Boost Your English Skills! Preparatory Course on A2 level (3 cr)
Code: KP10029-3008
General information
Enrollment
01.04.2025 - 18.09.2025
Timing
22.09.2025 - 19.12.2025
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3 op
Virtual portion
3 op
Mode of delivery
Distance learning
Campus
Wärtsilä Campus Karjalankatu 3
Teaching languages
- Finnish
- English
Seats
1 - 20
Degree programmes
- Open University of Applied Sciences Studies
- Complementary Studies
Teachers
- Hanna Ronkainen
Teacher in charge
Riitta Hyttinen
Groups
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KAKS25Karelia, Open UAS, All, Fall, 2026
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TOP25_26Other Complimentary Studies Group Semester 2025-2026
Objective
You will be able to communicate in an understandable way in common and everyday situations. You can use a sufficient number of the most common words and expressions and basic structures to get your point across. You can understand the main points of slow speech when you are familiar with the subject. You can exchange ideas or information in familiar and everyday situations and sometimes maintain a conversation. You can produce short texts on familiar topics orally and in writing.
Content
Topics
- Telling about yourself and your family and friends
- Dealing with everyday situations
- Future plans
- Describing the environment and circumstances
Grammar
- Verb tenses
- Auxiliary verbs
- Use of articles and plurals of nouns
- The most common pronouns
- Possessive forms
- Comparison of adjectives
- Head and subordinate clauses, word order
Teaching methods
Please, note that the course is intended for students whose native language is Finnish. If you are studying in IB, IM or ICT and would like to brush up on your English, please contact your English teacher for other options.
Evaluation scale
Approved/Rejected