English Professional Skills, B2 (3 op)

Arviointiasteikko

H-5

Sisällön jaksotus

NB! Some of the lessons are held in Zoom (the link will be provided later and some of the lessons are held on campus. The detailed information will be updated and sent to you vie emai and infromed in itslearning course space.

Course content:

• Personal learning goals and needs, language level, studies and professional profile
• Communication needed in client situations
• Professional vocabulary
• Field-related topics; texts and discussion
• Reading and summarizing field-related articles
• Spoken presentation
• Self-reflection

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

Course.material will be available on Itslearning. No material costs for the students.

Tenttien ajankohdat ja uusintamahdollisuudet

No final exam, the course assessment is based on the graded assignments implemented partly independently, partly on campus. All course assignments need to be passed to get the final course grade (0-5).

Lisätiedot

Itslearning messaging is used for course specific communication. For urgent messages, please use email. Additional support and guidance meetings can be arranged in Teams if necessary.