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Course Catalog 2010-2011
KIE-3346 Advanced English for Engineers at Work, 3 cr |
Person responsible
Mika Tukiainen, Sarina Williamson
Requirements
Regular attendance in class (75%), completion of course assignments and success in examination at the end of the course.
Learning outcomes
The student will be able to engage in various forms of small talk. 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. | |
| 4. | Practising small talk skills. |
Evaluation criteria for the course
In class participation and self, peer and teacher assessment of outcomes. A written examination at the end of the course(graded numerically on the ascending scale 1-5).
Assessment scale:
Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course
Prerequisite relations (Requires logging in to POP)
Correspondence of content
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Additional information
CEF level: C1