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
- 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

Location and time

According to the schedule on Pakki

Exam schedules

Final exam on the 16th of December 2023.

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation is based on the completion the required assignments during the course. Assignments include e.g. a presentation and a creative essay.

Failing to attend enough classes may affect your grade.

All required assignments must be submitted before sitting the final exam.

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

Contact teaching on-campus and online via Teams according to the schedule on Pakki.
Independent work
Pair and group work
Presentations
Reading, writing, speaking, interacting

Learning materials

All material can be found on Moodle.

Student workload

20 hours of contact teaching
Independent work at home

Content scheduling

1st period: telling about yourself, small talk, travel, grammar
2nd period: presentation practice, field of study, grammar

Completion alternatives

None.

Practical training and working life cooperation

None.

International connections

None.

Further information

You need sufficient skills in Finnish in order to attend this course.
Mandatory participation on 80% of the classes.

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

The student fails to meet the criteria for the grade 1.

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

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

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

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