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Finnish for Foreigners 1 (2cr)

Code: 5N00DL88-3001

General information


Enrolment period
11.06.2018 - 09.09.2018
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
22.08.2018 - 23.12.2018
Implementation has ended.
Credits
2 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact learning
Unit
ICT Engineering
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
Finnish
Degree programmes
Bachelor's Degree Programme in Software Engineering
Teachers
Minna-Kaisa Korpela
Person in charge
Hanna Kinnari-Korpela
Course
5N00DL88

Objectives (course unit)

After successful completion of the course students will be able to pronounce Finnish quite clearly. They understand and use short phrases, are able to introduce oneselves and tell basic facts about themselves and as well as ask the same from the others. They know numbers, seasons, months, weekdays and times. About these matters they also understand short simple discussions and texts.

Content (course unit)

- basics of the Finnish language: vowel harmony, personal endings, negative sentence, question sentence, genetive
- structural exercises
- pronunciation exercises
- vocabulary exercises
- conversational and drama exercises
- listening comprehension exercises
- reading comprehension exercises
- written exercises.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

Students have been able to complete all the assignments acceptably. They can greet quite well and tell a couple of basic things about themselves, name some studied matters and copy learned words. However, it is hard for them to change simple phrases or put together a proper sentence. Their pronunciation causes difficulties to understand meanings of produced speech.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

Students have an active attitude towards studying Finnish language showing that by completing course tasks according to the schedule. They are able to change phrases and understand the connection between letters and speech sounds quite well. They are able to pronounce Finnish quite understandably

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

Students have a positive and active attitude towards learning language. They can pronounce Finnish distinctively and use suitable and varied ways of learned expressions remembering use grammar mostly correct way. They put together sentences very well and recombine words and phrases into new sentences.

Assessment criteria, pass/fail (course unit)

Failed: Students have attended contact lessons less than 80%. They have not completed course assignments because of lack of or activity or gained skills. They don’t speak and write and also understand Finnish more than a couple of words

Further information

The course is for students whose mother language is not Finnish

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