Finnish for Working Life (5cr)

Teachin methods

Online lessons, contact lessons, independent tasks and group work or according to a personal study plan (see prerequisites below).

Location and time

At Laurea Leppävaara. Schedule available in Pakki.

Materials

Learning materials are mostly authentic documents of the field of project management and business administration. Materials will be mainly provided by the teacher and shared via Canvas. Some materials are expected to be retrieved by the students attending the course.

Completion alternatives

In case the student has already shown Finnish skills of level B1.1-B1.2 it is possible to complete the course by written and oral assignments.

Employer connections

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Exam schedules

Please attend the course orientation to ensure your place on the course.

International connections

The course is aimed at international students.

Student workload

5 cr. equals 135 hours of student's work. This consists of independent and group work, contact lessons and six assignments to be completed during the course.

Content scheduling

The aim of the course is to provide skills of searching for a job or a place of working practise and succeeding in getting the place. Each week of the course will deal with different area of job seeking:
1) Olen hyvä tyyppi! Telling about your personality and skills.
2) Palvelukseen halutaan... Understanding the expectations of the employers.
3) Paperit kuntoon! Getting the documents ready for job search.
4) Unelmien työpaikka. Describing a work environment of your dreams. Stating your opinion.
5) Haastattelu tulossa! Getting ready for an interview.
6) Sinulle on uusi viesti! Phoning and e-mailing at work.

Mandatory attendance 75% of the lessons.

Further information

After completing this study unit, the student studying social services will receive a language competence entry in their degree certificate with numerical assessments of both their oral and written performances (effective 18th of August 2023).

Objective

The student is able to:
- write a CV in Finnish
- apply for a job
- be interviewed for a job
- present their workplace
- write work-related emails
- understand and use general work vocabulary
- understand and use general work vocabulary
- reach the target level of B1.1 in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages*

* The learning objective has been added. The change effective 1st of August 2024.

Evaluation scale

H-5