Study Guide

Objective

You understand different conversations. You understand colloquial language and dialect. You can use spoken language phrases. You can participate in various discussions in Finnish. The course has been created in Simhe Path project and its goal is to develop language skills needed in working life.

Content

Discussion on different topics, for example:
- Lunch break at work
- Food trends and traditional foods
- Finnish customs
- Networking and meeting new people
- Teleworking
- Working practices
- Holiday plans
- Studying the materials and learning vocabulary and phrases

Teaching methods

You understand different conversations.
You understand colloquial language and dialect. You can use spoken language phrases.
You can participate in various discussions in Finnish.
The course has been created in Simhe Path project and its goal is to develop language skills needed in working life.

Discussion on different topics, for example:
- lunch break at work
- food trends and traditional foods
- Finnish customs
- networking and meeting new people
- teleworking
- working practices
- holiday plans.

Familiarise yourself with the materials and vocabulary before the meeting. You participate in all discussions. After each discussion, you write a learning diary.

Student workload

Meetings 22 h + independent studying and the assignments 32 h.

Evaluation scale

Approved/Rejected

Assessment methods and criteria

Passed: You have familiarised the materials and vocabulary before the meeting. You participate in discussions. After each discussion, you write a learning diary.

Qualifications

Finnish language proficiency level A2.2 - B1