English at Work 1 (3cr)

Objective

The student
- demonstrates self-management
- is able to assess and develop his/her skills
- is able to perform in English in working-life communication and interaction situations related to their own professional field

Content

- retrieval of information
- job-search skills
- company operations
- working-life spoken communication
- business presentations
- workplace email

Qualifications

No prerequisites

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

All assignments shall be done and submitted to Moodle in agreed time.The student’s communication skills are average and a few mistakes are made.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

All assignments shall be done and submitted to Moodle in agreed time. The student’s skills are good. Communication flows and very few mistakes.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

All assignments shall be done and submitted to Moodle in agreed time. The student’s skills are well above average. Hardly any mistakes. Intonation and fluency are natural.

Materials

Provided by the teachers.

Further information

The language of instruction is English.

The course requires a minimum of 50% attendance in the classroom so that if the student is absent from more than 20% of the contact, he / she will automatically receive a lower final grade.