Study Guide

Location and time

Meetings during the 3rd period on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 12.30-14.00.

Exam schedules

The final exam will take place on the 22th of March. Retake time will be announced later.

Assessment methods and criteria

You need to pass the two final exams (spoken and written exam). In addition to this, you need to meet the attendance criteria (80 % attendance in the course meetings) in order to pass the course.

If the student misses too many classes, they might have to compensate for the missing course work later on (e.g., with additional assignments). If the student misses most of the course meetings and assignments, they face the risk of failing the course and might have to redo the course with another group.

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

We will have classroom meetings, and put a lot of focus on speaking, vocabulary, grammar, and writing practices. The goal is to use Finnish language in versatile, interactive ways, and integrate nursing study topics in Finnish language practices. The course includes a lot of independent exercises as well. The language use of this course is approximately on the A2 level.

Learning materials

You will receive the study material in the form of handouts and online material. You do not need to use a study book in the course but if you want to have more self-study, I recommend that you purchase or borrow the study book Hoidetaan suomeksi by Mustonen, Sippola and Tuononen.

Student workload

4 x 45 min. lessons a week + independent work at home + exams

Content scheduling

The course plan is availabe on Moodle when the course starts.

Completion alternatives

Not available.

Practical training and working life cooperation

Not available.

International connections

Not available.

Further information

Not available.

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

The student will not pass the course in the following situations:

- The student does not attend enough of meetings.
- The students did not reach the level 1 in both exams.

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

The student will receive the grade 1 or 2 when they have done all the necessary course work (e.g, took part in the classroom meetings) but could not reach the level 3 or higher in the final exam. The student might, for example, still struggle with forming fluent, complete sentences in Finnish or understanding every day Finnish speech.

However, on level 1-2 grade, the student needs to show that they have a basic proficiency in nursing Finnish (e.g., required vocabulary and most common structures), and that they can get their message across in Finnish, even if their communication style and expressions did not meet all the expectations of fluent, grammatically correct Finnish.

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

The student will receive the grade 3 or 4 when they have done all the necessary course work (e.g, took part in the classroom meetings) but could not reach the level 5. The student might, for example, still struggle with individual aspects of Finnish communication (e.g., pronunciation, knowledge in word forms and verb tenses, formation of longer sentences).

However, on level 3-4 grade, the student needs to show that they have a solid proficiency in nursing Finnish (e.g., required vocabulary, most common structures, and passive writing style), and that they can have interaction with another person without too many struggles and interruptions.

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

The student will receive the grade 5 when they have done all the necessary course work (e.g, took part in the classroom meetings), and reached an excellent level in the final exam. The student is able to produce fluent, comprehensible, and relevant information both in spoken and written Finnish.

The student has a solid proficiency in nursing Finnish (e.g., required vocabulary, most common structures, and passive writing style), and, additionally, does not have any major issues with understanding other people's speaking or writing. Based on the exam evaluation, the student would be able to handle most common work assignments in nursing with the language skills they have.