Study Guide

Objective

Students are able to assess their professional language skills and draw a plan to update and develop them according to the principles of lifelong learning. They can analyze and manage blogs as a means of professional communication. Students are able to reflect and evaluate themselves as well as peer students in relation to the preset targets of career development.

Content

1. social media and blogs
3. brushing up professional language skills
4. career development

Teaching methods

Online course.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

To pass the course the student will complete and submit the tasks within given time limits.

Grade 1 Tasks complete, poor language skills that clearly affect the performance and / or understanding of the content on a low / satisfactory level.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Grade 3 Tasks complete, language skills as well as performance and / or understanding of the content on a good level.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Grade 5 Tasks complete, language skills as well as performance and / or understanding of the content on an excellent level.

Assessment methods and criteria

All tasks are to be completed with the given submission periods. Late work equals late grade.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Grades 1 and 2

All course tasks complete. The level of the input is basic with simple structures, limited professional vocabulary, mistakes disturb understanding of the core content. The student understands and produces slow and clear speech and some parts of easy professional / field-related texts.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Grades 3 and 4

All course tasks complete. Performs fairly well in all course tasks.The level of the input is good. The student understands and produces the most common field-related / professional terminology and texts.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Grade 5

Tasks complete. Performs very well in all course tasks. Demonstrates skillful use of professional language.

Qualifications

The compusory English courses included in the degree program.

Further information

The prerequisites are computer literacy and a command of the Moodle platform.