Language Centre at the University of Turku: Courses, Tutors, and Cultural Exchange
The Language Centre of the University of Turku offers a variety of specialized language courses, including Finnish for Foreigners, English, and many other languages. With various locations across campus such as Juslenia and Horttokuja, the centre provides teaching facilities, learning materials, and self-study resources. Students can enroll in courses via NettiOpsu and participate in Language Circles for cultural exchange. The centre is also seeking language tutors in German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish to assist students. For more details, visit http://kielikeskus.utu.fi/en.
Language Centre at the University of Turku: Courses, Tutors, and Cultural Exchange
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Language Centre 3.9.2013 Katja Arola
Language Centre • Independent institution of the university. • Courses in Language for Specific Purposes and optional courses in general language. • NB! Turku School of Economics has its own Unit for Languages and Business Communication which provides language studies for their students.
Language Centre • Situated in manydifferentbuildings: • Juslenia (Henrikinkatu 2): Language Centre office (open 10-12, 13-15) classrooms, languagelabs, self-studyroom, teachers’ offices. • Horttokuja2: classrooms, library and teachers’ offices. • Rosetta: classroomRosetta II • Language LabKnalli in Natural Sciences Building I on the hill. • Teachingallaround the campus.
Rosetta Horttokuja 2 Juslenia
Juslenia Horttokuja Rosetta
Obligatory language studies • Master’sprogramshavedifferingrequirements. • Moststudentsarerequired to complete a Finnish for ForeigersBeginners’ Course (usuallyintensivecourse, 5 credits). • Somearealsorequired to take an EnglishAcademicWritingSkills Course. • Pleasecheck the languagestudyrequirements of yourstudyprogramfromyourdepartmentorfaculty. • Moreinformationcanbefound at: http://kielikeskus.utu.fi/en
Language studies • Courses in followinglanguagesareoffered at the Language Centre: Chinese, English, Finnish for Foreigners, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish • Different levels: beginners, continuation and more advanced special courses. • Mostcoursestaught in Finnish on the beginners’ level.
Language studies • Moreadvanced and oralcoursestaught in thatspecificlanguage (eg. German, French). • Chinese and Japanesecoursesaretaught in English. • Englishcourses: • Signup in NettiOpsu (utu user ID and passwordneeded). • Thosedegreestudents, whoneedEnglish as an obligatorypart of theirstudies, havepriority
How to enrol for language courses • Enrolmentproceduresvarydepending on the course. • For mostcourses, enrolmentwilltakeplace in the virtualstudyregisterNettiOpsu. • NB! A UTU useraccountand e-mail passwordwillbeneeded in order to log in NettiOpsu. Make sure thatyoureceivethem as soon as possible (from the IT Services).
Finnishbeginners’ course and EnglishAcademicWriting: enrolmentthrough the coordinators. • Therearealsoseveralcourseswhere no enrolment is neededbeforehand (usuallymoreadvancedcourses). • Pleasesee the informationundereachcourse. Ifinformation is onlygiven in Finnish, itusuallymeansthatFinnishskillsarerequired in order to beable to participate in the course.
Teachers canbereached in theirofficeduringofficehoursorby e-mail. • Examresults in NettiOpsu.
Language study modules • Finnish for Foreigners study module (min. 20 ECTS) • Build a study module of Finnish courses. • A complete study module will appear in the degree diploma → useful when seeking work. • Study modules available also in other languages, eg. English.
Wanted: Language Tutors • Language Centre is looking for students to work as languagetutors • Language tutorswork in our language courses: Tellabouttheir home country and culture, help with pronunciation, conversationpractice etc. • Languagesneeded: German, Italian, Spanish, Russian
Language tutors • Characteristicsrequired: • Nativespeaker • Punctual, not absent-minded • Motivated • Carrying voice • Good and clear pronunciation • Ability to speak slowly • Preferably a teacherstudent (notobligatory)
How to apply? • German: send a motivationletter to sylyli@utu.fibySept. 13th • Italian: send an e-mail to vscotto@utu.fibySept. 15th • Russian: send an e-mail to birgitta.tjurin@utu.fibySept. 6th • Spanish: send a motivationletter to tilesa@utu.fibySept. 9th.
Language Circles • Voluntary meetings where you can get acquainted with both Finnish and international students using your own language or Finnish or some other language. • You will learn more about other people and their culture and also inform others about your own culture. • The groupsspendfreetimetogether: • Cook, play games, seemovies, etc.
Language Circles • The groupsdecide on the meetingtimes and places. • Possibility to receive a certificate at the end of the semester. • Firstmeetingscoordinatedby the Language Centre, in the week 38
Language Circles, autumn 2013 • FIRST MEETING: week 38 (Sept.16 – Sept. 19) • in Juslenia, Henrikinkatu 2. • Chinese Tue 16.30 room K 108 • Dutch Mon 16.30 room K108 • English Thu 16.00 room K 136 • Finnish Thu 18.00 room K 136 • French Wed 18.00 room K 136 • German Wed 16.00 room K 136
Language Circles, autumn 2013 • Hungarian Wed 16.30 room K 108 • ItalianTue 16.00 room K 136 • Japanese Mon 16.00 room K 136 • Korean Thu 16.30 room K 108 • Russian Tue 18.00 room K 136 • Spanish Mon 18.00 room K 136 • Swedish Mon 18.15 room K 108
Otheractivities • Self-study • Self-studyroom K109 in Juslenia (K floor, rightwing) • Material in about 20 languages, Multimedia Language Lab. Moreinformation: Language Advisor Lauri Kurki, tel. 333 6190, lauri.kurki@utu.fi
Finding Finnish hard to learn? Want to teach your own language to someone? Get yourself aTANDEM • What is a Tandem? • Youcanpracticeyourlanguageskills with a tandem partner. Firstyou just have to get a pair and afterthatit is allup to you! With your Tandem partneryoucanmeet to discusspolitics, practice restaurant vocabularyoverlunchordoyourlanguagehomeworktogether. It is allup to YOU!
What do I have to do to find a Tandem? Allyouhave to do is: • Go to: http://kielikeskus.utu.fi/en → tandem • Fill in the sign-upform • Language and Culture Tandem is a course (2 credits) whereone of the languageshas to beFinnish. • Ifyoudon’twant to take a courseorwant to studysomeotherlanguage, it is alsopossible to find a languagepartner and practiceyourlanguageskillswithoutanyacademicobjectives. → kielikeskus.utu.fi/en → languagepartner
Вас интересует добровольная, самостоятельная учёба в группе «тандем» с финскими студентами, изучающими русский язык? Контактировать: BirgittaTjurin-Muranen Лектор русского языка Языковой центр Университет г. Турку e-mail: birgitta.tjurin@utu.fi
THANK YOU! • Questions? See kielikeskus.utu.fi/en • or send e-mail to: katja.arola@utu.fi
