Finnish 2 (3 cr)
Code: KD00CV37-3002
General information
Enrollment
16.04.2022 - 12.10.2022
Timing
24.10.2022 - 18.12.2022
Credits
3 op
Virtual proportion (cr)
3 op
Teaching languages
- English
Seats
10 - 80
Degree programmes
- Bachelor of Business Administration, International Business
Teachers
- Sirkka Nieminen
Student groups
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IB22A
Objective
Students are more confident in using Finnish. After the course, they are able to tell and write about their daily life by using simple expressions and to communicate in everyday situations, such as ordering food and drinks at a restaurant or telling about their daily lives and travelling. They extend their knowledge of the basic vocabulary, grammar and typical structures of the Finnish language. They are further acquainted with the Finnish way of life.
The target level of the course is A1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Content
Students are able to communicate in simple everyday situations e.g.:
- ordering food and drinks in restaurant, travelling
- telling about their daily life and hobbies
- asking the way, telling about places and explaining directions in daily life
- travelling (Level A1)
- grammar e.g. verb conjugation, partitive case, more about consonant gradation, some typical sentence types.
Materials
Online material
Teaching methods
- Contact lessons / distance learning, independent studies, written and spoken assignments
Exam schedules
The time of the exam and retake exams will be announced during the course.
Completion alternatives
Demonstration of comptencies (on SeAMK demonstration days)
Student workload
81h, incl. lectures 24h
Further information
Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) Level A1
Evaluation scale
1-5
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
The student knows some vocabulary learnt during the course. He can use simple sentences but mistakes can impede comprehension. He can communicate in some everyday situations when helped. He understands slow and clearly articulated speech to some extent and he recognizes the topic of written texts and understands some words and expressions in them. The student is able to write short and simple texts, but mistakes impede comprehension. Other languages strongly influence the pronunciation.
Assessment criteria, good (3)
The student knows the most of the vocabulary learnt during the course. He can use simple sentences making a few mistakes. He manages independently in the most everyday situations, mistakes do not impede comprehension. He understands most of the normal speed speech and the content of written texts. He is able to write mainly understandable texts while still making some mistakes. The pronunciation is mainly understandable.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
The student knows the vocabulary learnt during the course. He can use simple sentences making hardly any mistakes. He manages independently and fluently in everyday situations. He understands normal speed speech and the content of written texts and he can write understandable texts, which may contain minor mistakes.The pronunciation is close to that of a native speaker.
Assessment methods and criteria
- active participation in lessons (min. 50% to pass the course & min. 80% to get the highest grade)
- written and spoken assignments
- exam (min. 50% of the points to pass the exam)
Qualifications
Finnish 1