Study Guide

Objectives (course unit)

During this course you will learn the basics of the Finnish language. At the same time, you will get to know the Finnish culture and the Finnish way of living, thinking, communicating and working in the Finnish business environment.

Content (course unit)

Objectives
After completing the course, the students will be able to:
• pronounce Finnish quite correctly
• understand and use short and simply structured expressions that concern basic situations related to everyday life
• learn to build up their vocabulary
• learn to use the basic grammatical structures of Finnish
• know, use and understand simple spoken and written expressions connected to everyday life.
• know some typical things often connected with the Finnish culture.

Further information (course unit)

• alphabet and numbers
• introducing oneself
• telling about one’s family and background
• simple description of things and people
• telling about the weather
• shopping and food
• grammatical structures: basic sentences and questions, verb conjugation (positive and negative verbs), partitive, genitive, KPT-change, I have -structure

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

Students have been able to complete all the assignments acceptably. They can exchange greetings/farewells, introduce oneself and name a few objects. It is hard for them to attend a simple conversation or create a short text. Their pronunciation causes difficulties to understand meanings of produced speech.

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

Students have been able to complete all the assignments. Students have an active attitude towards studying Finnish language showing that by completing tasks according to the schedule. They are able to cope in the most common simple everyday situations. Students can use typical grammatical structures e.g. basic verb conjugation, possessive structure and partitive in simple sentences. They can write brief texts and pronounce Finnish quite clearly.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

Students have been able to complete all the assignments acceptably. They have a positive and active attitude towards learning language. They can pronounce Finnish distinctively and are able to use suitable and varied expressions in everyday situations using grammar almost correctly. Students can participate in a conversation asking and responding to questions about topics studied in the course. They can write simple texts and recombine words and phrases into new sentences.

Location and time

Contact lessons on Tuesdays at 13-16 and on Thursdays at 13-16. Please notice exceptions on week 20!

Exact schedule and class rooms:
Tue 01.04.2025 13.00 - 16.00 B6-33
Thu 03.04.2025 09.00 - 12.00 B6-33
Tue 08.04.2025 13.00 - 16.00 B6-33
Thu 10.04.2025 09.00 - 12.00 B6-34a
Tue 15.04.2025 13.00 - 16.00 B6-33
Thu 17.04.2025 09.00 - 12.00 B6-33
Tue 22.04.2025 13.00 - 16.00 B6-33
Thu 24.04.2025 09.00 - 12.00 B6-33
Tue 29.04.2025 13.00 - 16.00 B6-33
Tue 06.05.2025 13.00 - 16.00 B6-33
Thu 08.05.2025 09.00 - 12.00 B6-33
Mon 12.05.2025 09.00-12.00 B6-33
Tue 13.05.2025 13.00 - 16.00 B6-33
Tue 20.05.2025 13.00 - 16.00 B6-33
Thu 22.05.2025 09.00 - 12.00 B6-33

Exam schedules

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Assessment methods and criteria

Continuous assessment based on
- active participation (80 % presence)
- completed exercises
- passed final exam

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

During this course you will learn the basics of the Finnish language. At the same time, you will get to know the Finnish culture and the Finnish way of living, thinking, communicating and working in the Finnish business environment.

Learning materials

Teacher's material, also in Moodle
Textbook: Suomen mestari 1 (not obligatory, for independent learning)

Student workload

15x 3 hours contact teaching
Also independent studying (homework, group work etc.)

Completion alternatives

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Practical training and working life cooperation

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International connections

The course is aimed at group 25DSATE Systemic Approach to Entrepreneurship