Finnish 3, online teaching, Jan-Mar 2025

Learning Outcomes
At course completion, you will:
- be able to talk about your education and work history and other past events
- be able to give opinions and operate more smoothly in everyday conversations
- be able to find the main information you need on course topics
- understand and be able to write somewhat longer texts

Content
- Expanding basic vocabulary (e.g. housing, the outdoors, schooling, work)
- Expanding knowledge of grammar: the object form, forms for referring to the past)
- Practising everyday conversational situations

Teacher
Mari Nikonen

Study Material
Terhi Tapaninen ja Kristiina Kuparinen: Oma Suomi 1, 2022 edition, (Chapters 10-13) and extra material provided by the teacher
Please notice that the course book is compulsory for completing the course.

Online learning environment for the course & Activating Aalto ID

MyCourses online learning environment is a tool for both students and teachers for communication and managing everyday course work. You need an Aalto User ID to log in to the course's MyCourses workspace and participate in teaching. You can activate your Aalto User ID the day after the registration and you should activate it no later than the day before the start of the course. Instructions for activating your Aalto User IDDigital workspace of the course:
MyCourses (link will be updated here later)

More details on completing the course will be available at MyCourses closer to the start of the course.

Workload
Teaching in group 36 hrs
Independent work 57 hrs

Prerequisites
Finnish2 (ALC-7220) 3 credits or Finnish 2A (ALC-7321), 2 credits or equivalent knowledge

CEFR level
Starting level: A1.2.,Target Level: A1.3.
More information on CEFR levels

Further information on Aalto Open University Finnish courses

Evaluation

The course requires regular attendance, active participation in class and completion of homework assignments. Written examination The weight given to the various assignments in the final grade is specified at the start of the course

Teaching time and location

EDIT 5.12.: teaching days has been updated to Monday and Wednesday

13.1.-12.3.2025, teaching hours will be held online on Monday and Wednesday at 16.30-18. 

Teaching hours are not recorded. Students are expected to be present at the lectures.

Examinations 
The examination will be held on Monday 17.3.2025, no registration.
The re-examination will be held on Tuesday 15.4.2024. Please, register in Sisu on 8.4.2025 at the latest. 

The examinations will be held as a remote examination in MyCourses. The teacher will give further information on examinations.

Registration and course fee

Registration for Open University courses is done via the link below:
Sisu-serviceRegistration for this course starts on 9.12.2024 at 9.00  
Registration for this course ends on 6.1.2025 at 23.59

The course fee is paid upon registration for each course at a time and it is binding. Familiarize yourself with registration and payment rules as well as other guidelines for students:
Registration, payments and rules

Unfortunately there are no free places for degree students in this course. If you wish to take this course, please register by paying the course fee. Please see the instructions for course registration:
Registration, payments and rules

This course is organized by the Aalto University Open University.

The number of participants is limited to 30. The course will be organized if there are at least 12 registered students. 

Individual study arrangements

If you need individual study arrangements in order to attend a course, contact the Open University in good time, at least 14 days before the start date of the course or the examination date. Further information and instructions for applying  individual study arrangements can be found here:
Individual study arrangements at Open University