FINN 101
First-Year Finnish
Language Studies
College of Humanities
Course Description
Basic language skills.
When Taught
Fall Even Years
Min
4
Fixed
4
Fixed
5
Fixed
1
Title
Language Learning Strategies
Learning Outcome
Students will develop comprehension and learning strategies to help them derive meaning from a wide variety of authentic language texts.
Title
Writing
Learning Outcome
Students will be able to write short messages and well-articulated sentences in Finnish on familiar topics.
Title
Culture
Learning Outcome
Students will display appropriate awareness of everyday culture in Finnish-speaking countries.
Title
Comprehension
Learning Outcome
Students will comprehend Finnish as they hear and read authentic language relating to familiar topics.
Title
Speaking
Learning Outcome
Students will be able to speak Finnish well enough to satisfy immediate needs. (They will learn to communicate in basic social situations, meet routine travel needs, obtain food and lodging, carry out simple transactions, and talk about a variety of topics of common interest primarily in the present, with limited use of other time frames.)
