Swedish for Social Services III
| Structure Type: | Study unit |
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| Code: | SA00BC59 |
| Curriculum: | SA 2024 |
| Level: | Bachelor of Social Services |
| Year of Study: | 3 (2026-2027) |
| Semester: | Spring |
| Credits: | 1 cr |
| Responsible Teacher: | Wähä, Anne |
| Language of Instruction: | Finnish |
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Learning Outcomes
The goal is to develop professional language skills. The students get acquainted with oral communication of their field of studies. The students manage with the basic client situations of the field and are aware of the special characteristics of communication in the field. They are able to discuss professional issues and acquire advanced information in the chosen professional area. The student is able to use Swedish when acquiring information during the studies and in working life. The student has also a positive attitude towards learning languages.
Student's Workload
Student's Workload: 1 ects
- 27 hrs
- Scheduled 12 hrs
Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses
Swedish for Social Services I and II
Contents
Content and language are integrated, working life communication, oral and written exercises, with focus on oral skills,professional vocabulary
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 ability to work in different health care/social services companies and service providers in the area.
Recommended or Required Reading and Other Learning Resources/Tools
Material given by the teacher in the beginning and during the course
Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Individual assignments, pair work, group work, communicative language learning, discussions
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 students use idiomatically and extensively the vocabulary and expressions of their own field of study. The attitude towards language learning is positive.
The students want to develop their language skills consistently
Grade 3
The students manage the most ordinary foreseeable situations of working life that require language use and use structures and phrases somewhat idiomatically in their communication. The students develop their command of the vocabulary of their own field of study during the course. The attitude towards language learning is positive.
Grade 1
The students are able to participate in the most ordinary foreseeable situations of working life that require language use and use simple structures and single words in their communication. The students develop their command of the vocabulary of their own field of study during the course. The attitude towards language learning is positive.
Assessment Methods
Active participation, assignments during the course, oral evaluation, numeric evaluation 0-5
Further Information
The student is able to
- communicate in Swedish orally at least on competence level B1-2 of the European Framework of Reference for Languages and the civil service language proficiency certificate will be registered in their records.
- Oral skills
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