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Elementary Finnish for the staff (3 cr)

Code: AV00CS51-3007

General information


Enrollment

08.12.2024 - 30.12.2024

Timing

07.01.2025 - 20.04.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Virtual portion

3 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Kielikeskus (LAB)

Campus

E-campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish
  • English

Seats

10 - 20

Degree programmes

  • Courses for Staff LAB and LUT

Teachers

  • Sanna Paunonen

Groups

  • KLABAVO24S

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), independent work and an exam.

Timing and presence
Lessons in Zoom in the spring semester 2025, term: 13th January – 28th March 2025, on Wednesdays at 16:15 – 17:45 and on Fridays at 8:15 – 9:45. No lessons on week 9. Total of 20 meetings. Schedule is in Moodle platform when course begins. Active participation is required (min. 50%).

Timing and attendance

Lessons in Zoom in the spring semester 2025, term: 13th January – 28th March 2025, on Wednesdays at 16:15 – 17:45 and on Fridays at 8:15 – 9:45. No lessons on week 9. Total of 20 meetings. Schedule is in Moodle platform when course begins. Active participation is required (min. 50%).

Learning material and recommended literature

Suomen mestari 1: Gehring, S. & Heinzman, S. 2020. Suomen mestari 1. uudistettu painos. Helsinki: Otava. Chapters 4–6. Additional material provided by the teacher in Moodle.

Learning environment

Meetings in Zoom, textbook and material in Moodle.

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 (Suomen mestari 1, chapters 1 - 3).

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.