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 on weeks 3-12

Learning materials and recommended literature

Teacher´s own material

Alternative completion methods of implementation

If/when recognition of previous studies: written and oral exam, possibly an additional written assignment

Co-operation with working life and/or RDI

-

Important dates

According to the timetable on the course tray:
- first lessons on Wed 16 Jan at 10.00-12.00 groups A+B in room 122
- oral presentations on Fri 15 Mar at 10.00-12.00 and 13.00-15.00 langauge lab
- exam on Mon 18 Mar at 13.00-15.00 big auditorium

Forms of internationality

English-speaking world and culture

Students workload

Equals 5 credits of student´s work

Content and scheduling

On weeks 3-12

Further information for students

Writtten assignments:
- essay: My education and work experience, 1 A4 sheet
- translation: a text on the field of physiotherapy, from English into Finnish, 3 A4 sheets
- hand in at the exam

Grading scale

H-5

Evaluation methods and criteria

Written exam, oral presentation and written assignments

Evaluation criteria, approved/failed

Fails to produce English even on a minimum level of acceptance

Evaluation criteria, fail (0)

Failing to produce field-specific vocabulary and grammatical constructions

Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Knows about the basic vocabulary of the field and can use it, a lot of problems in the use of grammatical constructions

Evaluation criteria, good (3-4)

Can produce field-specific vocabulary and grammar works fairly well, but lapses and errors occur

Evaluation criteria, excellent (5)

Shows good mastery of field-specific terminology and can use even more demanding grammatical constructions