Study Guide

Objectives

After successful completion of the course students will be able to pronounce Finnish quite clearly. They understand and use short phrases, are able to introduce oneselves and tell basic facts about themselves and as well as ask the same from the others. They know numbers, seasons, months, weekdays and times. About these matters they also understand short simple discussions and texts.

Content

- basics of the Finnish language: vowel harmony, personal endings, negative sentence, question sentence, genetive
- structural exercises
- pronunciation exercises
- vocabulary exercises
- conversational and drama exercises
- listening comprehension exercises
- reading comprehension exercises
- written exercises.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Students have been able to complete all the assignments acceptably. They can greet quite well and tell a couple of basic things about themselves, name some studied matters and copy learned words. However, it is hard for them to change simple phrases or put together a proper sentence. Their pronunciation causes difficulties to understand meanings of produced speech.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

Students have an active attitude towards studying Finnish language showing that by completing course tasks according to the schedule. They are able to change phrases and understand the connection between letters and speech sounds quite well. They are able to pronounce Finnish quite understandably

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students have a positive and active attitude towards learning language. They can pronounce Finnish distinctively and use suitable and varied ways of learned expressions remembering use grammar mostly correct way. They put together sentences very well and recombine words and phrases into new sentences.

Assessment criteria, pass/fail

Failed: Students have attended contact lessons less than 80%. They have not completed course assignments because of lack of or activity or gained skills. They don’t speak and write and also understand Finnish more than a couple of words

Further information

The course is for students whose mother language is not Finnish