The Department reserves the right to assign students to courses appropriate to their level of competence in Finnish. An introductory language course for students with no knowledge of Finnish. The acquisition of a basic vocabulary and of an understanding of elementary structural features through practice in comprehension, speaking, reading and writing.
Translation is used to aid in language learning.
Readings in English. A survey of the linguistic structures of the Finno-Ugric languages including Estonian, Finnish and Hungarian. No prior knowledge of Finno-Ugric languages or linguistics required. H.C. Anderssen, Knut Hamsun, Selma Lagerlof, Par Lagerkvist, Aleksis Kivi, Sigrid Undset and Halldor Laxness, etc. These are situated in their Scandinavian context and in world literature.