Study Guide

Objective

After completing the course, the students can understand simple and clearly spoken
standard Finnish proficiently in familiar every-day situations. They can shortly discuss their own field, repetitive routines and also understand short written texts regarding familiar topics in their own field. The students’ communication skills will correspond to the skill level A1.2 as defined by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

Starting Level: 0/A1.1
Target Level: A1.2

Content

Written and oral communication in simple, frequent, and repetitive daily situations in everyday life and work life: meeting and getting to know people; describing one's field and the work day; routine client situations (greetings, shopping, asking for how one is). Basic structures: verbs and verb conjugation in the present tense; the genitive case; the partitive case; consonant gradation; the possessives and asking questions. The main features of the spoken Finnish. Basic information regarding the Finnish work culture and the key tasks in one’s professional field and repetitive routines at work.

Location and time

Face-to-face: Myllypuro campus
(Zoom: teacher's zoom, link in Moodle)

Time and location change. Please check the schedule weekly.

13.9.2023 10.00-11.30 MPA4018
18.9.2023 10.00-11.30 MPA5020
20.9.2023 09.30-11.45 MPA5020
25.9.2023 10.15-11.45 MPA4018
27.9.2023 10.15-11.45 MPB5010
3.10.2023 12.45-14.15 MPA4018
10.10.2023 12.45-14.15 MPA5020
24.10.2023 12.45-14.15 MPA6019
26.10.2023 12.45-14.15 MPA2022
30.10.2023 10.15-11.45 MPA5020
2.11.2023 12.45-14.15 MPA3007
6.11.2023 12.45-14.15 MPA6019
10.11.2023 12.45-14.15 MPB6008
13.11.2023 12.45-14.15 MPA4018
17.11.2023 09.30-11.45 MPA6019
21.11.2023 10.15-11.45 MPA4018
23.11.2023 10.15-11.45 MPB6008
27.11.2023 12.45-14.15 MPA4018
30.11.2023 10.15-11.45 MPB6008
4.12.2023 9.30-11.45 MPA6019
7.12.2023 10.00-12.30 MPA6008
11.12.2023 9.30-12.00 MPA4018

Materials

Gehring, Heinzmann: Suomen mestari 1 (new edition 2019)

Teaching methods

Teaching mainly face-to-face in Myllypuro campus. In addition, possibly some online classes on Zoom (for those students not yet in Finland). Independent studying in Moodle.

Student workload

The student's amount of work 5 credits = 135 h
Classes 50 h, homework and independent studying min. 85 h.

Further information

Good studying skills and a lot of independent work is required. Book time for independent studying on your calendar minimum 4 h/week, preferably 10+h/week.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Framework of evaluation is as an attachment in the Curriculum's description.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Framework of evaluation is as an attachment in the Curriculum's description.

Assessment methods and criteria

Continuous assessment and exam