Finnish as a Foreign Language for Nurses, Advanced course (3cr)

Objectives

Learning outcomes of the course unit
After successful completion of the course the students will be able to
- know the most common features of spoken Finnish
- communicate with Finns in professional everyday situations
- understand standard nursing and health care related messages in Finnish
- pronounce Finnish correctly.

Content

Course contents
The course focuses on developing practical language skills. In addition, a student will learn words and phrases needed in working life and study grammar.
- structural exercises
- pronunciation exercises
- conversational and drama exercises
- listening comprehension exercises
- reading comprehension exercises
- written exercises.

Further information

The course is for students whose mother tongue is not Finnish (estimated level B1).
Textbook with exercises: Maria Kela – Eveliina Korpela – Päivi Lehtinen: "Sairaan hyvää suomea", Part 1 Hoitajaa tapaamassa.