English for Media Industries (3 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

Students develop their skills in communication and co-operation needed to be able to work in a multicultural media environment. They learn to communicate in both verbal and written English in demanding media related job situations. Students develop competence to express their professional matters in English. They learn the central vocabulary and idioms of their profession. Students understand text of their own field and scientific articles, and are able to make verbal and written presentations.

Content

Reading texts of their own field, professional vocabulary, verbal and written reports and presentations, meetings and negotiations, writing a job application and cv.

Location and time

Tikkarinne campus

Materials

Materials in the Moodle learning environment. Articles.
Voluntary study material:
Cambridge English for the Media (Cambridge University Press, 2008)

Teaching methods

The student is able to communicate in written and spoken situations in the media industries in English.
The students also deepen their knowledge and skills in the language and terminology of the media industries and the written and spoken communication related to meetings.

The student is able to communicate effectively and persuasively by speaking and writing, using the right formality and register.
The student can paraphrase a piece of text or speech and is able to understand some of the more challenging grammar structures typical in formal written English and media texts.
The student knows how to write effective emails and business communication.
The student is able to read, evaluate, summarise, and report about different media and texts in their own words. They can also compare and contrast different aspects of the topic at hand. The student also knows how to write for web publications and how to write formal texts in business.

International connections

Available for international students too

Completion alternatives

Accreditation of Prior Learning
(B2

Student workload

Lectures and exams 30-34 hours; independent work 26 hours; readings 10 hours.