Study Guide

Objective

To teach the students the skills needed in everyday communication during their stay in Finland and to familiarise students with the Finns, their customs and the country.

Content

Greetings and introductions, Facts about Finland Asking simple guestions, Food Shopping in Finland

Materials

Kuparinen, K., Tapaninen, T. & Kuisma, K. (2014). Sun Suomi. Finnish for beginners. Helsinki: Otava.

Teaching methods

Lessons, group work, pair work, visits.

Employer connections

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Exam schedules

Spoken exam (retake will be organized individually)
Written exam (retake )

International connections

This course will be taught in English and in Finnish.

Completion alternatives

None

Student workload

3 credits = 81 hours of student's own work. 28 hours class room work and 53 hours of independent work.

Content scheduling

Preliminary timetable (changes possible):
Introduction of the course and ourselves, basic facts about Finnish language (alphabets, pronunciation)
Greetings & other phrases
Basis of verb conjugation, greetings & other phrases
Vowel harmony, numbers
My network (family etc.), verb type 1
My network (family etc.), question words
Independent study: Shopping
Shopping
Travelling
Travelling, time expressions (verb type 3), questions (-ko/-kö)
Travelling, time expressions
Travelling, time expressions (Verb type 2)
Revision
Exam (spoken)
Exam (written)
Feedback

Evaluation scale

0 - 5

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Student can answer questions about his/her everyday life. He/she understands topics of conversations he/she is involved in. Student is able to identify necessary information in short texts and in spoken language.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Student can answer questions in short phrases. He/she 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

Evaluation is based on exam 60 % (written, listening & reading comprehension, spoken) an on active participation in class room working (40 %). A student must participate at least to 80 % of lessons.

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

Student is not able to fulfill criteria for 1.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Student can answer questions about his/her everyday life. He/she understands topics of conversations he/she is involved in. Student is able to identify necessary information in short texts and in spoken language.

Toteutuksen arviointikriteerit, hyvä (3-4)

Student can answer questions in short phrases. He/she 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.