Study Guide

Objective

Students will be competent in writing summaries.
They will understand demanding, field-related texts and terminology and be able to summarize texts verbally and in writing.
The students will be able to use more demanding vocabulary both in speech and writing.

Content

- reading and writing technology-related texts
- writing the abstract for a thesis
- field-related texts

Materials

Isaacs, Palmroth, Rasimus, Rönkä: Engineer Your English. Edita. 2014 or a later edition.
- Other material as indicated by the teacher

Teaching methods

Contact lessons and independent studying.

Exam schedules

Exam will be taken during the last lessons of the course. A failed exam can be retaken twice within a year after the course has ended.

Student workload

28h contact lessons and 53h independent studying.

Further information

As a starting point: upper secondary school studies, or corresponding level in English language.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1 Student knows the basics of the course.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3 Student knows the contents of the course well.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

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

Assessment methods and criteria

Written exam, oral presentation and active participation in the lessons.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

So many serious mistakes in the written text that the reader does not understand the message, and /or the content of the text is not in compliance with the task.

The content of the presentation is not in compliance with the task and/or the student is not able to present the chosen topic understandably. Serious problems with grammar and pronunciation prevent the understanding of the message.

Absences more than 50% of the lessons.
Student has not turned in all the required tasks.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

There are lots of major errors in the student's written expression and problems with the fluency of text. Their text is simple but coherent and intelligible.
There are lots of mistakes and mispronunciations in the student's oral expression and the pronunciation differs from that of the target language. Despite the problems, the message is mainly intelligible. If the text is read directly from written notes or slides, the maximum grade is 1 to 2.
The students masters the basic vocabulary and key grammatical structures in a limited way.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

There are some minor errors in the student's written expression, but the message is still conveyed without problems. Their text is fluent and consistent, as well as written using basic structures correctly.
There are some mispronunciations and grammatical errors and in the student's oral expression, but they do not disturb the conveying of the message. Good, fluent basic language skills, presented relatively spontaneously, yet based to some extent on notes. Hesitation slows down the student's speech.
The students masters the basic vocabulary and field-specific vocabulary quite well. The student uses key grammatical structures quite faultlessly.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student's written expression is faultless, very fluent, and the student pays attention to stylistic matters required by professional-life communication situations. They also use complex syntactic structures in their text.
There are no mistakes in oral expression; the student's pronunciation is authentic and their speed of speech is appropriate. Overall, their speech is spontaneous, fluent narration, which the listener can easily follow. The student reacts in an adequate way in interactive situations.
The students masters a large vocabulary and uses grammatical structures fluently and in a varied way.

Qualifications

No previous studies required.