Study Guide

Objectives (course unit)

Students
- can and dare speak and write English better
- can and dare perform better in English
- increase their vocabulary
- know the most important grammar structures

Content (course unit)

• telling about oneself
• travel
• small talk
• discussion and presentation exercises
• basic vocabulary of the field of study
• reviewing basic grammar

Prerequisites (course unit)

Upper secondary school English

Further information (course unit)

Sufficient skills in Finnish
Mandatory participation on 80% of the classes

Alternative forms of completion: approved skills test or corresponding studies at another university of applied sciences

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

Student
Student
can discuss familiar topics.
can write comprehensible text when prepared long enough and with help.
-Understand the basics of normal-paced speech in a familiar context when repeating the message as needed.
most often understandably.
finds the information they are looking for in texts about familiar topics.
-Use the industry standard vocabulary so that the relevant message is conveyed.
-Uses simple grammar structures.
-Use the most easily available aids, such as free dictionaries.
- is able to survive a short oral presentation.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

Student
discusses various topics quite fluently.
usually posts in the style required by the situation.
-writes text that is fairly fluent and easy to understand.
sounds quite naturally and clearly.
Understands the main points and most details of the text they read.
can express it in other words, if necessary.
- understands and uses the industry's basic vocabulary quite accurately.
can use different sources and dictionaries.
- Uses structures correctly and corrects language errors themselves if they have led to misunderstandings.
can keep the short oral presentation understandable and clear

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

Student
naturally discuss different topics.
message in the style required by the situation.
-writes clear and well-structured text with almost no linguistic errors.
- pronounce naturally and clearly.
- understands both the main points and the details of the texts and is able to apply what they have read.
- in other words, to explain imperfections in the vocabulary.
- Understand and use the exact vocabulary of the field accurately.
-Find various sources using the appropriate terms.
- uses versatile grammar structures and manages them almost flawlessly.
is able to present a short oral presentation in a structured and convincing manner with appropriate style.

Location and time

Lessons at TAMK approximately every third Thursday accoding to the timetable.

Exam schedules

Spoken exam:
Written exam:

Resit exams:

Assessment methods and criteria

Passing grade 1-5

-written exam, 50%
-spoken exam 50%
-attending the contact lessons
-submitting the minimum of 80% of the homework

One can be absent twice from the contact lessons. If there are more absences, they must be compensated by attending the classes of another suitable course with the same teacher. Serious cases of illness will be handled separately. Absences cannot be compensated with additional assignments.

The homework and their correct answers (key) will be announced on Moodle. The teacher will check that the assignments have been submitted to the Tunimoodle submission platform by the deadline. The student must check themselves that the assignments are done correctly and ask if necessary. Homework cannot be submitted to the teacher's email, nor after the correct answers have been given. To receive the grade indicated by the exams, at least 80% of the homework must be submitted. Insufficient completion of homework may affect the grade.

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

contact lessons, spoken and written tasks individually and in pairs / groups, presentation exercises, written and spoken exam, on-line studies on Moodle

Learning materials

There is no course book. Course material will be given in the class or on Moodle.

Student workload

27 h / credit
-contact lessons at TAMK
-independent study on Moodle
-preparing for the tests

Completion alternatives

As this is an elective study, there are no alternative ways to do the course. There are no AHOT procedures for elective studies.

Further information

Learning objectives
-Improving confidence and fluency in English in general and professional communication situations
-Expanding and reviewing vocabulary related to construction technology
-Reviewing basic grammar structures