Study Guide

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- communicate in many 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 work.

Timing and presence
In the spring semester, term 8.1. - 15.3.2023. Lectures twice a week: on Mondays at 16.15 - 17.45 and on Thursdays at 8.15 - 9.45. Total of 17 meetings. Schedule is in Moodle platform when course begins. Active participation is required.

Timing and attendance

In the spring semester, term 8.1. - 15.3.2023. Lectures twice a week: on Mondays at 16.15 - 17.45 and on Thursdays at 8.15 - 9.45. Total of 17 meetings. Schedule is in Moodle platform when course begins. Active participation is required.

Learning material and recommended literature

Suomen mestari 1 (Gehring, S. & Heinzman, S.) and material on Moodle

Learning environment

Meetings in Zoom, material in Moodle (and the textbook).

Student time use and work load

Approximately 81 hours (meetings + independent studying).

Contents

The course content will be the following:
- telling about one’s everyday life
- home and living
- food and drinks
- travelling
- time expressions
- verb types 1–5
- local cases.

Additional information for students: previous knowledge etc.

Survival Finnish for the Staff or equivalent skills.

Assessment criteria

Continuous assessment, assignments and final test.

Assessment scale

Approved/Failed

Failed (0)

Insufficient evidence of competence and/or the student has not reached the learning objectives.

Assessment criteria: assessment scale failed/approved

The course is passed if student has sufficiently showed their skills and reached the learning objectives.