Finnish for Foreigners 1 (5op)

Osaamistavoitteet

The course provides the basics of the Finnish language (estimated level A1.2).

Upon completing the course, the student will be able to:
• pronounce Finnish quite correctly
• understand and use short and simply structured expressions that concern basic situations related to everyday life (introducing oneself and one’s family, simple shopping and food)
• learn to build up their vocabulary
• learn to use the basic structure of Finnish
• know, use and understand simple spoken and written expressions connected to everyday life

Sisältö

Study book Suomen mestari 1, chapters 1–4, 8:
• pronunciation exercises
• vocabulary exercises
• structural exercises
• conversational and drama exercises
• listening comprehension exercises
• reading comprehension exercises
• written exercises

Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1-2)

The student has been able to complete all the assignments acceptably and attended contact lessons at least 80 %. They can exchange greetings/farewells, introduce oneself and name a few objects. It is hard for them to attend a simple conversation or create a short text. Their pronunciation causes difficulties to understand meanings of produced speech.

Arviointikriteerit, hyvä (3-4)

The student has been able to complete all the assignments acceptably and attended contact lessons at least 80 %. The student has an active attitude towards studying Finnish language showing that by completing tasks according to the schedule. They are able to cope in the most common simple everyday situations. The student can use typical grammatical structures e.g. basic verb conjugation, possessive structure and partitive in simple sentences. They can write brief texts and pronounce Finnish quite clearly.

Arviointikriteerit, kiitettävä (5)

The student has been able to complete all the assignments acceptably and attended contact lessons at least 80 %. They have a positive and active attitude towards learning language. The student can pronounce Finnish distinctively and are able to use suitable and varied expressions in everyday situations using grammar almost correctly. The student can participate in a conversation asking and responding to questions about topics studied in the course. They can write simple texts and recombine words and phrases into new sentences.