Title: Keskeinen sisältö ja osaamistavoitteet - Key Content and Learning Outcomes
Course: Study PrepProg Finnish Language 1 > Section: Johdanto

Read carefully about the key content and learning outcomes of the course here. This section presents the topics/themes/matters of the course and what you should know after completing the course.

Content & Learning Outcomes

You will learn to (skills)

- pronounce
- observe differences between spoken and written language
- tell about yourself and your family
- use common vocabulary and phrases in everyday situations
- identify familiar words in everyday texts and the environment
- ask and say the price
- tell about your daily routine
- understand and write short and simple texts
- describe items with basic adjectives

You will learn (knowledge)

- the specialities of the language
- greetings and common phrases
- numerals
- everyday life vocabulary (family members, food and drinks, etc.)
- expressing ownership
- nationalities and languages
- time and days of the week
- months, seasons and weather
- common verbs in the present tense
- question words and clauses
- plural forms and some common cases
- common adjectives

After the course

You are able to express yourself in Finnish in the most common everyday situations both orally and in writing. You have a command of simple phrases, basic clauses and vocabulary (CEFR level A1) needed in situations such as introducing yourself and in service encounters. You are familiar with the most essential grammatical features, and can manage with the pronunciation and spelling.