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Beginner Finnish: A2.2 Course continues from Beginner Finnish: A2.1 Course and is suited to students with approximately 140 hours of prior study. It develops the learning journey through communication about past events and familiar personal experiences.

Students practise talking about past events, describing what happened and when, and discussing familiar experiences in greater detail. Reading short Finnish texts and listening to everyday Finnish provide further opportunities to develop understanding. The imperfect is introduced alongside consolidation of the present tense, present passive, singular object cases and common case endings, with basic sentence linking supporting more connected communication. Pronunciation work focuses on natural and connected speech, including awareness of differences in spoken Finnish.

DELIVERY MODE

Language courses are offered in two delivery modes:

• Face-to-Face: WEA Sydney
• Online: via Zoom or Microsoft Teams

Please check the delivery mode listed before enrolling, as some classes are face-to-face and others are online.

TEXTBOOK

• Tutor supplied material

COURSE OUTLINE

Communication

• Talk about past events.
• Describe what happened and when.
• Talk about personal experiences.
• Read short Finnish texts.
• Listen to everyday Finnish.
• Describe familiar experiences in greater detail.

Grammar

• Imperfect.
• Consolidation of the present tense.
• Consolidation of the present passive.
• Consolidation of singular object cases.
• Common case endings.
• Basic sentence linking.

Phonetics

• Listening to and reproducing natural Finnish speech.
• Pronunciation in connected speech.
• Awareness of pronunciation differences in spoken Finnish.

Vocabulary

• Everyday activities.
• Experiences and past events.
• Everyday verbs.
• Time expressions.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

1. Talk about past events and personal experiences, including what happened and when;
2. Describe familiar experiences in greater detail and understand short texts and everyday spoken Finnish;
3. Use the imperfect and familiar tense, passive, object and case structures to support communication about past events.