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Swedish (3 cr)

Code: XX00CM38-3009

General information


Enrollment

30.01.2024 - 31.01.2024

Timing

04.03.2024 - 30.05.2024

Credits

3 op

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

15 - 30

Degree programmes

  • Free Choice Studies

Teachers

  • Heli Simon
  • Petra Syri
  • Jaana Store
  • Paula Välimäki
  • Päivi Uitti
  • Emilia Ali-Löytty
  • Erja Heikkilä

Responsible person

Heli Simon

Student groups

  • VVO

Objective

The student is able to communicate in everyday and work-related situations in spoken and written Swedish. He/she can seek and apply work-related information and use basic professional terminology. He/she knows how to develop the language skills to meet the requirements of working life.

The student is able to

- describe himself/herself, his/her education and work experience in e.g. job interviews.
- manage situations on the telephone.
- tell about the work related to his/her professional field.
- manage customer service situations.

Content

Telling about oneself and one's studies
- Applying for a job, job interviews and CV
- Describing the work environment, company and occupations
- Small talk
- Telephone and email communication
- Meetings, instructing/guiding others, expressing an opinion and arguments
- Oral customer-service situations and product or company presentations

Location and time

Contact lessons as follows:
4.3. klo 15-17
5.3. klo 15-17
11.3. klo 16-18
12.3. klo 16-18
18.3. klo 15-17
19.3. klo 15-17
25.3. klo 16-18
26.3. klo 8-10

2. 4. klo 16-18
3. 4. klo 8-10
8.4. klo 15-17
9.4. klo 16-18
15.4. klo 16-18
16.4. klo 8-10
22.4. klo 16-18
23.4. klo 8-10
29.4. klo 16-18
30.4. klo 8-10

Materials

Material on Moodle

Teaching methods

Contact lessons, spoken and written exercises, listening comprehensions

Student workload

81 h

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The course is targeted to students who have not passed the mandatory Swedish course of their degree program. Those who register to the course must have a grade “fail“ in Swedish in their transcript of records.

Students whose degree program has only one mandatory Swedish course can obtain a Civil Service Language Proficiency Certificate in Swedish.

Students cannot demonstrate their equivalent language skills (recognition of prior learning).