Beginners` Finnish Course 1 (OPEN UNI) 3 credits (OY) - AY00AU02

Aika ja paikka

Time and place

Tuesdays and Thursdays at 16.00 - 17.30
29.10. - 10.12.24 (26 h)
The last lessons 10.12.24 includes the exam.

Contact teaching at the University or Summer University.
Moodle is used in addition.

Kohderyhmä

Target group

Required proficiency level is A1.1, completion of the Survival Finnish Course (900017Y) or the equivalent language skills.

Kouluttaja

Teacher

HuK, KM Mona Soudunsaari

Tavoitteet

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course, students
- can understand and use some very familiar and common everyday expressions relating to themselves and everyday situations
- can read short and simple texts and messages dealing with familiar topics
- can communicate in easy and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar everyday matters
- have deepened their understanding of the Finnish language and communication styles.

Sisältö

Content

This lower elementary course aims to help students to learn communication skills in ordinary everyday situations. During the course, students broaden their vocabulary and knowledge of grammar and principles of pronunciation. They also practise to understand easy Finnish talk about everyday subjects, and reading and writing short and simple texts/messages.

The topics and communicative situations that are covered in the course are the following: talking about oneself, one's family, studies and daily routines, as well as asking about these things from others; food, drink and transactions in the grocery store; accommodation and describing it; colours and adjectives.

The structures studied are the following: verb types, basics of the change of the consonants k, p and t in nouns, basics of the partitive and genitive cases, possessive structure, some declension types for nouns (word types) and the basics of the local cases.

Teaching Methods: Contact teaching and guided self study. Lessons 2 times a week (26 h, including the final exam) and guided self study (55 h).

Study Methods: Participation in contact teaching, independent work, completion of assigned tasks and tests.

Learning material: Kristiina Kuparinen & Terhi Tapaninen: Oma suomi 1 (chapters 3–5) Notice! updated edition (2022)

Further information: Proficiency level: entry level A1.1, target level A1.2. Language of instruction is English and Finnish. The course is intended for the international degree and post-graduate degree students, exchange students and the staff members of the University with a study right.

Assessment scale: 1-5 / FAIL

Primary Teaching Language: Finnish, English

Level: Language and Communication Studies

Hinta

150 €

If you are an international degree or post-graduate degree student of the University of Oulu the course is free of charge.