The student recognises typical grammatical structures like local cases and object. He/she is able to tell some things about his/her future plans (e.g. travelling) in Finnish in most common situations. He/she is able to tell some simple things of the past and cope to some extent in situations in which Finns use spoken language.
The student has an active attitude towards studying the Finnish language and culture showing that by completing written tasks. The student is able to use typical grammatical structures like local cases and object in simple sentences. He/she is able to tell about future plans in simple ways understandable in common situations. The student is able to talk about the past and explain his/her ideas and plans understandably. He/she comprehends main topics in everyday conversations with Finns who talk standard spoken language.
The student has a positive and active attitude towards learning the language and is genuinely interested in Finnish culture, and brings it up by expressing his/her findings about cultural matters. The student is able to talk understandably about the past and express himself/herself in various ways. He/she can cope in situations with Finns talking standard spoken Finnish, when topics are related to matters he/she is interested in, and/or when topics concern everyday life.
Kirsi Saarinen
We will discuss this in the beginning of the course.
Classroom and online meetings.
Course assignments.
Exams (a midterm exam and a final exam).
We practise both speaking, listening comprehension, writing, and reading. We will focus on active language use and comprehension.
Participation in the course meetings.
Review of the course assignments.
Review of the exams.
English
01.08.2021 - 20.12.2021
09.06.2021 - 08.09.2021
5 cr
20IB
21IB
Maiju Paldán
Not available.
International Business
Bachelor's Degree Programme in International Business
TAMK Main Campus
0-5
Not available.
Not available.
We will talk about this later on the course.
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You should prepare for the following schedule in each course week:
- One three hour course meeting.
- 3-6 hours of independent work (home work, course assignments, reviews). The amount of independent work varies each week.
We will discuss this in the beginning of the course.
Student gets the grade 0 when their course participation fits the following description for all or most parts:
- Has too many absences in the course, and/or does not showcase active and undisturbed participation in the course. Forgets easily about the homework, and is not able to compensate it in other ways (e.g. by classroom participation).
- Does not submit their assignments in time, and/or does not follow the general guidelines and instructions in their work.
- Performs poorly in the exams and/or other reviewed assignments, and showcases lack of effort in their work.
- Relies almost solely on friends, translation apps, and other external resources that can prevent genuine learning. Shows very little effort on learning and doing things indepedently.
- Showcases very little progression in the course, and does not master any of the major skills that are required in the end of the course.
In case the teacher can not choose the grade based on this criteria, the final exam and other reviewed assignments will determine the grade.
Student gets the grade 1 or 2 when their course participation fits the following description for all or most parts:
- Attends the required amount of course meetings but might not always show active participation. Forgets easily about the homework, and is not able to compensate it in other ways (e.g. by classroom participation).
- Submits most of their course assignments in time, and has followed the general guidelines in their work, even if the end result needs a lot of improvement.
- Might not perform well in the exams and other reviewed assignments but can showcase at least some type of progress in their studying.
- Relies a bit too much on friends, translation apps, and other external resources that can prevent genuine learning. However, puts at least some effort on learning and doing things indepedently.
- Masters some of the skills that are required in the end of the course but could still benefit from a lot of practice.
In case the teacher can not choose the grade based on this criteria, the final exam and other reviewed assignments will determine the grade.
Student gets the grade 3 or 4 when their course participation fits the following description for all or most parts:
- Shows active and undisturbed participation in the course meetings. Does at least most of their homework in time.
- Submits most of their course assignments in time, and does their work diligently.
- Performs well or at least moderately well in the exams and other reviewed assignments.
- Relies only a little on friends, translation apps, and other external resources that can prevent genuine learning. Instead, puts effort on learning and doing things independently.
- Masters most of the skills that are required in the end of the course but might still need some practise in certain areas.
In case the teacher can not choose the grade based on this criteria, the final exam and other reviewed assignments will determine the grade.
Student gets the grade 5 when their classroom participation fits the following description for all or most parts:
- Shows active and undisturbed participation in the course meetings. Does at least most of their homework in time.
- Submits their course assignments in time, and does their work diligently.
- Performs well in the exams and other reviewed assignments.
- Relies very little on friends, translation apps, and other external resources that can prevent genuine learning. Instead, puts effort on learning and doing things independently.
- Masters fluently the skills that are required in the end of the course, and even exceeds the expectations in certain areas.
In case the teacher can not choose the grade based on this criteria, the final exam and other reviewed assignments will determine the grade.