Finnish 2 (3 cr)
Code: AE00CW68-3011
General information
- Enrollment
- 22.04.2025 - 08.10.2025
- Registration for the implementation has begun.
- Timing
- 20.10.2025 - 14.12.2025
- The implementation has not yet started.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 3 cr
- Local portion
- 0 cr
- Virtual portion
- 3 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Distance learning
- Unit
- SeAMK Automation Engineering and Information Technology
- Campus
- SeAMK Seinäjoki, Frami
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 0 - 60
- Degree programmes
- Bachelor of Engineering, Automation Engineering
- Teachers
- Noora Kivimäki
- Groups
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AFE25Bachelor of Engineering, Agri-Food Engineering , full time studies
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AE25Bachelor of Engineering, Automation Engineering
- Course
- AE00CW68
Evaluation scale
1-5
Content scheduling
Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) Level A1
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.
Content
Students are able to communicate in simple everyday situations e.g.:
- ordering food and drinks in restaurant, travelling
- telling about their daily lives 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.
Location and time
The schedules for the scheduled online teaching can be found in the timetable at https://lukkarikone.seamk.fi/. Timetables are published for the next six weeks. The first six weeks of autumn are published by Midsummer and the first six weeks of spring by Christmas. Timetables may be subject to changes.
Materials
Web-material given in the beginning of the course
Teaching methods
The study is conducted online in the Moodle learning environment.
The study requires participation in scheduled online teaching.
The recordings of the teaching sessions are not available for later viewing in Moodle.
The study includes joint online meetings and pair or group work.
The study also includes independent work online.
The student familiarizes themselves with the theoretical material, completes online assignments and exams according to the given instructions.
The study requires independent work and scheduling.
Exam schedules
Final exam and two scheduled retake exam possibilities
Exams will be announced during the course.
Completion alternatives
Demonstration of competences (on SeAMK demonstration days) or YKI certificate, intermediate level
Student workload
81 h, incl. 28 h lectures. The workload of the study is designed so that one credit corresponds to an average of 27 hours of student work to achieve the learning objectives. The actual time required varies individually, e.g., due to prior knowledge.
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.
Qualifications
Finnish 1