Finnish for Beginners (2 cr)
Code: IK10075-3011
General information
Enrollment
01.04.2025 - 30.04.2025
Timing
09.06.2025 - 05.10.2025
Number of ECTS credits allocated
2 op
Virtual portion
2 op
Mode of delivery
Distance learning
Campus
Wärtsilä Campus Karjalankatu 3
Teaching languages
- English
Seats
10 - 90
Degree programmes
- Open University of Applied Sciences Studies
- Degree Programme in Mechanical Engineering
- Complementary Studies
Teachers
- Janne Häyrinen
Teacher in charge
Janne Häyrinen
Groups
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TOP24_25Other Complimentary Studies Group Semester 2024-2025
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KAKK25KEKarelia, Open UAS, All, Summer, 2025
Objective
You can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases. You can ask and answer to basic questions. You are able to tell about yourself and use polite phrases and greetings in everyday situations, e.g. meeting friends and asking about the price and ordering.
Content
The study unit includes:
- Finnish alphabet, consonants, vowels and diphthongs
- Basic vocabulary
- Sharing personal information: e.g. name, nationality, language skills, family, hobbies, studies
- Numbers and expressions of time
- Basic grammar: e.g. conjugation of basic verbs, partitive case, polar questions and common interrogatives
Location and time
The course starts 9.6.2025.
The course ends 5.10.2025.
You study in Moodle-environment. You will get feedback from you work, partly during the course, partly afterwards. Complete all of the exercises by 5.10.2025.
Teaching methods
You study the basics of Finnish language. You do the assignments independently online, and there are no lessons on the course. You will get correct answers / feedback from your exercises after you have completed the exams.
Student workload
Online self studying 54 h
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
The course is accepted when you have completed and returned all the assignments and exams in Moodle and have done them according to the instructions. The course is failed if the assignments are not completed, do not meet the criteria set out in the guidelines or are returned later than 10th of October 2025.
Evaluation scale
Approved/Rejected
Assessment methods and criteria
The assignments and exams in Moodle