Study Guide

Learning outcomes

Proficiency level: B1

Students are able to
- use grammatical structures and vocabulary needed at work
- communicate in spoken and written working life situations.

Implementation and methods of teaching

Language of instructions: Finnish, English and Russian. On-line learning: participating in online lectures, speaking tasks and accepted obligatory assignments.

Timing and attendance

Online attendance is obligatory. Online lessons are taught once a week in Zoom.

Learning material and recommended literature

Materials provided by the lecturer on Moodle.

Alternative completion methods

Self-study: if the student does not participate in online lectures, he/she studies the materials of the course independently, submits all assignments, and passes the final exam.

Exam retakes

The course is assessed on the basis of submitted obligatory assignments.

Learning environment

Moodle.

Student time use and work load

14h hours of online teaching, 67h of independent work including written and oral assignments.

Contents

Situations: phone calls, difficult situations at work, negotiations, products, services, company, marketing.
Grammar: structures typical of business communication, expressing time, cases of nouns and adjectives in singular and plural, verbs' tenses, aspects, passive voice.

Additional information for students: previous knowledge etc.

Russian for Working Life 1 or equivalent skills or about three years of Russian studies at senior secondary school. Students speaking Russian as the mother tongue are not generally accepted to the course.
CERF level: minimum A2.2.

Assessment criteria

Continuous assessment (written and oral obligatory tasks).

Assessment scale

1-5

Failed (0)

The student has not achieved the learning outcomes of the course.

Assessment criteria: level 1 (assessment scale 1–5)

The student has reached the learning outcomes of the course at a minimum acceptable level. The student can interact satisfactorily both orally and in writing in communicative situations studied during the course. The student can limitedly use the achieved knowledge in new situations.

Assessment criteria: level 3 (assessment scale 1–5)

The student has reached the learning outcomes of the course at a good level. The student can interact quiet fluently both orally and in writing in communicative situations studied during the course. The student can use the achieved knowledge in new situations with some limitations.

Assessment criteria: level 5 (assessment scale 1–5)

The student has reached the learning outcomes of the course at an excellent level. The student can fluently interact both orally and in writing in various communicative situations. The student can confidently use the achieved knowledge in new situations.