Subject 'Estonian for Beginners'

Year:   2012/2013    2013/2014    2014/2015    2015/2016    2016/2017    

To enable students acquire survival through beginners’ knowledge of the Estonian language, usable to establish contact in Estonian language settings, and pursue learning the language at the next level

Learners:
 acquire certain essential, survival conversational skills in Estonian that comprise:
 expressing essential social courtesies in Estonian
 forming simple questions in Estonian
 operating with simple present and past forms
 getting experience of reading and understanding easy texts (using simple syntax)

This course is interactive, helping the language learners to start speaking Estonian since the first moment. It closely follows the principles of language ontogenesis in people and applies them into instruction and learning. Atmosphere is relaxed and students are encouraged to do their best and gain their most. Topics discussed enable to intertwine the syntax construction(s) just preceded as well as those learned earlier. The main impetus is given to let students become more encouraged, eager to use the language and continue learning it further.

2019: ER*  

2018: ER*  

2017: ER*  

2016: ER*  

2015: ER*  

2014: ER*  

2013: ER*  

2012: ER*  

2011: ER*  

* Optional subject