SwedishLaajuus (3 ECTS)

Objective

Upon completion the student has reached a level in Swedish which allows him/her develop and communicate in Swedish within design environment. He/she is able to communicate when giving presentations, teaching and at expert appointments. The student is able to acquire information by using Swedish sources, follow the development of Swedish design environment as well as discuss his observations in Swedish, both in writing and orally. The student will develop a positive attitude towards his/her own communication skills and is willing to develop them independently.

Content

Core content:
- education, profession and work
-work: profession, vocational selection and work assignments
-working environment and society: one's own place of work/organisation
-professional texts and terminology
-communication situations: teaching and group work tasks, different stages and presentations in design production, phone calls, negotiation situations
-written communication: letters, emails,award and grant petitions,marketing material, contracts

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

In communication situations related to his/her field the student

• Manages in the most common general and specialised professional communication situations
• Composes simple, partly incoherent texts. Language errors may impair understanding but do not prevent the delivery of the message
• Participates in simple spoken interaction but often needs help from the conversation partner
• Uses basic general and technical terminology of his/her own field; inaccuracy and the influence of other languages may interfere with the delivery of the message. Uses basic grammatical structures in a repetitious and partly incorrect manner
• Pronounces in a mainly comprehensible manner, although the pronunciation deviates from the target language. The slow sentence rhythm makes it difficult to estimate if the message is delivered

Assessment criteria, good (3)

In communication situations related to his/her field the student

• Manages relatively well in daily general and specialised professional discourse
• Composes coherent texts that successfully communicate the intended meaning
• Takes initiative in familiar professional communication situations
• Uses general and basic technical terminology of his/her own field relatively well. Lapses may occur in the choice of words or grammatical structures, but these do not cause misunderstanding
• Pronounces in a comprehensible manner. Pauses in the sentence rhythm do not cause misunderstanding.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

In communication situations related to his/her field the student

• Masters varied and demanding general and specialised professional communication situations
• Produces clear and detailed texts appropriate for the situation
• Is an active participant in professional communication situations and allows for the requirements of the situation. Speaks fluently and effortlessly and takes the conversation partner in account
• Uses technical and general terminology as well as grammatical structures diversely and almost without errors
• Pronounces clearly, with a natural sentence rhythm.