LEARNING OUTCOMES
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
- read academic texts in English more efficiently
- recognize features of English audience-friendly academic spoken and written communication
- apply these effective strategies in producing spoken communication and in comprehending written communication
- document sources properly and select strategies to avoid plagiarism
- give and receive constructive feedback
Credits: 3
Schedule: 24.02.2025 - 06.04.2025
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Jenni Korvala
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:
In this course, students practice strategies for reading, writing, and speaking focusing on audience expectations. The different learning activities include analyzing oral and written samples, the latter of which can come from a textbook within their own field of study. Based on these, the primary task for the oral aspect is developing a short pitch (videoed). The written part entails various reading and writing activities which introduce strategies for successful reading of English textbooks, for explaining an idea in writing, and for orally presenting an idea with a focus on meeting audience expectations. Through guided tasks, students learn to identify structures, strategies, and elements of audience-friendly communication and to apply them. Additionally, they practice referencing and summarizing techniques. The emphasis of the learning activities is on improving students’ competence in using English consciously in their studies and in working life and in becoming more confident language users. The course applies a process approach to learning including self-reflection, peer feedback and teacher feedback.
Working Life Skills: Know-how of the field of study, Foreign language skills, Skills related to international work environment, Team working skills, Information retrieval skills, Oral communication skills, Written communication skills, Self-consciousness, Self-confidence, Critical thinking skills, Analytical skills, Ethical consciousness, Continuous learning skills, and Project management skills.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
valid for whole curriculum period:
- Continuous assessment of active contribution
- Successful completion of all tasks on time (35%)
- Speaking, reading and writing demonstrated through oral and written assignments that meet criteria further detailed in MyCourses (65%)
- Completion of assignments at CEFR level B2 or higher
Workload
valid for whole curriculum period:
81 h guided independent and small-group work. Fully online. Please check Sisu for further information.
DETAILS
Study Material
valid for whole curriculum period:
Provided online by the teacher and the students
Substitutes for Courses
valid for whole curriculum period:
Prerequisites
valid for whole curriculum period:
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
valid for whole curriculum period:
Teaching Language: English
Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Autumn II
2024-2025 Spring IV
2024-2025 Spring V
2025-2026 Autumn II
2025-2026 Spring IV
2025-2026 Spring VRegistration:
Registration for Courses in Sisu. Priority is given to
(1) ARTS Bachelor degree students,
(2) ARTS Master’s degree students,
(3) others.
Students will be selected to the course based on the number of credits accumulated.The course will be organized if there are at least 10 participants. The maximum group size is 20.