UniTandem

Enrollment period: August 1 – September 14, 2026

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 Organized by  Arcada
 Language of instruction  According to your Tandem pair.
 Timetable  24.9.2026-31.12.2026
 Schedule

 Unitandem sessions are held on Microsoft Teams. The study unit includes the following structure:

 Kick-off / Unitandem 1: Thursday, September 24, 15 – 16

  • Learning agreements, getting started
    (Includes help with starting your learning agreement, setting up your user account, etc. What’s the plan? What to do, and when?)

 Unitandem 2: Thursday, October 1, at 15 – 16

  • Selecting and Working with triggers

 Unitandem 3: Thursday, October 8, 15 – 16

  • Writing the Blog and collecting trigger outputs

 Unitandem 4: Thursday, October 15, 15 – 16

  • Compiling the Portfolio

 Unitandem 5: Thursday, November 12, 15 –16

  • Progress review

 Unitandem 6: Closing Day: Friday, December 11, 2026

  • Final deadline
 CEFR level  According to your Tandem pair.
 Credits  1-5
 Prerequisites  According to your Tandem pair.

 

Unitandem

Brush up on your second national language – Finnish or Swedish! Or improve your skills in German, French, Ukrainian, English, or another language!

Tandem is a learning method where two students teach each other their native (or near-native) languages through informal meetings, taking turns in both the teacher’s and learner’s roles. It is suitable for all levels, from beginner to advanced, and can complement regular language studies or be taken as a standalone course. The Unitandem course is worth 1–5 ECTS credits.

The course is particularly valuable for Finnish-speaking students who wish to improve their Swedish and Swedish-speaking students who wish to improve their Finnish. At the same time, Unitandem welcomes all students interested in learning and sharing other languages, such as English, German, French, Ukrainian, and many more.

By studying or offering one of these languages, you’re likely to find a Unitandem partner. Language learning takes place in partnership, following a schedule you and your partner agree on. In addition, the entire Unitandem group meets five times on Teams.

All course materials are available in the Itslearning platform. Support for navigating the platform will be provided during the Unitandem meeting on Teams.

To successfully complete the course, you and your Unitandem partner will actively work together on online exercises and submit short blog entries and a group portfolio at the end of the course.

Assessment: Pass

Enroll using the form below and tell us which language(s) you would like to learn and which language(s) you can teach:

https://forms.arcada.fi/lomakkeet/4122/lomake.html?rinnakkaislomake=en_26

Enrollment period: August 1 – September 14, 2026