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English Professional Skills, B2 (3 cr)

Code: 1001004-3322

General information


Enrollment
02.12.2024 - 16.01.2025
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
16.01.2025 - 25.04.2025
Implementation is running.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3 cr
Local portion
3 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact learning
Unit
Turku University of Applied Sciences
Campus
Kupittaa Campus
Teaching languages
English
Seats
40 - 55
Degree programmes
Degree Programme in Construction and Municipal Engineering, BCM
Teachers
COS Opettaja
Marjo Aaltonen
Course
1001004

Realization has 14 reservations. Total duration of reservations is 27 h 45 min.

Time Topic Location
Thu 16.01.2025 time 14:15 - 16:00
(1 h 45 min)
English Professional Skills, B2 1001004-3322
ICT_C1032 Demotila
Thu 23.01.2025 time 14:00 - 16:00
(2 h 0 min)
English Professional Skills, B2 1001004-3322
EDU_2006_2007 Teoriatila avo muunto byod
Thu 30.01.2025 time 14:00 - 16:00
(2 h 0 min)
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ICT_C1032 Demotila
Thu 06.02.2025 time 14:00 - 16:00
(2 h 0 min)
English Professional Skills, B2 1001004-3322
EDU_2028 Ryhmätyö (10 hlö)
Thu 13.02.2025 time 14:00 - 16:00
(2 h 0 min)
English Professional Skills, B2 1001004-3322
EDU_2028 Ryhmätyö (10 hlö)
Thu 27.02.2025 time 14:00 - 16:00
(2 h 0 min)
English Professional Skills, B2 1001004-3322
EDU_2004 Johannes muunto byod
Thu 06.03.2025 time 10:00 - 12:00
(2 h 0 min)
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EDU_2030 Evert muunto byod
Thu 13.03.2025 time 14:00 - 16:00
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EDU_2004 Johannes muunto byod
Thu 20.03.2025 time 14:00 - 16:00
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EDU_2004 Johannes muunto byod
Thu 27.03.2025 time 14:00 - 16:00
(2 h 0 min)
English Professional Skills, B2 1001004-3322
EDU_2004 Johannes muunto byod
Thu 03.04.2025 time 14:00 - 16:00
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EDU_2004 Johannes muunto byod
Thu 10.04.2025 time 14:00 - 16:00
(2 h 0 min)
English Professional Skills, B2 1001004-3322
EDU_2004 Johannes muunto byod
Thu 17.04.2025 time 14:00 - 16:00
(2 h 0 min)
English Professional Skills, B2 1001004-3322
EDU_2004 Johannes muunto byod
Thu 24.04.2025 time 14:00 - 16:00
(2 h 0 min)
English Professional Skills, B2 1001004-3322
EDU_3001 Kaarle muunto byod
Changes to reservations may be possible.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

The course will run from 13 January to 25 April.

The course consists of contact meetings (14x2h=28h) and individual/group work (52h).

The course topics are professional emailing and reporting, meetings at work, and professional presentation. The topics include aspects of 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 their field
- becoming professional, autonomous language users in working life

Materials

The course material is available in Its.

Exam schedules

No exams are organized.

Student workload

The students will be tested on their skills on the course topics with the following work:

1 assignments: meeting & email message, and presentation & mini-report
2 other work: preparation for contact meetings, tasks in contact meetings, self-evaluation, peer evaluation

Further information

The channel of communication during the course is Its.

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