can anybody give some comments on learning Finnish language? I mean, that the courses I found teach Finnish in Finnish language, and that is supposed for foreigners (beginners).
Does anybody have some experience in this kind of learning?
Thanx!
Learning Finnish in Finnish
Learning Finnish in Finnish
Hello,
can anybody give some comments on learning Finnish language? I mean, that the courses I found teach Finnish in Finnish language, and that is supposed for foreigners (beginners).
Does anybody have some experience in this kind of learning?
Thanx!
can anybody give some comments on learning Finnish language? I mean, that the courses I found teach Finnish in Finnish language, and that is supposed for foreigners (beginners).
Does anybody have some experience in this kind of learning?
Thanx!
Hi VP we do have a seperate section for Finnish language subject Kielikoulu..Language School..you will find lots of help and infó there.
To answer your point very briefly..
The concept of teaching a foreign language in that language is OK if the teacher is skilled and paces the tuition correctly.
I myself prefer at least as a beginner the ability to discuss and question points with the teacher in English. But once basics are mastered speaking the language with a teacher is the best method to get pronunciation and aural comprehension correct.
Trying to do so on your own with no expert teacher is not a good idea.
You need someone to correct your errors.
To answer your point very briefly..
The concept of teaching a foreign language in that language is OK if the teacher is skilled and paces the tuition correctly.
I myself prefer at least as a beginner the ability to discuss and question points with the teacher in English. But once basics are mastered speaking the language with a teacher is the best method to get pronunciation and aural comprehension correct.
Trying to do so on your own with no expert teacher is not a good idea.
You need someone to correct your errors.
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ladycoreopsis
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I think that learning Finnish in Finnish is perhaps the most helpful way to learn it. You just learn to understand what the teacher is saying after awhile. It is, of course, extremely difficult as well. Your mind is pretty much fried after the course, but it is total emersion into the language.
I think the important thing to remember in a Finnish for Foreigners class is not everyone will know a single lanugage. It is unfair to teach the class in English, for example, if not everyone knows English. By speaking Finnish all the students are on par with each other. The best way to handle this is to make friends very quickly in the class. Someone is bound to understand and can explain these things in English as well. Additionally, you can use the break time or time after class to ask things in English that you may not have understood during the class.
I think the important thing to remember in a Finnish for Foreigners class is not everyone will know a single lanugage. It is unfair to teach the class in English, for example, if not everyone knows English. By speaking Finnish all the students are on par with each other. The best way to handle this is to make friends very quickly in the class. Someone is bound to understand and can explain these things in English as well. Additionally, you can use the break time or time after class to ask things in English that you may not have understood during the class.
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Tom and Jerry
Suomea suomeksi from Olli Nuutinen is the name of the method. It is quite a good course, but old-fashioned, and it is Finnish in Finnish. Anyhow because it is made so well, it is better than some of the modern ones that are made in a rush.ladycoreopsis wrote:I think that learning Finnish in Finnish is perhaps the most helpful way to learn it.
Best of luck!
Tiffiny
But.....many did notice that people who knew already several other languages do quite well with this method. For instance the people from Switserland systematically learn Finnish faster than other students. Due to their knowledge of French and German?
and.... those who only knew English don't do well with this method. For English people it takes more time to fit these four pieces together: vocabulary, semantics, syntax and pronounciation. If you know more languages you fit these automatically together. If you haven't learn another language fluently (that's more than highschool stuff), I would take a course with English explanations in the beginning.
This English course Teach yourself Finnish on a CD-rom seems to be quite good, and also available in many countries.
Learning Finnish in English is soooooooooooooooo much more effective than learning Finnish entirely in Finnish.
Last semester I did the "Finnish in Finnish" at an adult education class in Tapiola.......didn't learn squat.
This semester I'm taking a class at the University of Helsinki where the teacher uses English the whole time.......learning LOTS.
I **STRONGLY** advise that everyone finds a "Finnish in English" class
Last semester I did the "Finnish in Finnish" at an adult education class in Tapiola.......didn't learn squat.
This semester I'm taking a class at the University of Helsinki where the teacher uses English the whole time.......learning LOTS.
I **STRONGLY** advise that everyone finds a "Finnish in English" class