English communication skills (5 cr)

Objective

You are able to look for information in English in professional sources and apply it in different study and work related communication situations.
You are able to communicate in English in various spoken and written situations in your professional field.

Content

How do you look for information in professional sources in English and apply this information?
How do you interact in spoken communication situations in English and compose texts in English for professional purposes?
How do you communicate in work communities and study-related situations in English?

Course material

Study material on Learn

Study forms and methods

Scheduled track:
Classes in accordance with the schedule on Kouvola campus.

RDI and work-related cooperation

The course offers exercises on subject-specific vocabulary and professional communication of the field. The course material has a big focus on development of academic writing skills for the purpose of future research assignments.

Student workload

5 credits = 5 x 27 hours of student work

Further information

This implementation is for the Game Design students

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Ability to communicate in English orally and in writing in various situations in the professional field mainly at the European (CEFR) level B1.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Ability to communicate in English orally and in writing in various situations in the professional field mainly at the European (CEFR) level B2.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Ability to communicate in English orally and in writing in various situations in the professional field mainly at the European (CEFR) level C1.

Assessment methods and criteria

Independent assignments, class work, written exam, presentation, active participation in contact lessons, a written assignment to develop academic writing skills.