Occupational Finnish for Nurses (4cr)

Objectives (course unit)

The student
- is able to tell about everyday things like future plans, work life, travelling etc
- is able to use the past tense in simple situations and communicate with a Finn in typical occasions
- knows basic vocabulary and phrases used in nursing occupation

Content (course unit)

Conversational exercices, pronounciation exercices, structural exercises, listening comprehension, reading comprehension exercises, written exercises, basic vocabulary and phrases related to nursing.

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

The student has completed all the assignments acceptably and attended contact lessons. Student recognizes general grammatical structures like object, typical rections and past tense but in use many structural mistakes appear. Student reflects learning process mostly by telling about exercises (s)he has completed. Recognises some words / phrases related to nursing occupation.

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

A student has an active attitude towards studying Finnish language and culture showing that by completing the tasks according to the schedule and reflecting the learning process. Student is able to use typical grammatic structures like object, past tense and general rections in simple sentences. (S)he is able to use some vocabulary / phrases related to nursing occupation in simple situations.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

A student has a positive and active attitude towards studying Finnish language and culture. (S)he completes the tasks correctly and reflects the learning process on a regular basis. Student uses typical grammatic structures like object, past tense and general rections correctly in simple sentences. S(he) is able to use some vocabulary / phrases related to nursing occupation in simple situations understandably.

Exam schedules

The exam takes place in one of the last classes of the course.

Assessment methods and criteria

Continuous assessment:
- student takes part of the classes
- student completes given tasks and exercises
- exam

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

The main contents of the course:
- the course book constructs the main course program and content that will be covered - see https://helao.fi/fi/kats/
- additional materials may be used too (more information in the classes)

Learning materials

The course book "KÄTS: Käytännön suomea" is available online:
https://helao.fi/fi/kats/

If the students wish to have the course book on a print, they must print it themselves.

Other online materials and teacher's materials will be assigned too - more information in the classes.

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

Continuous assessment:
- absence from many classes without a proved reason (such as sick leave)
- many uncompleted tasks and exercises
- failed exam, or together with the above mentioned a poor exam result

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

Continuous assessment:
- absence from classes without a proved reason (such as sick leave)
- some uncompleted tasks and exercises
- poor exam, or together with the above mentioned a weak exam result

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

Continuous assessment:
- part taking of the classes
- completing tasks and exercises
- good exam result

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

Continuous assessment:
- active part taking of the classes
- active completing of all tasks and exercises
- strong exam result