Intensive Course in Spanish Language and Culture (OPEN UNI), The Summer University of Northern Ostrobothnia

Elementary Courses in Spanish 1 and 2, and Intermediate Course 1 in Spanish or equivalent skills.

The students • will be able to manage in situations they might face during exchange studies in a Spanish-speaking university. • are familiar with differences and similarities between Finnish and Spanish universities • can talk about themselves, hobbies, and studies in Spanish. • can tell about Finland and its history, current events, school system and culture. • will be able to recognize some differences and similarities between Finnish and Spanish-speaking cultures.

Contact teaching 1 x 90 min./week, 26 hours. Homework and independent work 28 hours. Overall workload about 54 hours.

Material provided by the teacher. The material will be given in the class.

Regular and active participation in contact teaching, completion of given assignments and exams.

Continuous evaluation. Activity in course. More detailed evaluation criteria will be given in the course.

Read more about assessment criteria at the University of Oulu webpage. https://www.oulu.fi/forstudents/assesment-criteria

Proficiency level A2

Language of instruction: Spanish, Finnish if needed

Target group: Open university students

Person responsible: Elina Palola

Teacher: Tiia-Liisa Ylitörmänen