Study Guide

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- communicate in matters related to his/her field in a professional manner
- write and speak English in a stylistically correct manner with regard to a given situation
- recognise his/her personal developmental needs with regard to communication and language and develop these using a variety of learning techniques
- search for information in his/her field from English publications and databases

Teaching methods

Contact teaching and self-study

Location and time

Otaniemi campus weeks 4-13
Senior lecturer, M.A: Mirja Villman
mirja.villman@laurea.fi

Learning materials and recommended literature

Teacher´s own material

Alternative completion methods of implementation

If/when recognition of previous studies: a written exam and oral presentation

Important dates

According to the timetable on the course tray
- first lessons on Thu 24 Jan at 13.00-15.00 room 330
- oral presentations
- exam

Forms of internationality

English-speaking world and culture

Students workload

Equals 5 cr of a student´s work

Content and scheduling

Accordong to the timetable on course tray

Grading scale

H-5

Evaluation methods and criteria

National evaluation criteria in use, discussed during the course
Written exam, oral presentation and written assignments
Oral presentation: a dialogue, field-specific theme, about 10 min, lang lab
Written assignments:
- essay My education and work experience, 1 A4 sheet
- translation of a filed-specific article from English into Finnish, 3 A 4 sheets, links and hints LibGuides

Evaluation criteria, fail (0)

See above

Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

See above

Evaluation criteria, good (3-4)

See above

Evaluation criteria, excellent (5)

See above