Nursing Finnish 1 (4cr)

Evaluation scale

1-5

Objective

The student can communicate in some typical professional situations with patients and colleagues. He/she understands easy texts related to work and can write coherent texts on professional topics. The student enhances his/her spoken Finnish skills related to familiar every day and professional topics.

The target level of the course is A2.2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Content

Course Contents

Interactive communication situations, talking about everyday life at work, e.g., routine patient situations, instructions, forms, opinions.

Grammar: standard vs. spoken Finnish, use of numbers (dates, fraction numbers, spoken language), more word and sentence types, use of passive voice

Materials

Mustonen, Sippola & Tuononen 2012. Hoidetaan suomeksi

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

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

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3-4 The student manages and can communicate fluently both in spoken and written Finnish in the most common everyday life and professional situations. The student understands main ideas of professional contents and can write mostly coherent and grammatically flawless text. He/she has mostly a good command of nursing vocabulary. The pronunciation is mainly understandable.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5 The student manages and can communicate accurately and fluently both in spoken and written Finnish in the most common everyday life and professional situations. The student understands main ideas of professional contents and can write coherent and grammatically flawless texts. He/she has a good command of nursing vocabulary. The pronunciation is close to that of a native speaker.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Failed
The student does not achieve the course outcomes at a satisfactory level.

Qualifications

Finnish Language 1 & 2, level A2.1