Emphasis will be given to all four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing.
The class will provide students the opportunity to practice new vocabulary and grammatical structures through in-class discussion of assigned activities and readings. To succeed in this course, you must actively participate and you will be expected to attend class regularly, prepare for class, and speak as much Finnish as possible.
Through the communicative approach I hope to achieve a high degree of interaction in the classroom and make your learning of Finnish language and culture interesting and fun. We strive for a learning atmosphere that challenges you your skills in a supportive way. There are no wrong answers, only good attempts.
Contact hours: oral and written exercises individually and in pairs, group work, learning games.
Independent studies: homework and preparation for lessons, exams and assignments, online material.
This course develops student’s ability to understand and use Finnish language further and activates the language skills learned earlier. The students are encouraged and able to use Finnish in everyday situations.
Gehring, Sonja & Heinzmann, Sanni: Suomen mestari 2. Finn Lectura. Helsinki. Chapters 1 - 4. (Required)
Finnish-English-Finnish Dictionary (Recommended)
Other material provided by the teacher
Learning Finnish language and culture will give students skills and readiness to work in a Finnish speaking working environment.
Pasila Campus
The final exam will be arranged during week the last week of classes in May.
If a student does not come to the final exam or does not pass it, there are two possibilities to re-take the exam during autumn2021. Please, check the dates in MyNet. Enrolment for the re-examinations begins five weeks before the exam day and ends at noon on the Monday preceding the exam week.
English
International students. Differences between Finnish and other cultures.
18.01.2021 - 21.05.2021
The assignments will be given during the course. All of the homework assignments will be posted on the class website on Moodle. Upon successful completion of the course the students should be at level A2+, on their way to level B1, in most of the language skill areas - speaking, listening, reading and writing. Level descriptions can be found at http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/education/elp/elp-reg/Source/Global_scale/globalscale.pdf
04.01.2021 - 15.01.2021
Themes handled during the course are health, travelling, presentations and Finnish working life.
The grammar which is studied during the course:
past tense forms of verbs (simple past and perfect tenses)
object
imperative forms of verbs
pluperfect forms of verbs
3. infinitive forms of verbs.
The classes will be on Tuesdays at 10.00 - 11.30 and on Wednesdays at 9.00 - 10.30.
RPL The students who start their studies in Bite programme and already know some Finnish, can pass the course and gain the credit points by attending a level test. Written part of the test is organized during the orientation weeks in August or January and the oral part later in the 1st/4th period according to a separate schedule.
Taija Hämäläinen
15 - 40
Active participation is crucial to your progress. Coming in time, being prepared, doing activities, answering questions and speaking Finnish as much as possible help you do well in your studies.
Quizzes and/or other assignments 20-30 %
Final exam 70-80 %
BITE Degree Programme in Business Information Technology
0.00 cr
0.00 cr
H-5