Professional Swedish for Business, Written (3 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

On this course students will learn about the professional business communication in working life environment. European Framework of Reference for Languages B1 level.

After completing the course students will be able to
- tell about their personality, education, work experience, tasks and duties at work by using professional Swedish
- meet customers’ needs when servicing the customer base and communicating with interest groups
- follow and participate in the development of their field by using different ways of communication (media, conferences, literature).

Content (course unit)

What can the student communicate on his/her competence and working life environment in the target language?
What kind of qualifications does the student need to succeed in multicultural customer-based interaction in the target language?
How can the student develop his/her competence and acquire business-related information in the target language?

Prerequisites (course unit)

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Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

The student is able to tell about themselves (education, work experience, skills) briefly and introduce the basic information about a company, product and services. He/she communicates in expected written work life situations but requires help. The student interprets and produces the most common business life communication situations (e.g. e-mail), recognises the characteristics of Nordic operational environment and interprets the main points of publications of their field of study.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

The student is able to tell about themselves (education, work experience, skills) and introduce a company, product and services fairly effortlessly. He/she communicates fairly fluently and actively in expected written work life situations. He/she is able to interpret and create common business documents (e.g. memo) and take into account the characteristics of Nordic operational environment. The student utilises the publications of their field of study.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

The student is able to fluently introduce themselves (education, work experience, skills) as well as company, its products and services and to analyse key figures. He/she communicates naturally and fluently in various, even challenging, written work life situations (e.g. creating and maintaining customers).

Location and time

3. periodi: 9.1. - 20.2.2025 luokkatila B5-20
4. periodi: 5.3. - 17.4.2025 luokkatila B5-20 (Huom! 12.3. luokka B6-25)
Ei lähiopetusta vko 6 ja vko 15.

Exam schedules

Kirjallinen tentti 1: klo 11.15 - 12.45 torstaina 20.2.2025 luokka B5-20
Kirjallinen tentti 2: 22.4. - 31.5.2025 Examissa
Palautettavat ja arvioitavat tehtävät: Palautuspäivät ilmoitetaan Moodlessa
Tenttien uusinnat ilmoitetaan myöhemmin.

Assessment methods and criteria

Kirjallisesessa kielitaidossa on kaksi tenttiä (40 % + 40 % arvosanasta) sekä palautettavia kirjallisia harjoituksia (20 % arvosanasta).
Opintojaksopalaute on pakollinen osasuoritus ja se annetaan opintojaksopalautejärjestelmän kautta.
Arviointiasteikko 0-5.

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

Lähiopetus, argumentointi, opetussimulaatiot, yhteistoiminnallinen oppiminen, harjoitukset, aktivoivat kirjoitustehtävät, referaatti/essee, itsenäinen verkko-opiskelu sekä kirjalliset tentit.

Learning materials

Kirja: Hanska Sari, Keränen Marit, Lehtoviita Kirsi, Pirttilä Mia: Gå med vinst! Affärssvenska för högskolor (Edita). HUOM! 4. uudistettu painos 2022 ja opettajan materiaali Moodlessa.

Kirjaa on saatavana myös digitaalisessa muodossa: https://shop.edita.fi/tuote/ga-med-vinst-affarssvenska-for-hogskolor-2022

Student workload

Koko ruotsin kielen 5 opintopisteen opintojakso suoritetaan samanaikaisesti (Professionell svenska i handelsbranschen, muntlig 2 op ja Professionell svenska i handelsbranschen, skriftlig 3 op). Lähiopetus 60 h ja opiskelijan itsenäinen työskentely 60 h (sis. virtuaaliosuuden).

Content scheduling

Opetusta 3. ja 4. periodilla kevätlukukaudella 2025.

Completion alternatives

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Practical training and working life cooperation

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International connections

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Further information

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