Engineering Swedish (5 ECTS)

Location and time

contact lessons according to the timetable

Materials

e-kirja Kontakt - Svenska inom teknik (Anna-Maija Pietilä, 2022, Edita)
Opinaika grammar
Moodle

Exam schedules

EXAM

Completion alternatives

none

Evaluation methods and criteria

3 short exams
presentation + intervies for grades 3-5
completion of exercises (level, keeping to the deadlines)
participation (activity, homework)
student's own evaluation of writing and speaking skills according to the evaluation criteria of the course in OMA.

Content scheduling

week topic
12 1 Vid yrkeshögskolan: 1A Introduktion, kielioppi, 1B Studier, grammar
13 2 Arbetslivet: 2A Arbetspraktik, grammar, 2B Telefon
14 Exam 1. 2B e-post
15 3A Gäster på arbetsplatsen, grammar, 3B Om företaget i ett nötskal
16 Exam 2, field-specific
17 field-specific, grammar
18 field-specific, grammar, presentations
19 Exam 3, presentations and interviews

Teaching methods

writing and speaking exercises individually, in pairs and in small groups

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

In communication situations related to his/her field the student
• Is able to cope in the most common general and specialised professional communication situations
• Composes simple, though 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; however, inaccuracy and the influence of other languages may interfere with the delivery of the message.
• Uses basic grammatical structures in a repetitious manner and partly incorrectly
• Pronounces words mostly in a manner that can be understood, although the pronunciation deviates from that of the target language. Furthermore, the slow sentence rhythm makes the delivery of the message difficult.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

In communication situations related to his/her field the student
• Succeeds relatively well in daily general and specialised professional discourse
• Composes coherent texts that successfully communicate the intended meaning despite of grammatical errors and insufficient vocabulary
• 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 manner that can be understood. Pauses in the sentence rhythm do not cause misunderstandings.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

In communication situations related to his/her field the student
• Masters even 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 into account
• Uses technical and general terminology as well as grammatical structures diversely and almost without errors
• Pronounces clearly, with a natural sentence rhythm
• Pronounces clearly, with a natural sentence rhythm

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

In communication situations related to his/her field the student
• Is able to cope in the most common general and specialised professional communication situations
• Composes simple, though 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; however, inaccuracy and the influence of other languages may interfere with the delivery of the message.
• Uses basic grammatical structures in a repetitious manner and partly incorrectly
• Pronounces words mostly in a manner that can be understood, although the pronunciation deviates from that of the target language. Furthermore, the slow sentence rhythm makes the delivery of the message difficult.