Professional English for ICT Engineers 2Laajuus (5 cr)

Objective

Theme: communication skills in ICT business

The student is able to manage in demanding working life situations in English taking cultural differences into consideration and using appropriate style. The student is able to follow development in ICT domain. The student can represent their employer or company at trade fairs and other occasions and present state-of-the-art ICT technology in English.

Proficiency level B2

Content

Professional language in ICT
ICT companies, types of companies
Representing a company and its products
Negotiations
Trade fairs
ICT projects
Speaking, writing and listening tasks

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student communicates understandably in English about the topics of working life and information and communication technology. The student knows the basic terminology and types of businesses. The student can represent their employer provided that there is a chance to prepare beforehand.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student is able to communicate fairly fluently in English both in speech and in writing. The student knows rather advanced terminology of working life and information and communication technology. The student is able to represent their employer in various situations.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student communicates fluently both in speech and in writing in English. The student uses the terminology of various working life situations and information and communication technology skillfully and is able to take into account multicultural aspects in communication.