Intermediate Finnish (5 cr)

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- interact in various social situations
- develop her/his Finnish skills independently
- understand Finnish lifestyle and Finns more deeply
- use most frequent grammar structures to convey her/his message in spite of possible mistakes
- reach the target level A1.3-A2.1 in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

Location and time

At the Leppävaara campus. (Notice! Due to the corona situation, at least some of the classes may be in zoom: https://laurea.zoom.us/my/leenasaarikko !)
The course will be held on weekly basis (once a week, 3 lessons). Exceptions in the course schedule in Pakki after the course has started.
Course ends aroung the middle of December.
NOTICE! THE STUDENTS HAVE TO BE PRESENT AT THE 1ST SESSION OR INFORM THE TEACHER IN ADVANCE ON THEIR ABSENCE. Otherwise they may loose their place at the course.

Materials

Study material can be printed out in Canvas at "Intermediate Finnish" work space after the course has started. Master copy is also available in the Laurea Leppävaara library (Ask the staff for teachers' materials!). It has about 35 pages and is called "Intermediate Finnish". THE STUDENTS COPY/PRINT OUT THE MATERIAL THEMSELVES.

Teaching methods

At the campus, on weekly basis, Canvas will be used also. NOTICE! THE STUDENTS HAVE TO BE PRESENT AT THE 1ST SESSION OR INFORM THE TEACHER IN ADVANCE ON THEIR ABSENCE. Otherwise they may loose their place at the course. Notice! Due to the corona situation, at least some of the classes may be in zoom: https://laurea.zoom.us/my/leenasaarikko !
REQUIRED ATTENDANCE: 70 % OF THE LESSONS. The students are allowed to be absent max 2 times during the autumn term.

Exam schedules

Exam (written and oral) schedule will be announced in the beginning of the course.

Student workload

According to Laurea mathematics, 5 credits requires a workload of 135 hours. About 40-45 of them will be used for weekly lessons in classroom. Homework and home studies will take the rest of the hours, however, it may vary depending on students' personal activeness, skills and goals.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Grades 1-5. The final course grade consists of:
- the results of and oral exam
- the results of an written exam
- activive participation during the lessons and
- attendance/absence. REQUIRED ATTENDANCE: 70 % OF THE LESSONS. The students are allowed to be absent max 2 times during the autumn term. Full attendance is recommended, though!

Content scheduling

Small talk (colloquial Finnish), studying vocabulary, describing one's home country, grammar (negative past tense, past perfect, pluperfect, more expressions of time, adjective comparison), expressings one's opionion - agreeing and disagreeing - , dates and ordinal numbers etc

Evaluation scale

H-5

Further information

Prerequisites: 10 cr in Finnish (or otherwise aquired basic skills). Starting level: A1.2.