Tram Tour into the Culture and Languages of Finland (Level A1) (3 cr)

Code: TO00CD95-3001

General information

Enrollment: 25.11.2024 - 25.04.2025
Registration for the implementation has ended.

Timing: 13.01.2025 - 16.05.2025
Implementation is running.

Number of ECTS credits allocated: 3 cr

Local portion: 0 cr

Virtual proportion: 3 cr

Unit: 20 Sosiaali- ja terveysala

Campus: Laurea Virtual Campus

Teaching languages: English

Seats: 15 - 150

Teachers: Meri Punkari; Helena Riihimäki

Teacher in charge: Helena Riihimäki

Study unit: TO00CD95

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- use some Finnish and Swedish phrases to help with landing in Finland as smooth as possible
- utilize the tips received regarding the history, culture, people and geography of Finland to cope in daily life in Finland

Location and time

The course is fully virtual: there are no contact or online lessons. The Moodle platform is open 13.1.-16.5.2025.

This is a non-stop course, meaning that you can enroll into the course April, 25 at the latest. You need to complete the course by May. 16, 2025.

Materials

The materials are on Moodle. Please note that the learning platform is Metropolia's Moodle with HAKA login. You will get further instructions by email after you have been accepted into the course.

Teaching methods

The course form is a fully independent online course. The Moodle learning environment is built around 15 different sections (tram stops) containing information and tasks about Finnish culture and manners, the Finnish language and the Swedish language.

Each topic has tasks about the content of the learning material. There are also discussion forums where students share their observations and views of the topic in question. In the final task students apply the content of the course to a presentation of their home countries.

International connections

The course is offered to international degree students, especially for those who have just arrived or are about to arrive to Finland in order to start their studies in UAS.

Content scheduling

Having completed the course, you will for example be familiar with
* how Finnish and Swedish languages are visible in the capital region
* how to spend your spare time in Finland
* why Finns do ice swimming, take sauna bathing and go to the forest with buckets in autumn

This course will also give you
* a survival kit for daily life in Finland
* some Finnish and Swedish phrases
* basic information about history, culture, people and geography of Finland

Evaluation scale

Approved/Failed

Further information

This course is designed by 3AMK (3UAS) and especially meant for the international students of Haaga-Helia, Laurea and Metropolia (3AMK). However, it is possible to attend even though you study in Finnish-speaking degree program or want to participate through open UAS.