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Professional Swedish (5 cr)

Code: KY00DS46-3176

General information


Enrollment

06.04.2023 - 21.04.2023

Timing

04.09.2023 - 11.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Yhteisten opintojen koulutusyksikkö

Campus

Ecampus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

20 - 60

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Business Management

Teachers

  • Riitta Savolainen
  • Marja-Liisa Siren-Huhtinen

Groups

  • LTKV22KM1
    Business, part-time studies
  • LTKV22KM5
    Business, part-time studies
  • LTKV22KM2
    Business, part-time studies
  • LTKV22KM3
    Business, part-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?

Opiskelumateriaali

Online material at Learn.

Yksilölliset oppimisväylät

Online course.
The course includes three online sessions (3 x 120 min.) in which participation is not mandatory but desirable.
At the beginning of the course there will be a info online (60 min.)

TKI ja työelämäyhteistyö

Workplace communication situations.

Tentit ja muut määräajat

Will be announced at the beginning of the course.

Kansainvälinen yhteistyö

No.

Opiskelijan työmäärä

5 credits x 27 hours=135 hours.

Toteutuksen osien kuvaus

Interactive online exercises
Written assignements 3
Online exam
Oral test

Further information

riitta.savolainen@xamk.fi

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Written assignements 20%
Online exam 40%
Oral test 40 %

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.