Finnish as a Foreign Language 3 (2 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

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 (course unit)

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

Prerequisites (course unit)

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.

Exam schedules

Final exam 11.5.
Retakes 2 June 2016 (enroll in TenttiWilho 01.05. - 22.05.2016), 22 August 2016 (enroll in TenttiWilho 21.07. - 12.07.2016)

Evaluation methods and criteria

Active participation, pair work, completing the assignments and passing the final exam, all indicating that a student is understanding business way of communicating and using vocabulary connected to business/work life.

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

Studying using a net course in a computer room, doing exercises connected to job searching, pair work, written assignments including a job application and an email in Finnish. Explaining common spoken features of Finnish, for instance passive voice.

Learning materials

Net material Koti Suomessa, business related chapters from other material (Book Hyvin menee) from other net courses (From Start to Finnish), teacher designed material

Completion alternatives

A course with similar content and level. Need to agree with the teacher.

Further information

Net material used during the course:
https://www.kotisuomessa.fi/

Assessment criteria - fail (0) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

A student has not attended the lessons, has not completed written tasks, fails in the exams, is not able to achieve grade 1 explained in grading 1-2.

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

A student has completed the assignments acceptably and attended contact lessons at least 80 %. She/he is able to tell about her/his future plans in Finnish in most common situations. She/he is able to understand a few topics in standard work/business related messages in Finnish, and cope to some extent in situations in which Finns use spoken language. She/he is able to give a breef speech in Finnish in simple sentences. She/he is able to write a breef attachment for CV. She/he needs help in order to understand texts only in Finnish informing about available jobs.

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, and shows that by completing written tasks according to the schedule. She/he is able to tell about future plans understandably in common situations. A student understands main topics in standard work/business related messages in Finnish. She/he is able to explain her/his ideas and plans clearly. She/he understands main topics in everyday conversations with Finns who talk standard spoken language. She/he is able to write a job application and CV in standard expressions. She/he is able to search for available jobs and understand texts with the help of dictionary. She is able to give a speech in Finnish in standard Finnish sentences and use both main sentences and

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 is genuinely interested in Finnish culture, and brings it up by expressing her/his findings about cultural matters. A student understands more than just main topics in standard work/business related messages in Finnish. She/he can cope in situations with Finns talking standard spoken Finnish, when topics are related to matters she/he is interested in, and/or topics concern everyday life. She/he is able to search for available jobs and understand easily texts, which are related to her/his interests and include more complicated structures. She/he can write a job application and CV in detailed manner. She/he is able to give a speech with a meaningful content, speaking fluently with a sligth accent.