Finnish for Working Life (5 cr)

Learning outcomes

The student is able to:
- write a CV in Finnish
- apply for a job
- be interviewed for a job
- present their workplace
- write work-related emails
- understand and use general work vocabulary
- understand and use general work vocabulary
- reach the target level of B1.1 in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages*

* The learning objective has been added. The change effective 1st of August 2024.

Location and time

Contact lessons 14.1. - 12.3. daytime in Tikkurila.

Materials

The course material will be provided by the teacher. The students will work mostly with authentic text and other sources related to one's profession. Suggested additional reading to brush up grammar: Kuparinen, K. & Tapaninen, T. Oma suomi 2. Helsinki: Otava.

Teaching methods

The course consists of daytime contact lessons as well as independent studies; individual, pair and group assignments. To assure possibility of gaining the learning objectives mandatory attedance on contact lessons 80%.
Starting level B1.1. The course aims at level B1.2.
NB! The course is mainly aimed at Degree students of Social Services and Nursing.
Main topics of the course are
- What kind of a professional are they looking for? Core vocabulary of job descriptions.
- My story so far. Grammatical tools for building a narrative.
- My future working place. Core vocabulary of working environments in social services and nursing.
- Hire me! Describing one's education, work experience and other skills both orally and in writing. Grammatical tools for writing a coherent text.
- What's this all about? Core vocabulary of current issues in social services and nursing in media.
- There needs to be a change! Structural tools for argumentation and stating one's opinion.

Employer connections

The students practise their oral skills in a project called Minä luen sinulle dealing with working environments of elderly care and disability services.

Exam schedules

14.1. orientation, mandatory attendance
17.3. deadline for returning the course portfolio

International connections

The course is aimed at student with other than Finnish previous education. This will bring topics of cultural sensitivity and multicultural team work as a part of the contents.

Student workload

5 crs = 135 hours of student's work. Contact lessons approx 40 hours, project planning, implementation and evaluation 10 hours, assignments and independent studies approx. 85 hours.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Further information

Please notice that this implementation in mainly aimed at Social Services and Nursing Degree students.