Study Guide

Objective

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

You are able to follow simple speech and read short texts on familiar topics.

You have command of different phrases, structures and vocabulary (CEFR level A1.2 - A1.3). You will get to know some basic vocabulary of your own professional field.
You are familiar with a large variety of grammatical features, like consonant and vowel changes (verbs and nouns), singular case forms and basic plural form (nouns).
You are also able to expand your vocabulary and knowledge of language usage independently using different sources.
You become more familiar with the Finnish culture.

Content

Which phrases and what kind of vocabulary and grammatical knowledge do you need for everyday communication and for understanding and writing simple texts on various topics?

Which sources and tools can you use in order to continue your elementary Finnish studies during the course and independently?

How to use your cultural knowledge in communication?

Materials

Gehring, S. & Heinzmann, S. 2020. Suomen mestari 1. Suomea aikuisille. Uudistettu laitos. Helsinki: FinnLectura.

Note! Edition 2020 or newer.

The material on the Moodle platform 'Learn'

Teaching methods

Online course. There are real-time online lessons and working independently included in the course. The online lessons will not be recorded. It is required to attend the online lessons actively and complete the assignments and exams successfully.

Employer connections

This course builds general working-life competences by reinforcing language skills.

Exam schedules

All the assignments must be submitted following the given schedule, by the end of the course. Late submissions are not allowed.

There will be two exams during the course. Both exam must be passed. It is possible to write (rewrite) a non-written or not passed exam twice. The exam dates will be given at the beginning of the course.

International connections

This course suits well for the international students.

Student workload

135 hours (= 5 x 25 h) of student's work (= contact lessons + independent studying).

Further information

Attending the course requires completing the course of Finnish 2 or having corresponding skills. Attending the course also requires English skills enabling academic studies and some IT skills.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Assessment bases on active participation in the lessons and
assignments completed successfully. There will be two exams in the course. Both exams must be passed.

Qualifications

Finnish 1 and sufficient English skills.