Study Guide

Objective

The student:
- can communicate professionally in various working life situations, both in speech and in writing
- masters central terminology within his/her own field and can make use of the key contents of non-fiction literature within the field
- has a positive attitude towards developing his/her receptive and productive language skills
- understands cultural differences in international contexts

Content

- working life related documents
- communication in working life
- cultural differences in international business communication

Materials

Teacher's material

Teaching methods

Contact teaching

Exam schedules

Final exam (Portfolio)

Student workload

27 hours individual workload per 1 credit (a total of 3 ETCS)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Passed Portfolio /final exam, approved assignments, and oral presentation, participation in teaching according to the instructions.

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

Lack of attendance, uncompleted assignments, failed final exam

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Creating templates of working-life and business-related documents in English.

Identifying the processes of applying for a job, attending a job interview, and the skills needed in English.

Being able to define the elements of meetings and negotiation stages in English.

Being able to deliver an oral presentation on a subject within business or working life in general.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

Being able to create documents using the different styles of English, according to their characteristics and terms of usage.

Creating personalized and up-to-date documents in working life.

Being able to attend and manage the processes of applying for a job, attending a job interview, and the skills needed in English.

Being able to attend and manage meetings and negotiations in English.

Being able to deliver an oral presentation on a subject within business or working life in general according to the principles of a constructed and professional presentation.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Being able to implement and critically reflect the gained knowledge of the different styles of English, their characteristics and usage and communicate successfully within the framework.

Being able to apply, implement and critically reflect the gained knowledge of the concept of working life and business-related documents.

Being able to apply, implement, and critically reflect on the gained knowledge of the processes of applying for a job, attending a job interview, and further skills needed in English.

Being able to apply, implement, and critically reflect on the gained knowledge of managing meetings and negotiations in English.

Being able to successfully deliver an oral presentation on a specific subject within business or working life according to the principles of a constructed and professional presentation using the rhetorical and linguistic tools introduced in the course.

Qualifications

English on upper secondary level or equivalent

Objective

The student:
- can communicate professionally in various working life situations, both in speech and in writing
- masters central terminology within his/her own field and can make use of the key contents of non-fiction literature within the field
- has a positive attitude towards developing his/her receptive and productive language skills
- understands cultural differences in international contexts

Content

- working life related documents
- communication in working life
- cultural differences in international business communication

Materials

Teacher's material

Teaching methods

Contact teaching

Exam schedules

Final exam (Portfolio)

Completion alternatives

Book exam (more information about the book exam will be given in the first meeting)

Student workload

27 hours individual workload per 1 credit (a total of 3 ETCS)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Passed Portfolio /final exam, approved assignments, and oral presentation, participation in teaching according to the instructions.

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

Lack of attendance, uncompleted assignments, failed final exam

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Creating templates of working-life and business-related documents in English.

Identifying the processes of applying for a job, attending a job interview, and the skills needed in English.

Being able to define the elements of meetings and negotiation stages in English.

Being able to deliver an oral presentation on a subject within business or working life in general.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

Being able to create documents using the different styles of English, according to their characteristics and terms of usage.

Creating personalized and up-to-date documents in working life.

Being able to attend and manage the processes of applying for a job, attending a job interview, and the skills needed in English.

Being able to attend and manage meetings and negotiations in English.

Being able to deliver an oral presentation on a subject within business or working life in general according to the principles of a constructed and professional presentation.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Being able to implement and critically reflect the gained knowledge of the different styles of English, their characteristics and usage and communicate successfully within the framework.

Being able to apply, implement and critically reflect the gained knowledge of the concept of working life and business-related documents.

Being able to apply, implement, and critically reflect on the gained knowledge of the processes of applying for a job, attending a job interview, and further skills needed in English.

Being able to apply, implement, and critically reflect on the gained knowledge of managing meetings and negotiations in English.

Being able to successfully deliver an oral presentation on a specific subject within business or working life according to the principles of a constructed and professional presentation using the rhetorical and linguistic tools introduced in the course.

Qualifications

English on upper secondary level or equivalent

Objective

The student:
- can communicate professionally in various working life situations, both in speech and in writing
- masters central terminology within his/her own field and can make use of the key contents of non-fiction literature within the field
- has a positive attitude towards developing his/her receptive and productive language skills
- understands cultural differences in international contexts

Content

- working life related documents
- communication in working life
- cultural differences in international business communication

Location and time

The course will take place from January 16 - March 8, 2024

Materials

Text material and assignments are part of the course.

Teaching methods

Lessons are based on communication, adaption of text material, individual work, pair work, and group work.

Employer connections

N/A

Exam schedules

The written examination will take place during the last lesson of the course.

International connections

N/A

Completion alternatives

There will be a written examination in week 10 and the students will be handing in assignments during the course. There will also be oral assignments in the form of presentations.

Student workload

The course comprises 3 credits and the students are expected to work approximately 81 hours.

Content scheduling

Different themes will be dealt with during the course.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

The student has failed to meet the deadline for the written assignments and/or has not been present for the oral assignments.

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 to express oneself fluently in speech, the student pauses to find suitable expressions or uses words in his native language. Has problems in finding 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

English on upper secondary level or equivalent

Objective

The student:
- can communicate professionally in various working life situations, both in speech and in writing
- masters central terminology within his/her own field and can make use of the key contents of non-fiction literature within the field
- has a positive attitude towards developing his/her receptive and productive language skills
- understands cultural differences in international contexts

Content

- working life related documents
- communication in working life
- cultural differences in international business communication

Materials

Teacher's material

Teaching methods

Contact teaching

Exam schedules

Final exam (Portfolio)

Completion alternatives

Book exam (more information about the book exam will be given in the first meeting)

Student workload

27 hours individual workload per 1 credit (a total of 3 ETCS)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Passed Portfolio /final exam, approved assignments, and oral presentation, participation in teaching according to the instructions.

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

Lack of attendance, uncompleted assignments, failed final exam

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Creating templates of working-life and business-related documents in English.

Identifying the processes of applying for a job, attending a job interview, and the skills needed in English.

Being able to define the elements of meetings and negotiation stages in English.

Being able to deliver an oral presentation on a subject within business or working life in general.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

Being able to create documents using the different styles of English, according to their characteristics and terms of usage.

Creating personalized and up-to-date documents in working life.

Being able to attend and manage the processes of applying for a job, attending a job interview, and the skills needed in English.

Being able to attend and manage meetings and negotiations in English.

Being able to deliver an oral presentation on a subject within business or working life in general according to the principles of a constructed and professional presentation.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Being able to implement and critically reflect the gained knowledge of the different styles of English, their characteristics and usage and communicate successfully within the framework.

Being able to apply, implement and critically reflect the gained knowledge of the concept of working life and business-related documents.

Being able to apply, implement, and critically reflect on the gained knowledge of the processes of applying for a job, attending a job interview, and further skills needed in English.

Being able to apply, implement, and critically reflect on the gained knowledge of managing meetings and negotiations in English.

Being able to successfully deliver an oral presentation on a specific subject within business or working life according to the principles of a constructed and professional presentation using the rhetorical and linguistic tools introduced in the course.

Qualifications

English on upper secondary level or equivalent

Objective

The student:
- can communicate professionally in various working life situations, both in speech and in writing
- masters central terminology within his/her own field and can make use of the key contents of non-fiction literature within the field
- has a positive attitude towards developing his/her receptive and productive language skills
- understands cultural differences in international contexts

Content

- working life related documents
- communication in working life
- cultural differences in international business communication

Location and time

Henriksgatan 7, 2050 Åbo, according to schedule

Materials

Text material and assignments are part of the course.

Teaching methods

workshops, group work, individual work, presentation

Employer connections

N/A

Exam schedules

Course introduction is mandatory to attend.
The schedule will be presented to the students at the introduction to the course.

International connections

Exchange students will participate in the course.

Completion alternatives

N/A

Student workload

The course comprises 3 ECTS and a student workload of about 81 hours is required.

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)

Grade 0
The student fails to submit the assignments by the deadline provided and/or fails to take part in oral presentations.

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 can be found but the student has a good command of the basic structures and can use difficult structures more 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 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

English on upper secondary level or equivalent