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Finnish 1 (5 cr)

Code: 5071130-3012

General information


Enrollment

01.12.2023 - 20.01.2024

Timing

08.01.2024 - 30.04.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Engineering and Business

Campus

Kupittaa Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish
  • English

Seats

15 - 35

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Information and Communications Technology

Teachers

  • Vilhelmiina Valonen

Groups

  • PINFOK24C
    PINFOK24C
  • 17.01.2024 12:00 - 14:00, Finnish 1 5071130-3012
  • 18.01.2024 10:00 - 12:00, Finnish 1 5071130-3012
  • 25.01.2024 10:00 - 12:00, Finnish 1 5071130-3012
  • 31.01.2024 12:00 - 14:00, Finnish 1 5071130-3012
  • 01.02.2024 10:00 - 12:00, Finnish 1 5071130-3012
  • 08.02.2024 10:00 - 12:00, Finnish 1 Independent work on Itslearning
  • 14.02.2024 12:00 - 14:00, Finnish 1 5071130-3012
  • 15.02.2024 10:00 - 12:00, Finnish 1 5071130-3012
  • 28.02.2024 12:00 - 14:00, Finnish 1 Independent task on Itslearning
  • 07.03.2024 12:00 - 14:00, Finnish 1 5071130-3012
  • 13.03.2024 12:00 - 14:00, Finnish 1
  • 14.03.2024 12:00 - 14:00, Finnish 1 5071130-3012
  • 18.03.2024 14:00 - 16:00, Finnish 1 5071130-3012
  • 27.03.2024 12:00 - 14:00, Finnish 1
  • 04.04.2024 12:00 - 14:00, Finnish 1
  • 10.04.2024 12:00 - 14:00, Finnish 1 5071130-3012
  • 11.04.2024 12:00 - 14:00, Finnish 1 5071130-3012
  • 18.04.2024 10:00 - 12:00, Finnish 1 Agreed group discussions
  • 24.04.2024 12:00 - 14:00, Finnish 1 Writing assignments
  • 25.04.2024 12:00 - 14:00, Finnish 1 and 2 Additional lesson: written assignments

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

Group work, pair work, independent work at home.

Exam schedules

Follow the deadlines for the assignments given.

International connections

Working on the face-to-face lessons at campus in groups and independently, practising in Itslearning.

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 aim of the course is to learn basic knowledge in Finnish language at the CEFR level A1.2.

The course consists of 44 lessons at Kupittaa campus. In addition, students must study the language independently in order to reach the target language level A1.2.

After passing the course you are able to use most important expressions in common everyday situations and you can

- tell about your life 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.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation criteria will be presented in itslearning workspace.
The grade will be based on the homework and classwork completed on time and on the tasks to be evaluated. During the course, the student's oral and written language skills are evaluated.