English for Forestry Professionals (5 cr)
Code: 6M00BH44-3001
General information
- Enrolment period
- 02.12.2015 - 10.01.2016
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 07.01.2016 - 30.04.2016
- Implementation has ended.
- Credits
- 5 cr
- Virtual portion
- 1 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Blended learning
- Unit
- Forestry
- Campus
- TAMK Main Campus
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 25 - 35
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Forestry, students who began in 2013 or earlier
Objectives (course unit)
The student:
- knows how to act in working life communication situations (e.g. telephone and e-mail communication)
- knows the most important forestry vocabulary
- knows how to write job application documents and take part in a job interview in English
- is able to give a presentation in English and explain the principles of forestry in English
Content (course unit)
Working life communication, forestry vocabulary, applying for a job, presentations in English, relevant grammar
Prerequisites (course unit)
B1-level language skills
Assessment methods and criteria
Exam and continuous assessment.
Assessment scale
0-5
Learning materials
All material will be linked in Tabula.
International connections
Taking the 1st-year Environment and Energy students into the forest.
Further information
Sufficient skills in Finnish.
Mandatory participation on 80% of the classes.
Integrated into the courses "Forest as Property ", " Forestry Extension " and " Interpersonal and Presentation Skills".