Finnish Literature (5cr)

Evaluation scale

1-5

Objective

After the course the student identifies the genres and periods of Finnish literature in outline. The student identifies also the most important authors and their works of Finnish literature. The student can analyse and promote Finnish 21st century's Literature. The student knows how to index fiction and what is the meaning of indexing in custom service.

Content

- The highlights of Finnish history of Literature and the important authors
- The periods, genres and important authors from 1950 heretofore.
- library professional as a specialist of fiction
- Fiction from accessibility point of view: indexing, analysis and classification

Materials

Kirstinä, Leena, Kirjallisuutemme lyhyt historia. Gummerus 2000.

Parkko, Tommi, Runouden ilmiöitä. Avain 2012.

Tuomi, Pirjo, Kirjojen keskellä, Kirjastonhoitaja kaunokirjallisuuden asiantuntijana. Avain 2011.

In addition a selection of Finnish literature and articles about Finnish literature.

Teaching methods

- lectures,
- discussions and reading circles
- spoken and written individual and group works
- exam
- reading diary

Employer connections

No work placements.

Student workload

Total work load of the course 130 h
- of which scheduled studies 42 h
- of which groupwork 10 h
- of which autonomous studies 78 h

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1-2
- the student participates most discussions and reading circles
- the student returns most of the assignments
- the student returns his learning diary which includes all required parts
- the student passes the exam and gets satisfactory grade (1-2)

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3-4
- the student takes mostly actively part in discussions and reading circles
- the student returns assignments in time and most of them are well-done
- the student returns in time his reading diary which has some analytic parts
- the student uses some sources in reading diary
- the student passes the exam and gets good grade (3-4)

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5
- the student takes actively part in discussions and reading circles
- the student returns all well-done assignments in time
- the student is eager to plan and use new ways of reading promotion
- the student writes and retuns in time a reading diary which is analytic and evaluative
- the student uses diversified sources in reading diary
- the student passes the exam and gets good or excellent grade (4-5)

Qualifications

No prerequisites.