Marine technology English 1 (2 cr)

Objective

The student will improve her/his competence in professional English communication in her/his field. S/he will have a better command of field-related terminology and practise English communication in expert tasks. After completing the course, the student is able to describe and discuss matters related to general occupational safety, describe the construction and operation of some auxiliary engines, and summarise in English professional articles such as study reports.
The student is able to adjust her/his style of communication according to the situation and the other party, as well as the language skills of the people participating in the communication.

Content

- safety in merchant shipping
- auxiliary machinery
- summarising vast source materials in writing and orally

Course material

The study materials are provided by the teacher via the Learn platform.

Study forms and methods

The course is carried out by way of contact teaching on Kotka campus according to a weekly schedule. Remote participation is not possible. As a rule, scheduled contact lessons are not recorded nor duplicated by online lectures. Minimum attendance requirement in classroom exercises is more than 50%.

Independent study is carried out on the Learn platform. Access to the platform opens on the starting day of the course.

Apart from one oral communication assignment which is completed in pairs/small groups, the assessed assignments are completed individually. The assignments must be submitted by the given deadlines.

RDI and work-related cooperation

This course entails no RDI nor work-related cooperation.

Timing of exams and assignments

Assignments must be completed by the given deadlines, and an exam must be taken at the end of the course. The end date of the course is presented in the course details. By this date, the student must submit all assignments and take the exam.

International cooperation

There is no international cooperation in this course.

Student workload

By definition, 1 ECTS credit equals 27 hours of work by the student. However, the effective amount of work depends on the student’s study skills and prior learning.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

The student’s performance is assessed with reference to the learning objectives and assessment criteria of the course. The completion of the course requires all assignments to be completed with a passing grade, and the exam to be taken with a passing grade.

Assessment scale of passing grades is 1–5, and 0 for a failed performance.

Qualifications

Participation in this course requires that the student has completed the courses Maritime English 1 and Maritime English 2, or is simultaneously completing them.