Academic English (5 cr)
Code: TX00FL17-3001
General information
- Enrollment
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01.05.2024 - 31.08.2024
Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
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19.08.2024 - 20.12.2024
Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 4 cr
- Virtual portion
- 1 cr
- Mode of delivery
- On-campus and online
- Unit
- (2019-2024) School of Automotive and Mechanical Engineering
- Campus
- Leiritie 1
- Teaching languages
- English
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Automotive Electrics
- Teachers
- Katja Salminen
- Teacher in charge
- Katja Salminen
- Groups
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TXT24S1Degree Programme in Automotive Electrics päivä
- Course
- TX00FL17
Implementation has 14 reservations. Total duration of reservations is 30 h 15 min.
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Wed 21.08.2024 time 10:00 - 12:00 (2 h 0 min) |
Academic English TX00FL17-3001 |
MMC240
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Mon 26.08.2024 time 08:15 - 10:00 (1 h 45 min) |
Academic English TX00FL17-3001 |
MMA111b
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Wed 28.08.2024 time 10:00 - 12:00 (2 h 0 min) |
Academic English TX00FL17-3001 |
MMC240
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Wed 04.09.2024 time 09:00 - 12:00 (3 h 0 min) |
Academic English TX00FL17-3001 |
MMC240
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Wed 11.09.2024 time 09:00 - 12:00 (3 h 0 min) |
Academic English TX00FL17-3001 |
MMC240
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Wed 25.09.2024 time 09:15 - 12:00 (2 h 45 min) |
Academic English TX00FL17-3001 |
MMC240
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Wed 02.10.2024 time 09:15 - 12:00 (2 h 45 min) |
Academic English TX00FL17-3001 |
MMC240
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Wed 09.10.2024 time 09:15 - 12:00 (2 h 45 min) |
Academic English TX00FL17-3001 |
MMC240
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Tue 22.10.2024 time 14:00 - 16:00 (2 h 0 min) |
Academic English TX00FL17-3001 |
MMC308
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Wed 23.10.2024 time 14:00 - 16:00 (2 h 0 min) |
Academic English TX00FL17-3001 |
MMC308
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Tue 29.10.2024 time 14:00 - 16:00 (2 h 0 min) |
Academic English TX00FL17-3001 |
MMC308
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Tue 05.11.2024 time 14:00 - 15:30 (1 h 30 min) |
Academic English TX00FL17-3001 |
MMC308
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Tue 12.11.2024 time 14:00 - 16:00 (2 h 0 min) |
Academic English TX00FL17-3001 |
MMC308
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Wed 04.12.2024 time 14:15 - 15:00 (0 h 45 min) |
Academic English TX00FL17-3001 |
MMC308
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Objective
The student will learn to enhance their professional proficiency in English and to use appropriate register in working life and academic situations. The student will gain an understanding of writing formal texts in English and how to cite references, as well as creating reference lists. The student will learn to write topical and formal texts and develop their overall professional English language skills.
Content
• Language registers
• Genres of academic writing
• Academic writing skills: referencing, paraphrasing, citations
• Information retrieval skills
• Oral and written communication in English
Location and time
Autumn 2024 on campus
Materials
Materials available on Moodle or as physical copies distributed in class.
Teaching methods
Classroom teaching with assignments and exercises conducted in lessons and independently.
Exam schedules
Moodle exam available during the autumn
Student workload
5 credits equals about 135 hours of student work.
Evaluation scale
0-5
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
The student understands the basics of academic writing and can create basic written reports and oral presentations. The student identifies the principles of referencing.
Assessment criteria, good (3)
The student can use references skillfully and analyse the reliability of sources. The student is able to perform oral presentations fluently, and apply the principles of academic writing in written work.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
The student demonstrates excellent oral and writing skills and can critically analyse their own work. The student can use a variety of sources and assess the reliability of the sources from an analytical point of view.
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
The student understands the basics of academic writing and can create basic written reports and oral presentations. The student identifies the principles of referencing.
Assessment methods and criteria
The course is graded numerically from 0 to 5. 0 is a failed grade, the student must get grade 1 to pass the course. Grade 5 is the highest grade.