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English for Forestry Professionals (5cr)

Code: 6M00EU73-3002

General information


Enrolment period
11.12.2021 - 09.01.2022
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
10.01.2022 - 29.04.2022
Implementation has ended.
Credits
5 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact learning
Unit
TAMK Languages and Communication
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
Finnish
Degree programmes
Degree Programme in Forestry
Teachers
Taru Owston
Anne Kopperoinen
Person in charge
Anne Kopperoinen
Course
6M00EU73

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 situations, forestry vocabulary, applying for a job, presentations in English, relevant grammar

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

The student:
-can discuss familiar topics.
-can write comprehensible text when prepared long enough and with help.
-understands the basics of normal-paced speech in a familiar context when repeating the message as needed.
most often understandably.
-finds the information he/she is looking for in texts that deal with familiar topics.
-uses the standard vocabulary in forestry so that the relevant message is conveyed.
-uses simple grammar structures.
-uses the most easily available aids, such as free dictionaries.
- can handle a short oral presentation.

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

The 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.
- pronounces quite naturally and clearly.
- understands the main points and most details of the text he/she reads.
- can express it in other words if necessary.
- understands and uses the basic vocabulary of forestry quite accurately.
- can use different sources and dictionaries.
- uses structures correctly and corrects errors in the language itself if they have led to misunderstandings.
- is able to give a short oral presentation in a comprehensible and clear manner.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

The student:
- discusses different topics naturally
- communicates in the style required by the situation.
-writes clear and well-structured text with almost no linguistic errors.
- pronounces naturally and clearly.
- understands both the main points and the details of the texts and is able to apply what he/she has read.
- explains in other words, to explain imperfections in the vocabulary.
-understands and accurately uses the basic vocabulary of forestry.
-finds various sources and uses the appropriate terms.
- uses versatile grammar structures and manages them almost flawlessly.
- is able to give a short oral presentation in a structured and convincing manner with appropriate style

Location and time

Keskiviikkoisin tai torstaisin lähtökohtaisesti kampuksella.

Exam schedules

Job interviews on week 8

8 April 13.15-14.45

13 April 9.15-10.45


Korotuksesta opiskelija sopii Taru Owstonin kanssa.

Assessment methods and criteria

Työpaikkahaastattelu, Moodle-tentti, arvosanaan 4-5 mielipidekirjoitus/video

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

Suullisia ja kirjallisia harjoituksia.

Learning materials

Materiaali jaetaan Moodlen kautta.

Student workload

Tunnit 2 h/vko, valmistautuminen työpaikkahaastatteluun dokumentteineen. Valmistautuminen tenttiin. Mielipidekirjoitus.

Content scheduling

Kaksi lähituntia viikossa ja lisäksi suoritettavia tehtäviä

Completion alternatives

Ennalta tehty hyväksilukuhakumus, jossa selvitys aiemmin hankitusta osaamisesta-

Assessment criteria - fail (0) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

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Assessment criteria - satisfactory (1-2) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

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Assessment criteria - good (3-4) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

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Assessment criteria - excellent (5) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

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