Finnish 2 (5 cr)

Objective

On completion of the course, the student will be able to participate in simple conversations on familiar topics. The student will be able to understand the main points and also conclude some details from the context. They will also be able to write short texts about familiar topics, such as their background, life, home and leisure time. The student’s communication skills will correspond to skill level A1.3 as defined by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

Content

• Oral and written communication in everyday contexts: home and leisure time, spending time with friends, travelling, situations in studies and at work
• Grammatical structures, for example locative cases and postpositions, declension types for nouns and adjectives, using the object, expressing opinion and command, talking about past events
• Basic features of spoken Finnish and the Finnish way of life

Location and time

Karamalmi campus, check the timetable from OMA Lukkarit

Materials

Suomen mestari 1, chapters 6 - 9
Note! Revised edition, 2020 > (On the cover there's a person in white shirt)

Material provided by the teacher

Teaching methods

Lessons, independent work, group work and pair work

Exam schedules

A student has two chances to renew the failed written and/or oral exam and one to renew an approved written and/or oral exam in the re-sessions announced during the course. If the student is unable to demonstrate a valid reason for their absence from the interrogation or renewal, the absence is considered a performance. A student does not have the opportunity to increase the grade on active participation in class or course assignments.

First resit exam day is in May and the second in June. The specific dates are announced in class.

International connections

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Completion alternatives

Not applicable. When accrediting student’s prior learning, please, contact the teacher.

Student workload

5 ects = 135 hours

Content scheduling

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Further information

Artificial intelligence and assessed assignments

Artificial intelligence is forbidden to use in assignments that are graded in Finnish courses 1-4. Using artificial intelligence in assessed assignments is considered academic dishonesty. If a teacher suspects the use of artificial intelligence and the student cannot demonstrate their language skills, the student is considered to have acted dishonestly. In such cases, Metropolia University of Applied Sciences’ disciplinary guidelines are applied (Guidelines for the Handling of Disciplinary Matters at Metropolia UAS).

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student is able to
• reply to questions on familiar topics in a simple conversation
• compose simple texts concerning the everyday life
• identify the expressions of location, opinion and command and past tense structures in texts on familiar topics
• recognise some basic features of colloquial Finnish and the Finnish way of life.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student is able to
• communicate intelligibly in simple conversations concerning familiar topics and even further the conversation for example by asking questions
• understand the main points of short texts concerning the everyday life and can conclude some details from the context
• compose simple and understandable texts on familiar topics
• apply basic grammatical structures when instructed
• understand basic features of colloquial Finnish and of the Finnish way of life.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student is able to
• participate both as a listener and as a speaker in simple conversations when the topics concern familiar everyday situations
• understand short texts concerning everyday life and can conclude also details from the context
• compose understandable texts on familiar topics
• apply the learned grammatical structures to new words and expressions
• pay attention to pronunciation
• show interest in colloquial Finnish and the Finnish way of life.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student is able to
• reply to questions on familiar topics in a simple conversation
• compose simple texts concerning the everyday life
• identify the expressions of location, opinion and command and past tense structures in texts on familiar topics
• recognise some basic features of colloquial Finnish and the Finnish way of life.

Assessment methods and criteria

Written exam 50 %
Oral exam 20 %
Active participation and assignment 30 %

Qualifications

Previous knowledge of Finnish on the A1 level, for example the course Finnish 1 (5 ECTS)

Starting level: A1
Target level: A1.3