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

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.

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.

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:
- home, living and nearby area
- weather, seasons, months
- clothes, colors, shopping
- vehicles, traveling
- t-plural
- to have -structure
- locative cases (Where? Where from? Where to?)
- k, p, t -gradation in verbs and nouns.
Objective
The student is able to
- tell about their own housing and neighborhood.
- 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

Additional information for students: previous knowledge etc.

Finnish 1 and 2 -courses or equivalent 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

Failed (0)

The student has not reached the learning objectives.

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 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)

The student has reached the learning objectives well.
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)

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