Swedish for Social Services I
| Structure Type: | Study unit |
|---|---|
| Code: | SA00BC57 |
| Curriculum: | SA 2024V |
| Level: | Bachelor of Social Services |
| Year of Study: | 1 (2025) |
| Credits: | 2 cr |
| Responsible Teacher: | Wähä, Anne |
| Language of Instruction: | Finnish |
Courses During the Year 2025
| Impl. | Group(s) | Study Time | Teacher(s) | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3010 | SA2024-1B | 2025-01-01 – 2025-05-31 | Anne Wähä | Finnish |
Taking the course in advance? See the courses during the academic year 2024-2025.
Learning Outcomes
The student will acquire sufficient language skills to manage in various communicative situations in working life and in professional contexts. The student develops their skills in written and oral communication in professional contexts. The student is able to use Swedish for acquiring information during the studies and in working life. The student has a positive attitude towards language learning and bilingualism and working in a bilingual work environment.
Student's Workload
The student´s work load: 2 ects
- Total work load 54 hrs
- Scheduled 20 hrs
Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses
Upper secondary level Swedish studies
Contents
Content and language are integrated, working life communication, oral and written exercises, professional vocabulary
Regional Impact
The students develop their ability to work in different health care/social services companies and service providers in the area.
Internationality
The students develop their skills and ability to work in diverse work communities and with different clients/ patients.
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, written and oral evaluation, numeric evaluation 0-5
Further Information
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