Boosting Professional Finnish B1.2 (3cr)

Objective

After completing the course, the student - is able to participate in discussions about current events - is able to negotiate - knows how to use language that is neither too familiar nor too formal for various purposes - knows the most important rules of courtesy and acts in accordance with them - is able to take into account the most important aspects related to cultural practices in their interactions - understands clear factual information from texts that require some reasoning - understands the main points and most important details of a formal or informal conversation - can tell about ordinary, concrete topics by describing, detailing and comparing - expresses himself relatively effortlessly and is able to write personal and more public messages - is able to express his thoughts also on some imaginary subjects - uses a moderately wide vocabulary and common idioms as well as a variety of structures and even complicated sentences - masters the basic rules of pronunciation in other than practiced expressions.

Content

Topics: family life, cultural differences, describing character, expressing an opinion, technology and tools, advertisements, instructions, sports, vocabulary related to your professional field. Grammar: translative, essive, comparison of adjectives, comparison of adverbs, sentence types.