Finnish for Foreigners 3 (4 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

After successful completion of the course students:

- are able to communicate professionally using the most essential and concrete matters relating to energy and environmental engineer’s work: to speak and write the basics of recycling and laboratory work
- have clearly improved their oral and written competence
- can produce past tense sentences with correct object forms quite well

Content (course unit)

- basic professional Finnish for energy and environmental engineering students using material Hyvin menee 1, authentic materials as well as the materials created by the teacher
- much speech communication and writing exercises

Prerequisites (course unit)

Level A2 (CEFR) Finnish skills or
5N00BN91 and 5N00BN94 (Finnish for Foreigners 1 and 2)

Exam schedules

The dates of the tests will be informed later on: a few smaller tests, not a huge one in the end of the course.

Evaluation methods and criteria

Continuous assessment based on classwork, active participation (to pass the course the minimum attendance 80 % is required), accepted exercises, passed smaller tests and text tasks. The mark will be given on the strenght of activity, an object test, a laboratory video and results of written texts and comprehension tests.

Teaching methods

contact teaching, study conversation, cooperative learning, exercises, games, acting, activating writing

Learning materials

Satu Heikkilä - Pirkko Majakangas: "Hyvin menee!1", authentic environmental engineerng material, material made by the teacher, "Suomea oppimaan!" blog material

Student workload

Two double contact lessons per week: in the Monday and Tuesday mornings at 8-10 - so wake up early! Quite much independant work to strenghten the skills of basic Finnish.

Content scheduling

In the beginning of the course revising the contents learnt last year. Then essential themes in Finnish for an environmental engineer's work.

Completion alternatives

May be discussed.

Practical training and working life cooperation

No.

International connections

The whole group is international!

Further information

Level A1.

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

Abcenses more than 20 % and/or undone/unaccepted tasks/tests.

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 tasks according to the schedule. She or he can communicate quite fluently in typical daily situations.

Assessment criteria - excellent (5) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

A student has a positive and active attitude towards learning language. She or he shows that she or he understands the importance of good Finnish skills in working life by completing tasks extraordinary way and showing her/his will to learn more.