Finnish 1 (5 cr)
Code: 5071130-3011
General information
Enrollment
06.08.2023 - 04.09.2023
Timing
05.09.2023 - 19.11.2023
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Engineering and Business
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Teachers
- Vilhelmiina Valonen
Groups
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PENERS23Energy and Environmental Engineering, S23
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PIMES23Industrial Management and Engineering S2023
Objective
The objective of the course is to give the student basic knowledge in Finnish language at the CEFR level A1.3
The student is able to use most important expressions in common everyday situations.
Content
After passing the course the student is able to
- Tell about his or her life, hobbies and studies orally and in writing
- Manage in discussions about everyday situations
- To ask questions, make suggestions and requests as well as denials
- To read short texts and gain information from e.g. instructions and schedules.
Materials
Material and links provided by teacher in Itslearning course platform.
Book: Gehring, Sonja & Heinzmann, Sanni. 2023. Suomen mestari 1 Uudistettu — Suomen kielen oppikirja aikuisille. Otava.
Teaching methods
To have a significant track or trace of the learned material, you should use the language in real life. That is why it is important to use the Finnish language also outside of the lessons
Exam schedules
Follow the deadlines for the assignments given in itslearning and the oral exam on the last lesson
International connections
Working on the face-to-face lessons at campus, online in Itslearning, in groups and independently.
Innopeda learning methods (learning by doing)
Student workload
Totally 135 h of work for the student
Content scheduling
The aim of the course is to learn basic knowledge of Finnish, focusing on the student´s practical language of everyday life and student's own study field.
The course consists of 26 lessons at Kupittaa campus, starting in September 2023, assignments in the learning platform Itslearning, and an oral exam. You will find the instructions for distance work and assignments in Itslearning.
The aim of the course is to learn basic knowledge in Finnish language at the CEFR level A1.2.
You are able to use most important expressions in common everyday situations. After passing the course you are able to
- tell about your life, hobbies and studies orally and in writing
- manage short phrases and discussions in everyday situations
- understand some basic structures in Finnish language
- ask simple questions and answer them
Lessons at Kupittaa campus - see the schedule. No lesson week 42.
Evaluation scale
H-5
Assessment methods and criteria
Evaluation scale: 0 - 5.
Evaluation criteria will be presented in itslearning workspace. Only the assignments submitted by the deadline have the possibility to be graded with the highest grade.
In order to get a grade, you should have all the assignments done and submitted. Also activity on the lessons is one of the criterias in evaluations.
In the final ‘ORAL EXAM’ you should be able to answer correctly to at least 50 % of the questions / exercises – your real language skills determine the final grade (1 - 5) for the course.