Tekstitöös

Tekstitöös is a Finnish educational concept describing a set of tasks and activities focused on texts and text production. In practice, tekstitöös integrates reading, analysis, and writing to develop literacy, critical thinking, and communicative competence.

Typical activities include close reading of authentic texts to identify structure and language, linguistic and stylistic analysis, rewriting and editing tasks, and producing texts for various audiences and purposes. Digital and multimodal formats are also common, combining textual with visual or audio elements.

Objectives include building the ability to interpret texts, understand genre conventions, improve grammatical accuracy and style, and reflect on the choices made as a text producer. Tekstitöös is often aligned with Finnish language curricula and literacy education standards and used across elementary and secondary education as well as in teacher education.

Assessment typically uses criteria such as clarity, coherence, audience awareness, linguistic accuracy, and the effectiveness of text production. Feedback emphasizes revision processes and metacognitive reflection on writing decisions.

Variations exist in how tekstitöös is implemented, depending on school, grade, and teacher. While it emphasizes text-centered learning, it is generally seen as a flexible framework rather than a fixed method.