Study Guide

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

Lessons and independent studying.

Timing and attendance

3 March - 18 April 2025.
Active participation is required.

Learning material and recommended literature

Course material is provided by the teacher.

Exam retakes

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

Learning environment

Lessons are on campus.

Student time use and work load

Approximately 81 hours (meetings, independent studying and group work ).

Contents

The course content will be the following:
- food and drink
- daily routines
- some grammatical structures

Additional information for students: previous knowledge etc.

Finnish 1 course 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
- recognizes and uses some time expressions
- tells about their everyday life by few sentences
- can recognize and use few 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)

Student
- understands and can use many phrases
- understands and uses basic time expressions
- tells many things about their 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)

Student
- understands and can use all or almost all phrases studied in the course
- understands and can use all or almost all time expressions studied in the course
- tells about their everyday life in quite versatile way
- understands and uses vocabulary studied in the course quite extensively
- writes texts in Finnish on given topics with only few errors
- pronounces Finnish quite well.