Technical English for Professionals (3 cr)
Code: 5N00EK80-3033
General information
Enrolment period
23.11.2022 - 13.01.2023
Timing
13.01.2023 - 19.03.2023
Credits
3 op
Virtual portion
1 op
Mode of delivery
67 % Contact teaching, 33 % Distance learning
Unit
TAMK Languages and Communication
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
0 - 40
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Laboratory Engineering
Teachers
- Petri Tuohimäki
Person in charge
Petri Tuohimäki
Groups
-
21LATE
Objectives (course unit)
The aim is to further develop the written and spoken competence in English needed in the working life as an engineer.
The students have a good command of the special terms in their particular field and are able to read technical texts. They know the job application process in English. The students gain experience of negotiating in English. They know how to give an effective professional presentation and how to write reports.
Content (course unit)
Terms needed in engineering. Meetings and negotiations. Presenting a technical process or product. CV, job application and job interview. Grammar and intercultural communication if necessary.
Prerequisites (course unit)
Working English for Engineers or equivalent
Further information (course unit)
The students have passed the course when they have been present to 80% of the classes, completed the agreed tasks and taken part in the exam.
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
The student completes the tasks.
The student is able to
- enter unprepared into conversation on topics that are familiar, of personal interest or pertinent to everyday life (e.g. family, hobbies, work, travel and current events).
- briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.
- write simple connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest. I can write personal letters describing experiences and impressions
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
The student is able to
- interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible.
- take an active part in discussion in familiar contexts
- present clear, detailed descriptions on a wide range of subjects.
- explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.
- write clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects as well as abstracts of material related to one's own field
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
The student:
- can express him/herself fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions.
- is able to use language flexibly and effectively for social and professional purposes
- is able to formulate ideas and opinions with precision and relate his/her contribution skillfully to those of other speakers.
- can present clear, detailed descriptions of complex subjects integrating sub-themes, developing particular points and rounding off with an appropriate conclusion
- can express him/herself in clear, well-structured text, expressing points of view at some length.
- can write about complex subjects in a letter, an essay or a report, underlining what I consider to be the salient issues
- can select a style appropriate to the reader in mind
Assessment scale
0-5