Finnish 1 (A1.2) (5 ECTS)

Location and time

1 September - 15 December 2020, On Tuesdays at 9-12.
Zoom: https://metropolia.zoom.us/j/65730603887
Possible face-to-face-teaching later in Myllypuro Campus: Learning space on Tuesday MPA6010 and on Thursday MPA5015

Materials

Gehring, Heinzmann: Suomen mestari 1 (new edition 2020)

Exam schedules

12 April at 12.45-14.45

Evaluation methods and criteria

Continuous assessment and a course exam

Student workload

The student's amount of work 5 credits = 135 h
Zoom meetings (or face-to-face-teaching) 50 h, homework and independent studying 85 h.

Teaching methods

At least in the beginning virtual teaching in Zoom. Continuation later in February possibly as face-to-face-teaching or combination of virtual and face-to-face-teaching in Myllypuro campus, to be confirmed later. In addition, independent studying in Moodle.

Further information

This Finnish as a second language course is open to all Metropolia degree students.

Good studying skills and a lot of independent work is required. Book time for independent studying on your calendar min. 4 h/week.

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.

Further information

This Finnish as a second language course is open to all Metropolia degree students.

Good studying skills and a lot of independent work is required. Book time for independent studying on your calendar min. 4 h/week.