Finnish 2 (basic level A2) (5 cr)
Code: YH00CL60-3007
General information
- Enrollment
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02.12.2023 - 31.12.2023
Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
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08.01.2024 - 30.04.2024
Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- Engineering and Business
- Campus
- Kupittaa Campus
- Teaching languages
- English
- Degree programmes
- Joint Elective Studies
- Teachers
- Vilhelmiina Valonen
- Groups
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PIMES23Industrial Management and Engineering S2023
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PENERS23Energy and Environmental Engineering, S23
- Course
- YH00CL60
Realization has 4 reservations. Total duration of reservations is 8 h 0 min.
| Time | Topic | Location |
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Fri 05.04.2024 time 14:00 - 16:00 (2 h 0 min) |
Suomi toisena kielenä 2 (A2) YH00CD02-3002, Finnish 2 (basic level A2) YH00CL60-3007 |
EDU_2003
Erik muunto byod
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Wed 17.04.2024 time 10:00 - 12:00 (2 h 0 min) |
Suomi toisena kielenä 2 Writing assignments |
EDU_2001
Elias muunto byod
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Wed 24.04.2024 time 10:00 - 12:00 (2 h 0 min) |
Suomi toisena kielenä 2 Group discussions |
EDU_3002
Henrik muunto byod
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Thu 25.04.2024 time 12:00 - 14:00 (2 h 0 min) |
Finnish 1 and 2 Additional lesson: written assignments |
EDU_3001
Kaarle muunto byod
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Evaluation scale
H-5
Content scheduling
The aim of the course is to strengthen student’s basic knowledge of Finnish language and to develop language skills. You must have at least A1 level Finnish language skills to participate in the course.
The aim of the course is to reach Finnish language level A2 (CEFR).
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 A2.
The contents of the course are
- reading and writing professional texts
- practising everyday and work-related conversational situations
- familiarising oneself with the basic vocabulary of one's profession
- practising Finnish grammar
Lessons at Kupittaa campus - see the schedule.
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
Book: Gehring, Sonja & Heinzmann, Sanni. 2023. Suomen mestari 1 Uudistettu — Suomen kielen oppikirja aikuisille. Otava.
Other material and links provided by teacher in Itslearning course platform
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, active practice in Itslearning.
Student workload
Totally 135 h of work for the student
Qualifications
Participation in the course requires at least proficiency level A1 in Finnish.