Business Swedish

Course: Swedish Philology and Translation, English and Third Germanic Language

Structural unit: Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology

Title
Business Swedish
Code
ДВС.1.01
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
8 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
6
Learning outcomes
PLO 1. Communicate freely on professional issues with experts and non- experts in Ukrainian and Swedish, English and third Germanic language, in oral and in written form, use these languages to organize effective cross-cultural communication. PLO 5. Collaborate with colleagues, representatives of other cultures and religions, supporters of different political views, etc. PLO 11. Know the principles, technologies and techniques of oral and written texts of different genres and styles creation in Ukrainian, Swedish English and third Germanic language. PLO 14. Use Swedish, English and third Germanic language in oral and written form, in different genre-stylistic varieties and registers of communication (official, unofficial, neutral), to solve communicative tasks in everyday, social, educational, professional, scientific spheres of life.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
The course "Business Swedish" presupposes prior proficiency in the Swedish language at a level not lower than B1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. It also assumes a prior basic knowledge of socio-cultural aspects gained during the study of the course "Country studies of Sweden".
Course content
The course "Business Swedish" includes practical sessions in which students familiarize themselves with the official and business style of the Swedish language, including its lexical, grammatical, and stylistic features. The compositional and linguistic characteristics of main types of business documents, such as business letters and contracts, are examined. Students practice formulating oral and written texts in the official business style, employing argumentation techniques in business communication. Through role-playing games, students develop skills in conducting business negotiations and intercultural mediation in the Swedish-Ukrainian business environment.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Myndigheternas skrivregler. – Stockholm : Regeringskansliet ; Statsråds-beredningen, 2014. – 156 s. [Електронний ресурс]. – Режим доступу : https://www.isof.se/download/18.17dda5f1791cdbd2873a99/1620030264840/Mynd-skrivreg2014-1.pdf 2. Scherrer P.L., Lindemalm K. Rivstart Yrkesliv / Paula Levy Scherrer, Karl Lindemalm. – Stockholm : Natur & Kultur, 2012. – 128 s. 3. Marnon M. Affärskommunikation – Lärobok / Meg Marmon. – Stockholm : Spiral, 2016. – 152 s. 4. Marnon M. Affärskommunikation – Arbetsbok / Meg Marmon. – Stockholm : Spiral, 2016. – 43 s.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Practical classes, independent work.
Assessment methods and criteria
Current assessment: test, interviewing, final test. Final assessment is an exam. Assessment criteria for each form of control are given in the course program.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian, Swedish

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Adam Hasselström
Department of Germanic Philology and Translation Studies
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Germanic Philology and Translation Studies
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology