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Swedish for Social Services II

Structure Type: Study unit
Code: SSAP0602
Curriculum: SA 2017
Level: Bachelor of Social Services
Year of Study: 2 (2018-2019)
Semester: Autumn
Credits: 2 cr
Responsible Teacher: Wähä, Anne
Language of Instruction: Finnish

Courses During the Academic Year 2018-2019

Impl.Group(s)Study TimeTeacher(s)LanguageEnrolment
18S-SA-2A2018-08-31 – 2018-12-21Anne WähäFinnish2018-08-20 – 2018-09-17
19S-SA-2B2018-08-31 – 2018-12-21Anne WähäFinnish2018-08-20 – 2018-09-17

Still need to take the course? See the courses during the academic year 2020-2021.

Learning Outcomes

The goal is to develop professional language skills. The student gets acquainted with written and oral communication of his/her field of studies. The student manages with the basic client situations of the field and is aware of the special characteristics of communication in the field. He is able to discuss professional issues and acquire advanced information in the chosen professional area.. He is able to use Swedish when acquiring information during the studies and in working life. The student also has a positive attitude towards learning languages.

Student's Workload

Altogether 54 h.Scheduled 18 h, Virtual studies 16 h, Independent study 20 h. The assesment of student's own learning 1 h is included in contact lessons.

Contents

Texts from the student´s own field of studies, communication situations in working life, oral and written exercises, writing exercises, content is integrated into own field of studies

Regional Impact

The student develops her/his ability to work in different health care/social services companies and service providers in the area.

Internationality

The student develops her/his skills to work in multicultural work communities and with different clients

Recommended or Required Reading and Other Learning Resources/Tools

Material given by the teacher. Scientific articles of own branch.

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Contact hours, guided assignments, independent assignments, exams. Communicative language learning, pair and group work, active participation, learning by writing and speaking, independent study.

Assessment Criteria

Grade 5
The student manages well the different situations of working life that require language use, masters the structures well and uses them diversely. The student uses idiomatically and extensively the vocabulary and expressions of his own branch. The attitude towards language learning is positive.
The student wants to develop his language skills consistently.

Grade 3
The student manages tolerably the most ordinary predictable situations of working life that require language usage and uses structures and phrases somewhat idiomatically in his communication. The student knows how to use the vocabulary of his own branch that is learned during the course. The attitude towards language learning is positive.

Grade 1
The student is able to participate in the most ordinary predictable situations of working life that require language usage and use simple structures and single words in his communication. The student develops the control of the vocabulary of his own branch during the course. The attitude towards language learning is positive.

Assessment Methods

Numeric evaluation, active participation, written exam, introduction in discussion/oral presentation, peer evaluation. Numeric evaluation 1-5. The grade of written skills in the final report according to the state administration’s language exam: satisfactory (1-3) or good (4-5).

The evaluation of student´s own learning process during the class meetings


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