Syllabus

LEARNING OUTCOMES

After the course, you will

- be able to pronounce Finnish recognizably
- understand Finnish language structure
- understand and be able to respond in Finnish in routine situations
- be able to introduce yourself and tell a little about yourself
- have tools to learn more Finnish on your own.

Credits: 1

Schedule: 11.08.2023 - 08.09.2023

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Anja Keränen, Aija Elg

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period): A1

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English, Finnish

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Greetings. Introducing yourself. Numerals. Food and shopping vocabulary. Days of the week, times and other central expressions of time. Work and university-related vocabulary. Places and expressions of location.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  The students can complete the course completely independently, but the students will receive feedback from the course tutor on some of the assignments. Students must complete 90 % of the materials by the end of the course.

Workload

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Independent work 27 h

DETAILS

Substitutes for Courses

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Substitutes for Courses

Prerequisites

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Prerequisites

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Teaching Language : English

  Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Autumn I
  2022-2023 Autumn II
  2023-2024 Spring V

  Enrollment :

  Registration for Courses: registration for courses will take place on Sisu (sisu.aalto.fi)

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