Finnish 1, CEFR A1.2, NONSTOP, syksy (3 ECTS)

Location and time

The course does not include timed lessons requiring attendance. The course will be delivered non-stop as online learning: students can choose the starting time and pace of the course. The course can be started at any time between 11 August and 10 December 2025. The course instructor will admit new students starting from 11 August 2025. After that, the teacher accepts new enrolments once a week until 10 December 2025. If the course is completed before 15 December 2025, the grade and credits will be given by 19 December 2025 at the latest. If the course is completed after 15 December 2025, the teacher will evaluate the grade in January 2026.

Materials

All necessary material for the course will be provided from open online sources.

Employer connections

Learning the Finnish language opens up the possibility of employment in Finland. However, this course does not yet have concrete working life cooperation.

Exam schedules

The teacher accepts students enrolled in the course for the first time on 11 August 2025. After that, the teacher accepts new enrollments once a week. The completion of the course is based on the passing of several sub-exams. There is no final exam in the course. The course can only be passed by taking all the mandatory partial exams during the course. If the student hasn't completed all needed assignments at the end of the course, the student must enroll in a new implementation in the following semester and start from the beginning.

International connections

SAMK Moodle4 Web browser: The student needs an access to some social media platforms, e.g. YouTube.

Completion alternatives

SAMK students have the possibility to demonstrate their previously acquired competences, for which they do not have a certificate issued by a higher education institution by taking the RPL (Recognition of Prior Learning) test. The RPL tests are only provided in campus (Rauma or Pori).

Student workload

The course is 3 credits, which corresponds to approximately 81 hours of student work. In this course, students must have very good self-management skills, ability to plan one's schedule and the ability and motivation to study independently.

Content scheduling

The student has the flexibility to spread out the completion of the course as they prefer. The course can be started at any time between 11 August and 10 December 2025. If the course is completed before 15 December 2025, the grade and credits will be given by 19 December 2025 at the latest. If the course is completed after 15 December 2025, the teacher will evaluate the grade in January 2026. Teachers do final evaluations every two weeks. The sub-exam based grade and credits are recorded in Peppi/Loki for the student.

Teaching methods

NOTE! Please read the text below carefully before signing up. NOTE! You will only be admitted to the course after the teacher's approval. The teacher accepts new students once a week. In the NONSTOP course, students must have very good self-management skills and the ability and motivation to study independently. Although the nature of the course is NONSTOP, there will be interaction with other learners on the implementation. Please note that no special arrangements or customisations can be made regarding the organisation of the course (e.g. completion of assignments). The course is open to students from all Finnish universities, as well as Open UAS students.

Further information

Students start their studies on this course independently and should not send a message to the teacher about their participation in the course. NOTICE! The course Moodle opens automatically after the enrollment is approved by teacher. Please note: After being accepted for a course, there is a slight delay before you can log in to Moodle (it may take a few hours). Please note, that you need to log in the Moodle by using the SAMK ID. Once logged in, please read all instructions on the course’s Moodle page carefully. You will find all relevant information on how to complete the course there. More information on logging into Moodle, especially for students outside of SAMK: https://esamksupport.samk.fi/help/moodle-student-signin/ If you still encounter problems when entering the course platform in Moodle, please contact eSAMK support: esamk.support@samk.fi Course feedback is given in Tuudo.

Evaluation scale

1-5