French 1

Organizing institiution  Haaga-Helia
Language of instruction   English
 Schedule  Course opens in Moodle on April 5th 2027
Online meetings Schedule of online meetings: 

  • 1st meeting: Monday 05.04, 11:00-12:00
  • 2nd meeting: Monday 12.04, 11:00-14:00
  • 3rd meeting: Monday 19.04, 11:00-14:00
  • 4th meeting: Monday 26.04, 11:00-14:00
  • 5th meeting: Monday 3.05, 11:00-14:00
  • 6th meeting: Monday 10.05, 11:00-14:00
  • 7th meeting: Monday 17.05, 11:00-14:00
  • 8th meeting: Monday 24.05, 11:00-14:00
  • 9th meeting: Monday 31.05, 11:00-14:00

 The first meeting, as well as 4 other meetings, are compulsory.
Exam in Moodle  Exams open in Moodle:

  • Exam 1: 26th of April, at 12:00
  • Exam 2: 17th of May, at 12:00
  • Exam 3: 31st of May, at 12:00
CEFR-Level   Starting level 0, target level A1.
Prerequisites  Completing the course does not require previous knowledge in French. 

Course description

Course contents  

You will learn the basics of the French language. You will learn to tell about yourself and how to greet people. You will learn how to ask and show the way. You will learn to conjugate verbs and to form negative sentences. You will learn to express time and the vocabulary related to visiting a coffeeshop. You will also learn the correct intonation of affirmative and interrogative sentences 

  • alphabet and phonetic alphabet   
  • French sounds and their spelling 
  • verbal conjugation 
  • gender of the nouns 
  • pronouns 
  • numbers 0-100

Learning outcomes  

You will be able to  

  • introduce yourself and your family 
  • talk about your studies  
  • discuss hobbies, weather and your plans for the near future   
  • use correct intonation in affirmative and interrogative sentences   
  • apply the most central rules of the French grammar 

Study material  

All the materials are available in a digital learning environment. 

Teaching and evaluation methods   

You will study independently with the help of texts, recordings, videos and interactive exercises in the learning environment and practice what you have learned in the weekly online meetings. 

The evaluation is based on the interactive exercises and assignments and three exams.   

Grading scale and evaluation criteria   

Assessment will be conducted in accordance with the practices of the host institution.

The assignments are evaluated with the scale pass/fail.    

Amount of work 

  • Self-study 30h  
  • Exercises 20h  
  • Online meetings 13 x 2h = 26h  
  • Exams 5 h   

 81 hours. One credit corresponds to 27 h of student’s work (3 x 27h = 81h).

Enrolment in the cross-institutional study service in Peppi/Sisu Dec 1st 2026 till Jan 17th 2027.