Business English (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

Practising the oral and written skills in English with field-specific and varied assignments. Writing texts, giving a presentation, discussing, reading texts, practising vocabulary.

Timing in the spring semester 2023. Exact dates found in the schedule.

Objective

The student can both orally and in writing:
- describe the content and structure of his/her studies, training and working experience,
- introduce the operations and organization of a company and tell about different types of company forms as well as types of duties within a company,
- compile a professional job application and act in a job interview,
- communicate using right formality, vocabulary and phrases through a purchasing process (from an enquiry to an order, complaints, adjustments),
- analyze and tell about current business news in various Finnish media
- make and maintain contacts by phone, email, face-to-face

Content

Telling about the student’s own education, training and work experience. The student understands and can use appropriate business vocabulary and phrases both orally and in writing when describing the operations of a company, business environment, products and processes.
Making and maintaining contacts, discussing current business news, practising presentation skills. Compiling a job application and CV, acting in a job interview. Documentation used in a purchasing process.

Materials

The material related to the course on itslearning.

Teaching methods

Online learning, independent learning, problem-based learning, flipped learning, working life-based learning, self-reflection

Pedagogic approaches and sustainable development

Online learning, independent learning, problem-based learning, flipped learning, working life-based learning, self-reflection

Student workload

The learning tasks consist of assignments, tasks done during the lessons and homework. More exact instructions on itslearning.

Evaluation methods and criteria

The assessment is based on presence (75 % presence on the lessons) and assignments. Assignment-specific instructions on itslearning.

Failed (0)

The student does not complete the required tasks during the course. The oral and written production and understanding is scarce. The absences exceed the limitation, the student quits the course.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

The student succeeds passably in the oral and written production. The student is able to communicate even though the communication is inaccurate at times. The lack and inconsistency of the vocabulary repertoire limits the communication. There are deficiencies in the structures of the language.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

The student is able to succeed well in varied oral and written production situations. The student masters a varied vocabulary repertoire of the field and uses it well but there may be some inaccuracies in the language production. The student demonstrates skills to use structures in a versatile and correct manner but there might appear some mistakes in more demanding structures.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student demonstrates excellent skills in varied and demanding oral and written production situations. The student knows how to communicate in a context-appropriate manner. The student masters to a versatile and excellent extent the vocabulary of the field and in other contexts as well. The student is able to use multiple structures and shows how to use them in an almost impeccable manner.

Further information

Students communicate with teacher via email.
The teacher uses itslearning as the primary communication channel.