English Conversation B1 (5 cr)
Code: HB00BZ89-3001
General information
Timing
30.08.2023 - 09.10.2023
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Face-to-face
Unit
School of Business
Campus
Main Campus
Teaching languages
- English
Seats
0 - 30
Teachers
- Paula Vuorinen
Groups
-
HBI23VSTMBachelor’s degree in Business Administration,Take Me Up To Finland (autumn 2023)
Location and time
Classroom tuition according to the course timetable.
Oppimateriaali ja suositeltava kirjallisuus
Teacher's own materials
Material on Moodle
Teaching methods
The course focuses on spoken interaction and conversation skills. You will
- develop vocabulary related to several different conversational contexts or themes
- learn strategies to start and facilitate conversation
-take active part in discussions
-learn to express your opinion and improve your skills as a supportive and diplomatic conversationalist.
Content:
- Conversation activities and games.
- Social networking and personal introductions
-Small Talk and ice-breaking activities
- Expressing agreement and disagreement appropriately.
-Developing conversation
- Formal and informal language use.
- The importance of diplomatic/neutral language.
Study mode: contact course with weekly meetings in a classroom. A spoken exam within a small student group will be held at the end of the course.
Grading: 0/1-5
Exam schedules
Small discussion activities in the classroom
Final exam at the end of the course. Resits in December
Further information
The course will be evaluated on a scale 0/1-5 based on the student's performance in the discussion activities and the exam. The evaluation scale is scaled to match the B1-B2 level in CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages).
Evaluation scale
0-5