Finnish for Foreigners 1 (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.

Materials

Material provided by the teacher, Moodle.
Book: Kuparinen & Tapaninen 2015. Oma suomi 1. Otava.

Teaching methods

Independent and Group work, interactive contact lessons, excursions, project work.

Employer connections

Company visits

Exam schedules

Week 41 and week 49

Student workload

5 credits = 135 hours, where of 84 hours contact lessons, 51 hours independent studying

Content scheduling

Themes:
Pronunciation, syllable division and other general issues about the language
Greeting and introductions
Language skills, working, living, studying
Numerals: time, prices, banking
Asking simple questions and understanding instructions
Shopping
The school system
Basic geography of Finland
Finnish cuisine

Course progression plan is to be announced in Moodle.

Evaluation scale

0 - 5

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.

Assessment methods and criteria

Active attendance during contact lessons and independent studying, taking part in group activities, 2 exams; middle exam and final evaluation in written and oral language.

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.

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.

Content

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

Finnish culture and history.