Business Swedish (3cr)

Evaluation scale

1-5

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

- information on personal and educational background
- job search
- a description of the working environment, working conditions, and tasks
- a description of the company and its activities
- småprat
- telephone and electronic communications
- meetings, briefings, expressions of opinion, and justifications
- oral customer service situations
- product and/or company presentations
- The student gets acquainted with Swedish-speaking culture, business life, and society, eg through visits, study trips, expert lectures

Materials

Material available on Moodle

Teaching methods

Contact lessons, written and spoken exercises, information retrieval, independent learning

Exam schedules

Exam at the end of the course. After the exam, 2 retake options.

Completion alternatives

Skills deonstration

Student workload

81 h

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 influenced by other 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.

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 a native speaker.

Qualifications

The student masters the central structures of Swedish.

Further information

Students should attend 80 % of the contact lessons. The minimum attendance 50 %.

The exam takes place in the Exam room with real-time and recording audio and video surveillance. In case this arrangement is not suitable for the student, they have the option to come to SeAMK premises and write the exam on paper under teacher supervision.