Tidsschema
Beskrivning
Students of all faculties
This course does NOT fulfil the foreign language requirement in the Bachelor-level degree.
Starting level CEFR C1
If you are uncertain about your CEFR level (pdf), contact the teacher or the tutor before signing up.
See WebOodi (WebOodi > Instruction and courses > Course catalogues > Language Centre > English) for other courses supporting the further development of the competence provided by this course.
The aim of the course is for students to achieve a high level of fluency in spoken English. It is the intention that by the end of the course the students will have improved their ability to
- produce clear, smoothly flowing, well-structured speech
- engage in extended conversation comfortably and appropriately
- use English flexibly and effectively for social purposes
- participate in formal discussion and debate, expressing arguments persuasively
- initiate, maintain and end conversations
- give clear, coherent descriptions and narratives
- maintain consistent grammatical and lexical accuracy
Only AFTER fulfilling the Bachelor-level degree requirements in English (Academic and Professional Communication / English Academic and Professional Skills).
The course will include
- analyzing and discussing the nature of oral fluency
- negotiating the course syllabus based on the needs and wishes of the group
- examining the sociolinguistic and sociocultural implications of language
- practicing a variety of oral activities, such as formal and informal discussion, descriptions and narratives
- preparing a short individual report on an aspect of spoken language
- preparing and taking part in debates
- strategies for developing spoken language
The Language Centre requires students to attend approximately 80% of the classes.
2 credit = 28 contact hrs and 26 hrs of independent work.
Materials, in paper or electronic format, provided by both the teacher and the students, will be used during the course.
Pass/fail
The course uses peer evaluation, self-evaluation and evaluation by the teacher.
Includes 28 contact hrs and 26 hrs of independent work
The Language Centre requires students to attend approximately 80% of the classes. Concessions may be made if warranted by the nature of the course. However, 100% attendance may be required for contact lessons related to self-access courses or equivalent studies.