English Communication Skills for Land Surveying TechnologyLaajuus (3 ECTS)

Objective

On completion of the course the student will be familiar with vocabulary related to land surveying technology and will understand the main content of texts associated with the field. The student will be able to acquire field-specific information from English sources and evaluate their reliability. The student will have an adequate knowledge of formal and technical writing to compose enquiries, offers, orders and letters of complaint within her or his own field. The student will be able to deal with work-related communication situations. The student will be able to describe field-specific products, production processes and work flows and deliver an associated product presentation.

Content

- Field-specific English.
- Characteristics of formal and technical writing.
- Information acquisition from field-specific sources in English.
- English for trade fairs, conferences and corporate communications.
- Developing oral presentation skills.
- Describing a product, a production process and a work flow.
- Product presentation.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Poor active proficiency, passive language skills almost on B2 level

Reading skills: knows field-specific vocabulary and knows how to find out the meaning of unfamiliar words; understands the basic meaning of a field-specific text; knows how to find field-specific source material and how to evaluate the reliability of a source.

Writing skills: knows how to compose field-related enquiries, offers, orders and letters of complaint; is able to describe simple, field-specific products and production processes.

Speaking skills: is able to describe field-specific products and processes and is able to give a related presentation.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Active proficiency almost on B2 level, passive language skills clearly on B2 level

Reading skills: knows field-specific vocabulary and is able to find out the meaning of unfamiliar words; understands field-specific texts; knows how to find and use field-specific source material; is able to evaluate the reliability of a source.

Writing skills: is able to compose field-related enquiries, offers, orders and letters of complaint; is able to describe field-specific products and production processes

Speaking skills: is able to describe the basics of field-specific products and processes and is able to give a rather fluent presentation

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Active proficiency and passive language skills clearly on B2 level

Reading skills: knows field-specific vocabulary and is able to find out the meaning of unfamiliar words; understands field-specific texts; knows how to find and use field-specific source material; is able to evaluate the reliability of a source.

Writing skills: knows how to compose field related enquiries, offers, orders and letters of complaint; is able to describe field-specific products and production processes fluently.

Speaking skills: is able to describe field-specific products and processes fluently and give a professional presentation.