Study Guide

Objective

The student masters the basics of Spanish to a greater extent, being able to understand and to use the key vocabulary and structures both in speech and in writing.
Having taken the course, the student is able to discuss travel-related issues and is able to talk about their home country and home town in the target language.

Content

- basic grammar
- more shopping situations
- travel-related situations
- presentation of one?s own home town

Materials

Kurki, Lindgren, Miranda-Cañellas, Rafols: Buenas Migas (Finn Lectura, 2022)

Teaching methods

Classroom teaching

Student workload

Total student workload 81 hours, of which 30 h classroom teaching and 51 h independent work.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1: The student is able to communicate in some everyday oral situations when helped. The student makes mistakes in pronunciation. The student understands some slow speech and recognizes the topic of written texts as well as understands some words and expressions in them. The student is able to read and write simple text, but mistakes impede comprehension.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3: The student is able to communicate independently in everyday speech situations, mistakes do not impede comprehension. Their pronunciation is mainly understandable. The student can understand the main points of slow speech and easy texts. The student is able to write mainly understandable texts, even though they still make some mistakes. The student is able to read and write texts but still makes some mistakes.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5: The student is capable of active, independent and understandable communication in everyday speech situations. Their pronunciation is close to that of a native speaker. The student understands normal-rate speech and easy written texts. They can write understandable text, which may contain minor mistakes.

Assessment methods and criteria

Attendance in classroom teaching (80%), passing the obligatory assignments.

Qualifications

Spanish 1

Objective

The student masters the basics of Spanish to a greater extent, being able to understand and to use the key vocabulary and structures both in speech and in writing.
Having taken the course, the student is able to discuss travel-related issues and is able to talk about their home country and home town in the target language.

Content

- basic grammar
- more shopping situations
- travel-related situations
- presentation of one?s own home town

Materials

Buenas Migas 1 (Finn Lectura)

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1: The student is able to communicate in some everyday oral situations when helped. The student makes mistakes in pronunciation. The student understands some slow speech and recognizes the topic of written texts as well as understands some words and expressions in them. The student is able to read and write simple text, but mistakes impede comprehension.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3: The student is able to communicate independently in everyday speech situations, mistakes do not impede comprehension. Their pronunciation is mainly understandable. The student can understand the main points of slow speech and easy texts. The student is able to write mainly understandable texts, even though they still make some mistakes. The student is able to read and write texts but still makes some mistakes.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5: The student is capable of active, independent and understandable communication in everyday speech situations. Their pronunciation is close to that of a native speaker. The student understands normal-rate speech and easy written texts. They can write understandable text, which may contain minor mistakes.

Qualifications

Spanish 1

Objective

The student masters the basics of Spanish to a greater extent, being able to understand and to use the key vocabulary and structures both in speech and in writing.
Having taken the course, the student is able to discuss travel-related issues and is able to talk about their home country and home town in the target language.

Content

- basic grammar
- more shopping situations
- travel-related situations
- presentation of one?s own home town

Materials

- Kontturi, Kuokkanen-Kekki, Palmujoki 2012: Español uno. Espanjaa aikuisille

Teaching methods

lectures and guided practice
independent work

Student workload

lectures and guided practice 28 h
independent work 53 h

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1: The student is able to communicate in some everyday oral situations when helped. The student makes mistakes in pronunciation. The student understands some slow speech and recognizes the topic of written texts as well as understands some words and expressions in them. The student is able to read and write simple text, but mistakes impede comprehension.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3: The student is able to communicate independently in everyday speech situations, mistakes do not impede comprehension. Their pronunciation is mainly understandable. The student can understand the main points of slow speech and easy texts. The student is able to write mainly understandable texts, even though they still make some mistakes. The student is able to read and write texts but still makes some mistakes.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5: The student is capable of active, independent and understandable communication in everyday speech situations. Their pronunciation is close to that of a native speaker. The student understands normal-rate speech and easy written texts. They can write understandable text, which may contain minor mistakes.

Assessment methods and criteria

two essays, oral skills test
active participation in teaching and continuous assessment

Qualifications

Spanish 1