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

At Mediapolis/online on Tuesdays at 15:00 - 17:00 according to the schedule in Moodle. The detailed schedule will be given on the first lecture and published in Moodle.
The course begins on September 2nd!

Exam schedules

No exam - the grade consists of tasks done during the course.

Assessment methods and criteria

Assessment is based on a number of tasks completed by the students.
There will also be a presentation (done in pairs), which forms a part of the final grade.

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

classroom teaching
process writing
cooperative learning
written exercises
summary report/essay
individual online studies
research project
assignments
discussions
presentations

Learning materials

All course material will be available on Moodle.

Student workload

Contact lessons: 28 h
Independent work between classes.

Content scheduling

Teaching in periods 1 and 2 once a week (Tuesdays at 15.00-17.00)

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

Native English speakers also need to apply for accreditation to prove they meet the course goals - no automatic accreditations. Contact the teacher!

Practical training and working life cooperation

None

International connections

A multi-cultural group of students.

Further information

Please bring your laptop and writing equipment.

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. four times. Let the teacher know if you cannot make it to the class and ask your classmates afterwards about the class. Homework is always published on Moodle. Absencies cannot be compensated with extra assignments.

Due to the nature of the course, remote participation is not possible.

NOTE: The course enrolments prioritise 3rd and 4th year students. 1st and 2nd year students are accepted if there's room in the course.

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.