English Professional Skills, B2 (5 cr)
Code: 1001005-3075
General information
- Enrollment
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23.08.2023 - 23.10.2023
Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
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23.10.2023 - 05.12.2023
Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 4 cr
- Virtual portion
- 1 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Blended learning
- Unit
- Engineering and Business
- Campus
- Kupittaa Campus
- Teaching languages
- English
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Mechanical Engineering
Evaluation scale
H-5
Content scheduling
The course topics:
- Formal and Informal Language, Registers
- Professional emails
- Presentation skills
- Discussion skills
- Reporting
- Meetings
The course starts in week 43 and ends in week 49. A more detailed schedule is presented in itslearning.
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 the field
- becoming professional, autonomous language users in working life
Materials
Material available on itslearning.
Teaching methods
Learning by doing
Working in teams
Self-study
Exam schedules
Task-based assessment. No exams, no re-sits.
No possibility to redo an assignment/ assignments and raise the score.
International connections
Flipped classroom method
Working in teams, self-study
Completion alternatives
No optional ways to pass the course. The given instructions and deadlines must be followed.
Student workload
contact lessons 7 hrs (in weeks 43 and 49 according to the timetable)
online lessons 4 hrs
independent work 121 hrs
Course assignments:
- Professional Email
- Project meeting
- Reporting
- Presentation
- Pre-class work
Further information
The students need a working camera and microphone for the online lessons.
The course starts on Tuesday, October 24.