English Professional Skills, B2 (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

The aim of the course is to activate and develop the student's field-relevant English language and communication skills. The student gains 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 deals with various communicative situations in English. The course includes the following topics:
- standard English, using correct register
- Making Contact through Email and Telephone
- Companies and Innovations
- Reporting
- Professional Presentation Skills
- Project Meetings
- Discussion Skills
- Technical vocabulary
- The Pump Design Project (in co-operation with Pekka Jukantupa and Antti Meriö: Heat and Electricity)

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 the field
- becoming professional, autonomous language users in working life

Location and time

Sepänkatu campus, autumn 2018 from September to December

Materials

Online material provided in itslearning.
Field-specific material and sources chosen by the students.

Teaching methods

Self-study, learning by doing, completing tasks, teamwork and project work

Exam schedules

Task-based assessment. No exams or re-sits. No possibility to raise the grade or redo any course tasks (as stated in the degree regulation).

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 pass the course other than completing the given tasks on time and active participation in the required number of lessons.

Student workload

Contact teaching and students' teamwork. This course is a 5-credit course, which is equivalent to 133 hours of student work.

Weekly lessons (14 lessons)


4 evaluated tasks and pre-class work. Working in teams. Tasks that are completed during or outside of the lessons.

Further information

The students need a laptop with a working microphone and camera for online lessons.

The teacher can be contacted at piia.pesso(a)turkuamk.fi

The course starts in September 2025 according to the timetable:

PKONTK24A:
PKONTK24B:

The lesson starting times are always correct and up-to-date in the timetables. If the starting time is marked at 12.30, then the lesson starts at that time.