Professional Finnish 2 (3op)

Arviointiasteikko

1-5

Tavoitteet

The student is able to communicate fluently and accurately in more specific professional situations with patients and colleagues. He/she understands more detailed and complex texts related to work and is able to write coherent texts on specific professional topics. Student enhances his/her spoken Finnish skills related to professional topics both in informal and formal situations.

The target level of the course is B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Sisältö

interactive communication situations, telling about everyday life at work, e.g. patient cases, diagnoses, medication, surgery; instructions, forms, reporting

Grammar: standard vs. spoken Finnish, ways to make new vocabulary, expressions for the level of certainty, complex sentences

Oppimateriaalit

Kela, Korpela & Lehtinen 2011. Sairaan hyvää suomea.
Jääskeläinen & Välilä 2013: Puhun, kirjoita, raportoin.

Online material given in the beginning of the course

Opetusmenetelmät

- Face-to-face learning, independent studies, written and spoken assignments (incl. Moodle assignments)

Tenttien ajankohdat ja uusintamahdollisuudet

The exam will take place on the last lesson of the course.
Retake exams will be announced during the course.

Opiskelijan ajankäyttö ja kuormitus

81h, incl. lectures 26h

Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1)

1-2 The student is able to communicate in routine professional situations in both spoken and written Finnish. He/she manages everyday working life communication situations if he/she gets help. The student understands some basic professional texts and is able to write them. However, he/she makes mistakes in grammatical structures, which cause misunderstanding and complicate communication. He/she has a command of basic nursing vocabulary. Other languages strongly influence the pronunciation, However, his/her pronunciation is understandable, but sometimes inaccurate in special terminology.

Arviointikriteerit, hyvä (3)

3-4 The student is able to communicate fluently in most of the detailed or specific professional situations in both spoken and written Finnish. He/she manages usually independently or with little help the specific working life communication situations, both in informal and formal situations. The student understands mostly the main ideas of a complex professional contents and is mostly able to write coherent and grammatically flawless text. He/she has a command of more specific nursing vocabulary. The pronunciation is mainly understandable.

Arviointikriteerit, kiitettävä (5)

5 The student is able to communicate accurately and fluently in more detailed and specific professional situations in both spoken and written Finnish. He/she manages independently more specific working life communication situations, both in informal and formal situations. The student understands the main ideas of a complex professional contents and is able to write coherent and grammatically flawless text. He/she has a good command of more specific nursing vocabulary. The pronunciation is close to that of a native speaker.

Arviointikriteeri, hyväksytty/hylätty

Fail
The student does not achieve the learning outcomes at a satisfactory level.

Esitietovaatimukset

Professional Finnish 1 or equivalent knowledge.