Study Guide

Objectives (course unit)

The course builds up the use of Finnish and provides the knowledge and practices how to act as a job applicant. Estimated level A2.2.
After completing the course, the students will be able to:
Search work on the internet and from other sources
Get information on available jobs
Write a job application in Finnish

Content (course unit)

How to communicate in Finnish in business context?
How to find information on available jobs?
How to apply for a job?

Prerequisites (course unit)

Finnish as a Foreign Language 1 and Finnish as a Foreign Language 2 completed or equivalent knowledge.10 credits of studies up to the level A2.1.

Further information (course unit)

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Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

The student is able to tell about his/her future plans and things from the past in Finnish in most common situations using the typical grammatical structures. He/she is able to give a brief speech in Finnish in simple sentences. He/she is able to write a brief attachment for CV. He/she needs help in order to understand texts only in Finnish informing about available jobs.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

The student has an active attitude towards studying the Finnish language and culture, and shows that by completing written tasks according to the schedule. He/she is able to tell about future plans and the past understandably in common situations using typical grammatical structures correctly. The student is able to explain his/her ideas and plans clearly. The student understands main topics in everyday conversations with Finns who talk standard spoken language. He/she is able to write a job application and CV in standard expressions. He/she is able to search for available jobs and understand texts with the help of dictionary. The student is able to give a speech in Finnish in standard Finnish sentences.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

The student has a positive and active attitude towards learning language and is genuinely interested in Finnish culture, and brings it up by expressing his/her findings about cultural matters. He/she can cope in situations with Finns talking standard spoken Finnish, when topics are related to matters he/she is interested in, and/or topics concerning everyday life. He/she is able to search for available jobs and understand easily texts, which are related to his/her interests and include more complicated structures. He/she can write a job application and CV in detailed manner. He/she is able to give a speech with a meaningful content, speaking fluently in versatile Finnish sentences.

Location and time

The course is in the 4th period. Contact lessons on Mondays at 14.00-16.30.

Exam schedules

Test in the end of the course, detail information on the course.

Assessment methods and criteria

Assessment is based on participation in the contact lessons, completing the assignments and the final exam

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

group discussions, collaborative excercises, written excercises.

Learning materials

Teacher´s materials in Moodle

Student workload

contact classes + independent studying between classes (videos, group work, writing tasks)

Completion alternatives

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Practical training and working life cooperation

Finnish language related to work life situations

International connections

This course is aimed for International business students.

Further information

This course is for International Business students and contains work life Finnish.
IMPORTANT: If you aim for the scholarship exam, first take the course FINNISH FOR FOREIGNERS 3 NV00GB53-3001.

Assessment criteria - satisfactory (1-2) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

A student has completed the assignments acceptably and attended contact lessons at least 80 %. She/he is able to tell about her/his future plans and things from the past in Finnish in most common situations. She/he is able to give a brief speech in Finnish in simple sentences. She/he is able to write a brief attachment for CV. She/he needs help in order to understand texts only in Finnish informing about available jobs.

Assessment criteria - good (3-4) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

A student has an active attitude towards studying Finnish language and culture, and shows that by completing written tasks according to the schedule. She/he is able to tell about future plans and the past understandably in common situations. A student is able to explain her/his ideas and plans clearly. She/he understands main topics in everyday conversations with Finns who talk standard spoken language. She/he is able to write a job application and CV in standard expressions. She/he is able to search for available jobs and understand texts with the help of dictionary. She is able to give a speech in Finnish in standard Finnish sentences.

Assessment criteria - excellent (5) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

A student has a positive and active attitude towards learning language and is genuinely interested in Finnish culture, and brings it up by expressing her/his findings about cultural matters. She/he can cope in situations with Finns talking standard spoken Finnish, when topics are related to matters she/he is interested in, and/or topics concern everyday life. She/he is able to search for available jobs and understand easily texts, which are related to her/his interests and include more complicated structures. She/he can write a job application and CV in detailed manner. She/he is able to give a speech with a meaningful content, speaking fluently with a slight accent.

Objectives (course unit)

The course builds up the use of Finnish and provides the knowledge and practices how to act as a job applicant. Estimated level A2.2.
After completing the course, the students will be able to:
Search work on the internet and from other sources
Get information on available jobs
Write a job application in Finnish

Content (course unit)

How to communicate in Finnish in business context?
How to find information on available jobs?
How to apply for a job?

Prerequisites (course unit)

Finnish as a Foreign Language 1 and Finnish as a Foreign Language 2 completed or equivalent knowledge.10 credits of studies up to the level A2.1.

Further information (course unit)

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Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

The student is able to tell about his/her future plans and things from the past in Finnish in most common situations using the typical grammatical structures. He/she is able to give a brief speech in Finnish in simple sentences. He/she is able to write a brief attachment for CV. He/she needs help in order to understand texts only in Finnish informing about available jobs.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

The student has an active attitude towards studying the Finnish language and culture, and shows that by completing written tasks according to the schedule. He/she is able to tell about future plans and the past understandably in common situations using typical grammatical structures correctly. The student is able to explain his/her ideas and plans clearly. The student understands main topics in everyday conversations with Finns who talk standard spoken language. He/she is able to write a job application and CV in standard expressions. He/she is able to search for available jobs and understand texts with the help of dictionary. The student is able to give a speech in Finnish in standard Finnish sentences.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

The student has a positive and active attitude towards learning language and is genuinely interested in Finnish culture, and brings it up by expressing his/her findings about cultural matters. He/she can cope in situations with Finns talking standard spoken Finnish, when topics are related to matters he/she is interested in, and/or topics concerning everyday life. He/she is able to search for available jobs and understand easily texts, which are related to his/her interests and include more complicated structures. He/she can write a job application and CV in detailed manner. He/she is able to give a speech with a meaningful content, speaking fluently in versatile Finnish sentences.

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

group discussions, collaborative excercises, written excercises.

Learning materials

Teacher´s materials

Student workload

contact classes + independent studying between classes

Completion alternatives

-

Practical training and working life cooperation

Finnish language related to work life situations

Assessment criteria - satisfactory (1-2) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

A student has completed the assignments acceptably and attended contact lessons at least 80 %. She/he is able to tell about her/his future plans and things from the past in Finnish in most common situations. She/he is able to give a brief speech in Finnish in simple sentences. She/he is able to write a brief attachment for CV. She/he needs help in order to understand texts only in Finnish informing about available jobs.

Assessment criteria - good (3-4) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

A student has an active attitude towards studying Finnish language and culture, and shows that by completing written tasks according to the schedule. She/he is able to tell about future plans and the past understandably in common situations. A student is able to explain her/his ideas and plans clearly. She/he understands main topics in everyday conversations with Finns who talk standard spoken language. She/he is able to write a job application and CV in standard expressions. She/he is able to search for available jobs and understand texts with the help of dictionary. She is able to give a speech in Finnish in standard Finnish sentences.

Assessment criteria - excellent (5) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

A student has a positive and active attitude towards learning language and is genuinely interested in Finnish culture, and brings it up by expressing her/his findings about cultural matters. She/he can cope in situations with Finns talking standard spoken Finnish, when topics are related to matters she/he is interested in, and/or topics concern everyday life. She/he is able to search for available jobs and understand easily texts, which are related to her/his interests and include more complicated structures. She/he can write a job application and CV in detailed manner. She/he is able to give a speech with a meaningful content, speaking fluently with a slight accent.

Objectives (course unit)

The course builds up the use of Finnish and provides the knowledge and practices how to act as a job applicant. Estimated level A2.2.
After completing the course, the students will be able to:
Search work on the internet and from other sources
Get information on available jobs
Write a job application in Finnish

Content (course unit)

How to communicate in Finnish in business context?
How to find information on available jobs?
How to apply for a job?

Prerequisites (course unit)

Finnish as a Foreign Language 1 and Finnish as a Foreign Language 2 completed or equivalent knowledge.10 credits of studies up to the level A2.1.

Further information (course unit)

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Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

The student is able to tell about his/her future plans and things from the past in Finnish in most common situations using the typical grammatical structures. He/she is able to give a brief speech in Finnish in simple sentences. He/she is able to write a brief attachment for CV. He/she needs help in order to understand texts only in Finnish informing about available jobs.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

The student has an active attitude towards studying the Finnish language and culture, and shows that by completing written tasks according to the schedule. He/she is able to tell about future plans and the past understandably in common situations using typical grammatical structures correctly. The student is able to explain his/her ideas and plans clearly. The student understands main topics in everyday conversations with Finns who talk standard spoken language. He/she is able to write a job application and CV in standard expressions. He/she is able to search for available jobs and understand texts with the help of dictionary. The student is able to give a speech in Finnish in standard Finnish sentences.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

The student has a positive and active attitude towards learning language and is genuinely interested in Finnish culture, and brings it up by expressing his/her findings about cultural matters. He/she can cope in situations with Finns talking standard spoken Finnish, when topics are related to matters he/she is interested in, and/or topics concerning everyday life. He/she is able to search for available jobs and understand easily texts, which are related to his/her interests and include more complicated structures. He/she can write a job application and CV in detailed manner. He/she is able to give a speech with a meaningful content, speaking fluently in versatile Finnish sentences.

Assessment scale

0-5

Assessment criteria - satisfactory (1-2) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

A student has completed the assignments acceptably and attended contact lessons at least 80 %. She/he is able to tell about her/his future plans and things from the past in Finnish in most common situations. She/he is able to give a brief speech in Finnish in simple sentences. She/he is able to write a brief attachment for CV. She/he needs help in order to understand texts only in Finnish informing about available jobs.

Assessment criteria - good (3-4) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

A student has an active attitude towards studying Finnish language and culture, and shows that by completing written tasks according to the schedule. She/he is able to tell about future plans and the past understandably in common situations. A student is able to explain her/his ideas and plans clearly. She/he understands main topics in everyday conversations with Finns who talk standard spoken language. She/he is able to write a job application and CV in standard expressions. She/he is able to search for available jobs and understand texts with the help of dictionary. She is able to give a speech in Finnish in standard Finnish sentences.

Assessment criteria - excellent (5) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

A student has a positive and active attitude towards learning language and is genuinely interested in Finnish culture, and brings it up by expressing her/his findings about cultural matters. She/he can cope in situations with Finns talking standard spoken Finnish, when topics are related to matters she/he is interested in, and/or topics concern everyday life. She/he is able to search for available jobs and understand easily texts, which are related to her/his interests and include more complicated structures. She/he can write a job application and CV in detailed manner. She/he is able to give a speech with a meaningful content, speaking fluently with a slight accent.