Study Guide

Objective

The student
- has knowledge of the central terminology within his/her field of education and can adopt the main content of specialised literature
- can present his/her education, work experience and knowledge
- is able to participate in professional and field-specific contexts both orally and in writing

Content

- Terminology concerning studies, working life and job applications in one's own professional field
- Oral and written communication
- Oral and written presentations
- Language correctness and language planning

Location and time

Henriksgatan 7, 20500 Åbo

Materials

Text material and assignments are part of the course.

Teaching methods

Contact lessons based on communication, adaption of text material, individual work, work in pairs and groups, reports, presentations.

Employer connections

N/A

Exam schedules

Spoken assignments:
1) Reading circle (APPROVED/FAIL)
2) Active participation in work with different case studies (APPROVED/FAIL)
3) Presenting with the Pecha Kucha method (GRADE)

Written assignments:
1) Professional profile (GRADE)
2) Summary of an academic article (APPROVED/FAIL)

Presence and active participation required for oral assignments.

International connections

Exchange students will participate in the course.

Completion alternatives

N/A

Student workload

The course comprises 3 credits and the student work load is expected to be approximately 80 hours.

Content scheduling

N/A

Further information

N/A

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Grading on a scale 1-5 or fail. An approved course requires approved oral presentations and approved written assignments.

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

The student fails to submit assignments and/or present in class.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Grade 1-2
The student can express himself in a simple but coherent way and write reports in a simple but often unstructured way. There are spelling mistakes and weaknesses in basic structures of a written text. The student manages to present orally but the presentation may be difficult for foreigners to understand. Limited ability express oneself fluently in speech, the student pauses to find suitable expressions or uses words in his native language. Have problems to find synonyms and a suitable style.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

Grade 3
The student can write coherent, analytical and structured texts including his own opinions and arguments and can draw conclusions of information from different sources. Breach of style, spelling mistakes and other small mistakes exist but the student has a good command of the basic structures and can use difficult structures correctly. Oral presentations are of a routine nature but structured.
Grade 4
The student writes almost flawless English and expresses himself fluently and professionally in both speech and writing. The student writes well-structured, analytical texts with well-grounded conclusions about more demanding topics and manages to pinpoint the most important in a text and provide examples. The student can express himself orally within a wide variety of topics spontaneously and rarely needs to look for the right expression. A versatile vocabulary.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Grade 5
The language is idiomatic and flawless. The student can write scientific texts in a well-structured, interesting and correct way. Manages to vary the style and use of language depending on the target group. Can in speech use professional, balanced and idiomatic language, make corrections without the audience being disturbed by it and has a good command of insinuations and multi-faceted expressions. Oral speeches are interesting, creative and well structured.

Qualifications

No preliminary requirements