English Professional Skills, B2 (3 cr)

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English Professional Skills, B2 3 ECTS**

Creative and Functional English for Dancers

Objectives:

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.

Actions:

1. Writing professional, field-specific texts
2. Presenting and discussing field-specific topics in a professional manner
3. Reading field-specific texts and utilizing the information in professional contexts
4. Learning and using key terminology of their field
5. Becoming professional, autonomous language users in working life

Practical application as a dancer/dance teacher:
1. English Vocabulary
- English language word lists for teaching contemporary/jazz and other dance techniques.
- English language dance teaching plans utilizing the terms from the list created in #1.
2. Practical dance activities taught in an applied setting: small dance technique examples
English Dance Video: Is it possible these can be small 3 person group activities captured on video. Using the example of the videos you created for the Swedish language course you had??
3. English Reading/Reflection Writing assignments. https://www.grammarly.com
- First in class assignment:
Minimum 150 words written in English about your Final Written Research.
Minimum 150 words written in English about your work / teaching practice spring term.
**TUAS uses ECTS credits measuring workload in courses. One ECTS credit is equal to 27 hours of student work 3 x 27 = 81 hours. 14 X 1.5 hours = 21 hours of class time plus 60 hours = 81 hours.
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- 4 x minimum 500 words reflections to 4 articles in English: Suggested Readings
Any 4 articles out of “Finnish Dance in Focus 2018-2019”
http://www.danceinfo.fi/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/FDIF2018_web.pdf
“Vintage Modern Dance: José Limón”
https://mckennapc920.wordpress.com/tag/jose-limon/
Or your own English selection related to dance. Please make proposal to me prior to reading/writing.
- English Podcast
1 x minimum 500 words reflections to any of the podcasts found at this link (or of your choice) “Contemporary Dance Podcasts”
https://player.fm/podcasts/Contemporary-Dance
- Informal class discussion (date to be determine) about this this podcast below:
“The 1619 Project, a major initiative from The Times observing the 400th anniversary of the beginning of American slavery.” “The Birth of American Music”:
https://podcasts.google.com?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9yc3MuYXJ0MTkuY29tLzE2MTk&episode=Z2lkOi8vYXJ0MTktZXBpc29kZS1sb2NhdG9yL1YwL1I1ano1bWtheE9FZEFLUGU0UWlEdC1GSEd2WXE1dTJRRVFKbE9XVG1nRm8
Proposed Final Projects:
1. Setting up your own LinkedIn page.
2. Individual/personal website both in English and Finnish using a free website builder (hosting the website might have a yearly fee).
https://www.wix.com/
3. WordPress: read about the details of “free” but then the costs for “hosting” it on the internet:
https://kinsta.com/blog/is-wordpress-free/
4. Final Written Research English abstract.
EVALUATION: Your final evaluation for this course will be based upon the completion of the assigned written material, the Final Proposed projects, and the quality and your ability to clearly (simply) communicate your ideas in English. Further your active participation in and contribution to the class discussions will be play a large role in the final grade you receive.
YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL MATERIAL IN ALL CLASSES
David Yoken, September 2019. All information subject to change

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

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Student workload

TUAS uses ECTS credits measuring workload in courses. One ECTS credit is equal to 27 hours of student work 3 x 27 = 81 hours. 14 X 1.5 hours = 21 hours of class time plus 60 hours = 81 hours.
Class schedule:
SCHEDULE:
Friday 6.09 10:45 – 12:15 H217:
Tuesday 10.09 13:15-14:45 Jokisali:
Tuesday 17.09 13:15 – 14:45 H330:
Thursday 19.09: Your own time to work on your English abstract. H330 is available.
Thursday 26.09 13.15 – 14:45 H217:
Tuesday 1.10 15:00 – 16:30 H330:
Wednesday 9.10 13:15 – 14:45 H330:
Tuesday 22.10 13:15 – 14:45 H115:
Thursday 24.10 13:15 – 14:45 H319:
Thursday 14.11 15:00 – 16:30 H217:
Thursday 21.11 13:15 – 14:45 H217:
Thursday 12.12 10:45 – 12:15 H217:
Tuesday 17.12 10:45 – 12:15 H217:
Wednesday 18.12 10:45 – 12:15 H330:

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