Estonian A1 and Estonian Culture
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Course code
EKY6109.HT
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Course title in Estonian
Eesti keel A1 ja eesti kultuur
Course title in English
Estonian A1 and Estonian Culture
ECTS credits
6.0
Assessment form
Examination
lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester
Ele Arder (language of instruction:Estonian)
Helina Puksmann (language of instruction:Estonian)
Monica-Linde Klemet (language of instruction:Estonian)
lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Course aims
Support students in achieving the elementary level of Estonian which ables them to cope in simple everyday situations. Support students in achieveing the basic knowledge of Estonian culture and ability to interact in Estonian cultural enviroment.
Brief description of the course
Grammar: Present tense, nominative, genitive, partitive, local
cases, plural nominative, postpositions, imperative 2P Sg, imperfect and perfect, past perfect, comparison, translative, terminative, essive, comitative, abessive. Topics: Family, numbers, weekdays and months, shopping, food, holidays, weather, travelling in Estonia, clothing, eating out. The most important problems of Estonian culture are analyzed both in historical perspective as well as in relation to contemporary developments. The main stages in the development of Estonian culture, important persons. The relations of Estonian folklore, customs and beliefs with contemporaray Estonian society. Modern Estonian culture, media and culture, cultural establishments.
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
- has the basic level in Estonian which ables students to cope in simple everyday situations;
- is able to introduce himself / herself and others and ask about place of living, people and things he / she knows and answer similar questions;
- is familiar with the Estonian cultural space and understands the basic cultural processes.
Teacher
Piret Viires, Ele Arder, Helina Puksmann, Monica-Linde Klemet, Kristiina Bernhardt
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