Professional Swedish (5 cr)

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?

Course material

Other study materials are provided by the teacher via the Learn platform.

Study forms and methods

• The implementation entails 6 contact lessons on Kouvola campus and 3 scheduled online lessons. .
• The course consists of two parts which are separately assessed: written communication 2,5 credits and oral communication 2,5 credits.

RDI and work-related cooperation

The course supports work-related cooperation

Timing of exams and assignments

The end date of the course is presented in the course details. By this date, the student must submit all assignments, take the required exams and meet all other conditions set for an approved course completion.

At the end of the course, an oral exam is taken via Teams and a written exam is taken in electronic exam room (Exam).

Scheduling of exams and assignments will be announced in Learn.

International cooperation

The course supports work-related cooperation.

Student workload

• In a 5-credit course, the student's total maximum workload is approximately 135 hours.

Course part description

Contact lessons.
Online lessons.
Learning assignments.
Independent study.
Oral exam.
Written exam.

Further information

If you have a need to review the basics of Swedish, complete the Swedish intensive course before this course.

Further information: riitta.savolainen@xamk.fi

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

The student’s performance is assessed with reference to the learning objectives and assessment criteria of the course.

The scale above: 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.