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Course Catalog 2009-2010

KIE-3336 Advanced English Speaking Skills, 3 cr

Person responsible

John Shepherd

Implementations

  Lecture times and places Target group recommended to
Implementation 1


Per 1, 2 :
Monday 16 - 18, K2114A
Tuesday 14 - 16, K2116

 
DI-Opiskelijat
International Students
Kandiopiskelijat  
Implementation 3


Per 1 :
Monday 12 - 14, K2120
Thursday 12 - 14, K2307A
Per 2 :
Monday 12 - 14, K2116
Thursday 12 - 14, K2117B

 
DI-Opiskelijat
International Students
Kandiopiskelijat  
Implementation 4


Per 1, 2 :
Tuesday 10 - 12, K2115B
Wednesday 14 - 16, K2119A

 
DI-Opiskelijat
International Students
Kandiopiskelijat  
Implementation 6


Per 1, 2 :
Friday 8 - 12, K2114A

 
DI-Opiskelijat
International Students
Kandiopiskelijat  
Implementation 7


Per 1, 2 :
Wednesday 10 - 12, K2117A
Thursday 10 - 12, K2119A

 
DI-Opiskelijat
International Students
Kandiopiskelijat  
Implementation 8


Per 5 :
Tuesday 8 - 12, K2119A
Friday 8 - 12, K2119A

 
DI-Opiskelijat
International Students
Kandiopiskelijat  
Implementation 9


Per 3, 4 :
Monday 14 - 17, K2113
Wednesday 14 - 17, K2116

 
 
Implementation 10


Per 3, 4 :
Friday 8 - 12, K2114A

 
DI-Opiskelijat
International Students
Kandiopiskelijat  
Implementation 11


Per 3 :
Monday 14 - 17, K2114A
Per 3, 4 :
Wednesday 14 - 17, K2108
Per 4 :
Monday 14 - 17, K2309

 
DI-Opiskelijat
International Students
Kandiopiskelijat  
Implementation 12


Per 5 :
Tuesday 8 - 12, K2115A
Thursday 8 - 12, K2116

 
 


Requirements

Regular attendance; active participation in exercises; giving a high quality professional presentation.

Principles and baselines related to teaching and learning

Teaching methods will largely be task-based exercises, group, pair as well as whole class work, involving e.g. simulations and role plays. Students are expected to be as active as possible and the level of active participation will be one of the assessment criteria

Learning outcomes

After the course,the student will be able to communicate orally in a professional context. The student will be able to communicate competently in the following situations: small-talk and socializing, meetings and negotiations, giving a presentation, use of the telephone and exchanging information. The student will be able to 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:performance of a 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.

Assessment scale:

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

Prerequisites

Course Mandatory/Advisable Description
KIE-3200 Englantia tekniikan opiskelijoille Mandatory   Either of these courses has to be successfully completed before taking KIE-3336.
KIE-3210 Englannin kielikoe Mandatory  

Prerequisite relations (Requires logging in to POP)

Correspondence of content

Course Corresponds course  Description 
KIE-3336 Advanced English Speaking Skills, 3 cr 97135 Oral Skills for Engineers, 2 cu  

More precise information per implementation

  Description Methods of instruction Implementation
Implementation 1 Group 2: Periods 1 and 2. Lessons Monday 16-18, Tuesday 14-16. Teacher John Shepherd. Room K2114A ((Mon) and K2116 (Tues)       Contact teaching: 0 %
Distance learning: 0 %
Self-directed learning: 0 %  
Implementation 3 Group 1: Periods 1 and 2. Lessons Monday 12 - 14, Thursday 12 - 14. Teacher: Mike Horwood. Room K2120 (Mon, Per 1) and K2307A (Thur, Per 1); K2116 (Mon, per 2) and K2117B (Thur, per 2).       Contact teaching: 0 %
Distance learning: 0 %
Self-directed learning: 0 %  
Implementation 4 Group 3: Periods 1 and 2. Lessons Tues 10-12; Wed 14-16. Teacher John Shepherd. Room K2115B (Tues) and K2119A (Wed).       Contact teaching: 0 %
Distance learning: 0 %
Self-directed learning: 0 %  
Implementation 6 Group 5: Periods 1 and 2. Lessons Friday 8 - 12. Room K2114A. Teacher: Lauri Tolkki       Contact teaching: 0 %
Distance learning: 0 %
Self-directed learning: 0 %  
Implementation 7 Group 4. Periods 1 and 2. Lessons Wed 10 - 12; Thur 10 - 12. Room K2117A (Wed) and K2119A (Thur). Teacher: Sarina Williamson.        
Implementation 8 Group 8 (Intensive): Period 5 only. Lessons Tuesday 8-12; Frid 8-12. Teacher: Lauri Tolkki. Room K2119A        
Implementation 9 Group 6 (Intensive). Periods 3 and 4 (part of). Lessons Mon 14 - 17; Wed 14 - 17. Room K2113 (Mon) and K2116 (Wed). Teacher John Shepherd. The course lasts for 8 weeks        
Implementation 10 Group 7: Periods 3 and 4. Lessons Friday 8 - 12. Room 2114 A. Teacher Lauri Tolkki        
Implementation 11 Group 11 (Intensive) Lessons Mon 14 - 17, Wed 14 - 17.        
Implementation 12 Group 12 (Intensive): Period 5 only. Lessons Tuesday 8-12; Frid 8-12. Teacher: Adrian Benfield        


Last modified06.05.2010
ModifierLeena Ronimus