Finnish for Hospitality and Tourism IndustryLaajuus (3 cr)

Learning objectives

Learning outcomes
The course introduces the foreign students to the Finnish language and its grammar needed in hospitality and tourism industry. Upon
successful completion of the course the student can tell about his/her job in Finnish and deal with simple situations likely to arise when traveling, or working in assistant tasks within hospitality and tourism industry.

The course is targeted to hospitality management students

Contents

Vocabulary and phrases in hospitality and tourism industry (dishes, menus, kitchen verbs, booking terminology, simple e-mails to and from customers)
Basics of the object
Plural partitive in all noun types
Basics of the conditional mood

Lähtötaso ja sidonnaisuudet muihin opintojaksoihin

The course is targeted to hospitality management students

Prerequisites:
Basics of Finnish for Hospitality and Tourism or equivalent level in the proficiency test.

Implementation methods, demonstration and Work&Study

Contact lessons 24 h
Independent work 56 h
- Discussion and oral presentations
- Reading and written assignments
- Tests

OR
Recognition of Prior Learning (=RPL)
The student may compensate the course on the basis of a level test. The student must show sufficient knowledge and skills to receive the credits. The level test is assessed on a scale 1-5.

Assessment criteria - grade 1

Grade 1
The student has a passable command of standard oral and written Finnish on general topics. The student is able to communicate in some of the situations he/she is likely to encounter.

Assessment criteria - grade 3

Grade 3
The student has a satisfactory command of standard oral and written Finnish on general topics. The student is able to communicate in many of the situations he/she is likely to encounter.

Assessment criteria - grade 5

Grade 5
The student as a satisfactory understanding of standard oral and written Finnish on hospitality and tourism topics. He/She is able to communicate at least passably in most situations he/she is likely to encounter.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The module is evaluated on a scale excellent (5), very good (4), good (3), satisfactory (2), fair (1), fail (0). The assessment criteria is presented on a scale 1 - 3 - 5.

Active participation
Oral and written assignments exam
Final exam

Learning materials

- Gehring, S.& Heinzmann, S. 2013. Suomen mestari 1, Suomen kielen oppikirja aikuisille, Finn Lectura. Helsinki, chapters 8 - 9

- hospitality related material provided by the lecturer

Further information

Teacher responsible
Laura Uusitalo