POISTETTU English for Working Life (4cr)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

In the course English for Working Life you will learn to operate in English in situations related to international working life. You will also increase your self-confidence in speaking and writing in professional contexts. In addition, you will learn to follow the developments in your field locally and globally. After taking the course, you will have learned to write texts related to your future profession in an appropriate style. You will also have gained confidence in spoken interaction and acquired vocabulary that will benefit you later in your career. Communication and Team-working: You are able to function effectively in a national and international context and you are able to cooperate effectively with specialists in your own field as well as with other groups of professionals.

Content

The central contents of the course are: - telling about your studies and looking for employment - oral and written communication in working life, for example meetings, small talk, customer service, telephoning and emailing, and expressing your own opinion - producing formal text, such as reports, instructions or summaries - field-specific terminology - presentations, workshops, group discussions

Qualifications

The course is on level B2 in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. If the course Improve your English was recommended to you at the beginning of your studies, please take it before enrolling for English for Working Life. In this course you will need the basic ICT-skills, such as word processing and creating audio and video files.