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English Professional Skills, B2 (5 cr)

Code: 1001005-3091

General information


Enrollment
27.05.2024 - 06.09.2024
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
02.09.2024 - 18.12.2024
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 cr
Local portion
5 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact learning
Unit
Turku University of Applied Sciences
Campus
Kupittaa Campus
Teaching languages
English
Seats
20 - 40
Degree programmes
Degree Programme in Industrial Management and Engineering
Degree Programme in Energy and Environmental Engineering
Degree Programme in Mechanical Engineering
Teachers
COS Opettaja
Marjo Aaltonen
Groups
PENERS24
Energy and Environmental Engineering, S24
PMECES24
Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Course
1001005

Realization has 11 reservations. Total duration of reservations is 18 h 30 min.

Time Topic Location
Fri 06.09.2024 time 12:15 - 14:00
(1 h 45 min)
English Professional Skills, B2 1001005-3091
EDU_3002 Henrik muunto byod
Fri 13.09.2024 time 12:15 - 14:00
(1 h 45 min)
English Professional Skills, B2 1001005-3091
EDU_3002 Henrik muunto byod
Wed 25.09.2024 time 10:15 - 11:45
(1 h 30 min)
English Professional Skills, B2 1001005-3091
EDU_3002 Henrik muunto byod
Fri 04.10.2024 time 10:15 - 11:45
(1 h 30 min)
English Professional Skills, B2 1001005-3091
EDU_2030 Evert muunto byod
Tue 22.10.2024 time 12:15 - 14:00
(1 h 45 min)
English Professional Skills, B2 1001005-3091
EDU_3003 Matias muunto byod
Fri 08.11.2024 time 10:15 - 11:45
(1 h 30 min)
English Professional Skills, B2 1001005-3091
EDU_4071 Teoriatila muunto byod
Wed 13.11.2024 time 08:15 - 10:00
(1 h 45 min)
English Professional Skills, B2 1001005-3091
EDU_3029 Lovisa muunto byod
Wed 20.11.2024 time 08:15 - 10:00
(1 h 45 min)
English Professional Skills, B2 1001005-3091
EDU_2001 Elias muunto byod
Thu 28.11.2024 time 10:15 - 12:00
(1 h 45 min)
English Professional Skills, B2 1001005-3091
EDU_3004 Josef muunto byod
Wed 04.12.2024 time 08:15 - 10:00
(1 h 45 min)
English Professional Skills, B2 1001005-3091
EDU_2004 Johannes muunto byod
Tue 10.12.2024 time 14:15 - 16:00
(1 h 45 min)
English Professional Skills, B2 1001005-3091
EDU_2030 Evert muunto byod
Changes to reservations may be possible.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

The course will run from 2 September to 13 December.

The course consists of contact meetings (12x2h = 24h) and individual/group work in Its.

The course topics are professional emailing and reporting, meetings at work, and professional presentation. The topics include aspects of sustainability and/or digitalization, and field-specific vocabulary.

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.

Learning objectives:

Spoken communication

The student
- presents topics in a structured way
- discusses topics using related terminology
- uses functional language e.g. signposting
- participates actively in discussions by commenting, asking, and reacting
- expresses themselves in a spontaneous way
- expresses themselves in a clear and logical way
- expresses themselves in their own words

Written communication

The student
- follows the structure and language of professional email and reporting
- recognizes and applies the appropriate style for the situation e.g. in terms of the vocabulary
- expresses themselves in a clear and logical way
- writes in their own words using sources correctly

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

The course material is available in Its.

International connections

The course topics include sustainability with study on the key vocabulary, and discussion on the main aspects of sustainability.

Student workload

The students will work on contact meeting tasks, self-study tasks and be tested on their skills with spoken and written assignments on the course topics. The meeting tasks and assignments are completed during the contact meetings only. The self-study tasks are homework.

Further information

The channel of communication during the course is Its.

Note that no general attendance is required but the assignments and meeting tasks are completed in contact meetings only (see evaluation).

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