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

This implementation is primarily for Highway students.

The course is delivered online through Moodle and there are no lessons for the course.

Final exam of the course is held in the electronic examination hall at the campus, Exam.

Students study the course material independently and practice 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, completing practice written assignments, as well as completing one final written assignment and exam in the electronic examination hall at the campus, Exam.

Ajoitus ja läsnäolo

Online course, no attendance requirements as there are no lessons.

The electronic exam will be held in Exam- examination hall. You can choose the time and the place in Lappeenranta, Lahti, Kouvola, Mikkeli campuses.

Oppimateriaali ja suositeltava kirjallisuus

Provided by the teacher through Moodle.

Toteutuksen valinnaiset suoritustavat

None

Työelämäyhteistyö

None

Uusintamahdollisuudet

In the final section of the course, part of the work is an exam. Students will be given a certain time period within which they are required to complete the exam, and the exam must be completed by the final date of the whole course.

If an exam retake is necessary, this can be discussed with the teacher on a case-by-case basis, but will only apply in exceptional cases.

Oppimisympäristö

Moodle (including external links for texts needed for reading).

Opiskelijan ajankäyttö ja kuormitus

The overall workload estimate is 81 hours of individual work, including studying the course materials, reading texts, completing quizzes, completing practice assignments, and working on the exam. 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.

Lisätietoja opiskelijalle: mm. edeltävä osaaminen

The course is taught at minimum of B2 level, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

Arviointimenetelmät

The final course grade will be based on the following:
- Completion of the theory assignment (Pass/Fail)
- Quiz results in the 'Testing' section
- Vocabulary expansion assignment (Grade 5-0)
- Exam (Grade 0-5)

The student must complete and pass all work in the final Testing section of the course in order to pass the course.

The student must complete all work in the course during the implementation time of the course.

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.

The student does not take the exam or does not pass the exam.

Arviointikriteerit: taso 1: (arviointiasteikko 1-5)

The student masters the contents of the course in a satisfactory way.

The student can read specialized texts using basic reading strategies and has a poor active reading vocabulary.

The student can obtain information, ideas and opinions from specialized sources within his/her field, provided he/she can use a dictionary. The student 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.

The student can read with a certain degree of independence, adapting style and speed of reading to different texts and purposes, and has a good active reading vocabulary.

The student 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. The student 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.

The student can read with large degree of independence, adapting style and speed of reading to different texts and purposes, and has a broad active reading vocabulary.

The student can obtain information, ideas and opinions from highly specialized sources within his/her field. The student can understand specialized articles outside his/her field, provided he/she can use a dictionary occasionally to confirm his/her interpretation of terminology.