Professional Communication in English (3 cr)
Code: LTK6012-3002
General information
- Enrollment
- 01.10.2022 - 31.10.2022
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 13.03.2023 - 30.04.2023
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 3 cr
- Local portion
- 3 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- Insinöörikoulutus / Konetekniikka (IK)
- Campus
- Wärtsilä Campus Karjalankatu 3
- Teaching languages
- English
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Mechanical Engineering
- Teachers
- Liisa Sandvall
- Johanna Nieminen
- Teacher in charge
- Johanna Nieminen
- Groups
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IKNS21Engineer, Mechanics, Full-time Studies, Fall, 2021
- 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 teamwork and learn how to persuade other people professionally, in everyday situations at the workplace. The student is also able to participate in a project or a design process in English, in speaking and writing. He will 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 meetings and brainstorming. Some engineering texts and academic vocabulary.
Exam schedules
Sanastotestejä opintojakson aikana Moodlessa.
Suullinen ja kirjallinen näyttö harjoitustöiden ja osallistumisen perusteella. Mahdollinen lopputentti opintojakson lopussa, jolloin myös
kaksi uusintakertaa, tai suulliset ja kirjalliset harjoitustyöt opintojakson aikana. Tentistä sovitaan opintojakson alussa.
International connections
International and intercultural communication aspects are discussed during the course. The course is available for international exchange students.
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 of demonstration. Prepare to present your certificates and other evidence of your skills in the field-specific language (professional mechanical engineering English)
Student workload
Altogether 80 hours of work. Contact teaching 28-30h + independent work, assignments and feedback