English 3 (3cr)

Code: KL25AA20200-13

General information

Enrollment: 01.12.2015 - 18.03.2016; Registration for the implementation has ended.

Timing: 04.01.2016 - 19.03.2016; Implementation has ended.

Number of ECTS credits allocated: 3 cr

Local portion: 3 cr

Mode of delivery: Contact learning

Teachers: Anne Vuokila

Course: KL25AA20200

Evaluation scale

1-5

Objective

Students will enhance their oral and written language skills. The course involves the compilation of a summary, learning vocabulary associated with conference technology, and reading and understanding the vocabulary in texts related to the field of automation engineering. Upon completion of the course, students will be competent in explaining the basic contents of a field-related text, both orally and in writing, and they will be able to use demanding terminiology when speaking and when writing. The course provides students with the readiness to work in multinational projects in foreign company projects during their Project Studies.

Content

- Reading and writing texts related to technology
- Writing the abstract for a thesis
- Presentations
- Meetings
- Interviews
- Field-related texts
- Textbook texts

Materials

- Isaacs, Palmroth, Rasimus,Rönkä: Engineer your English. Edita. Latest edition.

- Field-related texts and other material

Teaching methods

Oral and written exercises and assignments in pairs and in groups, as well as independent study

Employer connections

None

Student workload

Will be announced at the beginning of the course.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1 Student knows the basics of the course.
3 Student knows the contents of the course well.
5 Student knows the contents of the course well and can apply their knowledge in practice.

Qualifications

No previous studies are required.