Finnish 2 (3 cr)
Code: K200CE70-3066
General information
Enrollment
06.05.2024 - 30.08.2024
Timing
28.10.2024 - 20.12.2024
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Faculty of Business and Hospitality Management (LAB)
Campus
Lahti Campus
Teaching languages
- English
Seats
20 - 50
Degree programmes
- Language studies LAB
- Language studies LUT
Teachers
- Marjaana Valo-Vuorela
Scheduling groups
- Luennot (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
-
LLTIIB24SBachelor's Degree Programme in International Business 24S Lahti
Small groups
- Lecture
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
Contact lessons on Lahti campus as well as independent studying.
Timing and attendance
- The course will be organized during one period.
- Active participation is required.
Lecture Attendance Policy:
Requirement: To complete the course successfully, you must attend at least 75 % of the lectures.
Consequence: If you fall below the 75 % attendance requirement, you will be unenrolled from the course.
Punctuality: Arrive on time for lectures. Check TimeEdit for your lecture schedule and follow it. Teacher will do the attendance registration at the beginning of each class. Late entry to the classroom will be treated as equivalent to absence.
Learning material and recommended literature
Textbook: Oma suomi 1.Suomea aikuisille (2nd edition)
Authors: Terhi Tapaninen & Kristiina Kuparinen
Publisher: Finn Lectura
Material provided by the teacher. Most of the material is also in Moodle.
Exam retakes
The exam dates will be announced later.
Learning environment
Classroom and Moodle online learning platform
Student time use and work load
3 credits corresponds to approximately 80 hours of study.
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
- weather, seasons
- verb types 1–5
- the partitive case.
Additional information for students: previous knowledge etc.
Finnish 1 or similar skills.
Assessment criteria
Ongoing evaluation and written and oral exam to evaluate, how well the student can
- write in Finnish
- understand Finnish texts
- understand Finnish talk
- speak in Finnish.
Assessment scale
1-5
Assessment criteria: level 1 (assessment scale 1–5)
The student has reached the learning objectives at a satisfactory level.
Student
- recognizes and can use some of the phrases studied in the course
- recognizes and uses some time expressions
- tells about her/his everyday life by few sentences
- can recognize and use few of the words studied in the course
- can write few sentences in Finnish on a given topic
- pronounces Finnish quite understandably.
Assessment criteria: level 3 (assessment scale 1–5)
The student has reached the learning objectives well.
Student
- understands and can use many phrases
- understands and uses basic time expressions
- tells many things about her/his everyday life
- understands and uses the basic vocabulary studied in the course
- can write a short text in Finnish on a given topic
- pronounces Finnish understandably.
Assessment criteria: level 5 (assessment scale 1–5)
The student has reached the learning objectives in an excellent way.
Student
- understands and can use all or almost all of the phrases studied in the course
- understands and can use all or almost all of the time expressions studied in the course
- tells about her/his everyday life in quite versatile way
- understands and uses the vocabulary studied in the course quite extensively
- writes texts in Finnish on given topics with only few errors
- pronounces Finnish quite well.