Study Guide

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

The course material is in Its. The students are advised to use laptops or tablets to access the material during the course.

Teaching methods

The course is based on the flipped classroom method; the students study the theoretical part independently with help of the provided material and the meetings are used for guidance, practice and testing.

Exam schedules

No exams or re-exams are arranged.

Student workload

The students will be tested on their skills with spoken and written assignments on the course topics: emailing, reporting, discussion skills, presentation skills.

Content scheduling

The course will run from 28 October to 9 December.

The course consists of contact lessons, online meetings and independent work/ teamwork.

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. Upon completing the course, the students should have acquired skills to communicate at level B2 according to European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Spoken communication

The students
- discuss field-related topics using related terminology
- present a field-related topic in a structured way
- express themselves in their own words
- express themselves in a spontaneous way
- express themselves in a clear way
- participates actively in discussions by commenting, asking and reacting

Written communication

The students
- follow the structure and language of report writing
- follow the structure and language of professional e-mail
- write in their own words using sources correctly
- consider the appropriate style for the situation
- express themselves in a clear and logical way

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

The evaluation is assignment-based and no exams will be organized.

The final evaluation is based on the gathered points from different sections on the scale of 1-5 as follows:

- participation and completion of tasks during the meetings 3 p x 5 meetings = max 15 p *
- completion of assignments 1-5 p x 4 assignments x 1.5 = max 30 p
- voluntary extra assignment 1-3 p

(* standard points, for incomplete tasks that show no effort/preparation/learning the points may be lowered)

Grades and gathered points:

5 45-41p
4 40-36p
3 35-31p
2 30-26p
1 25-20p

- For full final evaluation complete ALL work within the given deadlines.
- Late assignments will be evaluated in connection with the final evaluation and receive no feedback.
- Assignments are not accepted after 12 December 2022.
- Note that assignments cannot be done again or replaced by other assignments, or an exam.