Intermediate Finnish (5 cr)

Code: R0259-3009

General information

Enrollment: 20.05.2024 - 26.05.2024
Registration for the implementation has ended.

Timing: 01.08.2024 - 31.12.2024
Implementation has ended.

Number of ECTS credits allocated: 5 cr

Local portion: 5 cr

Mode of delivery: Contact learning

Campus: Laurea Leppävaara

Teaching languages: English

Seats: 20 - 40

Degree programmes: Laurea täydentävä osaaminen, amk-tutkinto (TOY2), Yhteiset opinnot

Teacher in charge: Kristiina Kuparinen

Groups: TOY224SY
Täydentävä osaaminen (amk-tutkinto), S24, Yhteiset opinnot; CCC224SY
Complementary competence (bachelor’s studies in English), S24, Generic studies

Study unit: R0259

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.

The course will take place on weekly basis (once a week, 3 lessons). Exceptions in the course schedule in Pakki after the course has started.
Course ends around 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

Oma Suomi 1 study book (renewed version).

Teaching methods

At the campus on a weekly basis with the support of Canvas platform. NOTICE! In order to confirm Your course attendance, You will need to be present at the 1st session or inform the teacher of Your absence in advance. Otherwise You may loose their place at the course.

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

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

Interacting in everyday situations, vocabulary of weather, clothing, travelling, health and emotions. Grammatical structures of expressing locations and necessity, KPT change in verb type 1.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Further information

Prerequisites: 10 cr in Finnish (or otherwise aquired basic skills). Starting level: A1.3.