Finnish Literature

Structure Type: Course
Code: KD18BKAM03
Type: Compulsory
Level: Bachelor
Credits: 5.0 points
Responsible Teacher: Mäkinen-Laitila, Sari
Language of Instruction: Finnish

Course Implementations, Planned Year of Study and Semester

Curriculum  Semester  Credits  Start of Semester  End of Semester
KIKO-2015   1 spring   5.0   2016-01-01   2016-07-31  
KIKO-2016   1 spring   5.0   2017-01-01   2017-07-31  

Learning Outcomes

After the course the student identifies the genres and periods of Finnish literature in outline. The student identifies also the most important authors and their works of Finnish literature. The student can analyse and promote Finnish 21st century's Literature. The student knows how to index fiction and what is the meaning of indexing in custom service.

Student's Workload

Total work load of the course 130 h
- of which scheduled studies 42 h
- of which groupwork 10 h
- of which autonomous studies 78 h

Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses

No prerequisites.

Contents

- The highlights of Finnish history of Literature and the important authors
- The periods, genres and important authors from 1950 heretofore.
- library professional as a specialist of fiction
- Fiction from accessibility point of view: indexing, analysis and classification

Recommended or Required Reading

Kirstinä, Leena, Kirjallisuutemme lyhyt historia. Gummerus 2000.

Parkko, Tommi, Runouden ilmiöitä. Avain 2012.

Tuomi, Pirjo, Kirjojen keskellä, Kirjastonhoitaja kaunokirjallisuuden asiantuntijana. Avain 2011.

In addition a selection of Finnish literature and articles about Finnish literature.

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

- lectures,
- discussions and reading circles
- spoken and written individual and group works
- exam
- reading diary

Assessment Criteria

1-2
- the student participates most discussions and reading circles
- the student returns most of the assignments
- the student returns his learning diary which includes all required parts
- the student passes the exam and gets satisfactory grade (1-2)

3-4
- the student takes mostly actively part in discussions and reading circles
- the student returns assignments in time and most of them are well-done
- the student returns in time his reading diary which has some analytic parts
- the student uses some sources in reading diary
- the student passes the exam and gets good grade (3-4)

5
- the student takes actively part in discussions and reading circles
- the student returns all well-done assignments in time
- the student is eager to plan and use new ways of reading promotion
- the student writes and retuns in time a reading diary which is analytic and evaluative
- the student uses diversified sources in reading diary
- the student passes the exam and gets good or excellent grade (4-5)

Work Placement

No work placements.

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