Business EnglishLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

Core Competence After completion of the course students are able toevaluate their own learning, evaluate success of communication situations, and apply their skills in new situations.efficiently use language tools (eg. Internet dictionaries, search machines, and proof-reading tools).adapt their communication styles according to the situation, interlocutor, and the language skills of participants.present themselves and others taking on their own part responsibility for the continuity of a small talk conversation.express their opinions evaluating the pros and the cons of different options.communicate independently in multicultural professional contexts and are aware of the impact of culture on communication.are able in English todraft a job application and participate in a job interview, and in these situations describe their competence and education.compose clear and well-structured e-mail messages that display a professional style.communicate fluently and comprehensibly on the phone.describe a company or other organisation in English in a professional manner.find, understand, apply and communicate information.compose an abstract for the Bachelor’s thesis according to KyUAS guidelines.Expert Competence After completion of the course students are able in English toindependently prepare and give a concise but clear presentation on a business topic.give an extensive presentation (e.g. of a company or a product) utilizing ready presentation material.attend meetings and negotiate using correct and idiomatic language reasonably spontaneously.write simple notices of meeting, agendas and minutes.manage oral and written customer service situations (e.g. requisitions and receiving orders) idiomatically and using different media.write qualitative professional texts exploiting material from business sources.understand business texts (e.g. newspaper articles on economy) mainly without language tools and critically evaluate sources and material.

Content

Core Contentlearning skillsusing language toolsapplying for a job, including description of one’s education and competencee-mail and telephone communicationdescription of a company/organisationwriting an abstract for the Bachelor’s thesisinternationally intelligible pronunciationExpert Contentthe variety of commodities: goods and servicesmoney matters and payments in Finland and in an international environmentretail, wholesale, and international trade terminologytopical issues in business administrationdescribing a processa written report, memo, summary, or paper on extensive materiala company profile, a demanding product demonstration, or another advanced oral outputself and/or peer evaluation from the English language perspective given in English

Assessment criteria, good (3)

A description of the assessment targets is given in the description of the implementation. Scale: Excellent (5), good (4-3), pass (2-1), fail (0). In addition to the criteria for a satisfactory grade specified in the course implementation description, active participation in the tuition is a prerequisite for passing the course. Active participation means that the studentattends 75% of the amount of contact lessons unless the course implementation informs otherwise. The language lecturers record attendances in attendance registers. A course that is failed due to too many absences cannot be resat by retaking the exam. Instead, the student has to attend the course again.makes sure that they have the study material (e.g. the textbook) specified in the curriculum.takes part in the activities instructed by the lecturer in the contact lessons.completes the given homework according to the lecturer's instructions and on time.