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English Professional Skills (3 cr)

Code: TE00BX88-3008

General information


Enrollment
02.12.2024 - 20.01.2025
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
20.01.2025 - 30.04.2025
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
25 - 35
Degree programmes
Degree Programme in Biotechnology and Chemical Engineering
Teachers
Sari Loppela-Rauha
COS Opettaja
Groups
PBIOKES23B
PBIOKES23B
Course
TE00BX88

Realization has 12 reservations. Total duration of reservations is 22 h 30 min.

Time Topic Location
Thu 23.01.2025 time 12:00 - 14:00
(2 h 0 min)
English Professional Skills TE00BX88-3008
LEM_A312 Teoriatila
Thu 30.01.2025 time 12:00 - 14:00
(2 h 0 min)
English Professional Skills TE00BX88-3008
ICT_C2025 Kieliluokka
Thu 06.02.2025 time 12:00 - 14:00
(2 h 0 min)
English Professional Skills TE00BX88-3008
LEM_A312 Teoriatila
Thu 13.02.2025 time 12:00 - 14:00
(2 h 0 min)
English Professional Skills TE00BX88-3008
LEM_A312 Teoriatila
Thu 27.02.2025 time 08:30 - 10:00
(1 h 30 min)
NB! We start at 8.30! English Professional Skills TE00BX88-3008
LEM_A312 Teoriatila
Tue 04.03.2025 time 08:30 - 10:00
(1 h 30 min)
NB! We start at 8.30. English Professional Skills TE00BX88-3008
LEM_A312 Teoriatila
Fri 14.03.2025 time 10:00 - 12:00
(2 h 0 min)
English Professional Skills TE00BX88-3008
LEM_A317 Teoriatila
Tue 18.03.2025 time 12:00 - 14:00
(2 h 0 min)
English Professional Skills TE00BX88-3008
LEM_A312 Teoriatila
Tue 25.03.2025 time 10:00 - 12:00
(2 h 0 min)
English Professional Skills TE00BX88-3008
LEM_A311 Teoriatila
Tue 01.04.2025 time 10:00 - 12:00
(2 h 0 min)
English Professional Skills TE00BX88-3008
LEM_A312 Teoriatila
Tue 08.04.2025 time 08:30 - 10:00
(1 h 30 min)
N.B. We start at 8.30! English Professional Skills TE00BX88-3008
LEM_A306 Teoriatila
Tue 15.04.2025 time 08:00 - 10:00
(2 h 0 min)
English Professional Skills TE00BX88-3008
LEM_A313 Teoriatila
Changes to reservations may be possible.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

January through April, weekly contact sessions

Objective

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. In addition, they learn to utilize tools and techniques to further develop their skills in authentic, field-specific contexts.
Upon completing the course, the students have acquired sufficient skills to communicate at level B2 – C1 of the European Framework of Reference for Languages, i.e., students should be able to produce clear, coherent and well-structured texts, present detailed descriptions related to their field of interest, express and exchange opinions using fluent language, follow complex argumentation, 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

Links to materials can be found on the itslearning platform. Some material is provided by the students themselves.

Teaching methods

The topics dealt with both in speaking and in writing are related to the content matter within the student's degree programme.

Exam schedules

The course is assessed continuously based on tasks and active attendance. There is no final exam and thus also no retake exam. Some small tests on limited subject area content (homework material, terminology) along the way.

International connections

This is a skills subject and skills need to be practised. The group meets weekly, and there are weekly writing or reading tasks on the itslearning platform (webcam + microphone needed for eventual online sessions but the aim is to have an on-campus course). Pair work, group discussions, small presentations, information retrieval, writing.

Completion alternatives

None

Student workload

Contact sessions on campus or online, 12 x 2 h
Independent information retrieval
Reporting in speaking and in writing

Further information

Note that as regards written work, the use of e-dictionaries and spell checkers is recommended. Machine translation, Chat-GPT and similar 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.

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