SUM3VK26DIAK Finnish, basic level 2 (5cr)
Code: SUM3005A21S-3005
General information
- Enrollment
- 10.11.2025 - 30.11.2025
- Registration for introductions has not started yet.
- Timing
- 23.02.2026 - 17.05.2026
- The implementation has not yet started.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 0 cr
- Virtual portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Distance learning
- Unit
- Terveys- ja kirkonala
- Campus
- Diak joint implementation
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- English
- Seats
- 0 - 35
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Social Services
- Degree Programme in Health Care, Nursing
- Teachers
- Sampo Sivula
- Course
- SUM3005A21S
Unfortunately, no reservations were found for the realization SUM3VK26DIAK Finnish, basic level 2 SUM3005A21S-3005. It's possible that the reservations have not yet been published or that the realization is intended to be completed independently.
Evaluation scale
0-5
Objective
Students will be able to
- master the Finnish language at basic level A2.2
- understand clear, general spoken language and grasp the main points of discussion in familiar topics, for example, from TV programmes
- converse about familiar topics and manage common everyday exchanges
- easily understand simple texts
- write short pieces of text and communicate by e.g. email
- master the main aspects of basic grammar
Content
- past tenses and their uses
- plural forms
- wordtypes
- the object and its uses
- communication situations (dealing with officials, shopping)
- vocabulary related to hobbies and recreation, health and illnesses, travel, clothing, education, work, customs and celebrations
Materials
Sonja Gehring & Sanni Heinzmann: Suomen mestari 2, revised edition 2022 (chapters 1–5/6)
Teaching methods
- the course is completely online
- lectures on Zoom, one lecture per week
- lots of independent study and homework
Prerequisites: Before the course, Finnish competence should be on a level A1.3/A2.1.
Student workload
Course proceeds quickly and requires a lot of independent study:
- the extent of the course is 5 credits, i.e. 135 hours of work
- there are approx. 27 hours of lectures in total (so the remaining 108 hours are assignments and other independent study)