Finnish Conversation 1 (3 cr)
Code: K200CP87-3011
General information
Enrollment
20.11.2024 - 24.02.2025
Timing
03.03.2025 - 20.04.2025
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Kielikeskus (LAB)
Campus
Lappeenranta Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
15 - 35
Degree programmes
- Language studies LAB
- Language studies LUT
Teachers
- LAB_virtuaaliopettaja_S2_02 Virtuaaliopettaja (LAB)
Scheduling groups
- Harjoitukset (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
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KKIE24LUTH
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KKIE24LABH
Small groups
- Practice
Learning outcomes
The student is able to
- tell about themselves, close relations and everyday life
- act in the most common authentic spoken situations in Finnish
- start and finish a brief dialogue
- use basic vocabulary and common grammatical structures in speech
- understand simple speech on concrete topics.
Proficiency level: A1
Implementation and methods of teaching
Preliminary assignments, exercises, visits, pair and group work and independent studying
Timing and attendance
Intensive course in April 2024, 36 lessons
The student has to be able to work and attend the class intensively.
Learning material and recommended literature
Material given by the teacher.
Learning environment
Lahti campus and local area
Moodle
Student time use and work load
Lectures and exercises on Lahti campus and functional exercises and visits during the weeks 15-17.
Independent studying and pair or group work (45 hours)
Contents
Review and extension of Finnish vocabulary, new grammatical structures.
Topics:
- My everyday life
- Finnish cuisine
- Nature, weather and seasons
- Town environment, town vocabulary, local cases
- Games and sports culture, verbal nouns
-Summer activities and cottage culture, 3rd infinitive
Finnish language is learnt in various environments, e.g. nature, downtown,sports premises and kitchen.
Students produce short videos on topics studied on the course.
Additional information for students: previous knowledge etc.
Finnish 1 - 4, approximately 12 ECTS, level A1.3
Assessment criteria
Continuous assessment (presence, activity and progress of speaking skills)
Assignments to be assessed: 1. Teaching session (pass/fail), 2. Videos created in pairs and individually (pass/fail), 3. Group discussion (5-0)
Assessment scale
1-5
Assessment criteria: level 1 (assessment scale 1–5)
The student partly masters the vocabulary and grammatical structures related to everyday life and close relations.
The student understands some main spoken points and can react to questions with short sentences.
The student can speak about the course topics, but needs a lot of support from other speakers.
Assessment criteria: level 3 (assessment scale 1–5)
The student masters the vocabulary and grammatical structures related to everyday life and close relations well.
The student understands main spoken points and can react to questions with a few sentences.
The student can start dialogues, maintain them for a short time and finish them. Errors that may hinder understanding occur.
Assessment criteria: level 5 (assessment scale 1–5)
The student masters the vocabulary and grammatical structures related to everyday life and close relations in an excellent way.
The student understands the main spoken points and can react to questions fluently and freely.
The student is proactive and flexible in different spoken situations. A few minor errors may occur but they do not hinder understanding.