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Tekniikan englannin workshop (KIEL0145), 3 op
Basic information
| Course name: | Tekniikan englannin workshop Workshop Course of Technical English |
| Course Winha code: | KIEL0145 |
| Kurre acronym: | Tekn. englanti tp |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Type and level of course: | Basic studies |
| Year of study, semester or study period: | 2.year |
| Implementation: | Autumn semester, 1.period, 2.period |
| Semester: | 0607 |
| Language of tuition: | Suomi |
| Teacher: | Eija Mustonen |
| Final assessment: | Grading scale (0-5) |
Descriptions
Prerequisites
KIELB0113 English for Working Life and Technology
Course contents (core content level)
Field-specific English: texts dealing with general and specific aspects of bio and food technology, academic and technical writing, oral presentation, abstract, written assignment.
Course contents (additional)
Active participation in meetings and negotiations. Argumentation and reporting in the field-related situations. Analyzing, summarizing and synthesizing information into a spoken and written form.
Core content level learning outcomes (knowledge and understanding)
On completion of the course, the student will have a satisfactory command of field-specific English (bio and food technology) and be familiar with the conventions of academic and technical writing.
Core content level learning outcomes (skills)
On completion of the course, the student will be able to follow the developments in his or her field using various sources. The student will be able to write an abstract on his or her final year project and a short report based on source material as well as to give a formal oral presentation in a satisfactory way.
Recommended reading
Mustonen Eija & Rautelin Jacqueline. 2006 English Booster for Engineering Students. Helsinki. WSOY. (1-5 edition).
Authentic, field-specific texts
Audiovisual materials
Teaching and learning strategies
Workshop 1: Style markers of technical English; research writing
Workshop 2: Reporting; the language of meetings and negotiations
Workshops 3 - 6: Field-specific texts; writing process
Workshop 7: Seminar
Contact lessons: 21 h
Project: 10 h
Written exam: 2 h
Student individual workload: 20 h
Total: 53 h
Teaching methods and student workload
Assessment weighting and grading
Written exam, oral presentation, project (specific written assignment) , active participation in instruction (min. 80% attendance of contact lessons), course assignments
Related competences of the degree programme
International and intercultural skills
Communication and interpersonal skills
Information acquisition skills and adaptation of new knowledge