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Professional Swedish (5 cr)

Code: KY00DS46-3161

General information


Enrollment

07.11.2022 - 18.11.2022

Timing

09.01.2023 - 31.05.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Yhteisten opintojen koulutusyksikkö

Campus

Savonlinna Campus

Teaching languages

  • roo.sv
  • Finnish

Seats

20 - 40

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Turvallisuusala

Teachers

  • Tiina Karvinen

Teacher in charge

Tiina Karvinen

Groups

  • TUSA21SP
    Business Management, safety and security, full-time studies

Objective

You are able to communicate in spoken and written situations in your own field.
You are familiar with the terminology of your field and able to communicate in Swedish in professional situations.

The objectives are based on the Common European Framework of Languages, level B1 and Government Decree 1129/2014.

After completing the course with the grade of 3, you are able to:
- understand clear standard and work-related speech.
- use basic structures reasonably well both in spoken and written situations.
- speak relatively fluently so that occasional mistakes in pronunciation or prosody do not lead to misunderstanding.
- describe your education and work experience for example when applying for a job.
- describe and discuss key issues of your professional field (eg. the operation, products, processes or services of companies and/or organizations).

Content

How do you use Swedish vocabulary related to education, work environment and workplace duties?
How do you use Swedish in different communicative situations of working life, for example in emails, telephoning and meetings?
How do you use the basic professional vocabulary required in your field and operational environment?

Materials

Study material compiled by the lecturer.
Recommended additional material:
Pietilä, Anna-Maija: Kontakt. Teknisk svenska (also available as e-book at Edita.fi)

Teaching methods

This course has special focus on safety and security.

Scheduled learning:
Lessons according to the timetable.

Independent learning:
This course can also be taken as independent online studies during the summer term.

Employer connections

Integration with working life may be possible for some of the contents and tasks of this course. The student is asked to negotiate the options with the lecturer before the course starts.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Qualifications

If you have been instructed to participate in the Intensive course in Swedish, you must complete it or independently acquire the equivalent knowledge and skills before you can participate in this course.