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

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