Finnish for Foreigners 1 (5cr)

Code: C-10065-TT00ER83-3037

General information

Enrolment period: 05.08.2024 - 31.12.2025; Registration for the implementation has begun.

Timing: 05.08.2024 - 31.12.2026; Implementation is running.

Credits: 5 cr

Institution: Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, Karaportti 2

Teaching languages: English

Seats: 0 - 5000

Course: C-10065-TT00ER83

Objectives (course unit)

On completion of the course the student will be able to introduce and tell someone about himself or herself or another person, ask simple questions and answer questions about familiar topics, use greetings and numbers, tell the time and tell location. The student’s communication skills correspond to the skill level A1.1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Content (course unit)

Oral and written communication in simple everyday situations and daily routines: meeting people, eating and shopping. Key vocabulary. Basic grammatical structures, for example conjugating verbs in present tense, verb types, the partitive case and the six local cases. Finnish culture and customs.

Location and time

Course environment is Metropolia's Viope and course can be done in own pace.

Exam schedules

Online.

Assessment methods and criteria

To pass this course you have to do at least 80% of course.

Assessment scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Teaching methods

100% online (Self-Study) course.

Learning materials