Contemporary Finnish Literature

Course description

Students cultivate their skills in understanding Finnish: vocabulary, Finnish society and culture.

The course covers four contemporary Finnish novels. The course is completed through independent study (81 h).

Students read four novels in Finnish , one of each category, and take an exam on them:

1. Antti Holma: Järjestäjä or Maria Turtschaninoff: Maresi. Punaisen luostarin kronikoita
2. Venla Hiidensalo: Karhunpesä or Tommi Kinnunen: Lopotti
3. Juha Itkonen: Palatkaa perhoset or Riikka Pulkkinen: Paras mahdollinen maailma
4. Jussi Valtonen: He eivät tiedä mitä tekevät or Riikka Ala-harja: Maihinnousu

Prerequisites

Taking the exam requires excellent Finnish skills and knowledge of the basic terms of literary research in Finnish.

Assessment criteria

The course is evaluated on a scale excellent (5), very good (4), good (3), satisfactory (2), fair (1), fail (0). The assessment criteria is presented on a scale 1 – 3 – 5.

Assessment criteria – grade 1

The student:

• may have read all the required books but is not able to demonstrate that.
• is able to interpret some aspects of the texts according to the assignment and he/she may give few examples.
• has limited understanding and usage of the basic literary concepts.

Assessment criteria – grade 3

The student:

• has read all the required books and is able to demonstrate that.
• is partly able to interpret the texts according to the assignment and gives some examples, which aren’t always relevant.
• understands partly the basic literary concepts and uses some of them correctly.

Assessment criteria – grade 5

The student:

• has read all the required books and is able to demonstrate that by interpreting the texts, discussing the different elements and giving relevant examples.
• understands fully the basic literary concepts and uses them correctly.

Course way of working and time table

Virtual course.

The course involves a written exam and 81 hours of independent study including self-assessment of learning assignment of 1 hour.

Course enrolment info

Enrolment link above. Please note if the course is not available on the enrolment list it is already full.

Haaga-Helia students enrol to the course (FIN8LE001) during Haaga-Helia enrolment period through Peppi.