Spring 2002
MTWThF
8:30-9:20 THO 334
Instructor: Ulla Vanhatalo
E-mail: ulla@u.washington.edu
Telephone: 616-5737
Office: 226 Raitt Hall
Office hours: T and Th 9:30-10:30
and
by appointment,
be free
to e-mail and ask for help!
Required Textbook:
E
nagu Eesti by Mall Pesti & Helve Ahi
+
tape cassette!
(Available
at the UW Bookstore)
Read about the Estonian Culture (not required, but
interesting!):
Tõnu
Õnnepalu: Border State
Alo
Raun: Estonia and Estonians
Course Objectives:
This introductory course in Estonian will provide you
with the tools to acquire and practice Estonian as a listener, speaker, reader,
and writer in everyday contexts. This course will also introduce you to culture
providing information on customs and daily life in Estonia.
Grading:
10 % Participation:
Communication is our ultimate goal. Take part in class activities on an
intensive and systematic basis!
20 % Homework: Daily homework will be
assigned and graded with a 3, 2, 1 or 0. I do accept late homework with
reasonable number, but I would be really happy to get your assignments in time.
You will have an average of 25 graded tasks, 2 of which can be dropped.
Homework will include exercises from textbooks, worksheets, readings, essays
etc. Please copy your textbook exercises onto a separate sheet! Please don’t
forget the coordinates (your name, the date when the assignment is given, page,
and exercise number).
10 % Journal: You will be asked to
keep a journal in Estonian every two weeks. Specific topics will be assigned.
Please turn your journal in every second Thursday!
10 % Oral exam: To be arranged
during the 9th week.
15 % Quizzes: There will be a
weekly quiz every Friday (except April 19th, May 10th,
and May 31st). These quizzes will test you on the skills and topics
we have covered and practiced in class and on homework assignments. One quiz
can be dropped. No make-up quizzes will be given without a really good
reason.
15 % Tests: There will be three
unit tests (April 19th, May 10th, and May 31st).
20 % Exam: Will be given in the
last class of the quarter on Friday, May 7th.
- If you do your homework and participate in
class, the quizzes, the tests, and the exam will present no surprises.
- If you must miss class, please inform me before
class, ulla@u.washington.edu.
Week 1 Topics: Making
a doctor’s appointment; at the doctor’s
About
health and illnesses
Present
perfect; adverbs (-sti, -lt)
Week 2 Topics: At
the pharmacy; how to avoid illness
Medicines;
vitamins; food
Partitive
of numerals; word derivations
Week 3 Topics:
Describing
your home; neighbors; renting a house or an
apartment
Home
chores; house or apartment building
Word
derivation; nouns (-line, -nik); adjektives (-lik; -line)
Week 4 Topics: Describing
your home
Parts
of house; furniture; domestic appliances
Compound
verbs (ette); postpositions
Week 5 Topics: Problems
in the house; calling electrician of plumber
About
problems with home appliances
Compound
verbs (läbi); word derivations
Week 6 Topics: Talking
about weather; weather forecast
Directions
Nouns
(-ke); adjectives (-ne)
Week 7 Topics: Talking
about spring
Flowers,
birds, animals; spring activities
Basic
forms of the verb; impersonal forms of verbs
Week 8 Topics: Talking
about summer; making plans for summer
Nature;
summer activities; spending vacation
Translative
case
Week 9 Topics: Talking
about autumn; folk calendar; customs and
celebrations
Nature;
autumn activities
Adverbs
of location; -i superlative
Week 10 Topics: Winter:
preparing for Chistmas; buying presents
Nature;
end of the year festivities; winter activities
Review
of impersonal forms of verbs