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Professional Communication in English (3 cr)

Code: LTK6012-3001

General information

Enrollment: 01.10.2021 - 31.10.2021; Registration for the implementation has ended.

Timing: 01.03.2022 - 06.05.2022; Implementation has ended.

Number of ECTS credits allocated: 3 cr

Local portion: 3 cr

Mode of delivery: Contact learning

Unit: Kielten ja viestinnän opetus (KVO)

Campus: Wärtsilä Campus Karjalankatu 3

Teaching languages: English

Seats: 20 - 50

Degree programmes: Degree Programme in Mechanical Engineering

Teachers: Johanna Nieminen

Teacher in charge: Johanna Nieminen

Groups: LTKNS20
Engineer, Mechanics

Course: LTK6012

Evaluation scale

H-5

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. Edita; Material 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.

Completion alternatives

Accreditation of prior learning, demonstration of skills and field-specific knowledge. Skills level at least B2 in speaking and writing. Contact the lecturer and propose the methods.

Student workload

80h. Contact teaching 28-30h + independent work, assignments and feedback