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English Professional Skills (5 cr)

Code: TE00CZ62-3005

General information


Enrollment
30.05.2025 - 15.09.2025
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Timing
01.09.2025 - 21.12.2025
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Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 cr
Local portion
5 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact learning
Unit
Engineering and Business
Campus
Kupittaa Campus
Teaching languages
Finnish
English
Seats
30 - 40
Degree programmes
Degree Programme in Information and Communication Technology
Teachers
Marjo Aaltonen
Groups
PTIVIS25B
PTIVIS25B
Course
TE00CZ62
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Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

The course will run from 1 September to 21 December 2025.

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

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

Upon completing the course, the students should have acquired skills to

* communicate at level B2 (CEFRL) both in speaking and in writing
* use appropriate style and register for communication
* produce clear, coherent and well-structured texts, e.g., emails, reports
* present detailed descriptions related to their field of study
* express and exchange opinions using fluent language
* read longer articles and reports

Content

The aim of the course is to develop and deepen the students’ field-relevant English language and communication skills, as well as guide in the self-evaluation of skills.

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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