Finnish as a Foreign Language 3 (2 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

The course builds up the use of Finnish and provides the knowledge and practices how to act as a job applicant. Estimated level A2.2.
After completing the course, the students will be able to:
Search work on the internet and from other sources
Get information on available jobs
Write a job application in Finnish

Content (course unit)

How to communicate in Finnish in business context?
How to find information on available jobs?
How to apply for a job?

Prerequisites (course unit)

Finnish as a Foreign Language 1 and Finnish as a Foreign Language 2 completed or equivalent knowledge.10 credits of studies up to the level A2.1.

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

The student is able to tell about his/her future plans and things from the past in Finnish in most common situations using the typical grammatical structures. He/she is able to give a brief speech in Finnish in simple sentences. He/she is able to write a brief attachment for CV. He/she needs help in order to understand texts only in Finnish informing about available jobs.

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

The student has an active attitude towards studying the Finnish language and culture, and shows that by completing written tasks according to the schedule. He/she is able to tell about future plans and the past understandably in common situations using typical grammatical structures correctly. The student is able to explain his/her ideas and plans clearly. The student understands main topics in everyday conversations with Finns who talk standard spoken language. He/she is able to write a job application and CV in standard expressions. He/she is able to search for available jobs and understand texts with the help of dictionary. The student is able to give a speech in Finnish in standard Finnish sentences.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

The student has a positive and active attitude towards learning language and is genuinely interested in Finnish culture, and brings it up by expressing his/her findings about cultural matters. He/she can cope in situations with Finns talking standard spoken Finnish, when topics are related to matters he/she is interested in, and/or topics concerning everyday life. He/she is able to search for available jobs and understand easily texts, which are related to his/her interests and include more complicated structures. He/she can write a job application and CV in detailed manner. He/she is able to give a speech with a meaningful content, speaking fluently in versatile Finnish sentences.

Exam schedules

Sovitaan kurssilla

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

group discussions, collaborative excercises, written excercises.

Learning materials

Teacher´s materials

Student workload

contact classes + independent studying between classes

Completion alternatives

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Practical training and working life cooperation

Finnish language related to work life situations

International connections

Kurssi on suunnattu KV-opiskelijoille

Further information

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

A student has completed the assignments acceptably and attended contact lessons at least 80 %. She/he is able to tell about her/his future plans and things from the past in Finnish in most common situations. She/he is able to give a brief speech in Finnish in simple sentences. She/he is able to write a brief attachment for CV. She/he needs help in order to understand texts only in Finnish informing about available jobs.

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

A student has an active attitude towards studying Finnish language and culture, and shows that by completing written tasks according to the schedule. She/he is able to tell about future plans and the past understandably in common situations. A student is able to explain her/his ideas and plans clearly. She/he understands main topics in everyday conversations with Finns who talk standard spoken language. She/he is able to write a job application and CV in standard expressions. She/he is able to search for available jobs and understand texts with the help of dictionary. She is able to give a speech in Finnish in standard Finnish sentences.

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

A student has a positive and active attitude towards learning language and is genuinely interested in Finnish culture, and brings it up by expressing her/his findings about cultural matters. She/he can cope in situations with Finns talking standard spoken Finnish, when topics are related to matters she/he is interested in, and/or topics concern everyday life. She/he is able to search for available jobs and understand easily texts, which are related to her/his interests and include more complicated structures. She/he can write a job application and CV in detailed manner. She/he is able to give a speech with a meaningful content, speaking fluently with a slight accent.