Finnish for Foreigners 3 (5 cr)

Code: C-10065-TT00ER85-3034

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-TT00ER85

Objectives (course unit)

On completion of the course the student will be able to participate in simple conversations, read and understand simple texts with the aid of a dictionary and write simple texts about familiar topics, for example his or her background, personal history and daily activities. The student’s communication skills correspond to the skill level A2.1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Content (course unit)

Oral and written communication in everyday contexts: speaking on the phone, talking about seasons and weather, spending time with friends, leisure time activities. New grammatical structures, for example expressing necessity and opinion, past tense. Basic features of colloquial Finnish. Features of the Finnish way of life.

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