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Finnish 1 (5 cr)

Code: VV00CW82-3014

General information


Enrollment

15.08.2019 - 30.08.2019

Timing

09.09.2019 - 20.12.2019

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

60 % Contact teaching, 40 % Distance learning

Campus

Kouvola Campus

Teaching languages

  • English
  • Finnish

Seats

20 - 50

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Digital International Business

Teachers

  • Anna-Liisa Luova

Teacher in charge

Anna-Liisa Luova

Groups

  • IBKV19SP1
    Digital international business, International marketing
  • IBKV19SP2
    Digital international business, Global supply chain management
  • GDKV19KM
    Game design, part-time studies
  • VV2019-2020
  • GDKV19SP
    Game design, full-time studies

Objective

You are able to express yourself in Finnish in the most common everyday situations both orally and in writing.

You have a command of simple phrases, basic clauses and vocabulary (CEFR level A1.1?A1.2) needed in e.g. introducing yourself and in service encounters.

You are familiar with the most essential grammatical features, like vowel harmony, present tense of the verb types and partitive singular case, and can manage with the pronunciation and spelling.

You are able to expand your vocabulary and knowledge of language usage also independently using different sources.

You can show familiarity in the Finnish culture.

Content

What kind of language Finnish is compared with other languages that you know? What are the special features of Finnish?

Which phrases and what kind of knowledge on Finnish language and culture are needed in everyday communication?

Which sources and tools you can use in order to learn elementary Finnish during the course and also independently?

How to pronounce and spell in Finnish?

Location and time

If you want to study online, select the course Finnish for Beginners (implementation via eCampus).

Teaching methods

Scheduled track:
Timing: on Mondays 8.15 - 9.45 and on Tuesdays 14.30 - 16. Classes on Kouvola Campus.

Blended track:
If you want to study online, select the course Finnish for Beginners (implementation via eCampus).

Exam schedules

There will be two exams in the course. Both exams must be passed. It is possible to write (rewrite) a non-written or not passed exam on three general exam dates. These dates will be given at the beginning of the course.

Student workload

135 h total (60 contact lessons, 75 h independent).

Further information

Prior skills in the Finnish language are not a requirement, but attending the course requires English skills enabling academic studies.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Lectures and exercises. Two midterm exams. To be settled at the course kick off.

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

A student does not attend the contact lessons and/or complete the assignments and exams successfully in the given timetable.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

The course Finnish 1 is arranged at the entry-level of your studies. The assessment emphazises criteria a–d and f. Students that have reached the level 3 are able to
a) use phrases, basic vocabulary and structures (CEFR levels A1.1–A1.2) in everyday communication.
b) look for information from the textbooks and other information sources of the elementary Finnish.
c) identify various contexts and interrelated tasks.
d) communicate in simple everyday situations.
e) work as team members in a goal-oriented way.

Qualifications

Prior skills in the Finnish language are not a requirement, but attending the course requires English skills enabling academic studies.