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Level/category

General studies

Teaching language

Finnish

Type of course

Compulsory

Cycle/level of course

First

Recommended year of study

3

Total number of ECTS

3 cr

Competency aims

The aim is to develop the students oral and
writing skills in a professional context. The
course also aims to give the student skills to use
Finnish in professional contexts (writing
documents in Finnish for example job applications,
using texts and vocabulary) and to improve his or
her oral competence in working life situations.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student is expected to
have the written language proficiency in Finnish
required in the civil service in bilingual
municipalities and needed to support his or her
professional development.

Course contents

Oral communication (Finnish)
Presentations
Messages and instructions
Application and CV
Language usage, terminology

Prerequisites and co-requisites

Finnish for native Swedish speakers 1
B1 (Common European Framework for Languages)

Additional information

Obligatory lectures according to the teachers
timetable on Itslearning.
Written exam (online, Itslearning): 14.10.2022
Written re-exam 1: 15.12.2022, at 10-12
(Online, Itslearning)
Written re-exam 2: 9.2.2023, at 10-12
(Online, Itslearning)
Oral re-exam in Zoom (link available in Itslearning): 10.11.2023 at 12-14.
(minna.lehtola@arcada.fi)

Recommended or required reading

Material provided by the lecturer.

Study activities

  • Lectures - 18 hours
  • Individual- and group instruction - 5 hours
  • Practical exercises - 8 hours
  • Individual studies - 26 hours
  • Internet-based studies - 20 hours
  • - 4 hours

Workload

  • Total workload of the course: 81 hours
  • Of which autonomous studies: 81 hours
  • Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours

Mode of Delivery

Multiform education

Assessment methods

Exams (written-, oral-, home-)

Assessment requirements

To pass the course the student should pass the
following examinations:
Oral test
Written exam
Job application and CV
Presentation and material
Taking part in presentation sessions

Teacher

Lehtola Minna

Examiner

Lehtola Minna

Home page of the course

Group size

No limit

Assignments valid until

12 months after course has ended

Assessment methods

2022-10-14 - Exams

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