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
5 cr
Competency aims
Swedish:
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.
Finnish:
The aim is to develop the students writing skills in a professional context. The course also aims to give the student skills to use Finnish in health care contexts (writing documents in Finnish, attending meetings,using texts and vocabulary).
Learning outcomes
Swedish: 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.
Finnish:
At the end of the course the student is expected to have the written language proficiency in Finnish required in the civil service in bilingual municipalities and needed to support his or her
professional development.
Course contents
Swedish: written communication, commercial vocabulary, vocational vocabulary, Meeting technicalities, Literature, Grammar
Finnish:
Professional vocabulary and texts
Meetings
Notices and instructions
Reports
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Swedish: Upper secondary school level or similar.
Finnish:Skill level B1.1 in the European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Previous course names
Replaces parts of the previous courses Swedish 5 ects and Finnish 5 ects.
Additional information
Swedish: Obligatory lectures according to the teachers timetable on Itslearning.
Finnish: Obligatory lectures according to the teachers timetable on Itslearning.
Recommended or required reading
Swedish: Reuter, Mikael: Översättning och språkriktighet
Språkrådet: Svenska skrivregler
Finnish: Material provided by the lecturer.
Study activities
- Lectures - 36 hours
- Individual- and group instruction - 6 hours
- Practical exercises - 12 hours
- Individual studies - 73 hours
- - 6 hours
Workload
- Total workload of the course: 133 hours
- Of which autonomous studies: 133 hours
- Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours
Mode of Delivery
Participation in tuition
Assessment methods
- Exams (written-, oral-, home-)
- Essays, reports, productions and portfolio
- Swedish exam 4.3.2014 Finnish exam 6.3.2014 Dates decided with the students
Assessment requirements
Swedish:
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
Finnish:
Examination 1 Memorandum, minutes and activity at a meeting 15%
Examination 2 Research report 25%
Examination 3 Written exam 60%
Teacher
- Eklund Kaj
- Rancken Ulrika
Examiner
Rancken Ulrika
Home page of the course
Group size
No limit
Assignments valid until
Until date 2014-05-31
Assessment methods
- 2014-03-04 - Exams
- Date will be announced later - Reports and productions
- 2014-03-04 - Other assignments