School Visits for Foreign Students (1 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

The course is aimed at all exchange and foreign degree students interested in visiting local schools during their stay in Finland. The course offers a great opportunity for the students to get to know Finnish culture and school life better but also to share their experiences, promote their own home country together with TAMK and encourage Finnish students to study abroad.

Content (course unit)

The students visit three local comprehensive or secondary schools and participate in lessons for example by giving country and culture presentations or language sessions. The visits can also be arranged through video conferencing.

Assessment methods and criteria

The students visit three local comprehensive or secondary schools and participate in lessons for example by giving country and culture presentations or language sessions. The visits can also be arranged through video conferencing.

Assessment scale

Pass/Fail

Teaching methods

This course provides foreign students with a chance to visit Finnish schools (primary and secondary education). The students provide information about how they could help in various lessons by filling in the registration form, and then the contact schools will receive that information. All visits are agreed on separately and directly between the schools and the participating students.

Student workload

27 hours in total for preparations and visits.

Content scheduling

After 31.1.2021 when the students have filled in the registration form, the contact schools will be offered a list of the students available for visits, and they will then contact the students directly if they find their skills suitable. The schedule for the visits is agreed upon separately with each school.

Practical training and working life cooperation

3 visits to different schools in the region.

International connections

An environment that enables creating an international network of contacts.

Further information

ENROLMENT FORM: https://lomake.tamk.fi/lomakkeet/31134/lomake.html (fill in by 31.1.2021)

In order to enroll, please fill in the registration form and enroll in Pakki before 31.1.2021. Please pay attention to filling in the form. The more you highlight your skills, the better chances you will have in getting schools interested in having you to visit them. Therefore, make sure to list all relevant skills and areas of expertise! TAMK cannot guarantee everybody three visits.

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

- Completing three visits to local primary or secondary schools
- Writing a short report of the visits