UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies
BA Module Outline for 2013/14
Module Title:
Finnish Language Level 2A: Comprehension A
Finnish Language Level 2B: Production B
Module Coordinator: Dr Riitta-Liisa Valijärvi
Module Codes: SEEF2001/SEEF2002
Course Prerequisites: Open to students who have successfully completed Finnish Level 1 or who can demonstrate equivalent
competence.
Academic Level: Intermediate
Course Unit Value: 1 (2 half-course units, taught in conjunction).
Runs in (2013/14) Terms 1 and 2
Weekly Contact Hours: 4
Compulsory for: Finnish and East European Studies, Russian and Finnish, Russian with Finnish, Modern Languages combined degrees of
which Finnish is a component.
Pass required for: Progression to Year Abroad/Finnish Level 3
Open to: All SSEES undergraduates, affiliate students, also UCL undergraduates, subject to timetable and resourcing constraints
Module Outline
This is a course for students who have successfully completed Finnish Level 1, or who can demonstrate equivalent competence in Finnish.
The course consists of two components, comprehension and production, each of which has the value of 0.5 of a course-unit (see Course
Details above). Both components are taught in conjunction.
At the end of the module you should have fulfilled the following aims and objectives
Aims:

to build on the knowledge of Finnish already acquired and to attain (in all language skills) a level of competence at which you can
function effectively in a wide range of situations
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to read texts in Finnish in the next stage of your degree (in courses requiring reading of literary and other texts)
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to use Finnish effectively during your year abroad
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to develop awareness of problems of translation
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to develop awareness of and interest in wider aspects of Finland and societies where Finnish is spoken
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to gain a sound linguistic foundation for the Finnish Level 3 Course.
Objectives:
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to understand a wide range of authentic spoken and written Finnish from predictable topic areas; extract required information and
record it accurately and coherently in English

manipulate spoken and written Finnish with appropriate and accurate use of lexis and grammatical structures in a variety of contexts
and registers; speak with confidence and accuracy appropriate to this level about many aspects of Finland, its life and culture

demonstrate understanding of translation by discussing problems of specific translations from and into Finnish; successfully translate
a range of texts from and into Finnish

demonstrate knowledge and active use of more complex grammatical structures and a wide range of vocabulary in Finnish.
Assessment Methods
Assessment Style: Examination
Finnish Language Level 2A: Aural (45 minutes); written (3 hours); Finnish Language Level 2B: Oral (20 minutes); written (3 hours)
Assessment Weighting: Oral (15%); aural (15%); written (70%)
Finnish Language Level 2A: Aural (20%); written (80%); Finnish Language Level 2B: Oral (20%); written (80%)
Feedback
Examination: Students will be permitted access to markers comments on individual scripts in line with the SSEES Policy on Examination
Feedback.
Preliminary Reading
Vacation reading may be set for students progressing from Language Level 1. Course materials will include resources authored by the
teacher, as well as textbooks, online resources and other materials, a selection of which is given below:

Gehring, Sonja & Heinzman, Sanni (2013) Suomen mestari 3. Helsinki: Finn Lectura.
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Ymmärrä suomea http://www2.edu.fi/ymmarrasuomea/