Study Guide

Objective

The aim of this course is to enhance your oral skills in terms of fluency.

Having completed the course you will
1) understand Finnish rather well when spoken at a normal speed and when the topics are familiar
2) be able to take part in routine conversations about issues that you find important
3) know more about the differences between spoken and written Finnish
4) be able to describe what you see, hear, and experience
5) have the opportunity to achieve the level B1.2 of the six-level CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages).

Content

There are diverse exercises ranging from spontaneous situations and conversations to prepared presentations. The course focuses on style and tone and on the conventions of factual communication. The teacher and the students jointly agree on the studying method at the beginning of the course.

Further information

A degree student attending the Lapland University of Applied Sciences can register free of charge for LUC studies offered by the University of Lapland,
if the studies can be linked to their own degree. Enrollment takes place through the Applicant’s Desktop of the University of Lapland: https://hakeutuminen-lay.peppi4.lapit.csc.fi/web/hakijan-tyopoyta/.
From the left hand menu, first select "Study selection" and then "LUC studies YO”, and you will see the entire offering. Choose the study unit in question and register.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Pass/fail, grades 1–5

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Pass/fail

Qualifications

XFIN0221 Finnish Structure and Texts 1, XFIN0223 Finnish Oral Skills 1, or corresponding skills (language skill level A2.2–B1.1).

Further information

Teaching of Finnish as a second and as a foreign language.

Timing: Spring term.