UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies
BA Module Outline for 2013/14
Module Title:
Finnish Language Level 3A: Comprehension A
Finnish Language Level 3B: Production B
Module Coordinator: Dr Riitta-Liisa Valijärvi
Module Codes: SEEF4001/SEEF4002
Course Prerequisites: Open to students who have successfully completed Finnish Level 2 or who can demonstrate equivalent
competence.
Academic Level: Advanced
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: Award of degree
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 2, 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. Students who successfully complete this course should be able to function
effectively and with confidence in an extensive range of academic, professional and social situations, and also to have gained a
metalinguistic perspective on translation issues.
At the end of the module you should have fulfilled the following aims and objectives
Aims:
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to extend and refine your knowledge of Finnish to attain high levels of competence in all language skills
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to gain a high degree of awareness of key issues relating to Finland, and transferable skills which will contribute to your success in
pursuing your future career in the academic and/or professional spheres, whether in relation to Finland or in a wider context

to enhance your awareness of problems of translation.
Objectives:

to understand authentic spoken and written Finnish from unpredictable topic areas; extract required information and record it
accurately and coherently in English

manipulate spoken and written Finnish in any situation with appropriate, accurate and elaborate use of lexis and grammatical
structures in a wide variety of contexts and registers; seek, provide and refine opinions and information in sustained spoken and
written interchanges in Finnish; speak and write confidently and accurately about key issues relating to Finland, its life and culture

demonstrate knowledge and active use of more complex grammatical structures and a wide range of vocabulary, register and styles in
Finnish.

demonstrate knowledge of key problems of translation by discussion of these and by successful translation of a wide variety of texts.
Assessment Methods
Assessment Style
Examination: Finnish Language Level 3A: Aural (45 minutes); written (2 hours); Finnish Language Level 3B: Oral (20 minutes); written (3
hours). Coursework: Portfolio of assignments totalling 5,000 words.
Assessment Weighting:
Finnish Language Level 2A: Aural (40%); written (60%); Finnish Language Level 2B: Oral (40%); written (60%)
Feedback
Examination: Students will be permitted access to markers comments on individual scripts in line with the SSEES Policy on Examination
Feedback.
Coursework: Feedback will be provided following submission of each assignment.
Preliminary Reading
No preliminary reading is required. 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

Baker, Mona (2011) In Other Words: A Coursebook on Translation. London: Routledge.
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Selkouutiset http://yle.fi/selkouutiset/