English at Work 2 (3 cr)

Evaluation scale

1-5

Objective

The student is able to succeed in routine communication situations of their field both face to face, over the phone and in writing.
The student knows the fundamental English terms of their field. They can independently produce various kinds of messages, documentation and other written materials of professional quality. Students are competent in speaking to groups.
Students can find relevant international and academic sources.

Content

Field of Marketing
Product promotion, the language of promotion, promotional materials, sales and marketing presentations, sales calls and talks, meetings, and negotiations.

Field Financial management
accounting and finance terminology: bookkeeping, financial statements, financial statement analysis, management accounting, banking and finance, annual reports, and financial reviews

Field of
Business Operations
Development
Meetings
Managerial terms and functions
Business functions
Organization structures
HR Concepts
Field of Digital Business and Programming

Materials

Moodle-based course platform with modules and resources

Teacher-prepared slides and summaries (PDF format)

Selected academic articles (provided via Moodle)

Peer-reviewed journal excerpts for analysis and discussion

Curated video lectures and podcasts related to course themes

Practical case studies and examples from industry

Links to relevant websites and online tools

Occasional use of open educational resources (OER) provided by the teacher

Teaching methods

Lectures, flipped learning, individual work, group work

Student workload

3 x 4 hour contact classes
57 hours of independent study

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student understands slow and clear speech and some parts of easy field specific texts. Both in spoken and written language simple structures, limited professional vocabulary and mistakes disturb understanding.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student understands the most common field-related texts. He performs fairly well in predictable field-related situations in English.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student understands and manages to produce professional material. He performs very well in field-related situations in English. He uses the professional vocabulary skillfully.

Qualifications

English at Work 2.

Further information

80% attendance required