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Business English 1 (3 cr)

Code: FEV18KO04-3004

General information


Enrollment

15.11.2020 - 04.04.2021

Timing

22.03.2021 - 02.05.2021

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Faculty of Business

Campus

Vasa, Wolffskavägen 33

Teaching languages

  • English

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Business Administration

Teachers

  • Hanna Kuusisto

Teacher in charge

Anna-Lena Berglund

Groups

  • FEK20D-V
    Tradenom (YH), h20, dagstudier, Vasa

Objective

The course enables the students to become confident in using English at work and in situations connected with work by providing them tools for basic job related documents and, to improve their understanding of grammar to allow them to work more successfully in English.

The course will also give tools for students to be able to negotiate and manage meetings and other working life related situations in English, while at the same time developing fluency in English.

Content

The course enables the students to become confident in using English at work and in situations connected with work by providing them tools for basic job related documents and, to improve their understanding of grammar to allow them to work more successfully in English.

The course will also give tools for students to be able to negotiate and manage meetings and other working life related situations in English, while at the same time developing fluency in English.

Materials

Teacher's material

Teaching methods

Contact teaching or distance studies according to the instructions, in-class activities, individual assignments

Exam schedules

Final exam

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)

Further information

Minimum attendance 75%

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Being able to identify the different styles of English, their characteristics and usage.

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)

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 meeting 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 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 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.

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)

Being able to identify the different styles of English, their characteristics and usage.

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 meeting 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 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 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

B1 in CEFR