The course is included in these curricula and study modules
Level/category
Teaching language
Swedish
Type of course
Compulsory
Cycle/level of course
First
Recommended year of study
1
Total number of ECTS
3 cr
Competency aims
The aim of the course: the student knows the basic elements in written communication. He/she has a linguistic knowledge and is aware of the importance of continuous learning to improve his/her linguistic skills.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student is expected to be able to use his/her mother tongue correctly in different communication situations. He/she is familiar with basic business communication and can independently produce documents related to his/her own vocational branch. He/she is aware of the importance of life long learning to improve his/her mother tongue.
Course contents
Written Communication, Commercial Vocabulary, Vocational Vocabulary, Information Retrieval, Meeting Technicalities, Literature.
Grammar and usage
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Upper secondary school level or similar.
Recommended or required reading
Reuter, Mikael: Översättning och språkriktighet.
Språkrådet: Svenska skrivregler
Study activities
- Lectures - 32 hours
- Individual- and group instruction - 4 hours
- Practical exercises - 6 hours
- Small-group work - 0 hours
- Individual studies - 38 hours
- - 0 hours
Workload
- Total workload of the course: 80 hours
- Of which autonomous studies: 80 hours
- Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours
Mode of Delivery
Participation in tuition
Assessment methods
- Exams (written-, oral-, home-)
- Demonstrations and proficiency exams
- Essays, reports, productions and portfolio
Assessment requirements
To pass the course the student should pass the following examinations:
Examination 1 meeting technicalities 20 p
Examination 2 exam 50 p
Examination 3 report 20 p
Examination 4 document portfolio 16 p
Examination 5 oral presentation, evaluation 4 p
Teacher
Eklund Kaj
Examiner
Eklund Kaj
Home page of the course
Group size
No limit
Assignments valid until
Until date 2012-04-19
Assessment methods
- 2013-12-12 - Exams
- Date will be announced later - Demonstrations and presentations
- Date will be announced later - Reports and productions