Credits: 3 ects
This course is offered as separate studies by the Centre for Multilingual Academic Communication. Please note that degree students at JYU cannot sign up for separate studies.
Course Name: Contact teaching, JÄMSÉN1
Study Level: Other Studies
Prerequisites:
No previous studies of Swedish are required.
Content:
Course description
This beginners' level course will introduce you to Swedish, the second official language of Finland. We will study basic grammar, vocabulary and phrases and discuss some cultural issues.
Main content
- Vocabulary relating to students’ everyday life
- Introduction to basic grammar (e.g. nouns, verbs, personal pronouns, word order)
- Pronunciation
- Written and oral exercises
Outcomes:
On completion of the course, the student is expected to
- understand easy spoken and written Swedish
- be able to have simple conversations dealing with topics such as family, hobbies and plans
- be able to write short texts in Swedish about familiar topics.
Additional information:
The course is taught in English, so no knowledge of Finnish is required.
Responsible teacher:
Pauliina Jämsén (pauliina.jamsen@jyu.fi)
Registration requires a valid passport or an EU identity card. Please read ourregistration guidebefore starting. If you have a Finnish bank ID, you can use it to register instead of a passport or EU id.
If you have questions about registration or study fees, please contact the Student Service Desk:
help.jyu.fi
029 441 8080
Study groups and meetings
VALINTAJOUKKO
Number of study groups: 1
Exercise group 1
- Time: ma 28.09.2026 klo 14:15–15:45
- Location: C 310
- Time: ke 30.09.2026 klo 12:15–13:45
- Location: C 310
- Time: ma 05.10.2026 klo 14:15–15:45
- Location: S 303
- Time: ke 07.10.2026 klo 12:15–13:45
- Location: C 310
- Time: ma 19.10.2026 klo 14:15–15:45
- Location: S 203
- Time: ke 21.10.2026 klo 12:15–13:45
- Location: C 310
- Time: ma 26.10.2026 klo 14:15–15:45
- Location: S 203
- Time: ke 28.10.2026 klo 12:15–13:45
- Location: S 204
- Time: ma 02.11.2026 klo 14:15–15:45
- Location: C 310
- Time: ke 04.11.2026 klo 12:15–13:45
- Location: S 303
- Time: ma 09.11.2026 klo 14:15–15:45
- Location: C 310
- Time: ke 11.11.2026 klo 12:15–13:45
- Location: RUU E308 Aino
- Time: ma 16.11.2026 klo 14:15–15:45
- Location: C 310
- Time: ke 18.11.2026 klo 12:15–13:45
- Location: C 310
- Time: ma 23.11.2026 klo 14:15–15:45
- Location: S 303
- Time: ke 25.11.2026 klo 12:15–13:45
- Location: RUU E307 Katri
- Time: ma 30.11.2026 klo 14:15–15:45
- Location: C 310
- Time: ke 02.12.2026 klo 12:15–13:45
- Location: C 310
