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Occupational Finnish for Foreigners (5cr)

Code: IM00ET96-3002

General information


Enrolment period
08.12.2019 - 06.01.2020
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
14.01.2020 - 13.05.2020
Implementation has ended.
Credits
5 cr
Virtual portion
2 cr
Mode of delivery
Blended learning
Campus
TAMK Mediapolis
Teaching languages
Finnish
Seats
5 - 30
Degree programmes
Bachelor's Degree Programme in Media and Arts
Teachers
Marja Oksanen
Person in charge
Marja Oksanen
Course
IM00ET96

Objectives (course unit)

After successful completion of the course students will be able to pronounce Finnish quite correctly. They can tell about their typical day, their home, their clothes and about buying clothes. They can also tell about travelling, moving and weather. Also they can express simple things concerning acting in a media profession. Students can shortly discuss and write about these matters and understand short texts concerning such topics.

Content (course unit)

- basics of the Finnish language: verb types, noun cases, k-p-t-changes, passive voice, positive past tense imperfect, object cases
- vocabulary concerning a media field
- structural exercises
- pronunciation exercises
- vocabulary exercises
- conversational and drama exercises
- listening comprehension exercises
- reading comprehension exercises
- written exercises
- for advanced students exercises concerning a job searching.

Prerequisites (course unit)

Completed course Finnish for Foreigners (5 ECTS) or the same level of skills.

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

Students have been able to complete all the assignments acceptably. They can tell about few of the achieved course contents, but their expression stays limited: both spoken and written language is partly hard to understand. It is difficult for them to take part to a simple discussion. Also their incomplete pronunciation may cause difficulties to understand their speech.

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

Students have an active attitude towards studying Finnish language showing that by completing course tasks according to the schedule. They are able to cope in most achieved oral course exercises. Students are able to write short texts about their home, travelling or clothes in Finnish and are able to pronounce Finnish clearly enough. Students’ mother tongue may have an effect in pronunciation and/or sentence structure, but it doesn’t cause problems to understand the meaning of messages.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

Students have a positive and active attitude towards learning language. They can pronounce Finnish distinctively and are able to use suitable and varied expressions in achieved course exercises using grammar mostly correct way. A student can participate in a conversation asking and responding to questions about topics studied in the course. She/he can write simple descriptions or stories and recombine words and phrases into new sentences. They understand the importance of good Finnish language skills to get a job in Finland.

Location and time

During the whole spring semester on Tuesdays at 15.00 - 17.15 in a class room 30014.

Exam schedules

According to the dates marked on course Tabula.

Assessment methods and criteria

Continuous assessment based on classwork (activity, presence, completed exercises). To pass the course minimum attendance 80 % is required.
Final exam has two parts:
A Written test (reading comprehension + writing + structure tasks) = 50 % of the course grade
B Oral test in small groups = 50 % of the course grade
Very good class activity may improve the course grade (according to the final exam result).

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

contact teaching, activating written tasks, study conversation, discussion exercises, learning simulation and games, process writing, collaborative learning, exercises, videos made by students

Learning materials

Kuparinen - Tapaninen - Kuisma: Sun suomi - Finnish for beginners and Tabula material created/linked by the teacher.

Student workload

Learning language always takes time, especially when 3 contact lessons take place once a week! It is important to train regularly during the week, with time!

Content scheduling

Mainly according to the book Sun suomi but adding important structures and activating exercises.

Completion alternatives

Partly utilizing more demanding on line material for advanced students after discussing with the teacher about the ways of completing it.

Practical training and working life cooperation

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International connections

The whole group is international!

Further information

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

Students have attended contact lessons less than 80 %. They have not completed course assignments because of lack of or activity or gained skills. Their ability to communicate in Finnish is insignificant and limited to make understanding possible.

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

Students have been able to complete all the assignments acceptably. They can tell about few of the achieved course contents, but their expression stays limited: both spoken and written language is partly hard to understand. It is difficult for them to take part to a simple discussion. Also their incomplete pronunciation may cause difficulties to understand their speech.

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

Students have an active attitude towards studying Finnish language showing that by completing course tasks according to the schedule. They are able to cope in most achieved oral course exercises. Students are able to write short texts about their home, travelling or clothes in Finnish and are able to pronounce Finnish clearly enough. Students’ mother tongue may have an effect in pronunciation and/or sentence structure, but it doesn’t cause problems to understand the meaning of messages.

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

Students have a positive and active attitude towards learning language. They can pronounce Finnish distinctively and are able to use suitable and varied expressions in achieved course exercises using grammar mostly correct way. Students can participate a conversation asking and responding to questions about topics studied in the course. They can write simple descriptions or stories and recombine words and phrases into new sentences. They understand the importance of good Finnish language skills to get a job in Finland.

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