English for Engineering (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

The English language requirement for university of applied sciences students in Finland is level B2. This course focuses on the language skills expected of university of applied sciences students: how to study in interactive language education, working in a group, finding reliable information, as well as reading and writing academic texts on a basic level.

Objective

You will learn English language and terminology used in various engineering fields that are studied at Universities and Universities of Applied Sciences in Finland. You will also improve your English skills further (writing, speaking, reading and communication skills).

Content

The course focuses on improving the language skills required for studying engineering at higher education institutions in Finland. The course will include field-specific language focusing also on communication skills and information retrieval. The course will consist of independent study, groupwork and online meetings with the teachers.

Materials

Teachers' material on Moodle learning platform.

Exam schedules

No exams or re-sits

Student workload

The course consists of 12 weeks of studies. Each week has both online meetings as well as independent materials to be studied and tasks to do in Moodle. In order to get the most out of the course, both online meetings and independent materials need to be studied - just taking part in the online meetings or just studying the materials will not give you the skills the course aims at.

Further information

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