English Professional Skills, B2 (3 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

The aim of this 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.

- 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

Course topics:
• Personal learning goals and needs, language level, and professional profile
• Field-related topics such as the Finnish Health care system
• Reading and summarizing field-related material
• Professional vocabulary
• Self-reflection

- Group A 27.08.2024 10.30 – 14.30 ICT_C2025
Group B 29.8.2024 08.00-11.30 ICT_C2025
Lesson 1 – Course introduction + self-assessment

- 04.09.2024 09.30 - 13.30 EDU_2006_2007
Lesson 2 – Vocabulary building + Reading strategies

- 17.09.2024 09.00 - 13.00 ICT_C2025
Lesson 3 – Oral skills + professional language

- 25.09.2024 12.30 - 16.00 EDU_2027
Lesson 4 – Presentations

- 09.10.2024 13.00–15.00 EDU_2004 Exam

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

- Materials shared by the teacher.
- Materials searched from the web by the students.
- Materials produced by the students themselves.
- All materials will be available in the Itslearning learning environment. - No costs for the student.

Teaching methods

Face-to-face teaching (online teaching when needed), tasks done in class, independent work, pair/group work

Exam schedules

09.10.2024 13.00–15.00 EDU_2004

International connections

- Work-life-oriented learning objectives and material
- Digital learning
- Independent work
- Group work and team learning
- Flipped learning
- Self-reflection
- Peer review

Student workload

3cr = 81h

Further information

- Itslearning