The course is included in these curricula and study modules
Level/category
Teaching language
Finnish
Type of course
Compulsory
Recommended year of study
1
Total number of ECTS
5 cr
Competency aims
The aim of the course is to develop the students oral and writing skills in a professional context. The course also aims to give the student skills to use Finnish in business contexts (writing documents in Finnish, attending meetings, giving presentations, using business texts and vocabulary).
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student is expected to have the language proficiency in Finnish required of public servants in bilingual municipalities and needed to support his or her professional development.
Course contents
Tourism vocabulary and texts
Oral communication
Presentations
Meetings
Letters of application and CV
Notices and instructions
Reports
Grammar and usage
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Level B1 (Common European Framework for Languages)
Additional information
Obligatory lectures and assignments according to the teachers timetable on Itslearning.
Recommended or required reading
Material distributed by the teacher
Kortetjärvi-Nurmi, Kuronen, Ollikainen: Yrityksen viestintä. 2002. ISBN 951-37-3669-5.
Study activities
- Lectures - 30 hours
- Individual- and group instruction - 16 hours
- Practical exercises - 14 hours
- Individual studies - 43 hours
- Internet-based studies - 30 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
Assessment requirements
Written assignments 20%
Oral presentations 20%
Exam 30%
Oral test 30%
Teacher
- Lindahl Annette
- Rancken Ulrika
Examiner
Rancken Ulrika
Home page of the course
Group size
No limit
Assignments valid until
12 months after course has ended
Assessment methods
- 2012-10-18 - Exams
- Date will be announced later - Reports and productions
- Date will be announced later - Other assignments