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Sosiaalialan ruotsi 1

Structure Type: Study unit
Code: SA00BU57
Curriculum: SA 2025
Level: Bachelor of Social Services
Year of Study: 1 (2025-2026)
Semester: Autumn
Credits: 2 cr
Responsible Teacher: Wähä, Anne
Language of Instruction: Finnish

Courses During the Academic Year 2025-2026

Impl.Group(s)Study TimeTeacher(s)LanguageEnrolment
3001SA2025-A2025-08-01 – 2025-12-31Anne WähäFinnish2025-08-01 – 2025-09-06
3002SA2025-B2025-08-01 – 2025-12-31Anne WähäFinnish2025-08-01 – 2025-09-06

Learning Outcomes

The student becomes familiar with written and oral communication in their professional field.

The student is able to:

- communicate in Swedish in basic customer service situations within their field and recognize the specific features of communication in their profession.

- discuss and write about professional topics in Swedish and acquire in-depth knowledge in a chosen area of expertise.

- use Swedish to obtain information both during their studies and in working life.

The student maintains a positive attitude towards language learning.
The student understands that language learning is a continuous process and that progress is possible regardless of their starting level. The most important factors are personal engagement, the willingness to learn, and making the best effort to improve.

Student's Workload

Student's workload: 54 hours / 2 credit units
Scheduled lessons: 16-18 hours

Whenever possible, part of the course will be integrated into another course.

Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses

Upper secondary level Swedish studies

Contents

Texts related to the student's professional field, workplace communication situations, oral and written exercises—the course content is integrated into the student's professional field

Regional Impact

The student develops their skills to work in the service of local companies

Internationality

The student develops their skills to work in a multicultural workplace and interact with diverse customers.

Recommended or Required Reading and Other Learning Resources/Tools

Provided at the beginning/during the course

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Individual assignments, pair and group work, interactive learning, discussions

Assessment Criteria

Proficiency Level 5
The student is proficient and manages well in various workplace communication situations. They have a strong command of grammatical structures and use them in a versatile manner. The student applies industry-specific vocabulary and expressions idiomatically and extensively. Their attitude toward language learning is positive, and they are continuously motivated to improve their language skills.

Proficiency Level 3
The student is moderately proficient and manages fairly well in common, predictable workplace communication situations. They use grammatical structures and phrases in a reasonably idiomatic way. The student applies the industry-specific vocabulary learned during the course. Their attitude toward language learning is positive.

Proficiency Level 1
The student can participate in the most common predictable workplace communication situations using simple structures and individual words. They work on developing their industry-specific vocabulary during the course. Their attitude toward language learning is positive.

Assessment Methods

Active participation, approved oral and written exercises, written assessment, grading scale 0–5.

Further Information

Course feedback will given through Spark system


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