Finnish as a Foreign Language 2 (5cr)

Objectives (course unit)

The course builds up the knowledge and use of Finnish language in everyday situations, and it also provides wider perspective to Finnish culture. Estimated level A2.1.

After completing the course, the students will be able to:

Tell about future plans to a Finn in common situations.
Understand standard business related messages in Finnish.
Understand standard spoken Finnish.
Communicate with Finns in typical occasions.

Content (course unit)

How to express plans in good and clear manner in Finnish, spoken and written?
How to actively broaden vocabulary in daily situations?
How to understand basic business communication in Finnish?
What are the most common features of spoken Finnish?
How to become an observer of Finnish culture and learn about that?

Prerequisites (course unit)

- Finnish as a Foreign Language 1 (5 cr) or equivalent knowledge.

Assessment methods and criteria

Assessment is based on the student's activity during given lessons, written assignments, group work in the class, mid-term exam and final exam. In order to pass the course, the student's attendance must be 80 % of classwork, (s)he has to pass mid-term exam and the final exam and have required written assignments completed.
The scale of assessment: 0 (failed) - 5 (excellent).

Assessment scale

0-5

Further information

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

More absences than 20 % and/or uncompleted exercises or failed final exam.

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 %. She/he is able to tell some things about her/his future plans in Finnish in most common situations. She/he is able to tell some simple things of the past and cope to some extent in situations in which Finns use spoken language.

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 plus doing homework regularly. She/he is able to tell about future plans in simple way understandably in common situations. She/he is able to talk about the past. She/he is able to explain her/his ideas and plans understandably. She/he comprehends main topics in everyday conversations with Finns who talk standard spoken language.

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 is able to talk understandably about the past and express her/himself in various ways. 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 when topics concern everyday life.