XSUX1010 Writing Workshop in Finnish (2–3 cr)

Course description

During the writing workshops key aspects of writing in Finnish are covered, including text structure and outline, conventions of academic and formal text types, and typical features of written Finnish.

Some meetings focus on giving and receiving peer feedback on participants’ texts, discussing writing practices, and sharing practical tips for developing one’s writing.

Key themes

• advancing one’s own writing process
• features of Finnish formal and academic texts
• tools and strategies for writing
• feedback interaction as support for text development

After completing the course, the student

• knows how to seek advice for their writing assignments and thus advance their writing process
• is able to apply, according to their needs and chosen meetings, the themes covered in the workshop concerning

o text types, text structure and outline, and language structure

o discipline-specific conventions of language use as well as conventions of Finnish academic and formal writing

• has practised requesting, giving, and receiving feedback on texts
• can apply the writing tools discussed in the meetings and the feedback received to their own writing tasks.

Students register for the course in Sisu. All participants need to attend the first meeting, after which each student may choose six workshop sessions during the academic year: three thematic guided sessions and three sessions focusing on reviewing the student's own text together with the instructor and other participants. These sessions include giving peer feedback to other students and therefore require preparation. Students register for the selected sessions separately in Moodle. Some meetings are held on campus and some online in Zoom. All selected sessions must be completed within one academic year.

If the student completes 3 ECTS credits, they choose four thematic guided sessions and four sessions dedicated to working on their own text.

Language of instruction: Finnish

Level: minimum B1