumentative text, using appropriate techniques;
- independently expands their vocabulary and is able to translate from Estonian into Finnish;
- analyses the purpose, structure, register, and perspective of literary and practical texts;
- uses Finnish-language sources in independent work and presents well-founded conclusions on a topic related to Finnish culture or society.
- understands the main content and important details of more complex general and specialised texts or speech;
- communicates fluently in various situations, presents arguments, and responds to the views of conversation partners;
- composes a clear and detailed descriptive or argumentative text, using appropriate techniques;
- independently expands their vocabulary and is able to translate from Estonian into Finnish;
- analyses the purpose, structure, register, and perspective of literary and practical texts;
- uses Finnish-language sources in independent work and presents well-founded conclusions on a topic related to Finnish culture or society.
Teacher
Karola Velberg
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