The course is included in these curricula and study modules

Level/category

General studies

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

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

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