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LEARNING OUTCOMES

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to

• distinguish between formal and everyday English writing conventions, such as vocabulary and sentence structures
• identify the elements of well-structured sentences and paragraphs in academic writing
• apply appropriate strategies for revising ineffective sentences at paragraph level
• use commas in formal writing contexts to avoid ambiguity and group information

Credits: 1

Schedule: 08.01.2024 - 25.02.2024

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Jan-Mikael Rybicki

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period): B2

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:

  This course introduces written communication and readability principles applicable to professional and academic purposes. During this online-based course, students independently view instructional videos, read course materials and complete online exercises to practice the following topics covered in the course:

  • General principles of communication: audience, purpose and form
  • The given-new principle
  • The light-before-heavy principle
  • Style and word choice
  • Use of active verbs
  • Use of commas

  Working Life Skills: Skills in a foreign language, Skills related to working in an international environment, Written communication, and Lifelong learning skills

Assessment Methods and Criteria

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Completion of weekly online exercises, assignments (60%) and course exam (40%).

Workload

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Independent work 27 h

DETAILS

Substitutes for Courses

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Substitutes for Courses

Prerequisites

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Prerequisites

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Teaching Language : English

  Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Autumn I
  2022-2023 Autumn II
  2022-2023 Spring III
  2022-2023 Spring IV
  2022-2023 Spring V
  2022-2023 Summer
  2023-2024 Autumn I
  2023-2024 Autumn II
  2023-2024 Spring III
  2023-2024 Spring IV
  2023-2024 Spring V
  2023-2024 Summer

  Enrollment :

   Students are considered for admission in order of highest number of credits. Registration for the course takes place on sisu.

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