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Business Writing (3 op)

Toteutuksen tunnus: KIEN0014-3005

Toteutuksen perustiedot


Ilmoittautumisaika

16.11.2020 - 10.01.2021

Ajoitus

04.01.2021 - 30.04.2021

Opintopistemäärä

3 op

Virtuaaliosuus

3 op

Toteutustapa

Etäopetus

Yksikkö

Kielikeskus (LAB)

Toimipiste

Verkkokampus, Lappeenranta

Opetuskielet

  • Englanti

Paikat

15 - 35

Koulutus

  • Liiketalouden koulutus
  • Kieliopinnot LAB

Opettaja

  • Anneli Rinnevalli

Ryhmät

  • KKIE20LABH
    Kieli- ja viestintäopinnot 2020-2021, LAB
  • LITAL19
    Liiketalouden koulutus 19S, laskentatoimi, Lappeenranta

Osaamistavoitteet

Proficiency level: B2

The student is able to:
- interpret business transaction documents
- use field-specific business terminology and style of writing
- prepare clear and accurate business messages in correct English
- prepare explicit and effective texts for use within and outside the organization, and to meet the communicative needs.

Toteutustapa ja opetusmenetelmät

Online studies, individual and pair work

Ajoitus ja läsnäolo

4 January to 30 April 2021 (16 weeks). Online exercises and/or assignments every week and a final test (online) to complete through Moodle, no scheduled meetings in class or online.

Oppimateriaali ja suositeltava kirjallisuus

Provided by the teacher on Moodle

Uusintamahdollisuudet

Retakes and upgrading exams to be agreed on with the teacher

Oppimisympäristö

Moodle

Opiskelijan ajankäyttö ja kuormitus

About 80 hours during about 16 weeks

Sisältö

Outcome: Students are able to produce effective business documents using appropriate genres and styles. They can use standard business document templates and apply the essential terminology of sales and purchasing operations.
Contents: formal vs. informal style in business writing; common business transaction documents: inquiry, offer, invoice, complaint; other business texts: memo, press release, executive summary

Lisätietoja opiskelijalle: mm. edeltävä osaaminen

The course is taught at the B2-C1 level according to the Common European Framework. Students who have taken KLI0637/ KEN0121Business Correspondence or KLI0801 Business Correspondence and Negotiations are not eligible for this course.

Arviointimenetelmät

Students are to complete all assignments according to the given timetable and pass a test. Failed assignments and the test can be retaken twice. Students are assessed individually on a scale of 1-5. Assignments have a 60% weight and the test has a 40% weight in the assessment.

Arviointiasteikko

1-5

Hylätty (0)

The student does not complete the tasks, or the student's writing skills not meet the grade 1 criteria.

Arviointikriteerit: taso 1: (arviointiasteikko 1-5)

The student has met the assignment requirements minimally. Work displays vaguely consistent and appropriate register. Content is vaguely effective and diverse. Much of the text lacks logic and cohesive elements. The text is not in keeping with style-specific conventions. The student constructs minimally understandable sentences. Grammatical irregularities occur often. Vocabulary is minimally appropriate to context.

Arviointikriteerit: taso 3 (arviointiasteikko 1-5)

The student has met the assignment requirements adequately. Work displays somewhat consistent and appropriate register. Content is somewhat effective and diverse. The text has a reasonably logical structure and is rather cohesive. Minor mistakes occur in style. The student mostly constructs sentences well. Grammatical irregularities occur. Vocabulary is adequately professional and mostly appropriate to context.

Arviointikriteerit: taso 5 (arviointiasteikko 1-5)

The student has met the assignment requirements fully. Work displays consistent and appropriate register. Content is effective, diverse and skillfully delivered. The text has a clear and logical structure and is cohesive, fluent, and versatile. The student uses varied structures although occasional grammatical irregularities may occur. Vocabulary is varied and professional and typically appropriate to context.