English Language and Communication (5cr)

Objectives (course unit)

The student
- Is fluent in use of English
- Is able to obtain information and read professional literature
- Has capasity of using the professional terms and increasing the general vocabulary
- Distinguishes the stylistic and cultural differences between spoken and written language
- knows how to outline the essentials of a text and how to write analytical and structured text.

Content (course unit)

- Professional sources of information.
- Professional texts, documents, tech riders, directions and instructions.
- Collecting professional vocabulary.
- CV.
- Editing.
- Oral communication situations, small talk, telephone conversation and negotiations.

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

TAMK's general instruction for grading will be applied and details agreed at the beginning of course implementation:

https://intra.tamk.fi/web/tutkinto-opinto-opas/arviointi

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

TAMK's general instruction for grading will be applied and details agreed at the beginning of course implementation:

https://intra.tamk.fi/web/tutkinto-opinto-opas/arviointi

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

TAMK's general instruction for grading will be applied and details agreed at the beginning of course implementation:

https://intra.tamk.fi/web/tutkinto-opinto-opas/arviointi

Assessment criteria, pass/fail (course unit)

TAMK's general instruction for grading will be applied and details agreed at the beginning of course implementation:

https://intra.tamk.fi/web/tutkinto-opinto-opas/arviointi

Location and time

Tuesdays at 3 p.m. sharp until 16.45.

Exam schedules

Final exam on the 12th of December 2023

Assessment methods and criteria

Assessment is based on a number of tasks completed by the students and a final exam. The students also need to submit all other required documents.

Failing to adhere to the attendance policy may affect the course grade.

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

classroom teaching
argumentation
process writing
cooperative learning
exercises
summary report/essay
individual online studies
research project
assignments, practical work

Learning materials

All course material will be available through Moodle.

Student workload

Contact lessons: 30h
Independent work at home

Content scheduling

Teaching in periods 1 and 2

Completion alternatives

Through partial or full accreditation (equal studies of the same level)
More info on Intra, chapter 8: https://intra.tuni.fi/en/studying/studying-0/studying-languages

If you are a native English speaker you can contact Petri Tuohimäki for accreditation.

Practical training and working life cooperation

None

International connections

A multi-cultural group of students.

CANCELLED: Virtual Exchange project with Munich Univesity of Applied Sciences.

Further information

Please bring your laptop.

Let the teacher know at the start of the course if you have a Proposal for Individual Study Arrangements e.g. dyslexia.

There is an attendance policy of 80% i.e. you can be absent max. three times. Let the teacher know if you cannot make it to the class and ask your classmates aftrwards about the class. Homework is always published on Moodle. Absencies cannot be compensated with extra assignments.

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

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

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

The students
- are able to use English moderately both in professional and personal contexts.
- are able to obtain information only from a few sources and read basic professional literature.
- master only some professional terms and phrases.
- distinguish only some of the differences between spoken and written language as well as various cultures and have difficulties in adapting them.
- know how to outline the essentials of a text and how to write structured text.
- submit all required work.

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

The students
- are able to use English fairly well both in professional and personal contexts.
- are able to obtain information from a fairly good selection of sources and read advanced professional literature.
- master a fairly good selection of professional terms and phrases.
- distinguish and are able to adapt most differences between spoken and written language as well as various cultures.
- know how to outline the essentials of a text and how to write analytical and structured text.
- submit all required work by dead-lines.

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

The students
- are able to use English fluently both in professional and personal contexts.
- are able to obtain information from a wide range of sources and read complex professional literature.
- master a wide range of professional terms and phrases.
- distinguish and are able to correctly adapt all the differences between spoken and written language as well as various cultures.
- know how to outline the essentials of a text and how to write academic, analytical and structured text.
- submit all required work by dead-lines.