Swedish at Work (5 ECTS)

Learning outcomes

Students will acquire the oral and written language skills of their professional field in the second national language as required by the university of applied sciences legislation (352/2003 § 8). They will be able to communicate in Swedish in their work environments and relate professional information orally and in written form. Their oral and written communication skills must be at a B1 level according to the Common European Framework for Languages (CEFR).
Finnish as a second language: The student is able to communicate in Finnish to an audience within and outside the field. Furthermore, the student will understand as well as summarize field-specific or generally working-life related texts both orally and in writing. A student attending the course is to have the minimum language proficiency level of independent user B1.

Content

Key concepts, terms and interactions in Swedish at the work. Tasks, study and work environments in Swedish.
Finnish as a second language: Revision of grammatical structures, communication in working-life in social field, the situational variation of language (the use of formal and informal Finnish) and learning strategies.

Teaching methods

activating exercises, listening and reading comprehension,

Location and time

Myllypuro

Learning materials and recommended literature

The teachers material, available before course start, evaluation on a scale from 1-5,

Alternative completion methods of implementation

-

Exam dates and retake possibilities

Written exam the last lesson, retake possible tvice

Student workload

contact tuition: 80% compulsory attendance, self studies in addition to the contact tuition, written task to be done outside lesson time

Further information for students

Contact tuition:
23.1. 8.30 -11.45, classroom MPA 3007
13.2. 8.30 - 11.45, MPA 4018
12.3. 8.30 - 11.45, MPA 5027
27.3. 8.30 - 11.45, MPA 3007
17.4. 8.30 - 11.45, MPA 3007
13.5. 12.45 - 16.00, MPA 3007 discussions in small groups + written exam

Assessment methods and criteria

ongoing evaluation, a oral test and a written exam in the end of the course, evaluation on a scale 1-5

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Assessment:
Assessment criteria as the attachment of the curriculum.
The teacher of the study unit informs the assessment criterias in the beginning of the study unit.