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Course syllabus - Written Communication in Theory and Practice

Scope

7.5 credits

Course code

SVA031

Valid from

Autumn semester 2026

Education level

First cycle

Progressive Specialisation

G1F (First cycle, has less than 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements)

Main area(s)

Swedish

Organisation

Department of Social Sciences and Humanities

Ratified

2017-12-12

Revised

2025-11-03

Literature lists

Course literature is preliminary up to 8 weeks before course start. Course literature can be valid over several semesters.

    • Ratified date: 2024-11-22
    • Latest update: 2025-05-27

    Books

    Dahl, Alva

    Interpunktion: om skiljetecken och textens nyanser

    ISBN: 9789188419002

    LIBRIS-ID: 19457074

    Första upplagan, [Stockholm], Morfem, 183 sidor

    Karlsson, Anna-Malin

    En arbetsdag i skriftsamhället: ett etnografiskt perspektiv på skriftanvändning i vanliga yrken

    Valfri upplaga kan användas.

    ISBN: 9789113051185

    LIBRIS-ID: 13533934

    2. uppl., Stockholm, Språkrådet, 175 s.

    Karlsson, Ola (red.)

    Svenska skrivregler. Språkrådet

    ISBN:9789147125227 LIBRIS-ID:jtgqbz05gz4ftbwf

    URL: https://onlinebok-liber-se.ep.bib.mdh.se/web-reader/#/document/d004e155-c08a-398f-fae9-affff60906a7/article/1

    Fjärde upplagan : Stockholm : Liber, [2017] - 308 sidor,

    Manguel, Alberto; Eklöf, Margareta

    En historia om läsning

    ISBN: 9173248037

    LIBRIS-ID: 9883386

    [Ny utg.], Stockholm, Ordfront, 458, [1] s.

    Maria, Bylin; Melander, Björn (red.)

    Språkrådet rekommenderar: perspektiv, metoder och avvägningar i språkriktighetsfrågor

    ISBN: 9789186959906

    URL: https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1718953/FULLTEXT01.pdf

    Renberg, Bo

    Bra skrivet väl talat: handledning i skrivande och praktisk retorik

    ISBN: 9789144088242

    LIBRIS-ID: 14069868

    2., [rev.] uppl., Lund, Studentlitteratur, 177 s.

    Malmbjer, Anna

    Studenters skrivande i humaniora och samhällsvetenskap

    ISBN: 978-91-87843-91-4

    LIBRIS-ID: 20826057

    URL: Fulltext

    Huddinge, Södertörns högskola, 239 sidor

    Horowitz, Rosalind

    The Routledge international handbook of research on writing

    eBook ISBN: 9780429437991 URL: https://www-taylorfrancis-com.ep.bib.mdh.se/books/edit/10.4324/9780429437991/routledge-international-handbook-research-writing-rosalind-horowitz Läses enligt anvisningar.

    ISBN: 9781138345256

    LIBRIS-ID: j02fjzb1gm26gdv4

    Second edition., New York, Routledge, xxv, 604 pages

    Articles

    Clayson, Ashley

    Distributed Cognition and Embodiment in Text Planning: A Situated Study of Collaborative Writing in the Workplace, Written Communication 35(2) s. 155181

    Jakobs, Eva-Maria; Perrin, Daniel

    Handbook of writing and text production: communication competence, language and communication, problems, practical solutions

    Proquest ebook central. Kapitel 4 läses.

    ISBN: 9783110220674

    LIBRIS-ID: 15410019

    Berlin, De Gruyter Mouton, 1 online resource (xx, 415 pages)

    Other Materials

    Kortare artiklar och lärarproducerat material kan tillkomma (finns på MDU:s lärplattform)

Examination

HEM1, Take-home examination, 5 credits, written examination concerning learning outcomes 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, grades Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with distinction (VG).
INL1, Assignments, 1,5 credits, written examination concerning learning outcome 2, grades Fail (U) or Pass (G).
ÖVN1, Exercise, 1 credit, oral and written performance concerning learning outcomes 3, 5 and 6, grades Fail (U) or Pass (G).
For Pass with distinction on the course as a whole, the student must have earned that grade for HEM1.

For a Pass grade the student is required to carry out the assignment with good use of the language.

A student who has a certificate from MDU regarding disability study support, can request adaptions for the examination. It is the examiner who takes decisions on any adaptions, based on the certificate and other conditions.

Grade

Three-grade scale