Study Guide

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

The course material is available in Its.

Teaching methods

The course is based on the flipped classroom method; the students study the theoretical part independently with help of the provided material and the contact meetings are used for guidance and testing.

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 be tested on their skills with spoken and written assignments on the course topics. The assignments are completed during the contact meetings only.

Content scheduling

The course will run from 2 September to 13 December.

The course consists of contact meetings (14x2h = 28h) and individual/group work in Its (52h). Note that attendance of 80% in contact meetings is required; this means that you can miss max. 3 meetings.

The course topics are professional emailing and reporting, meetings at work, and professional presentation. The topics include aspects of sustainability, 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

Further information

The channel of communication during the course is Its.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

The evaluation is based on

1) a test on formal writing

2) two speaking assignments: meeting and presentation

3) attendance in contact meetings (80%) so that

- less than 80% of attendance will drop the evaluation by one grade
- less than 50% of attendance will fail the course

The evaluation scale is 1-5 and the average of individual evaluations forms the final evaluation.

Specific evaluation criteria is given in connection with the instructions.

Points to be noted:

For full final evaluation complete ALL course work within the given deadlines.
The test and assignments are completed in contact meetings only.
Note that course work cannot be done again or replaced by other work, or an exam.
With problems of completing course work, contact the teacher BEFORE the deadlines.
Assignments are not accepted after 15 December 2024.