General description

This course is in accordance with the Finnish legislation Act 424/2003 on the knowledge of languages required of personnel in public bodies, Act 481/2003 on demonstrated proficiency in the Swedish and Finnish languages, and with Decree 794/2004 on university degrees.

Learning outcomes

After successful completion of the course, students will
- understand general Swedish texts in their own field and find their main points
- be able to use target-language sources of information to produce clear and coherent special-field Swedish texts with mostly correct structures, inflections and terminology
- understand free discussions related to their own field and be able to react appropriately in everyday oral situations
- be able to speak with mostly correct structures, words and special-field terminology
- be able to actively and naturally participate in conversations, hold an oral presentation and express and justify opinions

Contents

During this course, students will go through issues of their studies and fields both orally and in writing, expand their general vocabulary, and become familiar with the terminology of their own special field. They will
- retrieve information from written and oral sources
- write texts related to communication situations in studies and working life
- practice oral communication (descriptions, expressing opinions, telephone conversations, etc.) and hold an oral presentation
- practice the use of linguistic tools and aids
- revise the main grammatical structures

Further information on prerequisites and recommendations

For students of Early Childhood Education

Teaching methods

Teaching method	Contact	Online
Tutorials	42 h	0 h
Independent work	38 h	0 h

Teaching language

Swedish, Finnish

Evaluation and evaluation criteria

Numeric 1-5.
Evaluation by active participation. Evaluation of written communication is based on assignments and/or final examination. Oral communication is assessed by exercises, oral presentation and conversation exam. Swedish oral and written skills will be marked separately on the degree certificate on a scale satisfactory or good (1-3 satisfactory, 4-5 good).

Recommended year of study

In accordance with the faculty timetable.

Study materials

Handouts liable to a fee, and/or web material.

Further information

During the semester, a written test will be organised for students who already possess the language skills this course aims at. Those who pass the test will be exempted from the written communication part of the course. A test in oral skills will be organised by agreement for those who have worked in their own field in a Swedish-speaking environment for a minimum of six months.

Belongs to following study modules