Upon completion of the course, the student should be at level A1 in all/most of the language skill areas. The student will be able to cope in everyday, routine situations. The students will be able to talk about themself, ask questions, describe people and objects, and be able to talk about time and place. The student will be familiar with the basics of Finnish communication culture as well as being able to recognize the basic differences between spoken- and standard-Finnish. The students will be aware of the language learning strategies appropriate for them and will be able to make use of the language environment around them to develop their language skills..