Business Swedish

Structure Type: Course
Code: KD07AYRU022
Type: Compulsory
Level: Bachelor
Credits: 3.0 points
Responsible Teacher: Simon, Heli
Teacher Team: Seppälä, Päivi
Language of Instruction: Finnish

Course Implementations, Planned Year of Study and Semester

Curriculum  Semester  Credits  Start of Semester  End of Semester
LITAKO-2013   1 autumn   3.0   2013-09-01   2013-12-31  
LITAKO-2014   1 autumn   3.0   2014-09-01   2014-12-31  
PK-2014   1 autumn   3.0   2015-08-01   2015-12-31  
INBUS2-2015   1 autumn   3.0   2015-08-01   2015-12-31  
LITAKO-2015   1 autumn   3.0   2015-08-01   2015-12-31  
PK-2015   2 spring   3.0   2018-01-01   2018-07-31  
INBUS2-2016   1 autumn   3.0   2016-08-01   2016-12-31  
LITAKO-2016   1 autumn   3.0   2016-08-01   2016-12-31  
PK-2016   2 spring   3.0   2019-01-01   2019-07-31  

Learning Outcomes

Students will have spoken and written competence in using Swedish in both ordinary and in most common field-related situations. They will possess skills and terminology in obtaining and utilizing field-related information. They know how to develop their language skills so that the skills meet the demands of working life.
Students are able

- to tell about themselves, their education and job experience in Swedish and apply for a job in Swedish
- to communicate on the telephone and/or via e-mail
- to tell about their work and environment,
- to describe companies and their operations and/or the company's products and production
- to search and use field-related information in Swedish

Student's Workload

- lectures 34 h
- independent work 46 h

Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses

The student masters the central structures of Swedish.

Contents

- telling about oneself and one's education
- job seeking, interviews, CVs
- describing one's work environment, conditions and duties
- describing a company and its operations
- small talk
- telephone conversations and electronic communication
- meetings, guiding others, giving opinions and arguing in favour of those opinions
- customer-service situations
- presentation of products and/or companies

Recommended or Required Reading

Materials announced by the lecturer at the beginning of the course

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

- Oral exercises: dialogues, group discussions and presentations
- Written assignments and listening comprehension
- Programme-specific tasks

Assessment Criteria

The course is assessed on a scale of 1 to 5.

Excellent (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.
Good (4-3)
.Students have a satisfactory command of grammatical structures and professional vocabulary.
They manage fairly well in most common predictable field-related situations. Understandable pronunciation.
Satisfactory (2-1)
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

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