Course Catalog 2009-2010 Open University Basic Pori International Postgraduate Open University |Degrees|     |Study blocks|     |Courses|

Person responsible

Sarina Williamson

Implementations

	Lecture times and places	Target group recommended to
Implementation 5	Per Summer (09.08.2010 - 20.08.2010) : Monday 9 - 14, K2117A Tuesday 9 - 14, K2117A Wednesday 9 - 14, K2117A Thursday 9 - 14, K2117A Friday 9 - 14, K2117A	Avoimen opiskelijat DI-Opiskelijat Kandiopiskelijat

Requirements

Regular attendance in class (75%) and success in examination at end of course.

Principles and baselines related to teaching and learning

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Learning outcomes

The ability to understand and produce quite advanced oral and written English in professional and social situations. CEF skill level = C1. The student will be able to engage in various forms of small talk. The student will be able to participate in both formal and informal meetings using appropriate language. The student will be able to chair a meeting. The student will be able to participate in a short,basic negotiation. The student will be able to write a covering letter and CV to accompany a job application. The student will be able to participate in a short job interview. The student will be able to talk about his or her studies and career; past, present, future and aspirations. The student will be able to produce emails and documents/letters typical of the workplace using appropriate language, styles and register. The student will learn some key terms used in the workplace.

Content

Content	Core content	Complementary knowledge	Specialist knowledge
1.	Word study related to salaries, payments and accounts; conditions of employment and key terms used in the workplace.	Cultural background.	Oral comments of teacher and students regarding relevant personal experience.
2.	Typical workplace correspondence.	Surface politeness in letter writing and social situations in different countries. Email writing. Report writing.
3.	Analysis and writing of an effective CV; covering letter; job interview analysis.	Cultural background.	Double meaning and sarcasm in communication in the Irish and British cultures.
4.	Chairing a meeting; participating in formal and informal meetings; participating in a short negotiation.	Cultural background. Idioms for negotiating.	Related anecdotes and stories.
5.	Practising small talk skills.

Evaluation criteria for the course

A written examination (graded numerically on the ascending scale 1-5).

Assessment scale:

Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course

Prerequisites

Correspondence of content

Additional information

CEF level: C1

More precise information per implementation

	Description	Methods of instruction	Implementation
Implementation 5	Kesäopetus intensiivi

Last modified	10.03.2010
Modifier	Sarina Williamson