English Professional Skills, B2 (5 op)

Arviointiasteikko

H-5

Sisällön jaksotus

The course topics:
- communication styles
- professional emails
- presentation skills
- discussion skills
- reporting
- meetings

The course starts in week 43 and ends in week 49. A more detailed schedule is presented in itslearning.

Tavoitteet

The aim of the course is to activate and develop the students’ field-relevant English language and communication skills. The students gain professional skills in various spoken and written communicative situations encountered in working life and society. In addition, they learn to utilize tools and techniques to further develop their skills in authentic, field-specific contexts.
Upon completing the course, the students have acquired sufficient skills to communicate at level B2 of the European Framework of Reference for Languages which states that at level B2, students should be able to produce clear, coherent and well-structured texts, present detailed descriptions related to their field of interest, express and exchange opinions using fluent language, follow complex argumentation, and read longer articles and reports.

Sisältö

- 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 their field
- becoming professional, autonomous language users in working life

Oppimateriaalit

Material available on itslearning.

Opetusmenetelmät

Learning by doing
Working in teams
Self-study

Tenttien ajankohdat ja uusintamahdollisuudet

Task-based assessment. No exams, no re-sits.
No possibility to redo an assignment/ assignments and raise the score.

Pedagogiset toimintatavat ja kestävä kehitys

Flipped classroom method
Working in teams, self-study

Toteutuksen valinnaiset suoritustavat

No optional ways to pass the course. The given instructions and deadlines must be followed.

Opiskelijan ajankäyttö ja kuormitus

contact lessons 7 hrs (in weeks 43 and 49 according to the timetable)
online lessons 4 hrs
independent work 121 hrs

Course assignments:
- Professional Email
- Project meeting
- Report
- Presentation
- Pre-class work

Arviointimenetelmät ja arvioinnin perusteet

Task-based assessment.

The scale of 1-5 per assignment:
1 Email message
2 Project meeting
3 Report
4 Presentation

The final evaluation: the average of assignments 1-4 and active participation in online lessons + completion of pre-class work on time (+/-)

Hylätty (0)

More than 1 assignment not completed. Absence from online lessons and pre-class work not completed.

Lisätiedot

The students need a working camera and microphone for the online lessons.

The course starts on Friday, October 28.