English Professional Skills, B2 (3 op)

Arviointiasteikko

H-5

Sisällön jaksotus

The course will run from 29 August to 9 December.

The course consists of contact meetings (26h) and individual/group work in Its (54h).

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.

Learning objectives:

Spoken communication

The student
- discusses field-related topics using related terminology
- uses the functional language of group discussions
- participates actively in discussions by commenting, asking and reacting
- expresses themselves in a spontaneous way
- presents a field-related topic in a structured way
- uses the functional language of presentations (signposting)
- expresses themselves in a clear and logical way
- expresses themselves in their own words

Written communication

The student
- follows the structure and language of professional email
- follows the structure and language of report writing
- considers the appropriate style for the situation
- expresses themselves in a clear and logical way
- writes in their own words using sources correctly

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

Oppimateriaalit

The course material is available in Its. Laptops or tablets are necessary to access the material during the course.

Opetusmenetelmät

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

Tenttien ajankohdat ja uusintamahdollisuudet

No exams or re-exams are arranged.

Opiskelijan ajankäyttö ja kuormitus

The students are tested on their skills with spoken and written assignments on the course topics: email writing, report writing, discussion skills, presentation skills.

Arviointimenetelmät ja arvioinnin perusteet

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 contact meetings 3 p x 7 meetings = max 21 p *
- completion of assignments 1-5 p x 4 assignments x 1.5 = max 30 p
- completion of self-assessment 3 p x 2 = max 6 p *
- voluntary extra assignment 1-5 p

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

Grade Points

5 57-53p
4 52-48p
3 47-43p
2 42-38p
1 37-33p

- For full final evaluation complete ALL work within the given deadlines.

- Speaking assignments are completed in contact meetings only.

- Late assignments will be evaluated in connection with the final evaluation and receive no feedback.

- Assignments are not accepted after 11 December 2022.

- Note that assignments cannot be done again or replaced by other assignments, or an exam.