Finnish 1 - Basics of FinnishLaajuus (5 cr)
Code: IH00BK70
Credits
5 op
Teaching language
- English
Responsible person
- Essi Markoff
Learning objectives
Upon completing the course, the student will be able to:
- Understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases.
- Introduce him/herself and others.
- Ask and answer simple questions.
- Interact verbally in easy predictable situations.
- Name some things and places related to the tourism and hospitality industry.
Content
- Words and phrases: Introductions and greetings, the alphabet and numbers, filling in forms with personal information, time, places, weather and seasons, family and home ect.
- Basic Finnish structures: personal pronouns, conjugating verbs, questions, some grammatical cases and locatives
- Getting to know Finland and Finnish language.
Enrollment
01.08.2024 - 15.09.2024
Timing
09.09.2024 - 20.12.2024
Credits
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Teaching languages
- English
Seats
0 - 45
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Tourism and Hospitality Management for Immigrants
Teachers
- Essi Markoff
Student groups
-
IH24SPBachelor Degree Programme in Tourism and Hospitality Management for Immigrants
Teaching methods
This is the first Finnish course, and the aim is to familiarize yourself with the Finnish language. There is no requirement for Finnish language skills, the course starts with the basics. Target language proficiency level after the course is A1.3. During the course you will practice listening, reading, writing and speaking and learn to use beginner-level grammar. You will also learn some simple words related to the tourism and hospitality industry.
Learning methods include lectures and activating exercises in class together with independent studying according to the instructions. The assessment (on a grading scale 0-5) is based on the final exam points and assignments:
50% = grade 1
60% = grade 2
70% = grade 3
80% = grade 4
90% = grade 5.
Student workload
The study requires 135 hours:
lectures and exercises in class 46h
Final exam 4h and preparation 8h
Independent studying and doing assignments and exercises 77 h
Materials
Coursebook: Suomen mestari 1 (edition 2020) -Finn Lectura: Gehring, Sonja and Heinzmann, Sanni.
Other course material is provided in Moodle.
Further information
The student needs the coursebook, and it can be borrowed from the library or purchased from a book shop. Other material is provided in Moodle.