Great Estonian things - song festivals B1+ (Tallinn)

We will visit the Tallinn Song Festival Grounds Visitor Centre, get an overview of the song festival tradition, and, if the weather is suitable, sing a song under the arch.

  • Language level required: B1+
  • Time: 19.05 at 14.00-16.30          
  • Location: Tallinn Song Festival Ground (Narva maantee 95, Tallinn)
  • No of participants: 25

Contact person: Krista Tukk

Registration: (05.05 at 12.00)  https://iseteenindus.integratsioon.ee/service/view/12919?lang=en

NB! You can register for the events through the Integration Foundation's self-service, which you can enter using an ID card, Mobile-ID or Smart-ID. Please see the user guide: https://integratsioon.ee/iseteenindus

Social Club for Ukrainian War Refugees A1+ (Paldiski)

In the Estonian Social Club, we will better understand and use common phrases.

We will address important topics such as information about yourself and your family, shopping, doctor visits, work etc. While playing, we will discuss interesting topics, share recommendations about language learning and dare to make mistakes!

  • Language level: A1-A2
  • Time: 20.05 at 13.00-14.30
  • Location: Pakri Plaza (Rae 38, 5th floor, Paldiski)
  • No of participants: 12

Instructor: Signe Nõmm

Registration: (14.05 at 9.00) https://iseteenindus.integratsioon.ee/service/view/12514?lang=en

NB! You can register for the events through the Integration Foundation's self-service, which you can enter using an ID card, Mobile-ID or Smart-ID. Please see the user guide: https://integratsioon.ee/iseteenindus

Friday in Library A1+ (Paldiski)

Friday in Library is a social club which brings together people from different cultural backgrounds who want to practice Estonian in a pleasant and welcoming setting.

The club is a place to get acquainted with one another, have conversations with the help of various forms of communication, play fun team games, and exchange information.

The Friday in Library events are meant for those who are still learning Estonian and who want to practice it in a playful manner. The events take place from September until December.

  • Language level: A1+
  • Time: 19.05 at 16.00-17.30
  • Location: Lääne-Harju Library, conference room on the ground floor (Rae 38, Paldiski)
  • No of participants: 12

Organised by: Urve Luht

Registration: (13.05 at 9.00) https://iseteenindus.integratsioon.ee/service/view/12482?lang=en

NB! You can register for the events through the Integration Foundation's self-service, which you can enter using an ID card, Mobile-ID or Smart-ID. Please see the user guide: https://integratsioon.ee/iseteenindus

The Joys of Communication B1+ (Rummu)

The Social Club is a series of activities contributing to the Estonian language learning of adults whose mother tongue is other than Estonian, and it takes place from January to December of 2023.

It is meant for those who want to practice Estonian in a playful manner.

The Social Club, which meets in the hall of Lääne-Harju Library, brings together people from various cultural backgrounds who would like to practice Estonian in a pleasant and friendly setting. The club is a place to get acquainted with one another, have conversations with the help of various forms of communication, play fun team games, and exchange information.

  • Language level: B1 
  • Time: 18.05 at 13.00-14.30
  • Location: Aia 9a, Rummu
  • No of participants: 12

Organised by: Urve Luht

Registration: (12.05 at 9.00) https://iseteenindus.integratsioon.ee/service/view/12567?lang=en

NB! You can register for the events through the Integration Foundation's self-service, which you can enter using an ID card, Mobile-ID or Smart-ID. Please see the user guide: https://integratsioon.ee/iseteenindus

Let’s sing together A1+ (Klooga)

We are going to sing Estonian songs from various genres, learn about the Estonian culture, and practice Estonian.

By singing together, we are going to learn Estonian folk songs, runic songs, pop songs, and learn about Estonian culture. Through the songs, we will learn Estonian vocabulary and pronunciation, have more confidence when speaking, and find new friends. From time to time, we will also play various interactive games and have quizzes.

  • Language level: A1+
  • Place: Aedlinna tee 3, Klooga
  • Time: 17.05 at 10.00-11.30 
  • No of participants: 20

Organised by: Anu Grete Oder; Inna Baranova

Registration: (03.05 at 9.00) https://iseteenindus.integratsioon.ee/service/view/12918?lang=en

NB! You can register for the events through the Integration Foundation's self-service, which you can enter using an ID card, Mobile-ID or Smart-ID. Please see the user guide: https://integratsioon.ee/iseteenindus

Mängula B1-B2 (Zoom)

Mängula is an online Estonian language game event for all the foreigners who want to learn Estonian in a playful manner.

We gather once a month to play games that are designed for the Estonian language learners. In Mängula, the participants can practice Estonian in a fun way and meet the other Estonian language students around to world.

The organizer Riina Roasto is an Estonian language teacher, translator and a PhD student in Finno-Ugristics at the University of Vienna. Throughout the years of teaching Estonian in various universities and language schools in Estonia, Ukraine, Germany and France, she has discovered the advantage of using language games in the classroom. While introducing Estonian to foreigners, Riina has designed a great number of language games to ease the learning process and help the students to progress, while having fun. Currently, she is lecturing in Estonian Language and Culture at the INALCO University in Paris.

  • Min. language level required: average level group B1-B2 
  • Time: 17.05 at 18.00-19.00 
  • Place: Zoom
  • No of participants: 12

Contact person: Riina Roasto

Registration: (11.05 at 9.00) https://iseteenindus.integratsioon.ee/service/view/12273?lang=en

NB! You can register for the events through the Integration Foundation's self-service, which you can enter using an ID card, Mobile-ID or Smart-ID. Please see the user guide: https://integratsioon.ee/iseteenindus

Mängula A2-B1 (Zoom)

Mängula is an online Estonian language game event for all the foreigners who want to learn Estonian in a playful manner.

We gather once a month to play games that are designed for the Estonian language learners. In Mängula, the participants can practice Estonian in a fun way and meet the other Estonian language students around to world.

The organizer Riina Roasto is an Estonian language teacher, translator and a PhD student in Finno-Ugristics at the University of Vienna. Throughout the years of teaching Estonian in various universities and language schools in Estonia, Ukraine, Germany and France, she has discovered the advantage of using language games in the classroom. While introducing Estonian to foreigners, Riina has designed a great number of language games to ease the learning process and help the students to progress, while having fun. Currently, she is lecturing in Estonian Language and Culture at the INALCO University in Paris.

  • Min. language level required: average level group A2-B1 
  • Time: 17.05 at 17.00-18.00 
  • Place: Zoom
  • No of participants: 12

Contact person: Riina Roasto

Registration: (11.05 at 9.00) https://iseteenindus.integratsioon.ee/service/view/12239?lang=en

NB! You can register for the events through the Integration Foundation's self-service, which you can enter using an ID card, Mobile-ID or Smart-ID. Please see the user guide: https://integratsioon.ee/iseteenindus

LANGUAGE ROULETTE A2+ (via Zoom)

Language Roulette invites you to practise Estonian! We meet virtually on Zoom in the format of short conversations.

We chat in Estonian for a limited time in a random group. The topics will be clarified at the meeting. A positive and free atmosphere is guaranteed.

  • Min. language level required: A2+
  • Time: 16.05 from 18.00-19.00 (logging in at 17:45)
  • Place: Zoom. The link will be sent ahead of the session to everyone registered for the event at 16.30.
  • No of participants: 40

Contact person: Ave Landrat/ Mari Taalmann

Registration: (09.05 at 9.00 - 16.05 at 16.00) https://forms.gle/nDD9Afx8LBeDLj6C8

Forest planting campaigns A1+ (Tallinn)/GROUP FULL

The forest planting day introduces the tradition of conservation holidays in our cultural space. During the forest planting day, we can talk in Estonian about the forest and learn how to behave while spending time in the forest.

Specialists from the State Forest Management Centre (RMK) will tell us how to care for and manage the forest. We will solve thinking tasks related to the forest.

We will plant hundreds of small trees!

  • Language level: A1-C1
  • Time: 13.05 at 10.00-16.00
  • Location: RMK forest in Harjumaa.
    We will meet in front of the Estonian Language House in Tallinn (Rävala 5, Tallinn). For more information, register for the event.
  • No of participants: 40

Instructor: Erika Ader

Registration: (29.04 at 9.00) https://iseteenindus.integratsioon.ee/service/view/12914?lang=en

NB! You can register for the events through the Integration Foundation's self-service, which you can enter using an ID card, Mobile-ID or Smart-ID. Please see the user guide: https://integratsioon.ee/iseteenindus

Social Club for Ukrainian War Refugees A1+ (Paldiski)

In the Estonian Social Club, we will better understand and use common phrases.

We will address important topics such as information about yourself and your family, shopping, doctor visits, work etc. While playing, we will discuss interesting topics, share recommendations about language learning and dare to make mistakes!

  • Language level: A1-A2
  • Time: 13.05 at 13.00-14.30
  • Location: Pakri Plaza (Rae 38, 5th floor, Paldiski)
  • No of participants: 12

Instructor: Signe Nõmm

Registration: (07.05 at 9.00) https://iseteenindus.integratsioon.ee/service/view/12513?lang=en

NB! You can register for the events through the Integration Foundation's self-service, which you can enter using an ID card, Mobile-ID or Smart-ID. Please see the user guide: https://integratsioon.ee/iseteenindus