Finnish B2.2
Course code
EKS6428.HT
old course code
Course title in Estonian
Soome keel B2.2
Course title in English
Finnish B2.2
ECTS credits
6.0
Assessment form
Examination
lecturer of 2026/2027 Autumn semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
lecturer of 2026/2027 Spring semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Brief description of the course
Development of language skills at B2.2 level through authentic and diverse texts. Students practise understanding more demanding texts and speech, taking part in reasoned discussions, giving presentations, and writing for different purposes and audiences. Particular attention is paid to register, style, textual cohesion, accuracy, and editing. Students analyse news, opinion and specialised texts, literature, films, and digital media. A source-based project connects language learning with a current social or cultural topic in Finland. Students take the B2 examination.
A Finnish language proficiency level of B2.1 is required to participate in the B2.2 course.
A Finnish language proficiency level of B2.1 is required to participate in the B2.2 course.
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
- understands the main ideas, arguments and key details of complex general and specialist texts, as well as longer speeches;
- participates spontaneously and fluently in discussions, justifies their views and weighs up the advantages and disadvantages of different solutions;
- produces clear, detailed and purposeful texts for different audiences and revises them on the basis of feedback;
- critically analyses different types of text, distinguishing between facts, opinions and persuasive techniques;
- synthesises information from several Finnish-language sources and presents a well-reasoned analysis of a topic relating to Finnish society or culture.
- understands the main ideas, arguments and key details of complex general and specialist texts, as well as longer speeches;
- participates spontaneously and fluently in discussions, justifies their views and weighs up the advantages and disadvantages of different solutions;
- produces clear, detailed and purposeful texts for different audiences and revises them on the basis of feedback;
- critically analyses different types of text, distinguishing between facts, opinions and persuasive techniques;
- synthesises information from several Finnish-language sources and presents a well-reasoned analysis of a topic relating to Finnish society or culture.
Teacher
Karola Velberg
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