Study Guide

Objective

Students can communicate interactively both in writing and in speaking in Swedish. They can obtain and utilise field-related information and pass it on to others. They can create and maintain business partnerships in Swedish. They recognise the most important cultural differences between Finnish and Swedish business communication and can apply that in their own written and oral communication. They can write announcements, advertisements, e-mails and business letters in Swedish as well as create and maintain B-to-B business on the phone.

Content

- business correspondence e.g. announcements, advertisements, inquiries, offers, orders, and complaints (in writing and face
to face context)
- 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, online
communication)
- a field-related presentation in Swedish (oral test)

Qualifications

Business Swedish

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students use simple structures and limited vocabulary, and mistakes disturb understanding. They understand slow and clear speech and quite easy field-related texts. They manage predictable working life situations when assisted. Pronunciation is influenced by other languages. Level B1 in Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Assessment criteria, good (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. Level B1/B2 in Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Assessment criteria, 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. Level B2 in Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Materials

Materials announced by the lecturer at the beginning of the course

Further information

The minimum attendance is 50 %. A monitored exam.

After passing both the Business Swedish course and the Swedish Business Communication course, the students will get “virkamiesruotsi” (the Swedish language skills described in Act on the Knowledge of Languages Required of Personnel in Public Bodies, Act 424/2003). Oral and written Swedish language skills will then be evaluated separately on a scale of good (4-5) and satisfactory (1-3).