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Course Catalog 1998/99


Communication and Languages

KSP026 Finnish Language, Optional Course I 7.5 ECTS credits

TIMEPERIOD:
Q 1, 4

LANGUAGE:Swedish

EXAMINER
Leena Hamberg Univ adj


PREREQUISITES
Eligibility for course admission to begin studies on the educational programme for children and young people and the programme for compulsory school teachers.

COURSE AIM
The aim of the course is to provide students with a comprehensive picture of the structures and varieties of the Finnish language, so they can use the language correctly and variably in speech and writing. The course will also provide knowledge about basic literacy so that students can instruct children of different ages how to express themselves in speech and writing.

CONTENTS
- the distinctiveness of the Finnish language compared to the Indo- European languages, especially the Swedish language.
- linguistic correctness
- the language in varying speech and writing situations
- exercises in reading and writing for Finnish-speaking children

TEACHING
- exercises in speech and writing
- exercises in using dictionaries and other reference books as well as advisory bodies concerning linguistic correctness both in Finland and Sweden
- lectures combined with practical exercises

EXAMINATION
The students will be graded on oral and written exercises.
Examination.
COURSE GRADE SCALE: Fail, Pass

ITEMS/CREDITS
7.50ECTS

COURSE LITTERATURE
Aalto, S & al (1989). Kielestä kiinni.. SKS. Tietolipas 113. Jyväskylä: Gummerus Kirjapaino Oy. ISBN 951-717-546-9.
Ikola, O (1983). Nykysuomen käsikirja. 7. tarkistettu painos.Espoo: Weilin+Göös. ISBN 951-35-1638-5.
Koppinen, Lyytinen, Rasku -Puttonen (1989) Lapsen kieli ja vuorovaikutustaidot Rauma. Kirjayhtymä: ISBN 951-26-3258-6
Kielikello. Kielenhuollon tiedotuslehti. Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus. Helsinki.
Kieliviesti. Ruotsinsuomalainen kielenhuollon tiedotuslehti. Stockholm.
Kopierat material, ordböcker av skilda slag.

Valid for school year 1998/99.
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