English in TourismLaajuus (5 op)

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VANHA KUVAUS

The student
- understands that foreign language skills are part of intercultural communication and human education
- understands that the English language is a key to internationality and international labour markets as well as information search
-can manage in various multicultural work environments demanding field-specific written and oral skills in English
- can search for information needed in his/her professional field from different sources and understand and interpret the information
-deepens and expands his/her English skills in the fields of event management and marketing, management accounting and leadership
-can maintain, develop and evaluate his/her knowledge of the language, language learning skills and cultural knowledge
-attains the European competence level B2
C704C-7
Students
- raise their overall level of English in academic contexts to the competence level
B2-C1 of CEF
- improve their study skills needed in writing the thesis
- learn language skills needed in writing and presenting the thesis
- assess and record the level of their language proficiency and linguistic experiences

The core content, terminology, and communication situations needed in the professional field in meaningful contexts

The core content, terminology, and communication situations needed in professional interaction in event management, congress and fair communication, marketing, management accounting and leadership in meaningful contexts

The course provides practice in writing texts in the academic context, taking part and giving presentations in seminars. Strong emphasis is placed on grammatical accuracy, specific vocabulary and style needed in thesis writing. Students work on topics related to the issues of their thesis and topics in their academic field and receive tuition in the use of library information systems and techniques. They draft and draw up a scientific abstract and essay. The contents of the course are integrated with the students' professional studies and thesis writing.