Professional Communication in English (3 cr)
Code: LTK6012-LTA20L1
General information
Enrollment
01.10.2020 - 30.10.2020
Timing
11.01.2021 - 01.05.2021
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Campus
Wärtsilä Campus Karjalankatu 3
Teaching languages
- English
Seats
20 - 30
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Mechanical Engineering
Teachers
- Iida Lehtonen
- Johanna Nieminen
- Ilkka Laulainen
Teacher in charge
Johanna Nieminen
Groups
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LTKNS19Engineer, Mechanics, Full-time
Objective
You are able to take part in English discussions and persuade other people professionally in everyday situations at the workplace. You are able to participate in a design process in English, in speaking and writing. You are able to describe and present processes in English. You are able to represent company and its services and products at a trade fair in English. You are able to take part in projects in spoken and written situations in English.
Content
Contents
- Features of academic English and formal language
- Technical process descriptions
- Spoken presentations in an engineer's job, trade fair communication
- Company terminology, project terminology, process terminology
- Formal and technical writing; reading texts
- Description of statistics and trends (graphs and charts)
- Business messages in the technical field
- Written reports and spoken briefings; summarising
- Communication in meetings
- Persuasive language
- Customer Service
- Communication in projects
- Technical texts
Location and time
Wärtsilä campus
Materials
Teacher informs students at the start of the course.Isaacs, Pesso, Rasimus, Rönkä: Engineer your English. EditaMaterial provided by the teacher, Material in Moodlerooms
Teaching methods
The student will practice professional English communication in an engineer's job, in speaking and writing. The student will deepen his knowledge and skills in engineering English. He will take part in English discussions and team work, and he will learn how to persuade other people professionally, in everyday situations at the work place. The student is also able to participate in a project or a design process in English, in speaking and writing. He will also describe and present processes in English, learn how to represent his/her company and its services/products at a trade fair in English, and understand how to communicate in and about projects in spoken and written situations in English. The basics of team meetings and brainstorming. Some engineering texts and vocabulary.
Evaluation scale
H-5