Language Centre courses suitable for non-Finnish speakers 2019-2020

• 992304 Elementary Chinese 1, 2 cr
• 992303 Elementary Spoken Chinese, 4 cr
• 992305 Elementary Chinese 2, 3 cr 
• 992306 Elementary Chinese 3 (CEFR A1), 2 cr
• 992307 Elementary Chinese 4 (CEFR A1), 3 cr
• 993387 Intermediate Spoken Chinese (CEFR A1), 4 cr 
• 993385 Business Chinese 1 (CEFR A2), 2 cr (Course is not offered in 2019-20)
• 993386 Business Chinese 2 (CEFR A2), 2 cr  (Course is not offered in 2019-20)
• 993381 Intermediate Chinese 1 (CEFR A2), 2 cr
• 993382 Intermediate Chinese 2 (CEFR A2), 3 cr
• 993383 Intermediate Chinese 3 (CEFR A2), 2 cr
• 993384 Intermediate Chinese 4 (CEFR A2), 3 cr
• 993391 Chinese Writing (CEFR B1), 2 cr (Course is not offered in 2019-20)
• 993388 Advanced Chinese 1 (CEFR B1), 2 cr
• 993389 Advanced Chinese 2 (CEFR B1), 2 cr
• 993390 Advanced Spoken Chinese (CEFR B1), 2 cr (Course is not offered in 2019-20)
• 9933921 Chinese Culture 1 (in Chinese) (CEFR B2), 2 cr
• 9933922 Chinese Culture 2 (in Chinese) (CEFR B2), 2 cr
• KK-KII401 Advanced Chinese 3 (CEFR B2), 2 cr
• KK-KII402 Advanced Chinese 4 (CEFR B2), 2 cr 

• N.B! Exchange students have no right to attend any of the English courses offered by the Language Centre. However, all degree students are welcome to take any of the English courses offered by the Language Centre. If you are a degree student and sign up for a degree-requirement Academic and Professional Communication in English (1&2) course, remember to choose a course that is specifically aimed at your own faculty. If you are interested in doing more advanced-level work, you may sign up for Advanced courses, but only after you have taken a degree-requirement course.

The Finnish language courses are organised by the Bachelor’s Programme in the Languages and Literatures of Finland.

• Finnish for international students

• 99216 French for beginners 1 (3 cr)  (F. Nozais's group, autumn 2019)
• 99963 French for beginners 1 + 2, intensive course (5 cr)  (S. Kotkavuori’s group, spring 2020)
• 99613 French pronunciation (1 cr)
• 992160 French for beginners 2 (CEFR A1), 3 cr  (F. Nozais's group, spring 2020)
• 992171 Refresher course in basic French (CEFR A1), 2 cr
• 991100 Refresher course in intermediate French under tutoring (CEFR A2), 2 cr
• 99218 Intermediate French 3 (CEFR A2), 3 cr
• 99615 Culture Club - Current culture-related topics (CEFR A2) 2 cr
• 99960 Grammaire en ligne - French Grammar Online on Advanced Level (CEFR B1), 2 cr 
• 99477 ALICE - Academic Language and Intercultural Exchange (French - Finnish/Swedish) (CEFR A2), 2 cr
• KK-RAN301 Compréhension orale - French listening comprehension online course (CEFR B1), 1 cr
• KK-RAN302 La France qui bouge - Intermediate French 4 (CEFR B1), 4 cr
• KK-RAN304 SOS Planète Terre - Environmental French (CEFR B1), 3 cr 
• KK-RAN305 Comprendre et commenter (CEFR B1), 3 cr
• KK-RAN306 Atelier d'écriture sur mesure - Intermediate Written Skills in French (CEFR B1), 2 cr
• KK-RAN307 Expression orale - Oral Skills in French (CEFR B1), 2 cr
• KK-RAN401 Français pluridisciplinaire - Oral and Written French for Advanced Learners (CEFR B2), 3 cr

• 992213 German for beginners 1, 3 cr
• 992214 German for beginners 1 through Blended Learning, 3 cr
• 992211 German for beginners 1 + 2, intensive course (6 cr)
• 992210 German for beginners 2 (CEFR A1), 4 cr
• 992212 German for beginners 2 through Blended Learning (CEFR A1), 3 cr
• 99525 Speaking German 1! (CEFR A1), 2 cr
• 992230 Intermediate German 1 (CEFR A2), 3 cr
• 9922300 Intermediate German 1 Through Supervised Blended Learning (CEFR A2), 3 cr
• 992231 Intermediate German 2 (CEFR A2), 3 cr
• 992222 Intermediate German 1 + 2, intensive course (CEFR A2), 6 cr
• 99323 Refresher course in German grammar (CEFR A2), 3 cr
• 994130 Speaking German 2 (CEFR A2), 2 cr
• 99583 Intermediate German 3 (CEFR A2), 3 cr
• 99413 Speaking German 3 (CEFR A2), 2 cr
• 992215 Berlin Course (CEFR A2), 1 cr
• 99487 ALICE - Academic Language and Intercultural Exchange (German - Finnish/Swedish) (CEFR A2), 2 cr
• KK-SAK301 German vocabulary (CEFR B1), 2 cr
• KK-SAK302 Virtuelle Schreibwerkstatt (CEFR B1), 1 cr
• KK-SAK303 Textkurs: Lesen, Diskutieren und Schreiben - German Reading Comprehension (CEFR B1), 4 cr
• KK-SAK304 Deutsch im Berufsleben - Professional German (CEFR B1), 3 cr
• KK-SAK305 Deutsch fürs Studium - Orientation Course for Outgoing Exchange Students (CEFR B1), 3 cr
• KK-SAK306 IDEAL - Individuelles Deutsch Autonomes Lernprogram - Autonomous German learning course (CEFR B1), 3 cr
• KK-SAK307 Konversation 4 - Discussion in German 4 (CEFR B1), 2 cr
• KK-SAK308 Konversation 5 - Discussion in German 5 (CEFR B1), 3 cr
• KK-SAK309 Fortsetzungskurs 4: Land und Leute - Intermediate German 4 (CEFR B1), 4 cr

• 99104 Italian conversation for beginners (CEFR A1), 2 cr 
• 99374 Practical Italian (CEFR A2), 2 cr
• 993632 Remo - Practical Italian Online 2 (CEFR A2), 2 cr 
• 99580 Supplementary Italian course (CEFR A2), 3 cr
• KK-ITA301 Corso di espressione orale - Italian Oral Skills (CEFR B1), 2 cr

• 992270 Intermediate Russian 2 (CEFR A2), 4 cr  NB! The course uses a Finnish textbook, but the instruction is mainly in Russian and all other materials are available in English.
• 994281 Communicate in Russian 2 (CEFR A2), 3 cr  (spring 2019)
• 99419 Russian Grammar (CEFR A2), 2 cr  (supervised self-learning course)
• 99508 ALICE - Academic Language and Intercultural Exchange (Russian - Finnish/Swedish) (CEFR A2), 2 cr
• KK-VEN301 Tšitat, pisat i obsuždat - Written and Oral Russian (CEFR B1), 3 cr  (autumn 2018)
• KK-VEN302 Tšitat, pisat i obsuždat - Written and Oral Russian (CEFR B1), 4 cr  (autumn 2018)
• KK-VEN303 Ustnaja kommunikatsija - Oral Skills in Russian (CEFR B1), 2 cr  (spring 2019)
• KK-VEN305 Novosti po-russki - Current Topics (CEFR B1), 2 cr (spring 2019)

• 99485 Speaking Spanish 1 CEFR A1), 2 cr
• 99205 Intermediate Spanish 1 (CEFR A1), 3 cr
• 992051 Intermediate Spanish 1 + 2, intensive course (CEFR A1), 7 cr
• 992050 Intermediate Spanish 2 (CEFR A2), 3 cr
• 99257 Speaking and Writing Spanish 2 (CEFR A2), 2 cr
• 992570 Practical Spanish with a focus on culture - activación oral 2 (CEFR A2), 2 cr
• 99489 Supplementary Spanish course (CEFR A2), 3 cr
• 99329 Speaking and Writing Spanish 3 (CEFR A2), 4 cr
• 993300 Spanish grammar (CEFR A2), 3 cr
• 99404 Understanding Spoken Spanish (CEFR A2), 2 cr
• 99504 ALICE - Academic Language and Intercultural Exchange (Spanish - Finnish/Swedish) (CEFR A2), 2 cr
• KK-ESP301 Política y Sociedad - Politics and Society (CEFR B1), 3 cr
• KK-ESP302 Curso de escritura - Written skills in Spanish 1 (CEFR B1), 2 cr
• KK-ESP303 Curso práctico sobre cultura y actualidad de los países latinoamericanos - Culture and Current Issues in Latin American Countries (CEFR B1), 3 cr
• KK-ESP305 Curso español sobre el medio ambiente - Environmental Spanish (CEFR B1), 3 cr
• KK-ESP306 Habilidades para la vida laboral - Professional Spanish (CEFR B1), 3 cr (Course is not offered in 2019-20)
• KK-ESP307 Curso de profundización - Advanced Intermediate Spanish CEFR B1), 4 cr
• KK-ESP308 Curso oral: habla y escribe - Spanish Oral and Written Skills (CEFR B1), 4 cr

• 99231 Swedish for beginners 1, 3 cr
• 99232 Swedish for beginners 2 (CEFR A1), 3 cr
• 99233 Intermediate Swedish 1 (CEFR A2), 3 cr
• 99349 Intermediate Swedish 2 (CEFR B1), 3 cr
• 993490 Intermediate Swedish 3 (CEFR B1), 2 cr
• 995031 ALICE – Academic Language and Intercultural Exchange (Swedish - Finnish) (CEFR A2), 2 cr

ALICE - Academic Language and Intercultural Exchange (2 ECTS)
The basic idea of ALICE courses is to provide two language learners who speak different native languages the opportunity to learn about each other’s language and culture in an interactive way.

Language Centre Course Assistant Programme for International Students
Course assistants are University of Helsinki’s international exchange or degree students who assist Language Centre teachers in language courses and act as native peers for local students learning their native language. The Course Assistant Programme is a course and international students can gain 1-3 ECTS credits for their work as an assistant and a certificate of completion.