Spring 2027

Second Semester Finnish

Second Semester Finnish for beginning learners, emphasizing proficiency in speaking, listening, reading, and writing within cultural context.

offering recorded4 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Thomas Dubois3.8/5

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2012: 3.75 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Spring 2020: 3.83 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=2 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Produce spoken and written Finnish at the appropriate level in conversation, reading, and writing.

  • Comprehend spoken and written Finnish at the appropriate level in a variety of media and genres.

  • Analyze connections between language and culture in a Finnish and Nordic context.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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SCAND ST 131

SCANDST 132

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About this rating

Raw average: 3.90/5 from 50 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2020: 3.83 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=2 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

THOMAS A DUBOIS is recorded teaching in Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 180

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2012: 3.75 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Spring 2020: 3.83 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=2 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Finnish language skills: speaking, listening, reading, writing
  • Finnish and Nordic cultural context

Skills

  • Producing spoken and written Finnish
  • Comprehending spoken and written Finnish
  • Analyzing language and culture connections

Grades

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

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SCANDST 132 · Spring 2027

Second Semester Finnish

Recorded 2026-10-14
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    "title": "Second Semester Finnish",
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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