SELCS

Finnish Language level 2A (comprehension)


Course code: SEEF2001.
Course unit value: 0.5.

This is a course for students who have successfully completed Finnish Level 1. This is the normal point of entry for students with native or near-native command of Finnish who, in addition to extending their existing competence, will be enabled to attain the required level of metalinguistic competence required for effective study in an English-speaking university environment. Students who complete the course successfully will attain a level of competence in Finnish which will enable them to communicate effectively in a wide range of situations. The course consists of two components, comprehension and production, each of which has the value of 0.5 of a course-unit. Students registered for degrees in the Department of Scandinavian Studies may take just the comprehension component, but may not take the production component on its own.

The course aims to: enable students to build on the knowledge of Finnish which they have already acquired and to attain (in all language skills) a level of competence at which they can function effectively in a wide range of situations; develop awareness of problems of translation; and develop awareness of and interest in wider aspects of Finland and societies where Finnish is spoken.

Assessment: one unseen three-hour written examination (80%); and one aural examination (20%).

Tutor: Riitta-Liisa Valijarvi.

Preparatory reading and set texts:

  • Fred Karlsson, Finnish – An Essential Grammar (Routledge, 1999) ISBN 0415207053.
  • Leena Silfverberg, Suomen kielen jatko-oppikirja (Finn Lectura, 2000) ISBN 951-792- 072-5.
  • Leena Silfverberg, Harjoituskirja suomen kielen jatko-opetusta varten (Finn Lectura, 2000) ISBN 951-792-074-1.
  • Leila White, Suomen kielioppia ulkomaalaisille (Finn Lectura, 2001) ISBN 951-792-092-x.
  • Marjukka Kenttälä, Kieli käyttöön: Suomen kielen jatko-oppikirja (Helsinki University Press, 2000) ISBN 951-570-463-4.

Dictionaries

  • Timo Nurmi, Gummeruksen suuri suomen kielen sanakirja (Gummerus, 2004) ISBN 951-20-6541-X.
  • Timo Nurmi, Nykysuomen keskeinen sanasto (Gummerus, 2004) ISBN 951-20-6686-6.

Additional course materials will be provided by the teacher. A list of relevant websites and online reference materials will be provided at the start of the course.