Finnish for Foreigners 1 (2op)

Osaamistavoitteet (Opintojakso)

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.

Sisältö (Opintojakso)

- 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.

Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1-2) (Opintojakso)

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.

Arviointikriteerit, hyvä (3-4) (Opintojakso)

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

Arviointikriteerit, kiitettävä (5) (Opintojakso)

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.

Arviointikriteerit, hyväksytty/hylätty (Opintojakso)

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

Aika ja paikka

Every Thursday in H3-25, from 12.30 PM to 2 PM (klo 12.30-14). The meeting time can be rescheduled to an earlier time if needed. We will talk about this topic in the first meeting.

The course starts on the 2nd of September, and ends on the 14th of October.

Tenttien ja uusintatenttien ajankohdat

We will talk about this later on the course.

Arviointimenetelmät ja arvioinnin perusteet

- Participation in the course meetings.
- Review of the course assignments.
- Review of the final exam.

Arviointiasteikko

0-5

Opiskelumuodot ja opetusmenetelmät

- Classroom meetings.
- Course assignments.
- A final exam.

We practise both speaking, listening comprehension, writing, and reading. We will focus on active language use and comprehension.

Oppimateriaalit

Suomen mestari 1 (2020 or 2021).

Opiskelijan ajankäyttö ja kuormitus

We will have 8 x 1,5 h meetings in this course. In addition to this, you should prepare for 2-3 hours of independent work each week.

Notice that the independent work has a lot of weight in this course. It will be difficult to succeed in this course just by attending the course meetings.

Sisällön jaksotus

We will discuss this later.

Toteutuksen valinnaiset suoritustavat

Not available.

Harjoittelu- ja työelämäyhteistyö

Not available.

Kansainvälisyys

Not available.

Lisätietoja opiskelijoille

Not available.

Arviointikriteerit - hylätty (0) (Ei käytössä, kts Opintojakson Arviointikriteerit ylempänä)

Student gets the grade 0 when their course participation fits the following description for all or most parts:

- Has too many absences in the course, and/or does not showcase active and undisturbed participation in the course. Forgets easily about the homework, and is not able to compensate it in other ways (e.g. by classroom participation).
- Does not submit their assignments in time, and/or does not follow the general guidelines and instructions in their work.
- Performs poorly in the final exam and/or other reviewed assignments, and showcases lack of effort in their work.
- Relies almost solely on friends, translation apps, and other external resources that can prevent genuine learning. Shows very little effort on learning and doing things indepedently.
- Showcases very little progression in the course, and does not master any of the major skills that are required in the end of the course.

In case the teacher can not choose the grade based on this criteria, the final exam and other reviewed assignments will determine the grade.

Arviointikriteerit - tyydyttävä (1-2) (Ei käytössä, kts Opintojakson Arviointikriteerit ylempänä)

Student gets the grade 1 or 2 when their course participation fits the following description for all or most parts:

- Attends the required amount of course meetings but might not always show active participation. Forgets easily about the homework, and is not able to compensate it in other ways (e.g. by classroom participation).
- Submits most of their course assignments in time, and has followed the general guidelines in their work, even if the end result needs a lot of improvement.
- Might not perform well in the final exam and other reviewed assignments but can showcase at least some type of progress in their studying.
- Relies a bit too much on friends, translation apps, and other external resources that can prevent genuine learning. However, puts at least some effort on learning and doing things indepedently.
- Masters some of the skills that are required in the end of the course but could still benefit from a lot of practice.

In case the teacher can not choose the grade based on this criteria, the final exam and other reviewed assignments will determine the grade.

Arviointikriteerit - hyvä (3-4) (Ei käytössä, kts Opintojakson Arviointikriteerit ylempänä)

Student gets the grade 3 or 4 when their course participation fits the following description for all or most parts:

- Shows active and undisturbed participation in the course meetings. Does at least most of their homework in time.
- Submits most of their course assignments in time, and does their work diligently.
- Performs well or at least moderately well in the final exam and other reviewed assignments.
- Relies only a little on friends, translation apps, and other external resources that can prevent genuine learning. Instead, puts effort on learning and doing things independently.
- Masters most of the skills that are required in the end of the course but might still need some practise in certain areas.

In case the teacher can not choose the grade based on this criteria, the final exam and other reviewed assignments will determine the grade.

Arviointikriteerit - kiitettävä (5) (Ei käytössä, kts Opintojakson Arviointikriteerit ylempänä)

Student gets the grade 5 when their classroom participation fits the following description for all or most parts:

- Shows active and undisturbed participation in the course meetings. Does at least most of their homework in time.
- Submits their course assignments in time, and does their work diligently.
- Performs well in the final exam and other reviewed assignments.
- Relies very little on friends, translation apps, and other external resources that can prevent genuine learning. Instead, puts effort on learning and doing things independently.
- Masters fluently the skills that are required in the end of the course, and even exceeds the expectations in certain areas.

In case the teacher can not choose the grade based on this criteria, the final exam and other reviewed assignments will determine the grade.