Finnish for Foreigners 1Laajuus (5 cr)

Objective

Students will be able to communicate on a day to day basic in Finnish and will get to know Finland: the country, its society, people, language and culture.

Content

Pronunciation, reading and conversation practice.
Basic vocabulary and phrases used in simple everyday communication.

Finnish culture and history.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student can speak satisfactory Finnish in short conversations about everyday life. The Student is able to identify necessary information in short texts and in spoken language.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student understands topics of conversations he/she is involved in. He/she can answer questions in short phrases. The Student can read short texts, F.e. signs or advertisements of his/her interest.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students can form comprehensible sentences using standard Finnish and recognize numerals in their basic form and can converse using simple questions and answers.

Execution methods

Contact instruction. Parts of the course can be completed independently using online material agreed with KUAS Finnish language teachers.

Accomplishment methods

Literal and oral texts
Reading
Group presentation about a cultural or historical topic

AHOT: Prior, similar Finnish language studies or language knowledge gained elsewhere.