Study Guide

Objective

Students will know how to communicate in everyday and work-related situations in spoken and written Swedish. They will learn to seek and apply work-related information and use basic professional terminology. They will know how to develop their language skills to meet worklife requirements. Students will be able to describe themselves, their education, work experience and competence. They will learn to sell and market their know-how and services and to maintain and promote customer relationships. Students will learn to attend to various tasks and market their products and services using a variety of media. Students will learn to describe typical professional tasks/projects and their implementation. They will know how to act and give advice and instructions in work-related situations.

Content

Describing personal details and education, compiling a CV, describing the cultural management field and competence, acquiring commisssions and/or seeking employment, customer meetings, giving instructions and customer situations, written communication, e.g. quotations and reports, small talk, giving and justifying one's opinion, telephone communication and electronic communication

Materials

Teacher's material

Teaching methods

Contact lessons, spoken and written assignments, listening exercises, group and pair work, independent work.

Exam schedules

Oral and written exams by the end of the course. re-take written exams in EXAM.
Assessments need to be completed before the last lesson.

Student workload

Total work load 81 h
- contact lessons 26-30 h
- independent work 51-55 h.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Grade 1: Students use simple structures and limited vocabulary. Mistakes impede comprehension. They understand slow and clear speech and easy field-related texts. They manage predictable working life situations when assisted. Pronunciation is influenced by other languages.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Grade 3: Students can use grammatical structures and field-related vocabulary correctly making only minor mistakes. They manage fairly well in the most common predictable field-related situations. The pronunciation is understandable.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Grade 5: Students have an excellent command of grammatical structures and field-related vocabulary. They are active and can interact independently and fluently in written and spoken work life situations. Pronunciation close to that of a native speaker.

Assessment methods and criteria

Active participation in contact lessons, spoken exercises, written assignments, spoken and written exam.