English 3 (3cr)

Code: KC03AE10061-12

General information

Enrollment: 29.08.2015 - 30.09.2015; Registration for the implementation has ended.

Timing: 01.10.2015 - 19.12.2015; Implementation has ended.

Number of ECTS credits allocated: 3 cr

Local portion: 3 cr

Mode of delivery: Contact learning

Teachers: John Pearce

Course: KC03AE10061

Evaluation scale

1-5

Objective

Upon completion of the course, the students will have competence to write summaries and other technical writing. The students are familiar with the job application process, and are able to write application letters and CVs.
They will be familiar with demanding, field-related texts and literature and the vocabulary in them, and and they will be able to use the terminology in those texts in speaking and writing. The students possess the ability to briefly explain the key issues in such texts either orally or in writing being able to use difficult vocabulary.

Content

- Reading and writing technology-related texts
- Writing the abstract for a thesis
- Oral and written summaries
- Interviews
- Field-related texts
- Texts from the textbook

Materials

Isaacs, Palmroth, Rasimus, Rönkä: Engineer Your English. Edita.
Availability: https://plari.amkit.fi/vwebv/holdingsInfo?sk=fi_EN&bibId=87450

Other material.

Teaching methods

Lectures, listening comprehension, oral and written exercises in pairs and in groups, and independent study.

Employer connections

None

Student workload

Will be announced at the beginning of the course.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Grading will be announced during the course.

Qualifications

No previous studies are required.