Study Guide

Objective

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

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

Content

The course will be connected e.g. to practical training or a work in Finland.
personal aims for the course
weekly diary on language and cultural contents student has learned in his/her work (incl. written & spoken assignments)
portfolio and presentation which are based on personal learning goals
self-assessment

Materials

Online material

Teaching methods

- Contact lessons (no hybrid nor distance teaching), independent studies, written and spoken assignments

Student workload

81 t, 24 t contact lessons

Further information

Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) Level B1

Evaluation scale

Passed/failed

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Pass: The student is able to set personal goals for the course. He/she is able to communicate about his/her work and its professional content according to the personal goals. He/she submits all the assignments. The assignments are sufficient in comparison with the learning outcomes.

Fail: The student is not able to communicate about his/her work and its professional contents in Finnish. He/she is not able to set personal goals and therefore to make a portfolio and presentation. The activities and learning outcomes concerning personal aims and assignments are not sufficient in comparison with the number of credit points of the course.

Assessment methods and criteria

- assignments

Qualifications

B1 / Finnish 4