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 autumn semester 2022. 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

International connections

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.