Swedish in Social Services (5 cr)

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- communicate as a professional in field specific tasks in Swedish, both orally and in writing
- develop their interaction and communication skills
- understand the Nordic operating environment and its specific features
- make use of material in Swedish in professional publications and databases
- reach at least level B1.2 in Swedish language skills and meet the language skills requirements for Swedish as the second official language in public administration

Location and time

Tikkurila campus weeks 43-51
Senior lecturer, M.A. Mirja Villman

Materials

Textbook Flexsocial and the teacher´s own material

Teaching methods

Contact teaching and self-study
Oral presentation: dialogue in a field-specific situation, in connection with contact lessons or a video
Written assignments:
- essay En dag i praktiken / En dag på jobbet, 1 A4 sheet: a typical day in practice/at work: workplace, daily duties, clients, colleagues
- translation of a field specific article/text from Swedish into Finnish, 3 A4 sheets, links e.g. Lib Guides
- to be handed in on Sat 14 Dec, Optima return box, theme 1

Employer connections

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Exam schedules

First classes on week 43 in Tikkurila
- Tue 22 Oct at 9.00-11.45
- Wed 23 Oct at 9.00-11.45
- Fri 25 Oct at 9.00-11.45
- Fri 15 Nov at 12.30-15.00 + oral
- Sat 16 Nov at 12.30-15.00
- Sat 14 Dec at 9.00-11.00 exam + oral presentations

International connections

Scandinavian languages and culture

Completion alternatives

If/when recognition of previous studies, written and oral exam

Student workload

5 cr of student´s work

Content scheduling

Weeks 43-51

Evaluation scale

H-5