Boosting Professional Finnish B1.2 IM23SP (3cr)

Evaluation scale

Five step scale

Objective

After completing the course, the student - is able to participate in discussions about current events - is able to negotiate - knows how to use language that is neither too familiar nor too formal for various purposes - knows the most important rules of courtesy and acts in accordance with them - is able to take into account the most important aspects related to cultural practices in their interactions - understands clear factual information from texts that require some reasoning - understands the main points and most important details of a formal or informal conversation - can tell about ordinary, concrete topics by describing, detailing and comparing - expresses himself relatively effortlessly and is able to write personal and more public messages - is able to express his thoughts also on some imaginary subjects - uses a moderately wide vocabulary and common idioms as well as a variety of structures and even complicated sentences - masters the basic rules of pronunciation in other than practiced expressions.

Content

Topics: family life, cultural differences, describing character, expressing an opinion, technology and tools, advertisements, instructions, sports, vocabulary related to your professional field. Grammar: translative, essive, comparison of adjectives, comparison of adverbs, sentence types.

Materials

Sonja Gehring, Sanni Heinzmann, Sari Päivärinne, Taija Udd, 2013. Suomen mestari 3, chapters. 4 - 8. Moodle course

Teaching methods

This is the last Finnish language course for degree students. Its result affects the grant of the scholarship. During the course you will learn intermediate level grammar and vocabulary. You will learn to talk about topics related to your field and participate in various discussions. Evaluation is based on the presentation and final exam points: 50% = grade 1 60% = grade 2 70% = grade 3 80% = grade 4 90% = grade 5.

Completion alternatives

RPL based on YKI 4.

Student workload

Voluntary lectures on campus 16 h Obligatory Moodle tasks 39 h Obligatory oral presentations 8 h Final exam 2 h Preparation for the oral presentation 8 h Preparation for the final exam 8 h