Nursing Finnish (5cr)

Objective

Competency aims:
The aim of the course is to give the student
• Knowledge of the Finnish language on level B1.2
• How to use it in everyday situations
• How to improve the language skills independently

Learning outcomes:
At the end of the course the student is expected to be able to
• On level B1.2 in CEFR
• Cope in routine situations in Finnish orally e.g. present themselves and ask about the patient’s health
• Improve their knowledge of the nursing terminology and the Finnish language independently
• write short notes and recognize many of the words used in e.g. health care forms
• Form sentences and questions in the present and past tense
• Tense both orally and in writing
• Understand the essential information in texts, as fairly simple instructions and short reports (reading comprehension)
• To understand words and expressions in normal speech (listening comprehension).

Content

Course contents:
• Structures of the language, pronunciation and vocabulary
• Texts and dialogues
• Computer aided exercises on all sections mentioned above
• Main focus on nursing interactions and material.