General description

The text part is intended for students who need practice in reading academic texts. This course aims to improve skills for faculty study modules and other studies.

Learning outcomes

After completing this study module, students will
- be able to read clearly written academic texts better than before
- recognise the essential clue words identifying the text
- be able to parse complex sentences
- be able to deduce meanings of words
- be able to use dictionaries

Contents

- Select excerpts from academic texts
- Text structure and reading strategies
- Hint words identifying texts
- Parsing complex sentences
- Deducing meanings of words based on word structure and context
- Word formation
- Ambiguity of words and dictionary usage
Text analysis and other written exercises, complementary external studies and independent study.

Teaching methods

Teaching method	Contact	Online
Tutorials	20 h	0 h
Independent work	34 h	0 h

Teaching language

English, Finnish

Evaluation and evaluation criteria

Pass/fail.
Evaluation by final exam and regular class participation.

Recommended year of study

Before other language studies. Can be completed at a later date as well, if necessary.

Study materials

There is a charge for the coursebook and material.

Belongs to following study modules