Spanish Business Communication 2 (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Schedule

The schedule is announced in Moodle.

Implementation methods, demonstration and Work&Study

The options that are appropriate for the course:
Contact lessons
Individual, pair and team assignments
Independent studies

The assessment of one’s own learning 1 h

Alternative ways to complete the course: one alternative available to students is that they complete all of the coursework and take the final exam, without attending the actual contact hours.

Materials

The material will be given by the teacher.

Teaching methods and instruction

The Learning Outcomes of this course can be achieved in the following ways:
a. Teaching and related activities or
b. Exam and assignments

Exam dates and re-exam possibilities

The exams are announced in Moodle.

Internationality

The students’ group is international.

Learning assignments

The course covers common business situations: presenting oneself in a company, accepting visitors, job interviews, making a CV, product presentations, company presentations, as well as fairly easy business texts. Students give an oral presentation on a company or product.
The course introduces students to Spanish business culture:
• cultural differences, corporate forms, organisation, commerce, finance, marketing, tourism, workplace culture
• products and services, Trade fair and sustainable development
• marketing, tourism, fairs and apply for work
• the trade relations between Finland and Spain
Distinctive features of written Spanish:
• spelling and use of punctuation
• business correspondence: offers, offer requests, orders, claims, invoicing and warehouse management
• PR letters: invitations, congratulations, thank you letters, condolences and sales letters
• Internal communications: invitations to meetings, minutes of meetings.

Assessment methods

Two written exams.
Distance assignments and oral presentation.