Finnish 1
| Structure Type: | Course |
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| Code: | KG29PO10001 |
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| Type: | Compulsory |
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| Level: | Bachelor |
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| Credits: | 3.0 points |
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| Responsible Teacher: | Palo, Raija |
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| Teacher Team: | Nieminen, Sirkka |
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| Language of Instruction: | English |
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Course Implementations, Planned Year of Study and Semester
| Curriculum | Semester | Credits | Start of Semester | End of Semester |
| NURSING-2013FOR |
1 autumn |
3.0 |
2013-09-01 |
2013-12-31 |
Learning Outcomes
WORKING COMMUNITY COMPETENCE
Students get acquainted with the basics of the Finnish language and learn to use both the spoken and the written language. Furthermore, students get acquainted with Finland as a country and Finns' habits and expressions of politeness. The target level of the course is A1 on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. After the course, students know the basics of the Finnish pronunciation. Students know how to greet and react to greetings and are able to tell about themselves. They are able to ask for a price and make orders in Cafés. Students can recognize some basic vocabulary of nursing. They are able to ask simple questions and answer questions related to familiar subjects. Students can recognize familiar words and the most common phrases spoken very slowly and clearly and understand familiar names and words in very simple sentences. Students can cope with conversations related to themselves if they get some help from their conversation partners. Students are able to write messages and fill out forms asking some personal information and are familiar with the Finnish culture and way of life.
Student's Workload
Will be announced at the beginning of the course.
Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses
No prerequisites
Contents
Pronunciation. The alphabet, numbers, week days, months, time, countries, languages, nationalities. Greetings. Introducing and telling about oneself. Food vocabulary. Shopping. Asking and answering questions. Grammar: e.g. principles of the verb conjugation, questions, negative forms, present tense, personal pronouns, possessive pronouns, possessive case, partitive case. Finnish culture and way of life.
Recommended or Required Reading
Preliminary task: http://www.uuno.tamk.fi/
White, L. 2001. From Start to Finnish: A Short Course in Finnish. Helsinki: Finn Lectura
Portraying Finland. 2008. Helsinki: Otava.
Nieminen, P. & Hyrkäs, K. 2004.
Terveydenhuollon sanasto. Helsinki: WSOY.
Online material and other material selected by the lecturer.
Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Spoken and written exercises, listening exercises, portfolio, online tasks.
Assessment Criteria
Pass grade
The students
- get acquainted with the basics of the Finnish language and learn to use both the spoken and the written language
- get acquainted with Finland as a country and Finns' habits and expressions of politeness
- the target level of the course is A1 on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
- know the basics of the Finnish pronunciation
- know how to greet and react to greetings and are able to tell about themselves
- are able to ask for a price and make orders in Cafés.
- can recognize some basic vocabulary of nursing
- are able to ask simple questions and answer questions related to familiar subjects
- can recognize familiar words and the most common phrases spoken very slowly and clearly and understand familiar names and words in very simple sentences
- can cope with conversations related to themselves if they get some help from their conversation partners
- are able to write messages and fill out forms asking some personal information and are familiar with the Finnish culture and way of life
Assessment Methods
The assessment is based on the following components: preliminary task, active participation in classroom activities, completion of home work, demonstration of oral skills, portfolio, test
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