Finnish 1 (5 cr)

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?

Course material

Gerstler, Aho & Willberg: No niin 1!

Study forms and methods

Scheduled track:
Lessons twice a week at Kouvola campus Mon 8.15 - 9.45 & Tue 14.30 - 16

Blended track:
Finnish for beginners online course

Student workload

5 x 27 hours

Further information

anna-liisa.luova@xamk.fi

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Active participation, wordtests, oral exercises, written exercises, exam

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

One ore more compulsory tasks or the exam missed or failed

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

A student who has reached the grade 1 or 2 can:
a) use some of the basic level (A1.1-A1.2) phrases, vocabulary and structures in every day life situations.
b) search information from textbooks and other basic information sources.
c) realise some variation in the use of language in different situations and organize somehow her or his own learning.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

A student who has reached grade 3 can:
a) use the basic level (A1.1-A1.2) phrases, vocabulary and structures in every day life ituations.
b) search information from textbooks and other basic information sources.
c) realise the variation in the use of language in different situations and organize her or his own learning

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

A student who has reached the grade 5 can:
a) use excellent the basic level (A1.1-A1.2) phrases, vocabulary and structures in every day life situations.
b) search information from textbooks and other basic information sources.
c) realise the variation in the use of language in different situations and organize flexible her or his own learning.

Qualifications

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