Study Guide

Objectives

European competence level A2

Target group: those with passed basic course or upper secondary school studies in the language.
During the advanced course 1 of the second foreign language, students study and practise various situations of working life, repeat basic structures of the language and learn to know the business culture of the language area.

The student
- will be able to communicate orally in common situations of the field of study and working life
- will be able to tell about the main activities of his/her field
- will be able to use the basic structures of the language
- will become familiar with the working and cultural environment of the language area, and understand the importance of cultural background in the ways of thinking and working

Content

How to communicate and interact in various situations of working life?
How do cultural differences and different business cultures affect oral and written communication?
What are the verbal and non-verbal characteristics of oral communication?
Why is it important to know the country/countries in which the language is spoken?

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

The student
- will be able to introduce himself and tell about his studies using present and past tense
- will manage the most common everyday situations in oral communication in an understandable way using present and past tense
- will be able to use the basic vocabulary and structures
- will need support in communication, but is understood in most situations
- will manage rather well the basic vocabulary of his/her specific field of study.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

The student
- will be able to introduce himself and tell about his studies in a clear and understandable way
- will manage rather well the most common everyday situations in oral communication
- will be able to use the basic vocabulary and structures in an adequate and correct way
- will manage more broadly the vocabulary of his/her specific field of study.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student
- will be able to introduce him/herself and his/her interests more broadly using present and past tense
- will manage well the most common everyday situations in oral communication using present and past tense
- will be able to use the basic vocabulary and structures in an adequate and correct way
- will manage more broadly even the more complex vocabulary of his/her specific field of study.