Course code

EKY6109.HT

old course code

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 2024/2025 Spring semester

Ele Arder (language of instruction:Estonian)
Lea Nilson (language of instruction:Estonian)

lecturer of 2025/2026 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

Study programmes containing that course

Literature, Visual Culture and Film Studies (HIKVM/25.HT)
Anthropology (HIANM/25.HT)
Literature, Visual Culture and Film Studies (HIKVM/24.HT)
Anthropology (HIANM/24.HT)
Anthropology (HIANM/23.HT)
Literature, Visual Culture and Film Studies (HIKVM/23.HT)
Anthropology (HIANM/22.HT)
Educational Innovation and Leadership (KAEIM/22.HR)
Literature, Visual Culture and Film Studies (HIKVM/22.HT)
Educational Innovation and Leadership (KAEIM/21.HR)
Anthropology (HIANM/21.HT)
Literature, Visual Culture and Film Studies (HIKVM/21.HT)
Literature, Visual Culture and Film Studies (HIKVM/20.HT)
Anthropology (HIANM/20.HT)
Educational Innovation and Leadership (KAEIM/20.HR)