Finnish for Foreigners 2 (3 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

After successful completion of the course students
- are able to understand and use short and simply-structured Finnish expressions that concern some of the most common matters and situations related to everyday life (food and menu, location and moving, working, asking and telling a way, commanding and requesting…)
- are able to describe some of the most important things about themselves, their families and the immediate surroundings, and to understand descriptions of such topics.

Content (course unit)

- basics of the Finnish language
- structural exercises
- pronunciation exercises
- conversational and drama exercises
- listening comprehension exercises
- reading comprehension exercises
- written exercises.

Prerequisites (course unit)

5N00BN91 Finnish for Foreigners 1

Exam schedules

The dates of tests will be announced during the course.

Evaluation methods and criteria

Continuous assessment based on classwork (activity, presence, completed exercises)and passed smaller tests. To pass the course minimum attendance 80 % is required, active participation (to pass the course minimum attendance 80 % is required).
Different tasks and their evaluation:
1. introducing oneself by video - passed/retake
2. verb type test - a grade
3. listening comprehension test - a grade
4. reading comprehension test - a grade
5. blog text - passed/retake

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

contact teaching, activating written tasks, study conversation, discussion exercises, learning simulation and games, process writing, collaborative learning, exercises, diary, videos made by students, small tests

Learning materials

Textbook with exercises: Sonja Gehring - Sanni Heinzmann: "Suomen mestari 1".
Materials made by the teacher and e-materials linked in course-Tabula.

Student workload

Three lessons per week: on Tuesday afternoon.
Quite much independent work at home.
Weekly sessions with Finnish tutors from 13ienve group.

Content scheduling

Introducing oneself by own video.
Writing a blog text.
A lot of discussion exercises.
Verb types. Family words. Local cases. There is / There are -sentences. Imperative. Foods and drinks.
A lot of writing tasks related to the dealt topics.

Completion alternatives

No others.

Practical training and working life cooperation

No.

International connections

The whole group is international!

Further information

The first contact lesson in the week ___ according to the schedule. Get the textbook from a bookstore or a library and take it with you.

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

A student has completed all the assignments acceptably and attended contact lessons at least 80 %.

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 showing that by completing written tasks according to the schedule.

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 she/he is genuinely interested in Finnish culture and brings it up by expressing her/his findings about cultural matters.