Study Guide
Study Guide
#savoniaUAS
Curricula starting in 2022 and earlier
Savonia's new Study Guide (curriculum starting in 2023 and after) can be found here.
| Basis of Education | Competence Standards | Structure of Studies | Development of Expertise | Methods and implementation | Course Table |
Course Description
| Code | 4 EXX8150 |
| Name | Finnish for Foreigners |
| Credits | 5 ects |
| Objectives | The student will understand the basic features of Finnish language and culture-specific communication style, and the basic differences between formal Finnish and spoken Finnish. The student can spell, greet appropriately, introduce oneself, and survive in basic oral and written everyday situations, such as e.g. a simple phone conversation. The student will know some basic grammatical structures and will practice to talk and write about studies, private life and work. |
| Content | Communicative situations such as shopping, getting acquainted with other people, telling the time, expressing likes and dislikes, describing things and persons, asking the way, giving and following instructions. Grammatical points covered include e.g. verb types, present tense in different persons, recognizing the past tense structures, pronouns and some suffixes. |
| Requirements | Active participation in lessons (75 % attendance required). Independent work. Assignments done according to schedules. Written and oral examination. |
| Grading Scale | 0 - 5 |
| Course material | Gehring & Heinzmann 2016. Suomen Mestari 1. FinnLectura. Materials handed out in Moodle and in class. Electronic materials provided e.g. by Promentor. |
| Prerequisites | |
| Other Considerations | This is a beginner level course. |
| Contact | Hyrkstedt Irene |
We reserve the right to make changes to the curriculum due to the need to update the content being studied.