English Professional Skills, B2 (3 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

The course introduction lesson is held in Zoom. The link will be provided later to the enrolled course participants. Most of the lessons are held on campus. The detailed lesson programme will be available in itslearning course space.at the start of the course.

Course content:

• Personal learning goals and needs, language level, studies and professional profile
• Communication needed in professional situations
• Professional vocabulary
• Field-related topics; texts and discussion (early childhood education and social welfare)
• Reading, understanding and reflecting on field-related articles
• Spoken presentation
• Self-reflection

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

Materials

Course.material will be available in the learning environment. No material costs for the students.

Teaching methods

Contact teaching, Online learning, Independent work, group work, source-critical information retrieval, peer assessment, self-assessment and reflection

Exam schedules

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).
The date for the written skills test retake will be informed at the start of the course.

International connections

Enhancing skills in the following areas: work-oriented communication, digital learning, team work, reflection, self-assessment, sustainable development (theme incorporated within the course material).

Completion alternatives

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Student workload

- Lessons and homework. 26h
- Preparation and presentation of an oral presentation 15 h
- Written skills test and preparation for it 10h
- Learning assignments in itslearning 30 h

Workload 3 ECTS = approx. 81 hours of student work

Further information

Itslearning messaging is used for course specific communication. For urgent messages, please contact via email. Additional support and guidance can be arranged as online meetings if necessary.