Social Contacts (2 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

You adopt communication and social interaction skills to cope with various situations. You are aware of how cultural differences affect communication and are able to work with people with different cultural backgrounds. You recognize your own learning style and are able to use learning strategies efficiently. You learn to use language programs, dictionaries and other sources in English studies. You are able to work in verbal communication situations at work and tell about your education and profession. You learn to communicate appropriately using the right style, write emails and other working life messages. You create a CV and familiarise yourselves with recruiting. You are able to read texts of your own field using dictionaries and other reference aids.

Content

Learning strategies, reading techniques, language aids, information retrieval, written communication and formality (emails, CV, and formal application), verbal communication (telling about yourself, education and profession, small talk and social contacts, pitches and job interviews, phone situations, expressing opinions), marketing language, storytelling, intercultural communication, professional vocabulary. A prepared talk integrated with a photography course.

Location and time

Tikkarinne campus

Materials

Handouts from the teacher, Moodle learning environment, Internet materials. MOT dictionary
Optional material: Cambridge English for the Media (Cambridge University Press, 2008)

Teaching methods

You adopt communication and social interaction skills to cope with various situations.You are aware of how cultural differences affect communication and are able to work with people with different cultural backgrounds. You recognize your own learning style and are able to use learning strategies efficiently. You learn to use language programs, dictionaries and other sources in English studies. You are able to work in verbal communication situations at work and tell about your education and profession. You learn to communicate appropriately using the right style, write emails and other working life messages. You create a CV and familiarise yourselves with recruiting.You are able to read texts of your own field using dictionaries and other reference aids.
Spoken and written assignments as well as active participation on the lessons.
Participation on the contact lessons and at moodlerooms.
Language learning strategies, reading techniques, information retrieval, written communication (email, CV, application), verbal communication (talking about yourself, education and profession, small talk, phone situations, expressing opinions, networking), intercultural communication, professional vocabulary. A prepared talk integrated with photography course.

Completion alternatives

To be agreed with the teacher

Student workload

Lectures 22 hours; assignments 14 hours; readings and preparing for the lectures 12 hours

Further information

Possible integration with Graphic Design or some other media course.