Study Guide

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

Teaching methods

Class room lessions, group work, pair work and independent study.
Online and offline, use of collaborative online tools.

Exam schedules

No final exam.

Evaluation scale

1-5

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.

Assessment methods and criteria

Continuous assessment. All course tasks are mandatory.
Attendance rule; 50% of all contact hours is minimum requirement, if missing
more than 20 % of contact hours, the student will automatically receive a lowered final grade.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Grade 1:
All assignments shall be done and submitted to Moodle in agreed time. Students can communicate using English even though many mistakes are made.

Grade 2:
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, excellent (5)

Grade 3:
All assignments shall be done and submitted to Moodle in agreed time. In all the areas of the student’s language skills are average with few mistakes.

Grade 4:
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, approved/failed

Grade 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.

Qualifications

No prerequisites

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.