How to Understand Spoken Finnish? (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

After successfully completing the course, the student • knows the main differences between the written Finnish and spoken Finnish used in Helsinki region. • understands more Finnish in conversations outside of the classroom • has courage to begin and maintain the conversation in Finnish

Execution methods

VIRTUAL / VIRTUAL INSTRUCTED / VIRTUAL NONSTOP Descriptions of implementation methods can be found in Haaga-Helia's website: https://www.haaga-helia.fi/en/implementation-types. This is a virtual Moodle course where the students are given material for self studying. The material consists of tutorials, audio and video material, independent exercises (both written and oral), group work, assignments and tests. The material should be studied in given order and the assignments have deadlines. Other than that, the students can choose themselves where and when to study. There are 15 assignments and one individual test. The test will be held on Zoom during the last weeks of the course. The student can book a suitable time him/herself. You can complete the course unit by demonstrating or by Work&Study even if the course unit doesn't have DEMO or WORKSTUDY implementations. More information about recognition of learning at Haaga-Helia's website: https://www.haaga-helia.fi/en/career-planning/recognition-learning It is not possible to demonstrate this course in other way than submitting all the assignments and taking an individual interview with the teacher.

Accomplishment methods

Puhutsä suomee? Do you speak Finnish? Living in Finland, you might hear this question often. After this course, you can be the one who asks this question to show your willingness and capacity to begin and maintain the conversation in Finnish.

Content

This online course provides you with only the Helsinki region spoken Finnish, not all the dialects in Finland. Contents MODULE 1 - Topics: me and my family, in cafeteria - Spoken Finnish grammar and vocabulary: personal pronouns, allegro speech forms for the verb olla, numbers, possessive structure (Mulla on...) Contents MODULE 2 - Topics: writing a message, going to movies, plans for weekend - Spoken Finnish grammar and vocabulary: conjugating the verbs in WE-form (Me puhutaan), demonstrative pronouns, allegro speech forms for the verbs mennä, tulla, lähteä Contents MODULE 3 Topics: one’s opinion, free time and hobbies, housing Spoken Finnish grammar and vocabulary: some additional verb forms, nesessive structure (Mun täytyy...), the ARI-words (makkari, synttärit, kuohari) Contents MODULE 4 Topics: traveling (asking the way, buying tickets, telling about one’s trip) Spoken Finnish grammar and vocabulary: perfect tense, some loan words Contents MODULE 5 Topics: health and sickness, booking an appointment on phone, telling about one’s past Spoken Finnish grammar and vocabulary: past tense verb forms (active and passive voice), MA-infinitive (Mä meen nukkuun.)

Qualifications

This course is aimed at non-native Finnish speakers with at least 15 credits of Finnish language studies with good grades in UAS or university.