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LS1565 Pronunciation and oral communication skills for speakers of Swedish as a second language 3.0 credits

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This course is aimed for you who speak Swedish well but wish to become a more confident language user. On this course, you work on your linguistic awareness, your pronunciation and your comprehension through structured pronunciation exercises as well as exercises in presentation and interaction in groups.

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Course syllabus as PDF

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Course syllabus LS1565 (Spring 2024–)
Headings with content from the Course syllabus LS1565 (Spring 2024–) are denoted with an asterisk ( )

Content and learning outcomes

Course contents

The course consists of lessons with theoretical content and practical exercises in Swedish pronunciation, presentation technique and interaction, and written assignments.

  • Structured exercises with a focus on problematic areas of pronunciation.
  • Practical communication training in groups.
  • Oral presentation practice
  • Individual assignments with a focus on the student's own linguistic needs.

Intended learning outcomes

The purpose of the course is to develop the student's linguistic consciousness and communicative ability with a focus on oral presentation and interaction in the working life. After passing the course, the participant should be able to:

1. Express themselves functionally, with a satisfactory pronunciation which listeners easily can understand.

2. Participate constructively in work-related conversations of various types and be able to adapt their language according to audience and situation.

3. Give oral presentations about work-related subjects in a confident, nuanced and varied manner.

Literature and preparations

Specific prerequisites

General entry requirements only

Equipment

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Literature

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Examination and completion

If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.

Grading scale

A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Examination

  • INL1 - Assignment, 3.0 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.

The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.

Opportunity to complete the requirements via supplementary examination

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Opportunity to raise an approved grade via renewed examination

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Examiner

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Ethical approach

  • All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
  • In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
  • In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.

Further information

Course room in Canvas

Registered students find further information about the implementation of the course in the course room in Canvas. A link to the course room can be found under the tab Studies in the Personal menu at the start of the course.

Offered by

ITM/Learning in Engineering Sciences

Main field of study

Technology and Learning

Education cycle

First cycle

Add-on studies

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Contact

Anna Kers Hagberg (annkh@kth.se)