Business Swedish (3cr)

Objective

Students will have spoken and written competence in using Swedish in both ordinary and in most common field-related situations. They will possess skills and terminology in obtaining and utilizing field-related information. They know how to develop their language skills so that the skills meet the demands of working life.
Students are able

- to tell about themselves, their education and job experience in Swedish and apply for a job in Swedish
- to communicate on the telephone and/or via e-mail
- to tell about their work and environment,
- to describe companies and their operations and/or the company's products and production
- to search and use field-related information in Swedish

Content

- telling about oneself and one's education
- job seeking
- describing one's work environment, conditions and duties
- describing a company and its operations
- small talk
- telephone conversations and electronic communication
- meetings, guiding others, giving opinions and arguing in favour of those opinions
- customer-service situations
- presentation of products and/or companies

Qualifications

- mastery of the central structures and general vocabulary of the Swedish language
- previous studies of the Swedish language from the secondary level are required

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students use simple structures and limited vocabulary, but 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. Skill level B1 of the European reference framework.

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. Skill level B1/B2 of the European reference framework.

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. Skill level B2 of the European reference framework.

Materials

Materials announced by the lecturer at the beginning of the course

Further information

The minimum attendance is 50 %. A supervised exam.