Business English Communication,B2 (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

Practising the oral and written skills of English with field-specific and varied assignments.
Writing and reading texts, giving a presentation, discussing, practising vocabulary.

The extent of the course is 5 credits, corresponding to 135 hours of student work. The exact lecture dates can be found in the schedule. In addition, the course includes independent work alongside the lectures.

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 studies, working life and society. In addition, they will learn to utilize tools and techniques to further develop their skills in authentic, field-specific contexts.
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 academic and professional texts
- Presenting and discussing field-specific topics in academic and professional contexts
- Reading field-specific texts and utilizing the information in academic and professional contexts
- Learning and using key terminology of their field
- Becoming professional, autonomous language users in working life

Materials

The course learning material consists of versatile and field-specific materials supporting learning which can be found on the course's itslearning platform. The material will be discussed in more detail during the course.

Teaching methods

Learning methods are based on active learning and application of knowledge by the student, both independently and in groups.

Learning methods include for example problem-based learning, flipped learning, work life-based learning, peer-assessment, self-assessment, reflection and discussion.

Exam schedules

No exams, no re-sits.

International connections

Pedagogical approaches encourage students to actively learn and apply knowledge through a variety of methods and field-specific assignments.

Completion alternatives

No optional ways to complete the course other than completing the given tasks on time and active participation in the required number of lessons.

Student workload

The learning tasks consist of assignments, in-class activities and homework tasks. The assignments are part of the approved completion of the course. The assignments are assessed on the scale 0-5. The assignments are as follows:
- Video CV (DL Sep 29)
- Formal email (DL Oct 20)
- Company presentation (DL Oct 27)
- Learning report (DL Nov 17)

Detailed instructions for the assignments will be given during the course.

Further information

The teacher can be contacted by email at anniina.vainio@turkuamk.fi.