Opinto-opas

Osaamistavoitteet

Proficiency level: B2

Students are able to
- comprehend, analyze and summarize authentic professional texts in English
- learn and master strategies for expanding professional vocabulary
- use strategies for effective reading.

Toteutustapa ja opetusmenetelmät

The course will be taught online through Moodle and will consist of the students studying the course material independently and practicing their reading skills through assignments. The assignments consist of reading both popular and academic texts using various reading strategies, completing Moodle quizzes based on their understanding of the text, as well as completing one written assignment.

Ajoitus ja läsnäolo

Online course, no attendance requirements.

Oppimateriaali ja suositeltava kirjallisuus

Provided by the teacher through Moodle.

Opiskelijan ajankäyttö ja kuormitus

The overall workload estimate is 81 hours of individual work, including studying the course materials, reading texts, completing quizzes, and working on the assignment. It is expected students will adhere to given deadlines.

Sisältö

Learning vocabulary-building strategies, reading techniques (skimming, scanning, critical reading), and text structure by using reading comprehension exercises.

Arviointiasteikko

1-5

Hylätty (0)

The student fails to complete the assignments in time or the submitted assignment repeatedly fails to meet the required criteria.
The student does not pass the test quizzes.
The student fails to capture any of the main points of a given text in their summary and the summary is very difficult to understand due to problems in grammar, syntax or spelling.

Arviointikriteerit: taso 1: (arviointiasteikko 1-5)

The student masters the contents of the course in a satisfactory way.
Can read specialized texts using basic reading strategies. Has a poor active reading vocabulary.
Can obtain information, ideas and opinions from specialized sources within his/her field, provided he/she can use a dictionary. Can understand the main ideas of specialized articles outside his/her field.

Arviointikriteerit: taso 3 (arviointiasteikko 1-5)

The student masters the contents of the course well.
Can read with a certain degree of independence, adapting style and speed of reading to different texts and purposes. Has a good active reading vocabulary.
Can obtain information, ideas and opinions from specialized sources within his/her field, provided he/she can use a dictionary to confirm his/her interpretation of terminology. Can understand the main ideas of specialized articles outside his/her field.

Arviointikriteerit: taso 5 (arviointiasteikko 1-5)

The student masters the contents of the course in an excellent way.
Can read with large degree of independence, adapting style and speed of reading to different texts and purposes. Has a broad active reading vocabulary.
Can obtain information, ideas and opinions from highly specialized sources within his/her field. Can understand specialized articles outside his/her field, provided he/she can use a dictionary occasionally to confirm his/her interpretation of terminology.