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Swedish (3 cr)

Code: ST00DS96-3004

General information


Enrollment
22.04.2025 - 27.04.2025
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
20.10.2025 - 12.12.2025
The implementation has not yet started.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3 cr
Local portion
3 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact learning
Unit
SeAMK Social Services and Elderly Care
Campus
SeAMK Seinäjoki, Kampustalo
Teaching languages
Swedish
Seats
12 - 42
Degree programmes
Bachelor of Social Services
Teachers
Jaana Store
Groups
SOS24B
Sosionomi (AMK)
SOS24C
Bachelor of Social Services, Full-time studies
Course
ST00DS96

Evaluation scale

1-5

Objective

Students will learn to tell about themselves and their social work studies, to use social field vocabulary, to interview clients and to describe clients' life situation. Students will be able to discuss the social welfare system both orally and in writing and to provide counselling and information for clients in social services.

Content

- Oral and written profiency in the vocabulary of the social sector
- Typical interactive situations in social work
- Problems of client groups
- The Finnish social welfare system
- Describing students' professional field and education

Materials

-Tuunanen M.& Wallinheimo K. 2008. Flexsocial. Svenska för högskolor. Otava.
Availability: http://tiny.cc/mqr14w
- Other material provided by the teacher.

Teaching methods

Contact teaching, oral and written exercises, work in groups and pairs, independent learning.

Student workload

Total work load of the course 80 h out of which 24 h contact lessons, independent work 56 h.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students use simple structures and limited vocabulary and make mistakes that make it difficult to understand them. They understand slow and clear speech and relatively easy professional texts. They can manage in predictable working life situations. Students' pronunciation is strongly influenced by other languages.

Common European Framework of Reference for Languages level B1.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students have a satisfactory command of grammatical structures and professional vocabulary. They manage fairly well in predictable field-related situations. Their pronunciation is understandable.

Common European Framework of Reference for Languages level B1/B2.

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 communication situations in their professional field. Their pronunciation is close to that of a native speaker.

Common European Framework of Reference for Languages level B2.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The course includes the completion of the so-called official Swedish (official Swedish = oral and written proficiency in Swedish for civil servants). Written and oral language skills are assessed separately. Grades 1-3 correspond to a verbal grade of satisfactory and grades 4-5 to a verbal grade of good in the assessment of language skills required by Law 424/2003.

Qualifications

Knowledge of the main structures and vocabulary of the Swedish language.
Previous Swedish language studies at secondary level are required.

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