Academic Finnish - Language functions and central structures — Centre for Multilingual Academic Communication

Mastering Finnish communication culture in formal and informal situations
Using Finnish fluently, precisely and according to the needs of each interaction situation

Communicating about your own discipline appropriately and idiomatically in different situations
Describing abstract topics precisely and in detail, using varying vocabulary
Argumentation using suitable style

Reading and understanding a long, continuous text in Finnish (e.g. a novel) and making conclusions based on it
Finding Finnish source materials on your own discipline with different search methods and reading Finnish source materials
Understanding standard Finnish speech or conversation on an abstract topic related to your own discipline or societal themes
Understanding and distinguishing between nuances and details in speech and text, for example, distinguishing between fact and opinion

Developing as a language learner

Knowing your own language proficiency profile well and developing its subareas in a systematic and goal-oriented way
Stabilising your literacy and information searching skills; developing your reasoning skills
Expanding and deepening the application of different tools that support learning and language usage