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 be able to communicate appropriately in tasks concerning working and social life both orally and in writing. Students will
- master the terminology related to several general topics and their own special field, and use mostly correct structures
- understand texts and standard spoken language related to their own special fields
- be able to convey and retrieve information, describe, give advice, summarise and express and justify opinions
- be able to actively participate in conversations and hold a prepared oral presentation
- be able to use linguistic tools and aids and Swedish sources from their own field for their own purposes

Contents

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

Further information on prerequisites and recommendations

For students of Information Sciences

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 by a 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

Second year of studies or later.

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 for 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. Swedish Oral and Written Communication can be compensated with a civil service language proficiency certificate. See language examinations and language certificates for more information.

Belongs to following study modules