English Reporting Skills for TechnologyLaajuus (3 ECTS)

Objective

The student will be familiar with the language usage of meetings and negotiations and will be able to present his or her viewpoint at meetings and negotiations. The student will be able to write a project report on a field-specific topic and give an oral presentation on a project. He or she will be able to acquire information from reliable sources in his or her field and use the information in his or her own texts. He or she will be able to write an abstract for an academic paper. He or she will be familiar with the field-specific terminology and language usage related to his or her specialization option and will understand the main content of field-specific texts.

Content

- Language usage of meetings and negotiations
- Basics of writing a project report in English: language usage, style, structure
- Reporting on a project orally and in writing
- Basics of academic English and writing an abstract for an academic paper
- Critical use of English source material
- Field-specific terminology and language usage related to the student’s specialization option