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

Location and time

Periods 3 & 4 on Wednesdays at 12.15 - 13.45 in the class room B6-30.

Exam schedules

Oral tests in the week 16, written test 24.4., retake 26.4.

Evaluation methods and criteria

Continuous assessment based on classwork (activity, presence, completed exercises). To pass the course minimum attendance 80 % is required.
Final exam has two parts:
A Written test (listening comprehension + reading comprehension + writing + structure tasks) = 60 % of the course grade
B Oral test in small groups = 40 % of the course grade
Very good class activity may improve the course grade (according to the final exam result).

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

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

Learning materials

Textbook with exercises: Kristiina Kuparinen - Terhi Tapaninen - Karoliina Kuisma: "SUN SUOMI".
Materials made by the teacher and e-materials linked on course-Tabula.

Student workload

Two lessons per week plus quite much independent work at home. 3 ects = 81 hours work

Content scheduling

According to the textbook.

Completion alternatives

No.

Practical training and working life cooperation

No.

International connections

The whole group is international! :o)

Further information

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

Students have attended contact lessons less than 80 % . They have not completed course assignments because of lack of or activity or gained skills. Their ability to communicate in Finnish is insignificant and limited to make understanding possible.

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

Students have been able to complete all the assignments acceptably. They can tell about few of the achieved course contents, but their expression stays limited: both spoken and written language is partly hard to understand. It is difficult for them to take part to a simple discussion. Also their incomplete pronunciation may cause difficulties to understand their speech.

Assessment criteria - good (3-4) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Students have an active attitude towards studying Finnish language showing that by completing course tasks according to the schedule. They are able to cope in most achieved oral course exercises. Students are able to write short texts about their home, travelling or clothes in Finnish and are able to pronounce Finnish clearly enough. Students’ mother tongue may have an effect in pronunciation and/or sentence structure, but it doesn’t cause problems to understand the meaning of messages.

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

Students have a positive and active attitude towards learning language. They can pronounce Finnish distinctively and are able to use suitable and varied expressions in achieved course exercises using grammar mostly correct way. Students can participate a conversation asking and responding to questions about topics studied in the course. They can write simple descriptions or stories and recombine words and phrases into new sentences. They understand the importance of good Finnish language skills to get a job in Finland.