Swedish Language, writtenLaajuus (2 cr)

Objectives

Having completed work on this module, students will - be able to communicate in Swedish in their chosen working environment - be able to interact effectively and appropriately with customers - be capable of obtaining information from various sources, and using it to solve work-related problems and to develop their professional expertise - have a realistic view of their own language skills and a positive attitude to language learning' the prerequisites for on-going autonomous development of language skills.

Content

This course is designed to provide students with communicative practice in natural and realistic work-related situations. The areas are:

- Education, applying for a job, work: students are able to give information about themselves, their educational background and their work experience

- Working environment and society: students practise discussing their work environment and the place of their professional field within society as a whole.

- Networking and customer contacts: students practise communicating with customers in speech and writing in an effective and appropriate manner.

- Core terminology: students learn to identify the core specialized terminology for their own professional field