Study Guide

Objective

The students can communicate in Swedish both orally and in writing in working life situations. They are able to discuss field related topics in Swedish. They are able to develop their expertise using literature as well as other sources in Swedish.

Students:
- can tell about themselves, their education and work experience
- can write a cv and a job application and can handle job interviews
- can write work relevant messages (e.g. e-mails) and manage work related telephone conversations, company presentations and other spoken communication situations
- can use polite phrases
- know the basic terminology of the field

Content

- Telling about oneself and one´s studies
- Job application, cv, job interview
- Polite phrases and small talk
- Basic written messages and spoken work life communication (e.g. company presentations, e-mails)
- texts on field specific topics

Materials

Material for the course on Moodle.
The material will be provided by the teacher.

Also used: Pietilä: Kontakt - Teknisk svenska. Edita.

Teaching methods

- contact lessons, spoken and written exercises, group and pair work

- independent learning

Exam schedules

Written exam in virtual Exam-room at the end of the course. Oral exam face-to-face.

A failed exam can be retaken twice.

Student workload

81 h. Contact lessons + independent studying and training.

Further information

Compulsory attendance in lessons. Minimum attendance 80 %.

Skills demonstration not possible.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

There are lots of major errors in the student's written expression and problems with the fluency of text. Their text is simple but coherent and intelligible.
There are lots of mistakes and mispronunciations in the student's oral expression and the pronunciation differs from that of the target language. Despite the problems, the message is mainly intelligible. If the text is read directly from written notes or slides, the maximum grade is 1 to 2.
The student masters the basic vocabulary and key grammatical structures in a limited way.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

There are some minor errors in the student's written expression, but the message is still conveyed without problems. Their text is fluent and consistent, as well as written using basic structures correctly.
There are some mispronunciations and grammatical errors and in the student's oral expression, but they do not disturb the conveying of the message. Good, fluent basic language skills, presented relatively spontaneously, yet based to some extent on notes. Hesitation slows down the student's speech.
The student masters the basic vocabulary and field-specific vocabulary quite well. The student uses key grammatical structures quite faultlessly.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student's written expression is faultless, very fluent, and the student pays attention to stylistic matters required by professional-life communication situations. They also use complex syntactic structures in their text.
There are no mistakes in oral expression; the student's pronunciation is authentic and their speed of speech is appropriate. Overall, their speech is spontaneous, fluent narration, which the listener can easily follow. The student reacts in an adequate way in interactive situations.
The student masters a large vocabulary and uses grammatical structures fluently and in a varied way.

Assessment methods and criteria

Written exam, oral exam, exercises and attendance at contact lessons.

Students have to attend lessons, pass the exams and exercises.

Qualifications

Swedish studies at an upper secondary school or corresponding knowledge gained otherwise.