Finnish as a Foreign Language 3Laajuus (2 cr)

Objectives

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

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

Prerequisites

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.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

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)

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)

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.

Further information

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