Estonian Courses

Key to Course Descriptions

For Distribution Requirement purposes, all EST courses are classified as HUMANITIES courses.

Note
The Department reserves the right to assign students to courses appropriate to their level of competence in Estonian.

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EST100Y1
Elementary Estonian [120P]

The basics of Estonian: elementary phonology, morphology, and syntax. Emphasis on reading and speaking as well as writing skills. (Offered in alternate years)

Exclusion: Native Speakers


EST200Y1
Intermediate Estonian [96P]

Continued emphasis on basic language skills, on acquisition of both active and passive vocabulary. (Offered in alternate years)
Prerequisite: EST100Y1 or permission of instructor


EST210H1
Introduction to Baltic Folklore [24L]

A comparative survey of oral traditions of peoples on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea (Finns, Carelians, Estonians, Livonians, Latvians) and their impact on these national cultures (e.g. Kalevala, Kalevipoeg, Lacplesis). No knowledge of Finnic or Baltic language required.


EST300Y1
Advanced Estonian [72P]

Advanced grammar and stylistics through study of a variety of texts; problems of composition; translation; oral and written practice. (Offered in alternate years)
Prerequisite: EST200Y1 or permission of instructor


EST400Y1
Estonian Literature fROM 1700 [24L, 24S]

A survey of the major writers and literary periods in Estonian literature. From Käsu Hans’, Lament of Tartu to the National Awakening. Republican, Soviet, expatriate literature, and the New Awakening. Readings in Estonian or English. (Offered in alternate years)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Recommended preparation: EST300Y1


EST420Y1
Independent Study [TBA]

A reading and research project of significant depth in a major topic in Estonian language, literature or culture approved and supervised by an instructor.
Prerequisite: EST300Y1/EST400Y1; permission of instructor


EST421H1
Independent Study [TBA]

A reading and research project of significant depth in a major topic in Estonian language, literature or culture approved and supervised by an instructor.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor