Finnish 2 (5cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

Having completed this study unit (Objective skills level is A1.3 (CEFR).)

• You develop and deepen oral and written communication skills and knowledge of Finnish culture.
• You develop skills in Finnish for simple communication situations in everyday life.
• You can tell about yourself, others, and the environment and ask and answer questions about everyday life, such as food and clothing, and daily activities in the past tense.
• You can interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly.

Content

Content
Practicing
- reading comprehension
- writing
- listening comprehension
- speaking

in/with the following contexts and structures:

Housing and living
Traveling and means of transportation
Food and dining
Nature and environment
Work and professions

Word types
Local cases
Object
More sentence types
More pronouns and postpositions
Expressing one’s opinion

Location and time

- Regular, weekly on campus- lessons.

Materials

Suomen mestari 1- digital (study) book. The student will get access to the digital study material once the course starts. The teacher will give more information and details on how to acquire the digital material during the first lesson.

Teaching methods

- Regular, weekly lessons on campus
- Teacher-led learning, pair work, group work and individual work during lessons
- Studying through written exercises, oral exercises and listening comprehension exercises

Exam schedules

The final exam includes a written and a spoken test, which are arranged on campus at the end of the course. The teacher will give more information about the tests during the course.
If needed, the student may re-take a test twice.

Completion alternatives

If the student already has Finnish skills on at least level A1 (CEFR), we recommend continuing to learn Finnish on a more advanced level. Please contact the teacher.

Student workload

Contact (on campus) lessons approximately twice a week. Altogether there are about 80 hours of on campus- lessons. The student is also expected to spend time studying, finishing any given learning tasks and revising at home.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Grade 0
Student
· does not reach the objectives of the study unit or does not complete or pass the compulsory assignments

Grade 1
Student
· knows a few very basic Finnish phrases
· can briefly tell about him/herself

Grade 2
Student
· recognizes some very basic phrases
· can briefly tell and write about him/herself
· can react to some very basic and clearly expressed questions about everyday life

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Grade 3
Student
· recognizes some familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases
· can briefly tell and write about him/herself and others and the environment
· can ask and answer some questions about everyday life with assistance

Grade 4
Student
· can understand and use some familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases
· can tell and write about him/herself, others, and the environment
· can ask and answer some questions about everyday life
· can interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Grade 5
Student
· can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases
· can tell and write about him/herself, others, and the environment
· can ask and answer questions about everyday life, like food, work and travel
· can interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.

Qualifications

Finnish 1 course completed or equivalent competence acquired

Further information

If the student already has Finnish skills on at least level A1 (CEFR), we recommend continuing to learn Finnish on a more advanced level. Please contact the teacher.