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Finnish 1 (5 ECTS)

Code: TX00EN52-3031

General information


Timing
16.01.2025 - 17.04.2025
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 ECTS
Mode of delivery
On-campus
Campus
Karaportti 2
Teaching languages
English
Seats
0 - 50
Degree programmes
Further Education Programme in Technology, Communication and Transport
Teachers
Natalia Sokolova
Groups
LT6424S
Professional Development Program in Information Technology
Course
TX00EN52

Implementation has 16 reservations. Total duration of reservations is 46 h 30 min.

Time Topic Location
Wed 15.01.2025 time 09:30 - 12:00
(2 h 30 min)
Finnish 1 TX00EN52-3031
MPA6011 Oppimistila
Thu 16.01.2025 time 13:00 - 16:00
(3 h 0 min)
Finnish 1 TX00EN52-3031
MPA5025 Oppimistila
Wed 22.01.2025 time 09:00 - 12:00
(3 h 0 min)
ONLINE Finnish 1 TX00EN52-3031
Online
Thu 23.01.2025 time 13:00 - 16:00
(3 h 0 min)
Finnish 1 TX00EN52-3031
Online
Wed 29.01.2025 time 09:00 - 12:00
(3 h 0 min)
Finnish 1 TX00EN52-3031
Online
Thu 30.01.2025 time 13:00 - 16:00
(3 h 0 min)
Finnish 1 TX00EN52-3031
Online
Wed 05.02.2025 time 09:00 - 12:00
(3 h 0 min)
Finnish 1 TX00EN52-3031
Online
Thu 06.02.2025 time 13:00 - 16:00
(3 h 0 min)
Finnish 1 TX00EN52-3031
Online
Wed 12.02.2025 time 09:30 - 12:00
(2 h 30 min)
VÄLITESTI Finnish 1 TX00EN52-3031
KME659 Oppimistila
Thu 13.02.2025 time 13:00 - 16:00
(3 h 0 min)
SELF-STUDY Finnish 1 TX00EN52-3031
Online
Wed 26.02.2025 time 09:00 - 12:00
(3 h 0 min)
Finnish 1 TX00EN52-3031
Online
Thu 27.02.2025 time 13:00 - 16:00
(3 h 0 min)
Finnish 1 TX00EN52-3031
Online
Wed 05.03.2025 time 09:00 - 12:00
(3 h 0 min)
Finnish 1 TX00EN52-3031
Online
Thu 06.03.2025 time 13:00 - 16:00
(3 h 0 min)
Finnish 1 TX00EN52-3031
Online
Wed 12.03.2025 time 09:30 - 12:00
(2 h 30 min)
TESTI Finnish 1 TX00EN52-3031
KME659 Oppimistila
Thu 13.03.2025 time 13:00 - 16:00
(3 h 0 min)
Finnish 1 TX00EN52-3031
Online
Changes to reservations may be possible.

Learning outcomes

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

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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