Working English (3cr)

Objective

Students are able to describe their education both orally and in writing.
Students are familiar with the meeting technique and the related vocabulary.
Students are familiar with the language used at trade fairs and are able to describe products.
Students know the basics of written communication.
Students are familiar with the most essential professional vocabulary and are able to use it both in speech and writing.

Content

- Communicating effectively
- Sources of information
- Customer contacts
- Presentations
- Field-related terminology
- Education and society
- Meetings

Materials

978-951-37-6504-0 - Isaacs, Pesso, Rasimus, Rönkä: Engineer Your English. Edita
Other material provided by the teacher.

Teaching methods

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

Student workload

28 contact lessons and 52 hours of independent studies

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.