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Finnish 1 (5 cr)

Code: TX00EN52-3029

General information


Enrollment
28.02.2025 - 29.03.2025
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
31.03.2025 - 25.05.2025
Implementation is running.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 cr
Local portion
5 cr
Mode of delivery
On-campus
Unit
(2019-2024) School of Smart and Clean Solutions
Campus
Leiritie 1
Teaching languages
English
Teachers
Petri Valve
Groups
Techpath25
Metropolia Tech Pathway Students 2025
Course
TX00EN52

Implementation has 15 reservations. Total duration of reservations is 51 h 0 min.

Time Topic Location
Wed 02.04.2025 time 09:00 - 12:00
(3 h 0 min)
Finnish 1 TX00EN52-3029
MMC310 Oppimistila
Fri 04.04.2025 time 10:00 - 14:00
(4 h 0 min)
Finnish 1 TX00EN52-3029
MMC354 Oppimistila
Mon 07.04.2025 time 10:00 - 14:00
(4 h 0 min)
Finnish 1 TX00EN52-3029
MMC308 Oppimistila
Fri 11.04.2025 time 10:00 - 14:00
(4 h 0 min)
Finnish 1 TX00EN52-3029
MMC354 Oppimistila
Wed 16.04.2025 time 09:00 - 12:00
(3 h 0 min)
Finnish 1 TX00EN52-3029
MMC310 Oppimistila
Wed 23.04.2025 time 09:00 - 12:00
(3 h 0 min)
Finnish 1 TX00EN52-3029
MMC310 Oppimistila
Fri 25.04.2025 time 10:00 - 14:00
(4 h 0 min)
Finnish 1 TX00EN52-3029
MMC354 Oppimistila
Wed 30.04.2025 time 09:00 - 12:00
(3 h 0 min)
Finnish 1 TX00EN52-3029
MMC310 Oppimistila
Fri 02.05.2025 time 10:00 - 14:00
(4 h 0 min)
Finnish 1 TX00EN52-3029
MMC354 Oppimistila
Wed 07.05.2025 time 09:00 - 12:00
(3 h 0 min)
Finnish 1 TX00EN52-3029
MMC240 Oppimistila
Fri 09.05.2025 time 10:00 - 14:00
(4 h 0 min)
Finnish 1 TX00EN52-3029
MMC354 Oppimistila
Wed 14.05.2025 time 09:00 - 12:00
(3 h 0 min)
Finnish 1 TX00EN52-3029
MMA111b Oppimistila
Thu 15.05.2025 time 09:00 - 12:00
(3 h 0 min)
Finnish 1 TX00EN52-3029
MMA111b Oppimistila
Wed 21.05.2025 time 09:00 - 12:00
(3 h 0 min)
Finnish 1 TX00EN52-3029
MMA111b Oppimistila
Thu 22.05.2025 time 09:00 - 12:00
(3 h 0 min)
Finnish 1 TX00EN52-3029
MMA111b Oppimistila
Changes to reservations may be possible.

Objective

On completion of the course, the student will understand simple and clearly spoken Finnish in very familiar everyday situations. The student will be able to tell briefly about their background, home and daily routines and understand very short texts about familiar topics. The student’s communication skills will correspond to the skill level A1 as defined by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

Starting level: A0
Target level: A1

Content

• Oral and written communication in simple everyday situations and daily routines: meeting and getting to know people, telling basic things about oneself, one’s family, and the course of the day, simple shopping situations
• Basic grammatical structures, for example verb types, conjugating verbs in the present tense, basic form plural of nouns and adjectives, singular partitive and genitive, consonant gradation, possessive structures, asking questions
• Key characteristics of spoken Finnish
• Basic features of the Finnish culture and customs

Location and time

Period 4 of spring 2025

Materials

SUOMEN MESTARI 1 by Gehring & Heinzmann/ Otava-Finn Lectura (-->the updated 2020 edition or newer edition!!!).
On this course we will handle chapters 1-5 of the book1.

Teaching methods

Lessons and tasks

Exam schedules

Agreed upon during the course. (written exam + oral exam)

Student workload

Lessons about 50h + tasks

Further information

Attendance monitored.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The students are able to
• tell basic things about themselves and about their course of the day
• understand similar information in the communication partner’s speech
• identify the verb types and verb conjugation in familiar texts
• identify the nominal declension in familiar texts
• identify the consonant change in familiar words
• recognise some basic features of the Finnish language and culture.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The students are able to
• tell about themselves in familiar everyday situations
• use limited basic vocabulary both in speaking and in writing
• apply familiar grammatical structures according to given instructions
• understand some basic features of the Finnish language, culture and customs.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The students are able to
• apply the expressions and vocabulary they have learned to tell about themselves and to ask questions about the communication partner’s life
• acquire additional vocabulary they need and use it in everyday situations
• apply the grammar they have learned to new words and expressions
• show interest in the Finnish language, culture and customs.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The students are able to
• tell basic things about themselves and about their course of the day
• understand similar information in the communication partner’s speech
• identify the verb types and verb conjugation in familiar texts
• identify the nominal declension in familiar texts
• identify the consonant change in familiar words
• recognise some basic features of the Finnish language and culture.

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