Study Guide

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

The course will be held during the two periods on Zoom. 36 lessons (2 + 2 hours per week). Lessons are mandatory, and completing the course is not possible without attending the classes and the group work. Attendance requirement 75%.

Preliminary assignments, exercises, visits, pair and group work and independent studying

Time that should be reserved for studying:
Exercises on Zoom 36 hours.
Independent studying and group work 45 hours.

Timing and attendance

The course will be held during the two periods on Zoom. 36 lessons (2 + 2 hours per week). Lessons are mandatory, and completing the course is not possible without attending the classes and the group work.
Attendance requirement 75%.

Learning material and recommended literature

Material given by the teacher.

Learning environment

Zoom
Moodle

Student time use and work load

Exercises on Zoom 36 hours.
Independent studying and 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
- Hobbies and free time

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 (activity and 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

Failed (0)

The student has not participated actively and/or has not reached the learning objectives at a satisfactory level.

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.