BA_F2 Finnish language 2

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2026
Extent and Intensity
0/4/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Julie Minaříková (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Jan-Marek Šík, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Tiia Sinetta Stenberg (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. et Mgr. Jan-Marek Šík, Ph.D.
Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Petra Hebedová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
BA_F1 Finnish 1
Credit of BA_F1 needed.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 1 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 1/1, only registered: 0/1
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Abstract
The course is the second part of a six-semester cycle. In the course students should improve their previous knowledge of Finnish by studying new grammatical constructions and aquiring new vocabulary. It also focuses on improvement of conversational skills and text interpretation.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course students should be able to use most of Finnish nominal and verbal forms and be familiar with basic syntactic constructions. They should also be able to converse on various everyday topics and using their knowledge of Finnish grammar they should be able to understand text of respective complexity.
Key topics
  • cases marking the object
  • imperfect tense
  • declension in plural
  • syntactic constructions
  • possessive suffixes
  • imperative
  • readings
  • conversation
  • grammar exercises
Study resources and literature
  • Hilkka Lindroos: Suomi-tšekki-suomi taskusanakirja. WSOY : Helsinki
  • GEHRING, Sonja; Sanni HEINZMANN; Sari PÄIVÄRINNE and Taija UDD. Suomen mestari : suomen kielen oppikirja aikuisille. 1. painos. Helsinki: Finn Lectura, 2016, 320 stran. ISBN 9789517927659. info
  • KUPARINEN, Kristiina and Terhi TAPANINEN. Oma suomi : suomea aikuisille. Helsingissä: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava, 2015, 240 stran. ISBN 9789511273714. info
  • WHITE, Leila. Suomen kielioppia ulkomaalaisille. 8. painos. Helsinki: Finn Lectura, 2010, 318 stran. ISBN 9789517920926. info
  • JÖNSSON-KORHOLA, Hannele and Leila WHITE. Tarkista tästä : suomen sanojen rektioita suomea vieraana kielenä opiskeleville. 5. painos. Helsinki: Finn Lectura, 2006, 164 s. ISBN 9517920075. info
  • LINDROOS, Hilkka Annikki. Finština nejen pro samouky. Vyd. 1. Praha: Leda, 2002, 344 s. ISBN 8073350009. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
classes, homework
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
participation in classes, final exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught every week.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Pouze pro doběh starších studijních plánů, tzn. pro kmenové studenty baltistiky s imatrikulačním ročníkem 2023 nebo dřívějším
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2024.
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