Intensive Finnish course starting 5.9.2016 in Joensuu! Free of charge!

UPD: The group is full now. See you 5.9 at 17.00 (even 16.50) at Sorina, Siltakatu 20A

The new suggestopedian course of the Finnish language organized by JoMoni and Kristina Salmela starts in September 2016! 

Suggestopedia is intensive, creative and very effective teaching method.

This time it will be Elementary course (level A1-A2).

Here you can see the description of the previous course of the same level.

The duration of the course is 3 month. The group of max. 17 students will meet every Monday and Wednesday from 17.00 to 18.30 at Sorina, Siltakatu 20A, Joensuu.

The course is based on English language, which is used for explaining grammar and translating new vocabulary.

You have to apply. Instructions for applying see here.

Please read this important information before applying.

The students accepted into the group will get a welcome letter via e-mail by the end of August.

THE NEW COURS MAY 2015, JOENSUU

Hi!

Finally I have good news for you. We will have 3 weeks of the suggestopedian course in May 2015! Yes, is pretty short, but still better than nothing.

Schedule of the course I will post later. For now I can say, that it will be 3 times a week: previously on Mon, Wed and Thu at 16.30.

It will be the course for the level A2-B1. Old students are in priority, as usually:)

You have to apply. Instructions for applying see here: http://kristinakorto.blogspot.fi/2014/09/how-to-apply-for-course.html

Those, who get into the group will get a welcome letter by e-mail in the end of April.

Yours,
Kristina
 

How to apply for the course

Hi, everybody who wishes to join the suggestopedian course!

To apply for the course you have to send me an e-mail to kristina.korotkih@gmail.com and answer the questions below: 

1) What is your mother tongue and where are you from?

2) How long have you been living in Finland?

3)  How long have you been studying Finnish? Where and what Finnish courses you have had before? 

4) What is your level in Finnish? If you do not know, what is your level, just describe what you already can in Finnish?

5) How long will you stay in Finland? 

6) Why do you want to take this course?

7) What is your contact phone number?

8) If the group is already full or does not fit with your level in Finnish, I could add your contacts to the mail-list, so you will get all information about next courses. Mention please, if you want to get mails about suggestopedian courses in the future. 

Yours, 

Kristina Salmela

Course Schedule for October - November 2014

Hi, everybody! 

Here we go again! We continue the suggestopedian course from November 2014. We already have funding for 10 lessons, and will probably get money for 6  more lessons. I'm pretty sure, that I can hold a-2 month course this autumn.

Apply for the autumn group

by e-mail kristina.korotkih@gmail.com 

or by phone 040 375 9926 

until September 28.

The level of the course is Elementary, but Pre-Intermediate students can also participate. The students who took my spring course are in priority, new students are also welcome. There can be max. 17 students in the group. 

We will meet every Tuesday and Thursday from 16.30 - 18.00

7.10 from 16.30 to 18.00

9.10 from 16.30 to 18.00

14.10 from 16.30 to 18.00

16.10 from 16.30 to 18.00

21.10 from 16.30 to 18.00

23.10 from 16.30 to 18.00

28.10 from 16.30 to 18.00

30.10 from 16.30 to 18.00

4.11 from 16.30 to 18.00

6.11 from 16.30 to 18.00

 

Feedback 2014

Dear all,

During summer 2014 I got some feedback from the students about the course which was held in autumn 2014 (beginners, level A1.2 - A 2.1).  Thank you to those answered my questions. Your opinion makes me work harder and change things to make my teaching more effective.

See your anonymous answers and my comments below!

1. Suggestopedian method efficiency in your case. Please grade from 0 to 5:

                  * 80% - 5 points, 20% - 4 points

2. Your language level at the end of the course. A) deteriorated B) remained the same C) improved slightly D) improved

                  * 50 % - D) improved slightly, 50% - C) improved

3. Drawbacks of the method. What did you not like and why?

* When working in pairs or groups we could make mistakes and not have them corrected when we had to make our own sentences. I think there was a bit too much of this 'unsupervised' pair / group work without the teacher checking our sentences / what we were saying. This meant we might have learnt incorrect ways of saying things from each other.

                 My comment: After every pair/group work we have a "check": the teacher asks the students to present the results of the group or pair work and immediately corrects it, if needed, saying the right version, which is repeated by the whole group. That is the way to "supervise" you pair/group work. I do not think that there is a big risk of learning incorrect grammar or a way of saying something, because each of you realizes, that you group-mates also have mistakes and you do not believe them 100% :) The idea of pair/group work is to make you speak Finnish and practice your skills. It's OK that you are making mistakes, because communication in a foreign language and learning is not about being perfect. Like in sports, you need 99 unsuccessful attempts, before you are good enough in running or jumping.

* Everything was good, We just haven`t enough hours.  

* Course is too short More classes needed

* Limited time. This limitation made the teacher to be too fast most time.

* I liked the method. Only problem is not enough classes. May be we should have regular class like this.

My comment: Oh, I absolutely agree! I wish I could hold classes every day. The only problem is money. Now the funding is enough only for short period courses. My aim is to create a bigger project based on experience gained during short time courses: a suggestopedian course for 5 - 6 month, which includes CDs and printed materials for students, some study visits and, in an ideal case, an exam to test your language level. It won't be possible without you.

4. Grade the instructor’s expertise from 0 to 5.

                   * 50 % - 5 points, 50% - 4 points

5. Quality of the visual aids used: handouts, grammar cards, pictures, etc. Please grade from 0 to 5.

                    * 60 % - 5 points, 40% - 5 points

6. How would you improve the classes? What would you add or leave out?

* Make sure the teacher always checks what we are saying when we are working in pairs or groups.

* Maybe add some role playing activities so we can practice 'every day life' encounters (shopping, traveling, visiting the doctor, meeting people, job interviews etc)More written work as homework (as long as the teacher has the time to correct it with us!

*  Maybe more interesting to use our true names.

                   My comment: Using fictitious Finnish names has a pedagogical explanation. We learn how to use and pronounce different Finnish names. We need Finnish names to "build" dialogues and imaginary stories around them. Using Finnish names is a part of the method.

* The experience I have so far was good. I think smaller group is better as everyone will get involve during the classes. The way the instructor conducted and planned for the course material is good and organized, for instance, we studied one topic for a certain period of time and repeating those.

                   My comment: The recommended size of the group according to the method is from 8 to 16 students, usually we have something in the middle. 

* Very good method at least for me.

* More space

*  More practical studies – like asking each learner to speak in Finnish on any given topic for between 3 – 5 minutes, the mistakes can be corrected after the speaking.

                 My comment: It's exactly what we are doing:) It takes from 3 to 10 minutes depending on task.

*  Using more Finnish for explanations.

                My comment: It's our target. The only limitation is the language level of the group. I want to be sure that everybody can understand my explanations in Finnish.

* In terms of the content, nothing - they're perfect for me and they have helped me enormously. They are at exactly the right level for me, and they focus on exactly the things I need help with, like conversation. Perfect.

7) What method of Finnish language learning would you employ in the future: suggestopedia or conventional teaching?

* Definitely suggestopedian. It really works for me - at least when Kristina is teaching! The lessons are a fun mental workout and I always feel engaged and involved in them!

* Probably both, suggestopedia and conventional teaching (especially those grammar things). Introduction to new topic in conventional and practicing using suggestopedia method

*  Both. More methods - more use, better result.

* With some aspects of the conventional teaching

* Suggestopedia is much better, funny and helpful

     My comment: I will probably add pure grammar exercises as an extra, but not during suggestopedian parts. At the moment we do not have enough classes to add conventional grammar lessons. In our situation it would be perfect for you to attend some other Finnish course as well, where the grammar is taught conventionally.

Your comments and feedbacks are welcome any time. See also FAQ-tag notes where I answer your questions and explain things about suggestopedia. 

Итоги курса зима-весна 2014

О курсах зима-весна 2014

      Суггестопедические курсы финского языка для начинающих были организованы при поддерджке организации «JoMoni» и центра работы с иммигрантами «Silta» в городе Йоэнсуу. Курсы были бесплатные для участников. Cредства на проведение курсов были выделены тремя организациями: Образовательным центром «OK-opintokeskus», культурной и образовательной организацией «Visio» (http://www.visili.fi/fi) и фондом «Kansansivistysrahasto » (http://www.sivistysrahasto.fi/). Без их грантовой поддержки курсы бы не состоялись. 

Предыстория

До серии занятий зимой и весной 2014 года был организован пробный одномесячный курс летом 2013 года с целью представить суггестопедическую методику в городе Йоэнсуу и узнать, будет ли она пользоваться спросом среди иммигрантов. Методика оказалась привлекательной, и в пробной группе обучалось 15 человек.  

Кому предназначены курсы?

  На курс были набраны учащиеся с начальным уровнем владения финским языком. Среди них часть проживала в Финляндии менее года и только начинала знакомиться с финским языком. Они могли представиться, знали фразы вежливости, знали финский алфавит и могли читать, считать и знали несколько десятков финских слов и с десяток простых фраз. Однако, понимание финских слов и выражений в потоке речи, как и говорение предложениями, было, за редким исключением, недоступно. Учащиеся с успехом повторяли  за преподавателем финские звуки, слова и предложения. Некоторые из них ранее посещали недолговременные курсы финского языка для начинающих. 

Другая часть учащихся проживали в Финляндии от года до шести лет. Их пассивный словарный запас был достаточен для понимания медленной речи преподавателя, но говорение вызывало затруднения как по причине языкового барьера, так и по причине недостаточного владения грамматическими правилами. 

Разный языковой уровень учащихся несколько замедлил темп курса и переход от темы к теме, но, судя по активной включенности учащихся в работу, это не мешало коммуникации и выполнению заданий во время занятий. Для тех, кто только начинал погружаться в язык, содержание курса было новым, усвоение ими лексики и грамматики, овладение всеми четырьмя языковыми компетенциями: говорение, понимание речи, понимания текста и письмо, происходило одновременно. Более продвинутые ученики не только получали новые знания, но и структурировали уже имеющиеся.

ВАЖНО: Обучение в группе рассчитано на взрослых учащихся в возрасте от 15 лет. Языком обучения является английский язык, который используется при объяснении грамматики и для перевода незнакомой лексики.

Содержание курса

         Содержание курса обусловлено типичным для начального уровня кругом тем: знакомство, рассказ о себе (владение языками, возраст, национальность), профессия, учеба и увлечения, семья, поход в гости, ориентирование (как пройти? как проехать?), eда и пр. Грамматический пласт включает в себя следующие темы: глагольное спряжение (настоящее время, личные формы, отрицание, императив), притяжательные суффиксы, послелоги и генетив, внешне- и внутриместные падежи, падежи объекта: аккузатив и партитив, чередование ступеней.

Цели курса

Основная задача курса – коммуникативная. Суггестопедия учит общаться, учит усвоению языка в основном на слух и через многократное повторение услышанного, проигрывание ситуаций общения и эмоционального и деятельностного сопровождения обучения. Доля чтения и письма на занятиях минимальна. Говорение и еще раз говорение, комфортное взаимодействие с учителем и с другими учениками, игры, сценки, презентации и, обязательно, юмор.

Мы стремимся помочь иммигрантам лучше адаптироваться к жизни в Финляндии не только обучая языку, но и рассказывая о культуре, обычаях и нравах. Еще одна задача курса – снизить языковой барьер и показать ученикам, что коммуникация – это не обязательно стрессовая ситуация. Контакт возможно установить даже с минимальным знанием финского языка. 

Эффективность метода

Суггестопедия, как и любая другая методика, тем эффективнее – чем плотнее график занятий. К сожалению, мы имели возможность заниматься только два раза в неделю по 1,5 часа. Но даже этого достаточно, чтобы ощутить прогресс: усвоить ключевые правила, научиться использовать в коммуникации полученные знания и перестать испытывать стресс от общения на иностранном языке. Учащиеся оценили эффективность курсов, заполнив анонимную анкету. С оценкой учащихся можно ознакомиться в посте под тэгом «feedback». 

Планы на будущее

Осенью 2014 мы планируем вновь обратиться в фонды за финансовой поддержкой и набрать новую группу абсолютных новичков, а также продолжить занятия с продвинутыми новичками.

Summary of Winter and Spring 2014

About the winter and spring season 2014

       The Suggestipedian Finnish course for beginners was organized with the help of “JoMoni” (Joensuu multicultural organization) and “Silta” (immigrant center of Joensuu). The course was free of charge. The funds were provided by educational center “Ok-opintokeskus”, cultural and educational organization “Visio” and “Kansanssivistysrahasto” fund. It would have not been possible without them. 

Background

Prior to winter and spring 2014 we organized a short one-month demo course in order to present the method and find out whether it will be popular with immigrants. The method proved attractive. The 1st group included 15 students. We decided to carry on.

Who are the students?

The course took on elementary learners of Finnish. Some of them only spent less than a year in Finland and were just starting to familiarize themselves with Finnish. They knew how to introduce themselves, the alphabet, some basic etiquette phrases and a small number of common words. However, understanding Finnish words in speech, as well as speaking in sentences, was usually out of their range. One important point was that the students were able to repeat Finnish sounds, words and sentences after the instructor. Some of them had been on beginners’ courses before.

The others had lived in Finland for between 1 and 6 years. Their passive vocabulary was sufficient for understanding well-articulated speech but speaking was impaired due to the language barrier as well as insufficient knowledge of grammar.

The difference in the language levels somewhat slowed down the pace and progress but, judging by the active involvement demonstrated by the students, it did  not impair communication and doing exercises in class. For those who had just started with the language, the content was entirely new which mean they had to learn vocabulary and grammar and master all four language competencies (speaking, listening, reading and writing) simultaneously. The more advanced students not only gained new knowlegde but also structured what they already knew.

IMPORTANT: The course is aimed at groups aged from 15 on. It is based on English which is used for explaining grammar and translating new vocabulary.

Contents of the Course

        The content of the course is comprised of topics typical for the elementary level: meeting people, a story of yourself (languages, age, nationality), jobs, education, hobbies, family, visiting friends, getting around, visiting a doctor. The grammar part includes the following topics: conjugation (present tense, finite forms, negative forms, imperative), possessive suffixes, pospositions, genitive, locative, objective cases (accusative and partitive), consonant gradation.

Objectives of the Course

      The main objective of the course is communication. Suggestopedia teaches how to communicate, teaches how to learn mainly by ear and through multiple repetition, role--playing situations and emotional and active communication support. The share of reading and writing in the classroom is minimal. Speaking and speaking again, a comfortable interaction with the teacher and other students, games, skits, presentations, and, certainly, humor.

We strive to help immigrants better adjust to life in Finland iby not only teaching the language, but also by talking about the culture, customs and mentality. Another objective of the course is to reduce the language barrier and show students that communication is not necessarily a stressful situation. It is possible to establish contact with even minimal knowledge of the Finnish language.

Effectiveness of the method

     The efficiency of suggestopedia, like any other technique, depends largely on the frequency of classes. Unfortunately, we only had the opportunity to engage two times a week for 1.5 hours. But even this is sufficient to feel the progress: to learn the key rules, learn how to use the gained knowledge for communication and to stop experiencing the stress of communicating in a foreign language. The students evaluated the effectiveness of the courses by filling out an anonymous questionnaire. The assessment of students can be found in the post under the tag "feedback."

Plans for the future

In the autumn of 2014, we plan to re-apply for financial support and enroll a new group of absolute beginners, as well as to continue the classes with advanced beginners.

YHTEENVETO TALVI JA KEVÄT 2014

Talven ja kevään kurssista (2014)

        Suggestopedinen suomen kielen kurssi pidettiin JoMoni - Joensuun monikulttuurisuusyhdistyksen ja Silta – maahanmuuttajatyön keskuksen tuella. Kurssi oli osallistujille ilmainen. Rahallista tukea kurssin pitämiseen saatiin kolmelta taholta: OK-opintokeskukselta, Visio-säätiöltä ja Kansansivistysrahastolta. Ilman niitä kurssin toteuttaminen ei olisi ollut mahdollista.

Taustatiedot

        Ensimmäinen suggestopedinen kuukauden pituinen kurssi järjestettiin Joensuussa elokuussa 2013. Sen tavoitteena oli esitellä opetusmenetelmää ja selvittää, herättääkö se maahanmuuttajien kiinnostusta. Suggestopedinen menetelmä näytti kiinnnostavan maahanmuuttajia. Kurssille osallistui 15 oppijaa.

Kenelle kurssi oli tarkoitettu?

      Elokuun 2013 demo-kurssin suosio rohkaisi jatkamaan menetelmän käyttöä. Talvella ja keväällä 2014 pidettiin alkeistason suomen kielen kurssi, joka järjestettiin kolmen kuukauden aikana 2 x 90 minuuttia viikossa. Osa oppijoista oli niin kutsuttuja ummikoita eli he olivat asuneet Suomessa alle vuoden ja olivat vasta aloittamassa suomen kielen opiskelua. Liittyäkseen opetusryhmään oppijalta vaadittiin perusasioiden hallitsemista: itsensä esittelemistä, kohteliaisuusfraaseja, luku- ja laskutaitoa sekä muutamia kymmeniä sanoja ja yksinkertaisia ilmaisuja. Oppijat eivät kuitenkaan pystyneet tuottamaan puhuttuja lauseita. Erillisten sanojen tai ilmaisujen erottaminen kuullusta puheesta tuotti myöskin vaikeuksia melkein poikkeuksetta.

      Edistyneemmät aloittajat olivat asuneet Suomessa jo pidempään eli yhdestä kuuteen vuoteen. Heidän passiivinen sanavarastonsa oli riittävä ymmärtämään hidasta ja selkeätä opettajan puhetta, mutta puhuminen aiheutti huomattavia vaikeuksia kielimuurin ja puutteellisen kieliopin hallitsemisen takia.

      Oppijoiden erilainen kielitaso hidasti hieman kurssin etenemistä. Tämä ei kuitenkaan estänyt oppijoiden kommunikointia ja aktiivista osallistumista. Ummikoille lähes kaikki kurssin sanasto ja kielioppi oli uutta. He joutuivat omaksumaan samanaikaisesti kaikkia neljää kielitaidon osa-aluetta; puhumista, kuullun ymmärtämistä, lukemista ja tekstin ymmärtämistä. Edistyneemmät aloittajat oppivat uutta mutta ennen kaikkea pystyivät järjestämään jo aiemmin opittua tietoa ja käyttämään sitä hyväkseen kielen osaamisessa ja oppimisessa.

TÄRKEÄ: Suomen kielen suggestopedinen kurssi on tarkoitettu aikuisille 15 vuotiaista lähtien. Opetuskielenä on englanti, jota käytetään kieliopin selittämiseen ja uusien sanojen kääntämiseen. 

Kurssin sisältö

      Kurssi sisälsi alkeistasolle tyypillisiä aiheita kuten: tutustuminen, itsestä kertominen (kielitaito, ikä, kansallisuus), ammatti, opiskelu, harrastukset, perhe, vierailu, kaupungilla suunnistaminen (miten pääsee?), ruoka. Kielioppi-ilmiöistä kurssilla käsiteltiin verbien taivutusta (verbityypit, preesens, persoonamuodot, kielteinen muoto, imperatiivi), possessiivisuffikseja, postpositioita, genetiivin käyttöä, sisä- ja ulkopaikallissijoja, objektin sijamuotoja: akkusatiivi ja partitiivi sekä astevaihtelua.

Kurssin tavoitteet

  Kurssin päätavoite on kommunikatiivinen. Kuullun moninkertainen toistaminen, kommunikointitilanteisiin eläytyminen, kannustaminen sekä toiminnallisuus ovat menetelmän kulmakiviä. Lukemisen ja kirjoittamisen osuus oppitunneilla on vähäistä. Kielen oppii puhumalla. Rento olo, pelit ja leikit, eri rooleissa esiintyminen ja huumori ovat kurssin tärkeimpiä työskentelymuotoja.

    Kurssin tavoitteena on auttaa maahanmuuttajia sopeutumaan paremmin elämään Suomessa opettamalla suomen kieltä sekä kertomalla suomalaisesta kulttuurista, perinteistä ja tavoista. Toinen kurssin tavoitteista on kielimuurin ja kommunikaatioon liittyvän stressitason madaltaminen. Kommunikaatio voi onnistua heikollakin kielitaidolla eikä siihen sisälly minkäänlaista uhkaa.

Kurssin tehokkuus

      Suggestopedian niin kuin monien muidenkin opetusmenetelmien tehokkuus kasvaa oppituntikertojen lisääntyessä. Kurssimme kohdalla on kysymys pienestä oppituntimäärästä suggestopedian kannalta: kaksi kertaa viikossa noin 13 viikon aikana. Oppijat huomasivat kuitenkin, että tärkeimmät kielioppi-ilmiöt alkoivat tasoittua päässä ja niiden käyttö puheessa on tullut harkitummaksi. Suomenkielinen kommunikointi aiheuttaa heille vähemmän stressiä kuin aikaisemmin. Tämä on erittäin tärkeää, sillä kommukoinnin pelko hidastaa merkittävästi oppimista. Kurssilaiset ovat antaneet kurssista palautetta anonyymisti täyttämällä palautelomakkeita. Palautteiden sisältöön voi tutustua klikkaamalla blogin tunnistetta “feedback”.

Tulevaisuuden suunnitelmat

      Suunnittelemme hakea lisää rahoitusta kurssin järjestämiseen myös syksyllä 2014. Tavoitteena olisi saada erilliset ryhmät ummikkoille ja edistyneemmille aloittajille (A1-A2) ja miksei myös B-tason oppijoille.  

Picnic. Spring 2014

Study visit to the Botania garden and Picnic. 

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Isohelmililja

On the occasion of approacing summer suggestopedian group had an open-air lesson on Monday 28.05. We started it in the Joensuu botanical garden. The students participated in a Garden Quest. Three teams were given a task to find certain plants in the garden and to mark them on the map and to describe them according to a given example. The team that found the biggest quantity of plants won the contest.

In the quest list there were 14 plants: Särkynytsydän, karviainen, ukontulikukka, kultatyrakki, piippuköynnös, lehtikuusi, luutakuusi, valkoherukka, tyrni, kanadantuija, kielo, pihlaja, keltanarsissi and pähkinäpensas. By the way, do you know these plants? Are they trees, bushes or flowers or maybe something else? How do they look like?  

After the quest we turned back to Botania cafe and checked the results of the game by answering the following questions: 

- Onko kasvi puu, pensas vai kukka?

- Minkänäköinen tämä kasvi on?

- Jos kasvi on puu, onko se havu-, lehti- vai hedelmäpuu?

- Onko kasvi lääkekasvi?

- Onko kasvi myrkkykasvi?

- Jos kasvi on kukka, minkävärinen kukka sillä on?

- Jos kasvi on pensas, onko se marjapensas?

Also we learned the names of loved Finnish berries and flowers and how to decline them in plural partitiivi. 

Unfortunatelly the quest-day was rainy. I thank everyone who was not afraid to get his feet wet:)

The team of Eemeli ja Katri

The team of Eemeli and Katri. Botania-quest.

Kullero

The team of Laura and Vuokko starting the quest

Sarkynytsydän is found!

Vuokko hymyilee. Valkoherukka on löydetty!

Omenapuu kukkii

The team of Maija-Liisa and Mikko.

Lehtikuusi on iso puu!

Botanian aukioloajat: Kesäaikana (1.4-31.8)
ma-ti 10-17, ke 10-18, to-pe 10-17
la-su 11-16

After quest it was still raining, and we decided to have the picnic in Science park, Oasis.

Grillaaminen sisätiloissa? Miksi ei?!

Pöytä on herkkuja täynnä...

Lämpimät kiitokset kaikille ihanasta yhteisestä ajasta!

Terveisin, 

Kristina Korotkikh

Suggestopedian teaching in Tampere

This Youtube video tells about Onnenkieli language school, where I worked during a few months in 2011. Thanks to this experience I learned that languages ​​can be taught in very interesting and effective way. 

On the video the founder of the school tells about suggestopedian teaching and learning. Also you can see students working hard, as we do:)

Here is the website of Onnenkieli language school. There you can read more about suggestopedia and see a lot of pictures of the studying process.

The rules for course participants

1.  Please, do not miss lessons without reasonable excuse. The course is more effective, when we work within the same group, with the same people regularly. If you suppose that you will have to miss some classes, I would recommend you to wait for another course which would fits you best according to the schedule and let another student take a place in a group. 

2. If you are not able to come to the class – let the teacher know in advance. It is important to know the number of students at each class beforehand.

3. Being friendly and open-minded is extremely important point during the course. The group is our team, we do not learn separately, but all together. Everyone should feel comfortable and free during the course.

4. Only teacher is allowed to correct mistakes of the students or help with making a phrase.

5. Do not be late for the class. The doors get closed as soon as we start a lesson. The point is that latecomers draw students' and teacher's attention away from the lesson and make it blow over. That is why the teacher cannot get switched over to open the door every time when another latecomer comes.

6. Please, do not use mobiles during the lesson. Finnish language and I need all your attention.

Today's lesson is canceled :(((

photo by Kristina Korotkih

Tämä tyttö harrastaa kutomista:)

Today's lesson is canceled :(((  

See you next week!

P.S. Kotitehtävä. Homework.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hlrPRoFeK8

This video will help you in the next lesson. Watch the video, translate it for yourself and repeat it phrase by phrase 3 times. Repeat the phrase only if you understand what you repeat:) Concentrate your attention on what  you are doing and repeat with feelings and gestures! Jutta ja Anssi ovat kivoja)

Yours, 

Kristina

Friday 04.04.2014

Kevään ryhmä 2014. The Spring Group 2014

Moi!

First of all I want to thank everyone for the lesson on Wednesday. As I said, the lesson was full of challenges: the huge group, too little space, different level of Finnish.... But I'm very glad, that everyone could come and try. 

We continue on Friday 04.04. 2014 at 16.30. in a group of 14 people. 

The "old" students, who started in January are in priority :) 10 "old" students confirmed participation for Aplil and May. 

The same level of Finnish in the group makes the course more effective and comfortable. The rest 4 new participants have almost same backrgound in Finnish as old students of the group. 

It means:

• have stayed in Finland from several months to 2 years
• studied some Finnish before and are on the level A1-A2

Those 4 new students will get my mail: "Tervetuloa kurssille!"
Those new students who unfortunately are not accepted will also get a mail from me:)

Those people who missed the 1th lesson on Wednesday should wait for the next course (probably in Autumn):(

I would like to teach all of you, but it's not possibe right now :( I will keep your contacts and will inform you about the basic course for very beginners (less than the level A1), if we will have one in Autumn. 

Some students who came on Wednesday had higher level of Finnish than is needed for that course. I'm also planning to develope the course for B level next year. All information about new courses you can find in my blog. 

With love!

Kristina Korotkih

P.S. Dear new students, I answered to everyone who wrote to me after Wednesday's lesson! If you have not got my mail or have not wrote me - you are not in the group...But hopefully next time in Autumn!

03.04.14

Course Schedule for April - May 2014

Dear All! 

I have good news for you. 

Jomoni got money and we can continue our course!

So, we start in April 2014.

Here are the days:

in April

We 02.04 at 16.30

Fr 04.04 at 16.30

Tu 08.04 at 16.30

Th 10.04 at 16.30

We 16.04 at 16.30

Tu 22.04 at 16.30

We 23.04 at 16.30

Tu 29.04 at 16.30

We 30.04 at 16.30

in May

Tu 06.05 at 16.30

We 07.05 at 16.30

Tu 13.05 at 16.30

Th 15.05 at 16.30

Tu 20.05 at 16.30

We 21.05 at 16.30

Tu 27.05 at 16.30

We 28.05 at 16.30

And looooong summer holidays after =)

Terveisin,

Kristina

Dear friends!

Finally I got time of our course for the next week!

We will have the lesson on Monday 24.2 at 19.00, and on Wednesday 26.2. at 16.30. 

After that we will keep one week of vacation and will hopefully continue after holidays. 

Please, those of you who will come on Monday and Wednesday - confirm participation!

See you tomorrow!

Nähdään huomenna!

Terveisin,

Kristina Korotkih

Family portrait :)

My very first group in Joensuu in August 2013. We had a great time together! 

Photo by Kristina Korotkih

Perhekuva

Course Schedule for February 2014

Ystävät!

Let me remind you that we keep meeting every Tuesday and Thursday in Silta (Koulukatu 24 B, Joensuu) at 16.30.

Tuesday 11.02  from 16.30 to 18.00

Thursday 13.02 from 16.30 to 18.00

Tuesday 18.02 from 16.30 to18.00

Thursday 20.02 from 16.30 to 18.00

Tuesday 25.02 from16.30 to 18.00

Thursday 27.01 - do not know yet, wait for updates :)

It seems we have a few vacant places for new students in the group!

Invite friends!

The course is free!

Hi, everybody!

We are starting this blog with some pictures of a suggestopedian lesson in Joensuu. The new 

group started in January 2014. The course is under way right now.

1

photo by Evgenia Gurina

We do not need any desks to study, just some comfortable chairs and space

2

photo by Evgenia Gurina

We feel free to smile and we behave like kids playing ball and acting out

3

photo by Evgenia Gurina

Imagination helps us to learn quicker

4

photo by Evgenia Gurina

We use gestures to remember new words better

5

photo by Evgenia Gurina

Lentoemäntä = flying hostess:)

6

photo by Evgenia Gurina

Sometimes our teacher does crazy things...

                         7

photo by Evgenia Gurina

Sitting on the floor? Why not!

8

photo by Evgenia Gurina

Sharing "family-stories" and showing "family-albums"

9

photo by Evgenia Gurina

- Is that your sister in the picture? She is looking great!

10

photo by Evgenia Gurina

No one will be left alone with exercises. The teacher and the groupmates are always there to help!