Professional English (3cr)

Objective

Students will be competent in writing summaries.
They will understand demanding, field-related texts and terminology and be able to summarize texts in writing and verbally. Students will understand the job application process and be able to write application letters and CVs.

Content

- Reading and writing technology-related texts
- Writing the abstract for a thesis
- Compiling a CV and job application
- Field-related texts

Materials

978-951-37-6504-0 - Isaacs, Pesso, Rasimus, Rönkä: Engineer Your English. Edita

Teaching methods

- Lectures
- Listening comprehension
- Oral and written exercises in pairs and in groups
- Independent study

Student workload

Will be announced at the beginning of the course

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

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, good (3)

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, excellent (5)

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 are required.