Finnish for spoken situations in hospitality, 3 cr - FIN8RZ001
Course unit language
English
Teachers
Laura Uusitalo
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Learning objectives
The student:
• gains self-confidence to be relaxed and to converse more spontaneously in Finnish
• improves pronunciation and listening skills
• begins to understand also non-formal spoken Finnish, especially in basic situations at work in hospitality and tourism industry
• demonstrates an ability to express oneself more effectively in social situations
Contents
The course activates and enhances oral skills in Finnish, also in spoken Finnish, as well gives practice in Finnish conversation by focusing on situations likely to appear at work.
• personal pronouns and verb conjugation in spoken Finnish
• form of passive
• numbers and prices in spoken Finnish
• possessive structure in spoken Finnish
• conditional forms in service situations
Execution methods
• Contact hours 32 h (4 h/week): pair and team assignments, team discussions, oral presentations
• Independent studies 58 h (7 h/week): homework and preparation for lessons, discussions, presentations and exercise
• The assessment of one’s own learning 1 h
Learning materials
Provided by the teacher
Further information
The course type is planned by
Taija Hämäläinen, Pasila and
Laura Uusitalo, Pasila
Teacher responsible:
Laura Uusitalo, Pasila
Starting level and linkage with other courses
Basics of Finnish for Hospitality and Tourism, Finnish for Hospitality and Tourism, Finnish for Working Purposes 1, Finnish for Working Purposes 2
or strong A2 (See detailed level descriptions of language competence at: http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/education/elp/elp-reg/Source/Global_scale/globalscale.pdf.)
Assessment criteria
Assessment criteria - grade 1
Grade 1 (50 %)
The student has limited understanding of spoken everyday Finnish and ability to express himself/herself in the most common social situations.
The student is able to participate in the interactive class discussion. With his/her vocabulary it is possible to prepare and give a very short presentation.
He/she can manage basic communication situations with basic competence in Finnish. The student can somehow interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.
Assessment criteria - grade 3
Grade 3 (70 %)
The student understands partly spoken everyday Finnish and has ability to express himself/herself in the most common social situations.
The student participates in the interactive class discussion rather well. His/her vocabulary is wide enough for preparing and giving very basic presentations.
He/she can manage basic communication situations appropriately in Finnish. The student can interact in a simple way provided the other person talks quite slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.
Assessment criteria - grade 5
grade 5 (90 %)
The student understands spoken everyday Finnish quite well and has a good ability to express himself/herself in the most common social situation.
The student participates in the interactive class discussion without big difficulties. His/her vocabulary is wide enough for preparing and giving some presentations about familiar subjects.
He/she can manage basic communication situations well in Finnish. The student can relatively well interact in a simple way provided the other person talks quite slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.