Study Guide

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- tell about their own housing and neigbourhood.
- understand and write simple messages and announcements related to housing.
- understand and speak words and expressions related to weather.
- ask questions in simple shopping and other situations (e.g., clothing and furniture stores and bus and railway stations).
- read short advertisements, announcements and other texts related to travelling (e.g., timetables).

Proficiency level: A1

Implementation and methods of teaching

Lessons and independent studying. Contents of the course are studied mainly with functional exercises.

Timing and attendance

The course will be completed during one period. Active participation is required.

Learning material and recommended literature

Materials given by the teacher. Most of the material is also in Moodle.

Exam retakes

Written and oral exam. The exam dates will be announced at the beginning of the course.

Learning environment

Lessons are at the campus and exercises in Moodle.

Student time use and work load

Approximately 81 hours (meetings + independent studying).

Contents

The course content will be the following:
- home, living and nearby area
- weather, seasons, months
- clothes, colors, shopping
- vehicles, traveling
- t-plural
- to have -stucture
- locative cases (Where? Where from? Where to?)
- k, p, t -gradation in verbs and nouns.

Additional information for students: previous knowledge etc.

Finnish 1 and 2 -courses or equivalent skills.

Assessment criteria

A written and oral exams to evaluate, how well the student can
- write in Finnish
- understand Finnish texts
- understand Finnish talk and
- speak in Finnish.

Assessment scale

1-5

Failed (0)

The student has not reached the learning objectives.

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

Student
- recognizes and can use some phrases studied in the course
- tells something about her/his home and the area where she/he lives
- tells something about weather, clothing and traveling
- can recognize and use few words studied in the course
- can write sentences in Finnish on a given topic
- recognizes and can use some of the structures studied in the course
- pronounces Finnish quite understandably

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

Student
- recognizes and can use many phrases studied in the course
- tells many things about her/his home and the area where she/he lives
- tells many things about weather, clothing and traveling
- understands and uses the basic vocabulary studied in the course
- writes short texts in Finnish on given topics
- understands and uses the structures studied in the course
- pronounces Finnish understandably.

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

Student
- uses the phrases studied in the course fluently
- tells about her/his home and the area where she/he lives quite extensively and fluently
- tells about weather, clothing and traveling quite extensively and fluently
- understands and uses vocabulary studied in the course quite extensively
- writes texts in Finnish on given topics with only few errors
- understands and uses the structures studied in the course with only few errors
- pronounces Finnish quite well.