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English for Engineers (3 cr)

Code: 5N00EK86-3005

General information


Enrolment period
02.07.2020 - 13.09.2020
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
31.08.2020 - 09.10.2020
Implementation has ended.
Credits
3 cr
Local portion
3 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact learning
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
Finnish
Degree programmes
Degree Programme in Vehicle Engineering
Teachers
Anne Kopperoinen
Course
5N00EK86

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

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

Student
- knows how to give a simple and comprehensible presentation using ready-made material and tips - copes with simple conversational situations
- understand the main points of normal-paced speech, when the message is repeated if necessary
- pronounces intelligibly most of the time
- writes quite intelligibly
- uses simple basic grammar structures in an understandable way
- uses the basic vocabulary of the field of study so that the basic message is conveyed
- finds the information the student is looking for in texts that deal with familiar topics

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

Student
- can give a clear presentation using helpers
- talks quite fluently
- understand people speaking with different accents when the topic of conversation is familiar
- pronounces quite naturally and clearly
- writes fairly fluently and clearly
- uses grammatical structures mostly correctly and corrects mistakes in language use if they have led to misunderstandings
- understands and uses the vocabulary quite precisely
- understands the main points and most details of the text read

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

Student
- knows how to prepare and deliver a convincing, structured presentation
- talks fluently
- understands relatively easily even people who speak with different accents
- pronounces naturally and clearly
- writes fluently and appropriately
- uses versatile grammar structures and manages them almost flawlessly
- understands and uses vocabulary skillfully and accurately
- understands both the main points and details of even a demanding text

Exam schedules

- Suullinen esitys (pakollinen) ti 29.9. alaan liittyvästä harrastuksesta / mielenkiinnonkohteesta.
- Kirjallinen tentti ti 6.10.

Evaluation methods and criteria

Läpäistäkseen kurssin opiskelijalla tulee olla 60 % Moodlen tehtävistä tehtynä, ja aktiivisen osallistumisen velvoite tunneilla on 80%.
Opintojakson arvosana määräytyy kirjallisen lopputentin perusteella. Pakollinen, suullinen näyttötehtävä tulee suorittaa hyväksytysti.

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

- Pakollinen alkutesti/tasotesti elokuussa (Moodle-testi): Mikäli opiskelija saa testistä arvosanan 3-5, hän saa halutessaan opintojakson suoritettua tällä arvosanalla.
- Kontaktiopetusta TAMK-tiloissa sekä etäopetusta (Zoom-yhteys + Moodle)
- Opetusta kerran viikossa (elokuu-lokakuu)

Learning materials

Opintojen tukena käytetään kirjaa Protocall toolkit (Kristiina Tillander - Joni Sallila).

Student workload

Tunnit (7x3h) tiistaisin 8.00-10.30. Itsenäinen työskentely viikoittain kotona.

Further information

Huom! Ensimmäisellä kerralla 25.8.2020 opiskelijat tekevät pakollisen lähtötasotestin Moodlessa.
Tutustu kurssikuvaukseen ennen lähtötasotestiä. Lähtötasotesti tehdään kampuksella. Huom! Opiskelijoilla pitää olla oma kannettava tietokone mukana.

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