Working English (2 op)

Arviointiasteikko

H-5

Sisällön jaksotus

Brushing up the students' work-related English communication skills.

The following topics or themes are dealt with:
-education and career options
-job application procedures, workplace communication
-the chemistry lab environment, equipment and safety at work
-spoken delivery, discussing matters within a professional context, pitching; register, politeness
-current developments (news) from the industry, focus on sustainability
-describing material properties
-STEM terminology essentials

Tavoitteet

Opiskelija osaa toimia ammattialansa ja ympäröivän yhteiskunnan keskeisissä ja tyypillisissä kirjallisissa ja suullisissa viestintätilanteissa englannin kielellä. Osaa käyttää kielen rakenteita monipuolisesti ja viestiä selkeästi. Tuntee ja osaa käyttää ammattialansa yleistä terminologiaa sekä verkkopohjaisia sanasto- ja oikolukutyökaluja. Osaa arvioida omaa taitoaan ja kehittymistarpeitaan sekä huomioida ne toiminnassaan.

Sisältö

Insinöörien työssään yleisesti kohtaamat tilanteet; koulutus; alakohtaiset tekniset aiheet. Tekninen ja työelämän sanasto; tyyli ja rekisteri; suullisen kielitaidon aktivointi ja parantaminen.

Oppimateriaalit

No textbooks. Videos, news, articles etc. are used. Study materials are brought in both by the teacher and the students. Terminology study is supported with Quizlet sets created by the teacher. The students find job ads and select relevant topics for pitching.

Opetusmenetelmät

Task-based studying supported by contact sessions either in a classroom setting or online

Tenttien ajankohdat ja uusintamahdollisuudet

No exam and therefore also no re-exam. All tasks are to be completed acceptably by due date.
Students may be requested to defend their written work in speaking.

Kansainvälisyys

All topics are related to the students' other ongoing studies and to their field of study. Employment & application procedures are specifically dealt with, and the course material seeks to expand the students' familiarity with career options in the field.
Basic philosophy: language is both a form given to thoughts and a tool for building and maintaining relationships. During the English course, therefore, real issues are discussed while focusing both on what information content is conveyed and what social implications the interaction has. In other words, the aim is to behave in an effective and socially acceptable way in an English-language work environment. A further aim is to be able to discuss matters related to sustainability at work and in business in relevant English.
As regards written work, the use of e-dictionaries and spell checkers is recommended. Machine translation and AI tools are allowed but are not to do your work for you. Any sign of mechanically generated text will result in a request for the student to explain their work in speaking.

Toteutuksen valinnaiset suoritustavat

None

Opiskelijan ajankäyttö ja kuormitus

Some face-to-face time in the classroom or online, some independent writing, and some discussion in small groups. The average student contribution should be about 50 h of work.

Arviointikriteerit, hyväksytty/hylätty

Active attendance and accepted tasks are required.

Lisätiedot

In case online classes need to be arranged: laptop, microphone, webcam required
This is a skills course, and skills need practice. Therefore, attendance in class is compulsory.