Study Guide

Objective

The aim of the course is to develop basic language skills in accordance with the European Framework of Reference to the skill level A2.
Students can cope rather well with everyday communication situations and are increasingly able to be initiative in a communication situation.

Content

After completing the course, the student
- knows how to exchange thoughts or information in familiar and everyday situations
- copes with short social situations and knows how to use the most common polite greetings and forms of addressing
- is able to make politely, for example, requests, invitations, suggestions and apologies
- understands the topic and core content of short, simple messages
(e.g., advertisements, brochures, menus, and schedules)
- is capable of simple reasoning supported by context
- is able to tell things that are related to everyday life and that are important to themselves, using simple phrases and concrete vocabulary (family, shopping, place of residence, workplace, etc.)
- is able to write short and simple notes and messages related to everyday needs
- masters an easily predictable basic vocabulary and many of the most important structures

Materials

Acquire the course book:

Gerstler, Susanne; Aho, Hanna & Willberg, Hanna 2019. No niin! 1. Suomea aikuisille. Helsinki: Finn Lectura.
OR later version.

The book is also available as an e-book: https://finnlectura.fi/oppimateriaalit/no-niin-1-nakoisversio

You will find other course material on the learner´s platform 'itslearning'

Exam schedules

You can find the deadlines for the weekly assignments in itslearning. Assignments have to be completed during the course.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Participation in the lessons (80%) is necessary for evaluation and required to get a grade.

You can find the assessment scale in the learner´s platform.

Qualifications

Participation in the course requires at least proficiency level A1 in Finnish.