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

Meetings at Lappeenranta campus and independent studying. Contents of the course are studied mainly with functional exercises.

Timing and attendence
The course is completed in one period, in October - December 2025.

Timing and attendance

The course is completed in one period, in October - December 2025. Active participation is required.

Learning material and recommended literature

Materials given by the teacher. The material is in Moodle.

Exam retakes

Written exam is at a campus and oral exam (if needed). The exam dates and more specific information will be announced at the beginning of the course. Exam retake in Exam Room.

Learning environment

Lessons at Lappeenranta campus and the course material in Moodle.

Student time use and work load

Approximately 81 hours (meetings + independent studying).

Contents

The course content will be the following:
- pronunciation
- genitive and partitive cases
- telling about one’s everyday life
- weather, seasons and months
- food and drink
- shopping, restaurant and café
- time expressions
- verb types 1–5 and present tense.

Additional information for students: previous knowledge etc.

Finnish 1 -course or equivalent skills.

Assessment criteria

A written and oral exam to evaluate, how well the student can
- write in Finnish
- understand Finnish texts
- understand Finnish talk
- speak in Finnish.
Written exam is in Exam Room at a campus and oral exam. Small obligatory tasks during the course. The exam dates and more specific information will be announced at the beginning of the course. Exam retake in Exam Room.

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 her/his 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 her/his 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 her/his everyday life in quite versatile way
- understands and uses vocabulary studied in the course quite extensively
- can write a text in Finnish on a given topic with only few errors
- pronounces Finnish understandably.