Intermediate Finnish Course 3

Required proficiency level is A2.2, completion of Intermediate Finnish course 2 (900016Y) or equivalent Finnish language skills.

By the end of the course, students can communicate in many situations using Finnish. Students are able to - understand clear and standard communication about familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school and leisure time - understand the main points of messages and conversations in colloquial Finnish - produce simple, coherent and logical text on different topics - describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes and ambitions, and also explain and validate their opinions and arguments better than before - communicate about topics related to leisure time, well-being, the environment and environmental protection.

Assessment methods: Participation in contact teaching, independent work, completion of assigned tasks and tests. Assessment criteria: Continuous evaluation during the course. Regular and active participation in the weekly lessons, homework assignments and the tests will be taken into consideration in the assessment. More detailed information about the assessment during the course is available in the course's Moodle-workspace. Read more about assessment criteria on the University of Oulu webpage:  https://www.oulu.fi/en/students/studying-university/assessment-criteria

Kristiina Kuparinen & Terhi Tapaninen: Oma suomi 2 (chapters 6-11) and material in Moodle.

Multimodal teaching: contact teaching and self-study. Lessons 2 times a week (52 h, including the tests) and guided self-study (83 h). Moodle learning environment is used. Check the schedule of the group in Peppi study guide https://opas.peppi.oulu.fi/fi/opintojakso/YK00AI94/32726?period=2025-2026

You can ask for free places at study.languages@oulu.fi. Please provide us with the following information: - Which course are you interested in? What group are you interested in? Please enter the course code (code + four numbers indicating the group) and the course name. - What is your Finnish language level? How much Finnish have you already studied? - Can you attend contact lessons in Oulu? Please note that we don't accept non-degree students in distance or online groups. You also need basic Finnish language skills to apply for our courses.