English and Communication (5cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

Reading in advance for comprehension of field specific materials and preparing for contact sessions
Discussions and sharing opinions for successful meetings and negotiations
Writing effective professional documents
Delivering dynamic presentations

Objective

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Content

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Location and time

Spring 2021
Tornio, Minerva, Kauppakatu 58

Materials

English Vocabulary for COMPUTERS and INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
https://www.learn-english-today.com/business-english/computer-vocabulary.html
Information Technology (IT) Vocabulary for ESL
https://www.thoughtco.com/information-technology-vocabulary-1210141
Business English Pod
https://www.businessenglishpod.com/category/it-and-computers/
HOW TO WRITE PROPER
http://archive.bio.ed.ac.uk/jdeacon/writing/writing.htm
Discussions in English
https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/words/discussions.htm
Presenting in English
http://www.englishtco.com/en/presenting-in-english-use-your-voice/

Teaching methods

The learning pedagogy includes 52 contact lessons during which pair and group exercises are carried out, in addition to self-supervised studies done outside of class hours.
Reading and preparatory tasks prior to contact lessons are required.
80% attendance is mandatory to facilitate continuous evaluation.

Exam schedules

Written and oral expression skills will be evaluated on a continuous basis during lessons.
There will be final written and spoken tests which must be accomplished successfully.
Students are allowed to re-do the tests twice to receive a passing grade.

Student workload

This 5 ECTS module requires 135 hours of students' workload which includes the 52 hours of contact lessons.
The remaining hours are to be used for reading and planning for lessons, doing homework and preparing for tests.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

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Assessment criteria, good (3)

Hyvä
Osaa käyttää englannin kieltä normaaleissa arkitilanteissa

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Kiitettävä
Osaa kriittisesti arvioida tekemistään englannin kielellä ja kommunikoida ammattialan tilanteissa englannin kielellä monipuolisesti

Qualifications

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