Swedish business communication

Structure Type:	Course
Code:	KE16A094210
Type:	Compulsory
Level:	Bachelor
Credits:	3.0 points
Responsible Teacher:	Turunen, Tero
Teacher Team:	Uitti, Päivi
Language of Instruction:	Finnish

Learning Outcomes

Students can communicate interactive both in writing and in speaking in Swedish. They can obtain and utilise field-related information and pass it to others. Upon completion of the course, students
can use tools to look for field-related information from various sources in Swedish
can write e-mails and business-related documents in Swedish
can communicate using their knowledge of the differences in the business cultures in Finland and Sweden
can create and maintain business relations in Swedish

Student's Workload

lectures and quided exercises 28 h, workshop 6 h, exam 4 h, independent studies 42 h

Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses

Affärssvenska. Knowledge of business communications is recommended.

• Business correspondence e.g. enquiries, offers, orders and complaints
• making and receiving spoken enquiries, offers, orders and complaints
• Differences between the business cultures in Finland and Sweden
• Business to business communication to create and maintain business relations (e.g. trade fairs, company visits)

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

- Oral exercises: dialogues, group discussions and presentations, group and pair assignments
- Written assignments and listening comprehension
- assignments for the partner companies
- Independent studies

Assessment Criteria

5: Students have an excellent command of grammatical structures and professional vocabulary.
They are active and can interact independently and fluently in written and oral field –related situations. Pronunciation close to native speaker.

3: Students have a satisfactory command of grammatical structures and professional vocabulary.
They manage fairly well in most common predictable field-related situations. Understandable pronunciation.

1: Students use simple structures and limited vocabulary but mistakes disturb understanding. They understand slow and clear speech and quite easy field-related texts. They manage predictable working life situations when assisted. Pronunciation influenced by other languages

Assessment Methods

- Active participation in contact teaching '
- Active use of oral skills (oral presentations and dialogues)
- Written exercises and assignments '
- Exam

Work Placement

None.

Further Information

- The course may yield R&D credits depending on the degree programme

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