Study Guide

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- communicate in most common everyday situations
- understand slowly and clearly spoken Finnish when the topic and the vocabulary are familiar
- understand and write a simple message or text
- use the basic vocabulary and some grammatical structures of Finnish.

Proficiency level: A1

Implementation and methods of teaching

Online lessons in Zoom and independent study.

Timing and attendance

Online classes twice a week (weeks 10 to 16). Schedule in TimeEdit.

Learning material and recommended literature

The study material will be announced later.

Alternative completion methods

Exam

Exam retakes

Written exam in the electronic system in weeks 17 to 19.
Oral exam in week 16.

Learning environment

Moodle and Zoom

Student time use and work load

3 credits corresponds to approximately 80 hours of study.
Online classes approx. 28 hours.
Independent study, including homework and learning assignments, and preparing for exams approx. 50 hours.

Contents

The course content will be the following:
- telling about one’s everyday life and daily rhythm
- food and drinks
- shopping, restaurant and cafeteria
- time expressions
- verb types 1–5
- partitive case.

Additional information for students: previous knowledge etc.

Finnish 1 or similar knowledge and skills.

Assessment criteria

Written exam (reading and writing): 1 to 5

Assessment scale

1-5

Assessment criteria: level 1 (assessment scale 1–5)

The student has reached the learning objectives at a satisfactory level.

Assessment criteria: level 3 (assessment scale 1–5)

The student has reached the learning objectives well.

Assessment criteria: level 5 (assessment scale 1–5)

The student has reached the learning objectives in an excellent way.