Finnish for Foreigners 2 (3 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

After successful completion of the course students will be able to pronounce Finnish quite correctly. They can tell about their typical day, their home, their clothes and about buying clothes. They can also tell about travelling, moving and weather. Students can shortly discuss and write about these matters and understand short texts concerning such topics.

Content (course unit)

Basics of the Finnish language: verb types, noun cases, k-p-t-changes, structural exercises, pronunciation exercises, vocabulary exercises, conversational and drama exercises, listening comprehension exercises, reading comprehension exercises, written exercises.

Prerequisites (course unit)

Before taking this course, student must have completed Finnish for Foreigners 1 or equivalent course.

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

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) (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 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) (course unit)

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. A student can participate in a conversation asking and responding to questions about topics studied in the course. She/he 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.

Exam schedules

A written exam will be conducted in the end of the course. The date will be informed during the course.

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

The idea is to learn basics of Finnish, not only important but also interesting and fun.
o pronunciation exercises
o vocabulary exercises
o structural exercises
o conversational and drama exercises
o listening comprehension exercises
o reading comprehension exercises
o written exercises.

In this course you develop your Finnish skills starting from your level.
Discussion and using new vocabulary in lessons is very important.

Learning materials

Teachers material. It will be discussed about choosing or continuing with some study book in the first lesson.

Student workload

Lessons 8 x 2h, distance learning between lessons in groups and yourself.

Further information

The course is for students whose mother language is not Finnish and who have completed Finnish for Foreigners 1. If you need a credit transfer for competence for Finnish for Foreigners 1-3 -courses, please read further information on alternative ways of completing the course in the course's implementation plan and contact the teacher in charge.