English Professional Skills, B2 (5 cr)
Code: 1001005-3033
General information
Enrollment
27.08.2020 - 18.10.2020
Timing
09.10.2020 - 31.12.2020
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual portion
4 op
Mode of delivery
20 % Contact teaching, 80 % Distance learning
Unit
Engineering and Business
Teaching languages
- English
Teachers
- Piia Pesso
Teacher in charge
Piia Pesso
Groups
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MKONTS20
Objective
The aim of the course is to activate and develop the students’ field-relevant English language and communication skills. The students will gain professional skills in various spoken and written communicative situations encountered in working life and society. In addition, they will learn to utilize tools and techniques to further develop their skills in authentic, field-specific contexts. More specifically, students will focus on developing their language and communication skills in.
Upon completing the course, the students should have acquired skills to communicate at level B2 according to European Framework of Reference for Languages, which states that at B2-level students should be able to produce clear, coherent and well-structured texts, present detailed descriptions related to one’s field of interest, express and exchange opinions using fluent language, follow complex arguments, and read longer articles and reports.
Content
- writing professional, field-specific texts
- presenting and discussing field-specific topics in a professional manner
- reading field-specific texts and utilizing the information in professional contexts
- learning and using key terminology of the field
- becoming professional, autonomous language users in working life
Materials
Material available on itslearning.
Teaching methods
Learning by doing
Working in teams
Self-study
Exam schedules
Task-based assessment. No exams, no re-sits.
No possibility to redo an assignment/ assignments and raise the score.
International connections
Working in teams, self-study
Student workload
contact lessons 9 hrs
online meetings 5 hrs
independent work 121 hrs
course assignments:
- email message
- online meeting
- report
- presentation
- group discussion tasks
- self-study tasks and material
Content scheduling
The course topics:
- professional emails
- presentation skills
- discussion skills
- reporting
- meetings
Further information
The students need a working camera and microphone for the online sessions.
The course starts on Thursday, October 22 at 13.15 on ZOOM. > The link to the online session can be found on itslearning.
The students need to complete pre-class work (available on itslearning) by the start of the course on Oct 22.
Evaluation scale
H-5
Assessment methods and criteria
Task-based assessment.
The scale of 1-5 per assignment:
1 Email message
2 Online meeting
3 Report
4 Presentation
pass/ fail : Online group discussions (on ZOOM)
The final evaluation: the average of assignments 1-4 and online group discussions (+/-)
Assessment criteria, fail (0)
More than 1 assignment not completed. Absence from online group discussions and lectures.