Study Guide

Objective

Students:
-know the basic terminology and vocabulary within their own field
-can apply the above mentioned skills in spoken and written communication in different professional contexts

Content

Basic terminology of the field
Professions and duties
Customer service
Field related conversations and oral presentations

Qualifications

Accepted completion of the Svenska 1 course (3 ECTS)

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students
- can present themselves and their field of work if sufficient time is given for preparation
- can write simple letters and field specific texts on familiar subjects with the help of, for example, a dictionary - the resulting text may have - many mistakes but is understandable.
- can cope with job application situations with the support of the interviewer.
- can communicate verbally using simple phrases at a basic level on familiar topics with support and assistance
- understand the basic ideas behind field specific texts.
European Framework of Reference Skills Level B1.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students
- can present themselves and their field of work
- can write letters and field specific texts with some mistakes but the text is easily understandable.
- can cope with job application situations with some preparation and can act as an interviewer.
- can communicate verbally without difficulty on familiar as well as field related topics.
understand the main points and most details of field specific texts without any help: mistakes or misunderstandings might occur.
European Framework of Reference Skills Level B1/B2.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students
- can present themselves and their field of work spontaneously
- can write letters and field specific texts on a variety of subjects - the resulting texts are clear and well-structured with hardly any mistakes.
- can cope with job application situations effortlessly and can act as an interviewer
- can communicate verbally on a variety of topics and can use polite phrases appropriately.
- understand both the main points and details of field specific texts and can integrate and apply new information gained.
European Framework of Reference Skills Level B2.

Materials

Jokisalo,T.,& Minni, R. (2006). Flexservice, Svenska för högskolor. Helsinki, Otava.

Further information

Attendance minimum 50% of contact hours. Supervised exam.
The course includes the performance of so-called official Swedish (oral and written skills in the Swedish language of the personnel of general government). Oral and written language skills are assessed separately on a scale of good (4–5) and satisfactory (1–3).