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

Spring 2025

Materials

Sonja Gehring, Sanni Heinzmann : Suomen mestari 1 (Updated). Finn Lectura

Teaching methods

Classroom lessons + tasks

Exam schedules

Two written exams + oral test. Time to be agreed upon on lessons.

Student workload

Classroom lessons 50h + assignments/exams

Further information

Attendance monitored.

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

Exams and tasks

Qualifications

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

Starting level: A1
Target level: A1.3