Course Catalog 2007-2008

KIE-3336 ADVANCED ENGLISH SPEAKING SKILLS, 3 cr
Advanced English Speaking Skills

Courses persons responsible
John Shepherd

Lecturers
John Shepherd

Lecturetimes and places
Language center timetables

Implementations
Extra info: Ryhmä 1 (Ma 16-18, Ke 16-18), Shepherd
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture 2 h/week 2 h/week - - - -
Exercise 2 h/week 2 h/week - - - -
Exam  

Extra info: Ryhmä 2 (Ti 14-16, To 10-12), Shepherd
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture 2 h/week 2 h/week - - - -
Exercise 2 h/week 2 h/week - - - -
Exam  

Extra info: Ryhmä 3 (Pe 8-12), Tolkki
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture 2 h/week 2 h/week - - - -
Exercise 2 h/week 2 h/week - - - -
Exam  

Extra info: Ryhmä 4 (Ma 16-18, To 10-12), Shepherd
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture - - - 2 h/week 2 h/week -
Exercise - - - 2 h/week 2 h/week -
Exam  

Extra info: Ryhmä 5 (Ti 14-16, Ke 14-16), Shepherd
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture - - - 2 h/week 2 h/week -
Exercise - - - 2 h/week 2 h/week -
Exam  

Extra info: Ryhmä 6 (Pe 8-12), Tolkki
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture - - - 2 h/week 2 h/week -
Exercise - - - 2 h/week 2 h/week -
Exam  
(Timetable for academic year 2007-2008)

Objectives
The course aims to activate the students¿ oral communication skills in a professional context. Students will develop the language and skills needed for communicating in a variety of professional situations: small-talk and socializing skills, functioning in meetings and negotiations, giving a professional presentation, use of the telephone and exchange of information and a general target is to make the students communicate more spontaneously in unrehearsed pair and groupwork role-plays and simulations.

Content
Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Language and skills involved in professional meetings (informal)  Participation in meeting simulations: development of meeting-specific vocabulary.  Formal meetings (e.g. AGM) 
2. Small-talk and polite language  Understanding of communication differences and small-talk gambits  Knowledge of associated cultural norms. 
3. Negotiation vocabulary and negotiation skills  Participating in individual and team negotiation  Some understanding of different strategies in negotiation. 
4. Information exchange.   Telephoning: skills and language.Role-play and simulation.    
5. Presentation skills and language for professional purposes  Presentation practice in teacher- generated exercises.  Advanced presentation skills:preformance of a professional presentation  

Requirements for completing the course
Regular attendance; active participation in exercises; giving a high quality professional presentation.

Evaluation criteria for the course

  • Continuous assessment based on performance, attendance and level of activity in the class exercises, performance of the professional presentation and general level and also development of oral skills during the course. There is no written test for this course.

  • Used assessment scale is numeric (1-5)

    • Study material
    Type Name Auhor ISBN URL Edition, availability... Exam material Language
    Summary of lectures Advanced English Speaking Skills         Yes  English 

    Prerequisites
    Code Course Credits M/R
    KIE-3200 KIE-3200 English for Engineers 3 Mandatory

    Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)

    Remarks

  • CEF level: C1

    Scaling
    Methods of instructionHours
    Lectures 36
    Exercises 36
    Total sum 72

    Principles and starting points related to the instruction and learning of the course

  • Students should already have participated in university level courses in English (basic courses) and have an existing competence in spoken English skills. The course is task based and uses a communicative approach and role-play and simulation as the basic methodology.

    • Additional information related to course
    Two places per a group reserved for post graduated students.

    Correspondence of content
    97135 Oral Skills for Engineers

    Last modified 14.06.2007
    Modified byMaija-Leena Perttunen