English Professional Skills (3 op)

Arviointiasteikko

H-5

Sisällön jaksotus

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 of the European Framework of Reference for Languages which states that at level B2, 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.

The course focuses on professional communication skills in English.
The course includes the following topics:
- Communicating with Style, using correct register
- Professional emails
- Companies and Innovations
- Professional reporting
- Professional Presentation Skills
- Meetings
- Discussion Skills
- Work Safety
- Field-specific terminology and vocabulary

Tavoitteet

Opintojakson suoritettuaan opiskelijan tulisi osata

* kommunikoida tasolla B2 (CEFRL) sekä kirjallisesti että suullisesti
* tunnistaa eri viestintätilanteisiin sopiva kielellinen tyyli
* tuottaa selkeää, yhtenäistä ja jäsenneltyä tekstiä (esim. sähköpostiviesti, raportti)
* esitellä yksityiskohtaisesti alaan liittyviä aiheita
* keskustella ja argumentoida sujuvasti ryhmässä
* lukea pidempiä artikkeleita ja raportteja

Sisältö

Opintojaksolla aktivoidaan ja kehitetään opiskelijan alakohtaista englannin kielen osaamista erilaisissa työelämän suullisissa ja kirjallisissa viestintätilanteissa.

Oppimateriaalit

Teacher's material in itslearning
Material chosen by the students

Opetusmenetelmät

Learning by doing
Completing tasks and studying the material on itslearning
Groupwork and individual studying

Tenttien ajankohdat ja uusintamahdollisuudet

No exams, no re-sits.

As stated in the degree regulation, the student cannot raise the final grade by redoing one or more course tasks. The course assignments must be submitted by the given deadline.

Kansainvälisyys

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

Toteutuksen valinnaiset suoritustavat

No options for passing the course. The student must complete the given tasks by the deadline and be present in the required number of lessons.

Opiskelijan ajankäyttö ja kuormitus

Pre-class work
Evaluated tasks 1-4
Other small tasks (pass/fail)

The course is equivalent to approximately 81 hours of student work. This includes contact teaching and preparing and completing of the course tasks individually and in pairs and groups.

Lisätiedot

The teacher can be contacted by email: piia.pesso@turkuamk.fi (during office hours 8-16 on weekdays) or through itslearning

The students are expected to take part in the lessons by answering questions, asking and commenting. Active participation is required.

The course starts in the first week of September according to the timetable. Participation in the opening lecture is highly important.