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Finnish 1 (3 cr)

Code: AE00CW66-3010

General information


Enrollment
22.04.2025 - 03.09.2025
Registration for the implementation has begun.
Timing
01.09.2025 - 12.10.2025
The implementation has not yet started.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3 cr
Local portion
3 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact learning
Unit
SeAMK Food Processing and Biotechnology
Campus
SeAMK Seinäjoki, Frami
Teaching languages
English
Degree programmes
Bachelor of Engineering, Automation Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering, Agri-food Engineering
Teachers
Virpi Masonen
Groups
AFE25
Bachelor of Engineering, Agri-Food Engineering , full time studies
AE25
Bachelor of Engineering, Automation Engineering
Course
AE00CW66

Evaluation scale

1-5

Objective

Students know some basic vocabulary, grammar and phrases of the Finnish language. After the course, they are able to tell and write about themselves using simple expressions and to communicate in simple everyday situations. Furthermore, students are acquainted with Finland as a country and also have a better understanding of the Finnish way of life.

Content

This course provides students with an introduction to Finland and the Finnish language and culture:
- greetings, basic phrases, numbers
- introducing and telling about oneself (name, address, age, country, nationality, language skills), family and housing
- some expressions of time (weekdays, months, seasons, telling time)
- weather
- basic vocabulary (e.g. numbers, time, family, home, weather)
- simple everyday situations, e.g. telling about oneself, shopping and asking prices (Level A1)
- grammar, e.g. personal pronouns, possessive construction, verb conjugation, question and negative sentence, partitive case, genitive, local cases, consonant gradation
- main features of the spoken language
- basic information about Finland and Finnish culture.

Materials

Online material
Gehring, Sonja & Heinzmann, Sanni: Suomen mestari 1. Helsinki: Finn Lectura.

Teaching methods

Contact lessons, independent studies, spoken and written exam

Exam schedules

Exam and retake exam times will be announced during the course. Participation in the course requires consent to an electronically supervised exam.

Completion alternatives

Demonstration of competences (on SeAMK demonstration days) or YKI certificate, intermediate level

Student workload

81 h, incl. 26 h lectures

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student knows some vocabulary and polite phrases learnt during the course. He can use simple constructions but mistakes can impede comprehension. The student can communicate in some everyday situations when helped. Other languages strongly influence the pronunciation. The student can tell only a few main facts about the country and its culture.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student knows the most of the vocabulary and polite phrases learnt during the course. He can use simple constructions almost without mistakes. He manages independently in most everyday situations. The pronunciation is mainly understandable. The student knows detailed facts widely - although some false information might appear - and is therefore relatively well acquainted with the country and its culture.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student knows the vocabulary and polite phrases learnt during the course. He can use simple constructions making hardly any mistakes. He manages independently and fluently in everyday situations. The pronunciation is close to that of a native speaker. The student knows precise and detailed facts and is well acquainted with the country and its culture.

Qualifications

No prerequisites

Further information

Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) Level A1

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