Professional Communication in English (2cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

You know how to argue and to justify your opinions and know how to talk about everyday working life situations. You know how to work in English in various phases of a design process both orally and in writing. You can describe and present processes. You know how to present at a trade fair. You can work in projects run in English.

Content

Spoken communication at work and in customer contacts. Arguing and discussion skills. Trade fairs. Reporting and documentation related to projects. Process description.

Location and time

Wärtsilä campus

Materials

In Moodle
Online material and classroom material, texts, video and audio material, learning activities, group work assignments. Sanakirja.fi and other language learning tools.
Part of the material may include some Finnish.

Teaching methods

Spoken and written communication in a construction engineer's work and in customer contacts. Formal written technical and academic reports. Academic language. Argumentation and discussion skills. Trade fairs. Company presentation and tour of the production facilities in construction engineering. Reporting, summarising, and documentation related to projects and literature in construction engineering. Process description vs. instructions, process and design terminology, and spoken presentations.

Contact teaching, active participation, and interaction. Spoken presentation and a written assignment and a possible written exam

Assessment of spoken and written performance on Skills Level B2 (CEFR) and according to the criteria of English for professional purposes at Karelia UAS

Exam schedules

Written exam at the end of the course + written and spoken assignments. Possible smaller tests in eg Moodle, eg on academic vocabulary.
Two opportunities for a re-examination

International connections

Possible guest lecture on International Mobility Week

Completion alternatives

Accreditation of prior learning (AHOT process) with demonstration of learning and skills. To be agreed with the lecturer. (Minimum C1 skills level)

Student workload

Altogether 54 hours of work, including independent work and assignments.
Contact teaching for 20-22 hours.