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Spanish Business Documents

(Correspondencia comercial en español)

  • Code: SPA4LE046
  • Extent: 3 ECTS (81 h)
  • Timing: Semester 4
  • Language: Spanish
  • Competence level: B1
  • Level: professional studies
  • Type: elective*

*required of students who have chosen compulsory Spanish

Prerequisites

Spanish Business Communication (SPA4LE010) or equivalent.

Learning outcomes

Students

  • acquire the skills to produce clear, logical and detailed business texts on complex business matters
  • are able to write business letters and PR letters in Spanish
  • know letter standards, business and PR correspondence in Spanish, as well as meeting documents
  • The course focuses on written communication skills in various business contexts. Business correspondence is practiced via e-mail with a partner polytechnic, or among HAAGA-HELIA students.

Course contents

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
  • in-class simulation of meetings.

Teaching and learning methods

The course consists of contact hours and independent study, totaling 81 hours of study time.
Contact hours 28 h (2h/week)
Two written exams 2 x 2 h = 4 h
Independent study 48 h
Self-assessment of learning 1 h
Course exercises must be completed before the exams.

Recognition of prior learning (RPL)

A student can demonstrate his or her equivalent language skills relating to the course objectives and content. This must be agreed upon with the teacher no later than two weeks before the course begins. Each student may attempt this only once in the period prior to the giving of the course. Evaluation is on a scale of 1-5.

Teacher with the main responsibility for the course

Pedro Beltrán Herrera, Pasila

Course materials

Lindgren Kristina - Savinainen Pekka - Seppä Ritva 2008. Claves del Éxito: Liike-elämän espanjaa: Chapter 5, Edita Publishing Oy, Helsinki.
Dictionaries: Spanish-Finnish, Spanish-English, Spanish-Swedish.

Binder, Kärnä, Métivier, Miestamo, Salenius, Savinainen, Solonen, Taimio & Åberg 2007. Liikeviestinnän käsikirja - Viestit vaihtoon 7 kielellä. Edita. Helsinki.

Assessment criteria/scale 5-1.

5 excellent 3 good 1 satisfactory

The student:

  • can write the standard business letter
    very well.
  • communicates very well, is able to
    choose appropriate style and produces
    correct language.
  • is able to apply during the course
    acquired skills and can use dictionaries
    and other sources of information
    well. The use of vocabulary and
    phrases is versatile and fluent.
  • can write accurate messages
    that are ready to send.

 

    The student:

    • can write the standard business
      letter well.
    • communicates well, is able to
      generally choose appropriate
      style and produces mostly
      correct language.
    • is able to write understandable
      and correct messages using
      basis phrases related to the topic.
    • is able to use dictionaries and other
      sources of information.
    • can write messages that are for the
      most part accurate and ready to
      send, though it is recommended that
      they be checked.

    The student:

    • can write the standard business
      letter fairly well.
    • communicates fairly well, is able
      to sometimes choose appropriate
      style and produces somewhat
      correct language. Grammatical
      aspects of the language need to
      be worked on. Messages are for
      the most part understandable but
      they need to be carefully corrected.
      Messages written by the student
      cannot be sent as written.

    Written exam 70 %
    Exercises 30 %

    The self-assessment of learning assignment does not impact your grade. The
    assignment is the same for all courses/modules and your answers will be used
    also for course/module development. The assignment is completed online in
    WinhaOpaali.

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