Study Guide

Objective

On completion of the course, the student will be able to participate in everyday life communication in familiar situations and his/her language proficiency will be enough to take care of simple practical things. He/she will be able to understand the main points in short, ordinary texts and also conclude details from the context. The student will be able to write short messages and describe his/her personal history and leisure time in a simple manner. The student’s communication skills will correspond to the skills level A2.1-A2.2 as defined by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

Content

- oral and written communication in everyday contexts: leisure time, hobbies, nature, service situations, simple news, basic information about Finnish culture and society
- grammatical structures, for example verb tenses, verb rections, connecting sentences, object and plural partitive
- the most important features of spoken Finnish

Location and time

Time and location change. Please check the schedule weekly.

Materials

Gerstler, Aho, Willberg: No niin 1, chapters 6, 8-11

Teaching methods

Face-to-face-teaching in Myllypuro campus (80%) and independent studying in Moodle and No niin! 1 study book.

Employer connections

This Finnish as a second language course is open to all Metropolia degree students. If you have a similar course offered by your degree, the recommendation is to primarily take that course.

Good studying skills and a lot of independent work is required. Book time for homework and independent studying on your calendar at least 5 h/week.

Exam schedules

Continuous assessment and exam

Completion alternatives

The student's amount of work 5 credits = 135 h
Face-to-face-teaching 50 h, homework and independent studying 85 h

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student has achieved the course objectives fairly. The student
- is able to answer questions in simple conversations
- is able to write short and simple texts about everyday life
- understands the main points and some details in ordinary texts
- recognises the most important features of spoken language.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student has achieved the course objectives well, even though the knowledge and skills need improvement in some areas. The student
- has capabilities to apply simple and familiar structures and vocabulary in leisure time and study related situations
- communicates understandably in a simple conversation
- can further the conversation by asking questions and commenting
- understands everyday life texts and is able to build understandable texts (messages and descriptions) about familiar topics
- understands basic features of spoken language.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student has achieved the objectives of the course with excellent marks. The student
- is able to participate both as a listener and as a speaker in simple conversations when the topics concern familiar everyday situations
- is able to further the conversation to a certain extent and understand some spoken language
- is able to understand short texts concerning everyday life even though the topic is not related to his/her immediate surroundings
- has good capabilities to apply his/her skills in situations in leisure time, studies and work.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student has achieved the course objectives fairly. The student
- is able to answer questions in simple conversations
- is able to write short and simple texts about everyday life
- understands the main points and some details in ordinary texts
- recognises the most important features of spoken language.

Prerequisites

Previous knowledge of Finnish on the A1.3-A2.1 level, e.g. the courses Finnish 1 and Finnish 2

Further information

Starting level: A1.3-A2.1
Target level: A2.1-A2.2