Study Guide

Learning outcomes

After the course the student
- is able to use the structures and the vocabulary needed in working, studying and leisure everyday situations
- tell about his/her daily routines (about the family, describing persons, the hobbies, going to the restaurant and shopping, writing an e-mail message)
- knows the basic structures: articles, questions words, demonstrative adjectives and pronouns, prepositions, the Present Tense, The
Perfect Tense, The near Future, the numbers 100-1000.

Proficiency level: A1

Implementation and methods of teaching

Written and spoken exercises, individual working. The languages of instruction are Finnish, French and English.

Timing and attendance

Contact teaching 28 lessons. Assessment of oral language skills based on continuous assessment requires 75% active attendance or oral examination. Timetables: TimeEdit

Learning material and recommended literature

The material provided by the teacher on Moodle.

Alternative completion methods

Written (EXAM-room) and oral examination. Student studies the course content completely independent. Oral interrogation 15 minutes through Teams.Schedule a meeting (an invitation) in Teams for 30 minutes, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday - Friday. Written examination in EXAM room, link for enrollment available on Moodle by the end of the course. The time for interrogations is one month after the end of the course

Exam retakes

Written exam in EXAM Laboratory, contact the course's teacher. There is one month time to assist the exams after the course. A spoken test of 15 minutes through Teams, if necessary.

Learning environment

The material in Moodle.

Student time use and work load

28 contact lessons,40 h individual working.

Contents

After the course the student is able to use the structures and the vocabulary needed in working, studying and leisure everyday situations and tell about his/her daily routines, about the family, describing persons, the hobbies, going to the restaurant and shopping, writing an e-mail message.

Grammar: articles, questions words, demonstrative adjectives and pronouns, prepositions, the Present Tense, The Perfect Tense, The near Future, the numbers 100-.

Additional information for students: previous knowledge etc.

Spanish 1 or equivalent skills

Assessment criteria

Written and spoken exam. A spoken test or the evaluation of the spoken language skills on basis of the continuous evaluation that requires 75% of active presence. The time for exam is one month after the end of the course.

Assessment scale

1-5

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

The knowledge and the skills of the student are on mediocre level in relation to the learning expectations.
The student can communicate on mediocre level in written and spoken way in simple communication situations.
The student can partly apply learned things to new communication situations.

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

The knowledge and the skills of the student are on good level in relation to the learning expectations.
The student can communicate well in written and spoken way in simple communication situations.
The student can principally apply learned things to new communication situations.

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

The knowledge and the skills of the student are on commendable level in relation to the learning expectations.
The student can communicate laudably in written and spoken way in simple communication situations.
The student can perfectly apply learned things to new communication situations.