Beginners’ Finnish 2 (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Schedule

17th of January - 20th of May 2022
Further details in Moodle

Implementation methods, demonstration and Work&Study

Courses include both 1) contact hours and 2) independent studies:
1) Oral and written exercises individually and in pairs, group work, tests
2) Homework and preparation for lessons, exams and assignments

Recognition of prior learning (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 and oral parts of the test are organized during the orientation weeks in August or January. The RPL test can only be taken once.

Materials

Sonja Gehring & Sanni Heinzmann: Suomen mestari 1, Finn Lectura, chapters 6 - 9

Other material available in Moodle and online

Teaching methods and instruction

Contact lessons
Individual, pair and team assignments
Independent studies
The assessment of one’s own learning

Working life connections

The course is strongly linked to the Finnish society which gives international students a possibility to adapt more easily to Finland.

Exam dates and re-exam possibilities

Two learning assignments
- chapters 6 and 7
- chapters 8 and 9

Re-exam (chapters 6-9) in June

Internationality

Possibility to work and study with international fellow students

Completion alternatives

Other beginners courses on FInnish of Haaga-Helia

Learning assignments

Weekly homework
Video assignment
Two small writing assingments
Self-assessment

All assignments must be submitted within the agreed schedule (deadlines announced in Moodle)

Assessment methods

Active participation in class and learning assignments 30 %
First learning assignment 35 %
Second learning assignment 35 %