Swedish (3cr)

Evaluation scale

1-5

Objective

Students will be competent in communication in Swedish both verbally and in writing, and they will be able to acquire and utilise field-related information in the Swedish language. Students will possess a positive attitude toward learning and have a realistic understanding of their skills in Swedish. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to tell about themselves, the type of education they have, and their work experience. They will be able to apply for a job in Swedish and to describe their work environment and surrounding society. Students will be competent in communicating in a customer-oriented way and be familiar with the terminology relating to their professional field.

Content

- Telling about oneself and one's education
- Applying for a job, interviews and making a CV
- Describing one's work environment and duties
- Describing work-related activities
- Small talk, telephone conversations, meetings, expressing one's opinion and arguing one's opinion
- Written communication: e-mails, summaries, reports, bulletins
- Field-related terminology

Materials

Material distributed by the lecturer.

Teaching methods

- Verbal and written exercises such as dialogues, group discussions and presentations
- Written assignments

- Lessons: 50 %
- Independent study: 50 %

Student workload

Will be announced at the beginning of the course.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

- Active participation in lessons
- Active practice of oral skills (oral presentations and dialogue exercises)
- Completion of written assignments
- Exams

All parts of the course must be successfully completed to receive a final grade.