LEARNING OUTCOMES
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Interact in social situations using the appropriate conventions (various conversation markers, small-talk devices, etc.)
- Deliver an oral presentation on a topic related to their area of study following normal presentation conventions (e.g. structure, meta language, etc.)
- Present oral arguments and opinions on areas related to their discipline and disagree & agree with others according to the cultural conventions of English.
Credits: 1
Schedule: 01.11.2021 - 12.12.2021
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Matthew Billington
Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):
CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period): B1
Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):
Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
valid for whole curriculum period:
The course introduces some of the topics covered in the Language Centre's B2-level courses and prepares the students for interacting in English in academic, professional, and social situations. Students learn the conventions of small talk and socialising through online lectures, video demonstrations, and quizzes. They will then participate in, record, and reflect on small-talk discussions. The students also practise how to prepare and deliver a presentation. Using demonstration videos and online exercises, the students learn how to formulating the introduction, main body, and conclusion of a presentation, produce slides and use appropriate signposting language. The students then record and submit their presentation, give feedback on others presentations, correct their own presentation according to peer feedback, and resubmit for final feedback from the teacher. Finally, through demonstration videos and quizzes, the students learn methods for effectively expressing opinions, agreeing, disagreeing and constructing oral arguments. The students then participate in an asynchronous debate in which they post an argument on a selected topic and respond to the posts of other students.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
valid for whole curriculum period:
-Quizzes and mini-lectures -Peer review exercises
-Recording and uploading a presentation
-Recording and uploading two small-talk conversations
-Correcting small-talk dialogues
-Recording and uploading a debate post
Workload
valid for whole curriculum period:
27 h
DETAILS
Study Material
valid for whole curriculum period:
Provided by the teacher and students
Substitutes for Courses
valid for whole curriculum period:
Prerequisites
valid for whole curriculum period:
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
valid for whole curriculum period:
The course is an elective Language Centre course aimed at students whose skill/confidence in English is inadequate for participation in the B2 English language courses that are a mandatory component of their degree programme. The students should have already attained B1-level English prior to participation in Preparatory English. Note: This course requires a minimum enrollment of 10 students.
NOTE: This course does not count towards the compulsory language requirement.
Teaching Period:
2020-2021 Autumn II, Spring IV
2021-2022 Autumn II, Spring IV
Course Homepage: https://mycourses.aalto.fi/course/search.php?search=LC-1091
Registration for Courses: In the academic year 2021-2022, registration for courses will take place on Sisu (sisu.aalto.fi) instead of WebOodi.
WebOodi
Students are considered for admission in order of registration (first come, first served). Priority is given to degree students.