Intensive Elementary Finnish (A1)Laajuus (5 cr)

Objective

This course is targeted for the students who have studied Finnish earlier but need to improve their skills before starting the studies in European A2 level. The course covers the Elementary Finnish 1 (A1) and Elementary Finnish 2 (A1). After completing the course, the students will be able produce the sounds of Finnish be able to introduce themselves and their families be able to form simple statements and questions be able to manage in simple everyday situations be able to understand and produce simple texts be able to describe things and situations be able to talk about their hobbies and to express their desires be able to use different expressions of time and location know how to form the simple past tense forms of olla

Content

special features of Finnish language the Finnish alphabet and pronunciation greetings, making acquaintances, introducing oneself and one’s family vocabulary for everyday situations verb types 1-5 personal endings of verbs personal pronouns and possessive suffixes numbers, ordinal numbers days of the week, months and time of the clock the most common adjectives rule of agreement partitive, genitive and local cases singular forms object word’s case marking t-plural case form consonant gradation rules word types passive verb forms simple past tense of verb olla

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The targets of the assessment are described in the implementation of the course. Scale: Excellent (5), good (4-3), pass (2-1), fail (0). Grades 3-5 require language skills in the European A1 level. Active participation in the tuition is a prerequisite for passing the course. Active participation means the following: The student attends 75% of the amount of contact lessons unless the course implementation informs otherwise. The language lecturers record attendances in attendance registers. A course that is failed due to too many absences cannot be resat by retaking the exam. Instead, the student has to attend the course again. The student makes sure that they have the study material (e.g. the textbook) specified in the curriculum. The student takes part in the activities instructed by the lecturer in the contact lessons. The student completes the given homework according to the lecturer's instructions and on time.