Study Guide

Learning outcomes

The student will be able to
- perform with confidence, assurance and purpose in different languages, taking into account the requirements of the communicative situation and environment
- discuss and argue convincingly in interaction situations
- work as a member of multicultural groups
- use a wide range of basic principles and techniques of spoken communication.

Implementation and methods of teaching

Teaching languages Finnish, English (German, French, Spanish and Russian)
- contact lessons
- preparing for lessons
- independent learning tasks
- team work

Timing and attendance

Periods 3-4 in spring 2024.
Contact lessons once-twice a week, altogether 14+7 double lessons.
Attendance and active participation is required when working on interaction and oral communication skills.

Learning material and recommended literature

The materials are provided on Moodle or handed out during lessons.

Learning environment

Moodle, Teams or Zoom.

Student time use and work load

- Diverse interaction skills for Social sciences and Communication sciences, 3 ECTS together with
- Swedish: Svenska i arbestlivet (samhälle), muntlig 1 ECTS

4 ECTS equals 108 of work for the student
Contact lessons 42 hours

There are contact lessons once a week. Active participation is essential, as classroom interaction and cooperation is difficult to compensate for. The main teaching language in period 3 is Finnish, while period 4 is mainly taught in English and integrated with Food systems.
In addition to the weekly lesson, there are Swedish lessons approximately every two weeks.

Contents

- presentation and group communication skills
- basics in intercultural communication
- cultural differences in interaction and conflict management
- professional discussions and presentations both online and offline
- giving and receiving feedback
- debates, negotiations and meetings
- integration of English studies and topics from Food systems
- Swedish for social scientists / communication scientists

Assessment scale

Approved/Failed

Assessment criteria: assessment scale failed/approved

Pass / fail
(Swedish is graded separately on a scale of 0-5)