Työelämän ja tekniikan englanti (KIELL0113), 4 op
Basic information
Course name: | Työelämän ja tekniikan englanti English for Working Life and Technology |
Course Winha code: | KIELL0113 |
Kurre acronym: | Työel. englanti |
Credits: | 4 |
Type and level of course: | Basic studies |
Year of study, semester or study period: | 1.year |
Implementation: | Spring semester, 3.period, 4.period |
Semester: | 0607 |
Language of tuition: | Suomi |
Teacher: | |
Final assessment: | Grading scale (0-5) |
Descriptions
Prerequisites
Upper secondary school or equivalent
Course contents (core content level)
English for technology in general and the basics of field-specific English, company world and business communication for engineers; job application process; engineering studies
Course contents (additional)
Strategies for effective reading and listening and their utilisation, derivation of words on the basis of context and word derivation rules, active participation in group discussions, improving the style and quality of one?s oral presentations
Core content level learning outcomes (knowledge and understanding)
On completion of the course the student will have a satisfactory command of English for technology in general and the basics of field-specific English, he or she will be familiar with the vocabulary and use of English related to company world and education, and will be familiar with cross-cultural communication.
Core content level learning outcomes (skills)
On completion of the course the student will be able to, in a satisfactory way, communicate in working life situations, describe field-specific products and the operations of a company, understand texts on topics related to technology in general and field-specific texts, give an oral presentation, and write a letter of application and a CV and survive a job interview.
Recommended reading
Oppikirja (täsmennetään kunkin ko:n mukaan)
Authentic, field-specific texts
Audiovisual materials
Teaching and learning strategies
Contact lessons: 56 h
Written exams: 2 x 2 h
Student individual workload: 46 h
Total: 106 h
Teaching methods and student workload
Assessment weighting and grading
2 written exams, 2 oral presentations, active participation in instruction (min. 80% attendance on contact lessons), course assignments.